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IiILL ezvb KNOWLTON, Ixck ~- . ~. PFt NO. 42-60 S~- . _. . INFORMATIONAL MENIORANI7U'M November 28, 1960 n Subject: Regular Summary of Recent News and Editorial Comment Press stories of interest concerning tobacco and the tobacco- health question that have been observed since the previous -report (PR No. 38-60, October 18, 1960) are noted in the fol- lowing pages. :, `Appointment of George V. Allen as President of The Tobacco Institute, Inc. ;' . Reports of public appearances by Drs. C.C. Little and R.C. Hockett. . New TIRC research grants (additional). . A•poll of doctors opinions on smoking and health, conducted for the American Cancer Society. . Scripps-Howard story on tuberculosis and lung cancer. . Other factors in the lung cancer question. Cancer Society call for a presidential commission to study tobacco. . Doctor reports mouth ulcers apparently cured by smoking. . Doctors disagree on lung cancer causes at world cancer. conference. 10. Tobacco bears brunt of tax increases. i-1. Tobacco key factor in growth of automatic 12. Miscellaneous items of interest. merchandising. Hill and K2aowlton, I!nc. Public Relations Counsel 150 East 1+2nd Street New york 17, N.Y. 41 k 1; !+yk s*, 4.1P73 a V 4,1 s , C , {. ,~. .J!Y..t .• . r ;*y! ~.-, .,~• .. : ~.~.....x~:,_. *...,.. °S ~.r r.

Ilen Quits as HeaJ Inforinafion Unit By FELIX BELAIS dr ;.spetJal to The New York T7mes. • ~ AUGUSTA, . Ga., Nov. 11- The resignation of George V. Allen as director of the ; . United States Information =L.Agency headed a list of de- partures from the Federal service announced by the White House•office here today. T$e White House also an- nounced that the first meet- • ing between the Assistant to %. the President, Wilton B. Per sons, and Clark Clifford, rep- resenting President-elect John F. Kennedy, would be held at the White House Monday morning. Suggested by President EI- senhower, the conference Is Intended to define the scope of participation by Mr. Ken- nedy's associates In top-level policy discussions during the Interim before the Kennedy Inauguration Jan. 20, Other resignations approved ALLEN QUITS POST AS HEAD OF U.S.I. Continued From Page 1, Col. 2] by the President-the begin- ning of an expected rising tide as. the Presidential term nears an end-included the following: Assistant Secretary of Labor Newell C. Brown, who Is to become manager of administra- tive services and labor relations of the Emhart Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Conn. Ambassador to Mexico Robert Hill„ who notified the President' that he planned to return to his home at Littleton;, N. H., to as-! sume his membership in the Legislature to which he was re• cently elected. Ambassador to Ghana Wilson C. Flake, whose letter of resig- nation to the President gave no! Feason for his decision to quit except that he had held that, post for the last three-and-a-I half years. Gets Tobacco Post I Mr. Allen who has direct'ed'. the operations of the nation'A foverseas propaganda during the last three years said his deci- sion to leave that post' was dic- tated by an opportunity to be- ~come president of the Tobacco lInstitute„ Inc. • The institute is composed of manufacturers of cigarettes, ontinuing smoking tobacco, chewing to-li"n his letter accepting his resig- bacco and snuff. Its principle ation. purposes are promoting a better,11 Thanks Are Expressed understanding of the tobacco 'ndustry and its place in the "The task of projReting abroad national economy, information concerning America In his letter accepting Mr. is of the most' profound impor- Allen's resignation, President tance to your great objectives Eisenhower expressed his "ap of peace with, justice, freedom; preciation of the effort you and, dignity," President Eisen- have devoted to bringing the hower wrote Mr. Allen. He vital work of the agency to the added: highest possible effectiveness." "At the same time, I express ! Mr. Allen's resignation round- our nation's gratitude to you for jed out thirty years in the For-lyour long and valuable service eign Service during which he served as an Assistant Secre- tary of State and as Ambassa- dor to India and Greece. The information agency has never been a favorite in Con-'ignation beeome effective at'the PresidenCs pleasure and he put the date at Dec 1. It was learned that the Presi-I dent had no Intention of naming a successor to Mr. Allen, pre- ferring to leave that to the in- coming Kennedy Administration. Ithe proper funct'ion of thei In announcing the resignation agency should be or how far ~itl pf Ivlr. Brown as Assistant gec- should go in discharging its job,retary of Labor for Employ- gress and has frequently come under heavy fire of House and Senate