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~ Tj_JE TOBACCO I_ I N C. 1776 K STREET. \ORTH:'.EST rl`•iASH/VGTON, D. . 20006 296-8434 October 24, 1974 i+EMORANDUM TO: Chief Executives FROM: Horace Kornega ,2 jo~~ i .A a ~xl ~~ El01l~1CE R. hCNi:vEC:Y PrcNid.rnf -Following up my memorandum of October 21, 1974,- I-am sending you two letters - frofn President- _Fordi The first is his letter to Congress transmitting the-Second-Annual Report of the National Cancer Advisory Board, in which- he states "It should be pointed out that there is considerable dispute as to whether there exists adezuate-scienti- -fic evidence on which to base safe levels of tar and nicotine under responsible regulatory action." The second letter is to Senator Helms, (similar letters have gone to Senator Cook and Representative Satterfield) in which the President states-that Secretary Weinberger'-s views of federal regulation of cigarette ingredients - °' ..were his own; they were not intended to represent the administration's views." I. am also-sending you a copy of the New-York Times coverage of both of these Presidential communications. - Euclosures