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HOW~I~O ~. OU~.~.MAN STAT~ I-~ISTOR_ICA_L OF WISCONSIN A~chlv~ Divls~o~ January7, 1954 Dear Paul: ~en you meet Mr. Hill to-morrow, would you please tell him that I had a telephone call last n~ght frmm Dr. James Flexner, one of the outstanding ~hysicians in this ccuntry, a nephew of Dr. Simon Flexner, formerly head of Rockefeller Institute. He has done considerable work on pathology and research and is outraged at the connotation of the mousetrap we have been put in in what he c~lls the fictitious relation of skin cancer via painting the backs of mice. He volunteered that if in any ~y he could be helpful he would put all the pressure of his name and abil~ty on any committee, if anyone cared to invite him, for free. He is not looking for a job, but he thinks scientifically reputable men should knock down the hoax of the connotation and its implica- tions that have been given wlde publicity in the Reader's Digest, Time and Life. Incident~olly, I thought both Leslie Gould's article and the editorial in last night's World-Telegram and Sun were most efficacious. Will you please advise me over the weekend re an appointment next w6ek. Good luck and a11 best wishes. As ever, ~ Howard S. Cullman Mr. Paul M. Hahn The American Tobacco Company IIi Fifth Avenue New lork, N. Y.