Appropriations Com- mitt'ees. Much of' this criticism has stemmed' from the fact that members of Congress have never been in agreement as to what ment and Manpower, James Hagerty, the White House press secretary, said he h'ad given ass his reason for quitting that he had been "offered an opportu- nity in private employment which is highly attractive to him and which could not wait." He added that "he has five ehil, dren." The President fixed Monday as the effective date of Mr. Brown's resignation. Expresses Appreciation " No date was set for the resig- nation of Mr. Hill as Ambas- sador to Mexico. In his letter pf acceptance of the resignation T'resident Eisenhower told Mr. Hill • "Your untiring efforts during the eight years you have served our country as Ambassador to " Costa Rica, El Salvadorr and ,' Mexico has meant much to the progress that has been made in " our relations with these coun- tries,, --You have done an excellent job and should take much satis- faction in the knowledge that what you have accomplished will continue." Mr. Flake, the retiring Am- bassador to Ghana, has been under some criticism in the State Department and from some other United States offi- cials returning from that coun- try because of the increasing influence of the Soviet Union there. The text of the President's letter to Mr. Flake was not' made public. But the press sec- ~'etary paraphrased it as saying ~.hat' "he had rendered distin- guished service as Ambassador and that Mr. Flake could take satisfaction in the knowledge that the contribution he has made to the country's relations with Ghana will be of lasting Walue." No date was fixed for • Mr. Flake's retirement. It was an- nounced, however, that he would be succeeded by Francis H. Russell of Maine„ a career For- eign Service officer now serving as Ambassador to New Zealand. Mr. Russell• is 56 years old and as an officer of the Foreign his appointment' will be his sec- Service, recognized in your at-lond assignment as Ambassador. tainment of the highest rank in i that service." Mr. Allen asked that his res-1 Assoclated Press. LEAVING GOVERNMENT: George V. Allen, head of U. S. Information Agency. of informing people abroad about the United States. However, Mr. Allen has had much less difficulty with Con- gress than his predecessors, pre- sumably because of his long ex- perience in the Foreign Service. The President's estimate of Mr. Allen's service of head of the information agency and of its task was expressed t

THE COURIER-JOURNAL Louisville, Kentucky November 12, 1960 Is Important To African Continent' The President apparently decided against keeping the Ghana .{ post empty, even for a few months, because of its importance ~~ : ` in the volatile African continent. - A major issue in the long presidential, campaign just ended. was the state of U. S: prestige in foreign countries. Kennedy ; declared' it was slipping and t'ried •without success to pry into ;' public view secret polls Allen's agency conducted abro.ad- polls which re ort'edl refleet- p y . : _--:, ,,,., , .;..,;., ,• I trv. *•:1": If ' ia,1 ' .• CU wCracas esumates vi wan- .. F-.. . .. . . .~ . .~ -. . . . , : :`Envoys To Mexico Ghana Quit I'g U. S. power. 7 The White House finally announced a decision not to As Does Labor Department Man release these reports, saying ' Allen and Secretary of State .~ By The Assoei.l.d veys. - , . ~ Herter had come to this con- ..< Washington, Nov. 11. -United States Information elusion and making clear that : Agency chief George V. Allen, who figured in a campaign Msennower pacxed them up. dispute over U. S. prestige abroad, Friday led off the There was no indication that' All h i h en was urry ng is de- exodus of Eisenhower administration officials. eCsth c President Eisenhower, vacationing at Augusta, Ga., accepted ompleted30 y arsin the the resignation of the 57-year-old career diplomat who served Foreign Service this year . In key Cold War posts under both the Truman and Eisenhower More than~ 14 yaers ago the °-~-~--- . a,...g- :ow.... • ~ . _ . . '~ . .. . . . . - . TS... 0..11.. ,n~ A+snsnra Tf l,r>rw Replacement Named For Fla e diSDatched him as amhassadnr '. ..++a6 Je41 11u711A11 Vi".Vl\Vi'. •. ALLi'./\ - •--did not name replacements for them, an pro a y won is Costa Rica and El Salvadnr aQ wpn .e ~re..;;,,, d b bl 't th' Y s e was am assador to Eisenhower-who had Iowin praise for both Allen and Hill The 43-year-~ d Hi1L entered diplomacy as a political ap- ap- g g pointee. Durin the Eisenhower ear h b . African states. He will be replaced by Francis Russell, a assignments. included; ambassadorships to India, Nepa1, and career Foreign Service officer now ambassador to New Zealand. Greece. 