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. 4~. ~.~ .- ~ y .r~ ~y,'ih-:• "HIIILL saiaKN'OWLTON; INC. Confidential for Members previously- reported (see PR Memo Ho. 22-62 and TNS Nos. 54-59), the question The seventh item was Resolution 43'iuiroduced by J. Winthrop Peabody, M.D., Deliegate,Section on Diseases of the Chest, entitled"The Health Hazard Council onlDrugs to conducta study of the relationship between tobacco and disease. Your Reference Committee was further informed that the Council on Drugs hopes to be able to make a preliminary report withi'n, a periodiof 12 to 18months. In view of the Board action your Reference Committee recommends that no action be taken on this Resolution. Reference Committee learned tbs±t the Board of Trustees has instructed the of Cigarette Smoking." After listening to extensi7e discussion your (This was moved and adopted with, no dissenting vote.) `:os'tobacco use was one ofthe matters under discussion at the American College ~,;vould have required the AMA'to issue a statement to the public concerning "the -,On Wednesday, the AMA House of De1egates turned down a proposed resolution that ::-ofChest Physicians and'the American MedlLcal'Assoc3ation meetings. .;•3t `.~- . . . . . . adopted over the week encl by the Board of Regents of the ACCP, but which has not Council on Drugs. The rejected resolution wssy in substance, one whffch had'been r'.'out that the:Board of Trustees has requested a study of the subject by the AMA's ~~~Yt< r~ :.4•. " -k~ s. ~ INFORMATIONAL MFAiCRANDiA9 e: American MedRcalAssociation Study :health hazards of cigarette smoking." (See below.) .a~~tr~t . •,r>:''. ,.~.. . .. *i;~ . -. . This action was taken on recommendation of a reference committee which pointed' three to five man committee of completely impartial doctors to prepare the Council's report and that the Board of Trustees is to approve the members of yet been generally issued to the press. It is understood that the Council on Drugs has been instructedito select a the committee. At this time the committeehad'not been selected. from various sources to get more organizations on record supporting,the general anti-smoking campaign in which the American Cancer Society has taken the leader- ship. Senator Maurine Neuberger initiated the re-examination by the AMA Board ofTrustees in April with publicity and a letter to the AMA (see TR5'No. 28). The general interest and actions taken are known to be the,result of efforts by the AMA' House of Delegates on the report of itc Reference Committee on Public ~Oaithe AMAresolution disposed of Wednesday, the following action was recorded! Chairman: "'Healt'h and Occupational Health, presentedby Rutherford T. Johnston, M.D.,, report on the relationship of tobacco and disease. The Board ofTrustees' action referred to was taken at its May 26-27 meeting when the Board took the following action: Ci aret Smokiing and Health: The Cammittee considered correspondence enaZor eu erger re. tive to the AMA position on the relationship between ciigaret smoking,and healthy and voted to recommend that the question of the relationship of tobacco and disease be referred to the Council on Drugs for reconsideration. The Board voted that the Council on Drugs be instructed to study and FO

-z- George M. Fister, M.D., of Utah, said!: In his address Wednesday to the House of Delegates, newly-elected lllMA Presi'dent ` "Another new and important AMA study will be a year-long investigation :``of tobacco and its relation to disease. I am particularly pleasedi for presentation to the House of Delegates by Dr. Peabody. The text (with 'Board of Regants,of the ACCP, except for the final paragraph, which was added 'Iong recommended that the AMA take a stand on this subject." that this study i's to be undertaken because Utah and other states have e n n i; e text of the resolution that was rejeeted by the AMA was that adopted' by the possible minor discrepancies) i's as follows: The Health Hazard' of'Cigarette Smoking last paragraph, as the new position of the Bbard of Regents of the ACCP. cardiovascular diseases and cancer of the lung, connection with chronic bronchitis, pulmonary emphysema, cor pulmonalle, have an association relationship which strongly suggests a causal cigarette smoking and~the inhalation of other atmospheric pollutants Whereas the weight of scientific evidence distinctly indicates that cancer. : other agents still to be defined may play a role in the etiology of' Whereas there is increasing scientific evidence that viruses andi public imgeneral and'the youth in particular relative to the health hazards of smoking. Let it be Riesolved that the Board of'Regents of the AmericaniCollege of Chest Physicians urge all of its members and the medical profession in general to intensify their educational campaign directed toward the pollution. Be it further Resolved the ACCP encourage the control of atmospheric to the House of Delegates of the A2nerican Medical Associationiandito the Surgeon General of the U. S I. P. :i. S. Be it further Resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented ~; etiologi.c agents. research for additional scientific information concerning,other Be it further resolvedithe ACCP support endeavors in the field of. Resolved, that in view of the importance of this matter, the House of Delegates of the AMA prepare a statement for release to the public concerning the health hazards of cigarette smoking. ~ While the above resolution was rejected by the AMA, it remains, except for the d' Hill and Knowlton, Inc. Public Relations Counsel 150 East 42nd Street New York 17, N.Y. cc: Members Public Relations Representatives Legal Representatives