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~ CCO INSTITQ1 THE TOB ~~~ 1tV7n.11S~TGRE~ .1iM'^ f _lµll~/' •-1 , hA"F - r `~~""•...~ T P N9CCIA\t IKLOEPFER, JR. S,V,inr Viru Pruzidunt- ~ PutrLcRuVxlmns.211Y a57-4H81 Ss L We feel that ,it is urgent for yo>~ to sha*P +hP 'attached materials among your executives in order to provide an immediate opportunity for them to make personal pro- testations against approval October 23 of the American Red Cross Convention Resolution calling for discourage- ment of smoking in common areas, classrooms, meetings and conferences. - It will be clear from the attached material who the to polic eo 1e a and it will aliso be clear on t~ x ent to w ich they are potentilally misled by the background material being provided to them as they con- sider approval of the Convention Resolution. Time does not permit preparation here of a detailed rebuttal. On the other hand, we do enclose a"talking paper" used successfully in an argument before the Richmond ARC'Board which led' its members to request rejection -of the Resolution by the nationali body. 4 .: If you have any question about this please get in touch with Jack Kelly at our headquarters early next week. cc: Samuel D. Chilcote, Jr. Jack Kelly Gene Ainsworth 7 . NQ '1iN'EST G K. DC :INDI" ctober 14, 1982 C \ ,