3. Newelli Brown as assistant secretary fo labor for employ- A little more than three years ago he became chief of the ment and man power. He is a onetime protege of former White information agency, which operates the Voice of America and . House aide Sherman Adams. other related activities, Wilson C: Flake as ambassador to Ghana,, one of the new to Communist Yugoslavia. Allen's other major diplnmatic x " late in his Adminisrtation, which ends January 20. administrations. North Carolina-born Allen was AIIen will take over December 1 as president of the Tobacco tapped' by President Harry S. Institute, an industry organization, at a salary believed much Truman to become ambassador higher than the-$21,000 a year he has been getting as director to Iran, then in danger of fall- of the U. S. Information Agency. ing under the domination of '-Eisenhower, who soon will hand over the presidency to Russia. Demoerat John F. Kennedy, announced he had accepted Brought home in 1948 to these other resignations, the first of many to come: strengthen the Voice of Ameri- . f..Robert C. Hill as ambassador to Mexico, a job he has held' U° YlupdsdRua er>:orl, aiien i ven the rank of assistant four years. He ii returning to New Hampshire to enter the was g secretary of state Mr. Allen's Departure The director of the United' States Information Agency has not had an easy time during the ..1ast three years. George V. Allen assumed this pesponsibility when the agency had been bat- tered in a domestic political squabble and when confidence in the United States was being bat- tered by the Soviet sputnik. If he was unable to recoup the deficiencies of national policy, he at least restored' the dignity of USIA, improved its relations with Capitol Hill and provided a needed sense of direction. This reserved and soft-spoken career foreign service officer whose training is in the nuances of diplomacy has been the antithesis of the Madi- son Avenue promoter-and of his cronyesque namesake, George E. Allen. He has believed far more in soli& work than in flashy performance, and it is noteworthy that his greatest affection among USIA activities has been centered upon the library program abroad. THE WASH!INGTON' POST Washington, D.C. November 11+, 19b0 At the same time, Mr. Allen has been capable of considerable courage and sensitivity, as he dem- onstrated in ambassadorial assignments from Iran and Yugoslavia to India. His counsel within the outgoing Administration was sometimes wiser than what' prevailed. He was fully aware that the prestige or "image" of the United States abroad could be no better than what its words an& actions merited. George Allem has rendered distinguished non- partisan service to the country for 30 years. This deserves to be remembered gratefully as he pre- pares to leave the USIA and the Foreign Service for a position in private industry.

THE COURIER-JOURNAL Louisville, Kentucky November 12, 1960 ,.. ~:• , Envoys To Mexico, Ghana Quit As Does Labor Department Man By The Assoeiatsd Prnss ~ • -< Washington, Nov: 11. -United States Information Agency chief George V. Alien, who figured in a campaign dispute over U. S. prestige abroad, Friday led off the exodus of Eisenhower administration officials. President Eisenhower, vacationing at Augusta, Ga., accepted the resignation of the 57-year-old career diplomat who served In key Cold War posts under both the Truman and Eisenhower administrations. Allen will take over December 1 as president of the Tobacco Institute, an industry organization, at a salary believed much higher than the-$21,000 a year he has been getting as director of the U. S. Information Agency. -"Eisenhower, who soon will hand over the presidency to Demoerat John F. Kennedy, announced he had accepted these other resignations, the first of many to come: f."Robert C. Hill as ambassador to Mexico, a job he has held four years. He is returning to New Hampshire to enter the Legislature. : Replacement Named For Flake 2. Wilson C: Flake as ambassador to Ghana,, one of the new African states. He will be replaced by Francis Russell, a career Foreign Service officer now ambassador to New Zealand. 