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0 0 © 0 0 © FUR THE TOBACCO INSTITUTE, INC., &D8 17th Street, N.W'., Washington 6, D.C. 0:FX)R RELEASE SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCEH~'N,P, 11 A.NS., JULY 18, 1962 ' PRANK J. WELCHI, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF' AGRICULTURE, ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT' OF~ TfE TOBACCO INSTITUTE ` Washington -- Frank J. Welch, Assistant Secretary of ~ from February 1961 toJuly 1962, has been elected a Vice President of '` ^y~~ TYle Tobaaco ImatituteInc, it was announced today byGeorge V Allien ,.., ' Pridetf th Ititt esa oensue. _ ~s. ,. . .. _ lead a U~S. delegation of tobacco representatives on an exchange visit to '" the Sovi~et Union. The group is due,tolleave for Russialearly in:August and vill visit tobacco grosring areas and manufacturing plants:. Russian tobacco representatives are expectedito visit the M. later this year. Both trips are part of the exchange program set up betweenithe M. and Soviet governments. Other exchanges have included representatives of the'nesrspaper; steel, oil and,railroad industries. Upon'his return from Russis,Dr. Welch's primary responsibilities! at the Institute will be, wi'th groups and institutioxis interested in the tobacco economy, including tobacco science, Mr. Allen said. The Inst'itute ' itself does not engage in scientific or r.gri~cultural research. The Institute''s other Vilce President is Edward,F. Ra'gland!,who is •- t also Secretary of the organization. As Assistant Secretary of Agriculture,_Pr'. Welch's responslbilities have included the Agricultural Research Servi'cer Cooperative Agriculture Extension Service, the Forest Service, SoiL Conservatiina Serviice=and Farmer Cooperative Servffcel.

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