3. Newelli Brown as assistant secretary to labor for employ- ment and man power. He is a onetime protege of former White House aide Sherman Adams. Eisenhower-who had glowing praise for both Allen and Hill "-did not name replacements for them, and probably won't this late in his Adminisrtation, which ends January 20. Mr. Allen's Departure The director of the United States Information Agency has not had an easy time during the .1ast three years. George V. Allen assumed this responsibility when the agency had been bat- tered in a domestic political squabble and when confidence in the United States was being bat- tered by the Soviet sputnik. If he was unable to recoup the deficiencies of national policy, he at least restored the dignity of USIA, improved its relations with Capitol Hill and provided a needed sense of direction. This reserved and soft-spoken career foreign service officer whose training is in the nuances of diplomacy has been the antithesis of the Madi- son Avenue promoter-and of his cronyesque namesake, George E. Allen. He has believed far more in soli& work than in flashy performance, and it is noteworthy that his greatest affection among USIA activities has been centered upon the library program abroad. Is Important To African Continent' The President apparently decided against keeping the Ghana post empty, even for a few months, because of its importance in the volatile African continent. -" A major issue in the long presidential, campaign just ended. was the state of U. S. prestige in foreign countries. Kennedy ; declared' it was slipping and tried •without success to pry into ;'public view secret polls Allen's agency conducted abroad- -polls which reportedly refleet- ed overseas estimates of wan• ing U. S. power. • The White House finally announced a decision not to release these reports, saying .. Allen and Secretary of State Herter had come to this con- clusion and making clear that Eisenhower backed them up. There was no indication that' Allen was hurrying his de- parture because of this. He completed 30 years in the Foreign Service this year.. More than 14 yaers ago the North Carolina-born Allen was tapped by President Harry S. Truman to become ambassador to Iran, then in danger of fall- ing under the domination of Russia. Brought home in 1948 to strengthen the Voice of Ameri- ca propaganda effort, Allen was given the rank of assistant secretary of state. I The following year Truman GEORGE V. ALLEN '" y^ R _ t Y, dispatched him as ambassador :: to Communist Yugoslavia. Allen's other major diplomatic assignments. included~ ambassadorships to India, Nepal, and Greece. A little more than three years ago he became chief of the information agency, which operates the Voice of America and other related activities, . The 43-year-old Hi1L entered diplomacy as a political ap- pointee. During the Eisenhower vears hP WaQ amh.-dn.. *n %,usi.a nica ana r;i baivador as well as Mexico. THE WASHINGTON POST Washington, D.C. November 11+, 1960 At the same time, Mr. Allen has been capable of considerable courage and sensitivity, as he dem- onstrated in ambassadorial assignments from Iran and Yugoslavia to India. His counsel within the outgoing Administratiom was sometimes wiser than what' prevailed. He was fully aware that the prestige or "image" of the United States abroad could be no better than what its words and actions merited. George Allem has rendered distinguished non- partisan service to the country for 30 years. This deserves to be remembered gratefully as he pre- pares to leave the USIA and the Foreign Service for a position in private industry.

y 1 d , , THE EVENING STAR Washington, D.C. November 11, 1960 <S; rge Aikn of USI oke Industrial POSt , George V. Allen; director of Ttie USIA surveys which the United States Information, showed that United States Agency, today became the first I prestige had' declined In Europe g ranking administration official'I became a heated Issue in the to resign in the wake of the Democratic election victory. Mr. Allen, whose agency was caught in a cross-fire over the ,campaign Issue of releasing confidential reports on Ameri- can prestige abroad, will leave his post December 1 to take over as president of the To- bacco Institute, Inc. The announcement w a s made by White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty in Augusta, where President Eisenhower is vacationing. Ab- bott bott Washburn, deputy di- rector of USIA. is expected to closing days of the presidential campaign. Both the overseas Information agency and the White House refused to make them public, though their con- tents were widely leaked to the press. Senator Kennedy made the USIA a principal target of his campaigni charging that the administration had often trailed' the Russians in the propa-- ganda field and had failed to tell the American story in Cuba and Latin America. In his new post Mr. Allen will succeed former Representative serve as director for the final~James P. Richards, Democrat' weeks of the Eisenhower ad- of South Carolina, one-time ministration. chairman of the House Foreign In accepting his resignation, Affairs Committee. - Mr. Eisenhower said: "I want I~~While it was a difficult de- to assure you of my apprecia- Icision to leave the Government, tion of the efiort you have de- ,which I have served for 30 voted to bringing the vitaL work 'years," Mr. Allen said in a of the agency to the highest Istatement, "the prospect' of "' Irepresenting America's oldest possible eSectiveness . Mr. Allen, a veteran of the Foreign Service before his ap- ointment by Mr. Eisenhower 1p ;. as head of the USIA in 1957, : had served both the Roosevelt end Truman administrations in important diplomatic posts. , r GEORGE V. ALLEN ALLEN Continued From First Page industry, and one of its largest, is most interesting and chal- lenging." Mr. Allen, who holds the rank of career ambassador, entered the Foreign Service in~ 1930. His first ambassadorial post was • to Iran in 1946, and he subsequently served'as Ambas- aador to India and Nepall Yu- and Greeee oslavia g . See ALLEN, Page A-21 was Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs and di- rected the Office of Interna- tional Information, predecessor of the USIA. He became chief of the USIA on October 16, 1957. Mr. Allen also served as chairman of the United States delegation to the UNESCO con- ferences in Beirut and Paris in 1948 and 1949; participated in the major int'ernationaliconfer- ences at Moscow, Cairo and Potsdam, and the United Na- tions Conference at'San Fran- cisco in 1945. Under President Truman, he k K1..Sx ~t lti YS n c .t T!^; i. 4? 1 i ,

P ~-s h prospect of representing Ameri- Dur am era - u ca's oldest industry, and one Asheville Times. tWhile at of its largest, is most interest- Harvard for his master's degree, d Charles t th e e cove iug and challengmg. he won = Sumner Prize in International Relations. A m Entering the Foreign Service in 1930, he held consular posts in Jamaica, Greece and Egypt- His first ambassadorial post was to Iran in 1946, and since then he has been U.S. ambassador to India and Nepal, Yugoslavia and Greece. He was assistant secretary of state for public af- fairs under President Truman and in this time directed the Office of International Informa- tion, progenitor of the U.S. In- formation Agency Allen was chairman of the U.S. delegation to the UNESCO conferences at Bierut and Paris in 1948 and 1949. He also par- ticipated in major international conferences at Moscow, Cairo and Potsdam, and the United Nations Conference at San Fran- cisco in 1945. tt k. 1 hv ALLEN '1 w'2 6 1~5,+~4b PIT'ISBURGfi PRESS Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania November 12, 1960 To : rT. ' : : . . .. .. .. . George V. Allen, director of the U.S. Information Agency, ~ i has been elected president of ~. ` The Tobacco Institute Inc., na-. ~ ) tional organization of tobacco ~- manufacturers. :• first crop from Virginia in 1612. This announcement was made Tobacco has been a cornerstone Saturday by Bowman Gray, of the nation's economy and it ~ chairman of the Executive Com- "mittee of The Tobacco Insti- has contributed to the economic ~ welfare and pleasure of man• tute. kind for over 350 years. The To- Allen duties at will Ehe assume Institute's his new Wash- bacco Institute will continue to ington headquarters on Dec. 1. work for the advancement of ~. all segments of this great in- He will succeed James P. Rich- dustry and for public under- ards, ards, former Congressman from standing of its past, present and ~ South Carolina and former future." ~_ chairman of the House Foreign Allen decided to enter the For- ittee i Co ff rs mm a A . eign Service while he was still +~ DURHAM MORNING HERALD • `.,.'Duirham, North Carolina r;.Novemben 13, 1960 Ulen's Election As 'resident Announc'e A native of Durham, Allen acco "Institu } "Our country's tobacco leaf and tobacco products have been one of the nation's finest am- bassadors of good will, ever since John Rolfe shipped his an undergraduate at Trinity College (now Duke University). To help pay for his education, he worked in a cigarette fac- tory in Durham. After graduation, he became a school teacher and principaL and'worked as a reporter for the H ld'S n and the leaves a long career in the U.S. Foreign Service. He is one of only eight' persons who hold' the title of Career Ambassador. "While it was a difficult de- cision to leave the government, which I have served for 31 years," Mr. Allen said, "the NEWSWEEK New York, New York November 21, 1960 ~ lo-Georgc V. Allen, one of America's mosf ~ distinguished career diplomats, became m president of the Tobacco Institute, Inc., replacing former Congressman James P. O Richards who resigned. Allen resigned last week as director of the U.S. Infor- ~ mation Agency in Washington. George V. Allen, director of the U. S. Information Agency, will become president of the Tobacco Instt• = tute, Inc., Dec. 1, the National .~ Organization of ' Tobacco hlanu- ~ ! facturers h a s z ~s announced. Mr. Allen an- 3Ir. Allen n o u n c e d his resignation, effective Dec. 1, from the USIA yesterday. ,

P ~-s h prospect of representing Ameri- Dur am era - u ca's oldest industry, and one Asheville Times. tWhile at of its largest, is most interest- Harvard for his master's degree, d Charles t th e e cove iug and challengmg. he won = Sumner Prize in International Relations. A m Entering the Foreign Service in 1930, he held consular posts in Jamaica, Greece and Egypt- His first ambassadorial post was to Iran in 1946, and since then he has been U.S. ambassador to India and Nepal, Yugoslavia and Greece. He was assistant secretary of state for public af- fairs under President Truman and in this time directed the Office of International Informa- tion, progenitor of the U.S. In- formation Agency Allen was chairman of the U.S. delegation to the UNESCO conferences at Bierut and Paris in 1948 and 1949. He also par- ticipated in major international conferences at Moscow, Cairo and Potsdam, and the United Nations Conference at San Fran- cisco in 1945. tt k. 1 hv ALLEN '1 w'2 6 1~5,+~4b PIT'ISBURGfi PRESS Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania November 12, 1960 To : rT. ' : : . . .. .. .. . George V. Allen, director of the U.S. Information Agency, ~ i has been elected president of ~. ` The Tobacco Institute Inc., na-. ~ ) tional organization of tobacco ~- manufacturers. :• first crop from Virginia in 1612. This announcement was made Tobacco has been a cornerstone Saturday by Bowman Gray, of the nation's economy and it ~ chairman of the Executive Com- "mittee of The Tobacco Insti- has contributed to the economic ~ welfare and pleasure of man• tute. kind for over 350 years. The To- Allen duties at will Ehe assume Institute's his new Wash- bacco Institute will continue to ington headquarters on Dec. 1. work for the advancement of ~. all segments of this great in- He will succeed James P. Rich- dustry and for public under- ards, ards, former Congressman from standing of its past, present and ~ South Carolina and former future." ~_ chairman of the House Foreign Allen decided to enter the For- ittee i Co ff rs mm a A . eign Service while he was still +~ DURHAM MORNING HERALD • `.,.'Duirham, North Carolina r;.Novemben 13, 1960 Ulen's Election As 'resident Announc'e A native of Durham, Allen acco "Institu } "Our country's tobacco leaf and tobacco products have been one of the nation's finest am- bassadors of good will, ever since John Rolfe shipped his an undergraduate at Trinity College (now Duke University). To help pay for his education, he worked in a cigarette fac- tory in Durham. After graduation, he became a school teacher and principaL and'worked as a reporter for the H ld'S n and the leaves a long career in the U.S. Foreign Service. He is one of only eight' persons who hold' the title of Career Ambassador. "While it was a difficult de- cision to leave the government, which I have served for 31 years," Mr. Allen said, "the NEWSWEEK New York, New York November 21, 1960 ~ lo-Georgc V. Allen, one of America's mosf ~ distinguished career diplomats, became m president of the Tobacco Institute, Inc., replacing former Congressman James P. O Richards who resigned. Allen resigned last week as director of the U.S. Infor- ~ mation Agency in Washington. George V. Allen, director of the U. S. Information Agency, will become president of the Tobacco Instt• = tute, Inc., Dec. 1, the National .~ Organization of ' Tobacco hlanu- ~ ! facturers h a s z ~s announced. Mr. Allen an- 3Ir. Allen n o u n c e d his resignation, effective Dec. 1, from the USIA yesterday. ,

P ~-s h prospect of representing Ameri- Dur am era - u ca's oldest industry, and one Asheville Times. tWhile at of its largest, is most interest- Harvard for his master's degree, d Charles t th e e cove iug and challengmg. he won = Sumner Prize in International Relations. A m Entering the Foreign Service in 1930, he held consular posts in Jamaica, Greece and Egypt- His first ambassadorial post was to Iran in 1946, and since then he has been U.S. ambassador to India and Nepal, Yugoslavia and Greece. He was assistant secretary of state for public af- fairs under President Truman and in this time directed the Office of International Informa- tion, progenitor of the U.S. In- formation Agency Allen was chairman of the U.S. delegation to the UNESCO conferences at Bierut and Paris in 1948 and 1949. He also par- ticipated in major international conferences at Moscow, Cairo and Potsdam, and the United Nations Conference at San Fran- cisco in 1945. tt k. 1 hv ALLEN '1 w'2 6 1~5,+~4b PIT'ISBURGfi PRESS Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania November 12, 1960 To : rT. ' : : . . .. .. .. . George V. Allen, director of the U.S. Information Agency, ~ i has been elected president of ~. ` The Tobacco Institute Inc., na-. ~ ) tional organization of tobacco ~- manufacturers. :• first crop from Virginia in 1612. This announcement was made Tobacco has been a cornerstone Saturday by Bowman Gray, of the nation's economy and it ~ chairman of the Executive Com- "mittee of The Tobacco Insti- has contributed to the economic ~ welfare and pleasure of man• tute. kind for over 350 years. The To- Allen duties at will Ehe assume Institute's his new Wash- bacco Institute will continue to ington headquarters on Dec. 1. work for the advancement of ~. all segments of this great in- He will succeed James P. Rich- dustry and for public under- ards, ards, former Congressman from standing of its past, present and ~ South Carolina and former future." ~_ chairman of the House Foreign Allen decided to enter the For- ittee i Co ff rs mm a A . eign Service while he was still +~ DURHAM MORNING HERALD • `.,.'Duirham, North Carolina r;.Novemben 13, 1960 Ulen's Election As 'resident Announc'e A native of Durham, Allen acco "Institu } "Our country's tobacco leaf and tobacco products have been one of the nation's finest am- bassadors of good will, ever since John Rolfe shipped his an undergraduate at Trinity College (now Duke University). To help pay for his education, he worked in a cigarette fac- tory in Durham. After graduation, he became a school teacher and principaL and'worked as a reporter for the H ld'S n and the leaves a long career in the U.S. Foreign Service. He is one of only eight' persons who hold' the title of Career Ambassador. "While it was a difficult de- cision to leave the government, which I have served for 31 years," Mr. Allen said, "the NEWSWEEK New York, New York November 21, 1960 ~ lo-Georgc V. Allen, one of America's mosf ~ distinguished career diplomats, became m president of the Tobacco Institute, Inc., replacing former Congressman James P. O Richards who resigned. Allen resigned last week as director of the U.S. Infor- ~ mation Agency in Washington. George V. Allen, director of the U. S. Information Agency, will become president of the Tobacco Instt• = tute, Inc., Dec. 1, the National .~ Organization of ' Tobacco hlanu- ~ ! facturers h a s z ~s announced. Mr. Allen an- 3Ir. Allen n o u n c e d his resignation, effective Dec. 1, from the USIA yesterday. ,

. _,,. . _._ .. ,.. _ .. __ _ .,.,, The following reports deal with public appearances by Drs. C.C.. Little and R.C. Hockett, Scientific Director and Associate Scientific Director, respectively, of the Tobacco Institute Research Corrunittee. octor Urges More Study o moking in Debate on Cancer BY JEAN PEARRSON Free Press saience Writer Dr. Clarence Cook Little, former University of Michigan president, refuses to concede that lung cancer is caused by cigaret smoking. The cause - and - effect rela- country Is about the same as in Denznark and Switzerland, w'here cigaret smoking per per- son is about half the United States level. ..., • • • DR. LITTLE SAID women not only have less lung cancer _"tionship between the two has~than men but the gap is widen« not been established firmly, Dr. ina instead of narrowing as Little said Thursday in Detroit more women have a history of at a meeting of the Michigan smoking. .Academy of General Practice. He also noted that in som4 "Medical research will be reqearch studies lung cancer rendered a disservice if the has been associated with low- rase is considered closed," said income gruups, dietary deficien- Dr. Little, scientific director of cies and other respiratory dis- the Tobacco Industry btesearch' eases. Dr Little ld that the rise ea SINCE 1954, he said, the. in number of lung cancer committee has financed studies cases in recent years may be of the problem by independentl due In part to the conquest n r 1 I tin ti l t y ors eos g e a nves ga . 1<our million dollars. Several inconsistencies in the of other lung illnesses, better recognition and reporting of 11lun cancer, and inereasea g ceports which link lung caneer lon evity. it d b D t t y s were c e o cigare r. , „wp r~nnnt be sure how L''L, `I e' A study in England, he fm7tch, If any, the aetuall rate said, showed more lung can- cer In persons -who smoked but did not inhale than In per- sons who inhale the smoke. In the United States, re. searchers believe the opposite Is true. "They can't both be right," Dr. Little noted. Evidence from other research shows lung cancer Is less than half as prevalent in the United States as in England and Wales, although Americans smoke 30 per cent more, he said. The lung cancer rate In our of Zusig cancer mortatuty has been increasing," he said. Until there is more knowl- edge about the causes of l+ing cancer, family physicians should keep an unbiased attitude, he said. Many Factors In Cancer Cause Says Scientist A scientist engaged in tobacco resea7th told directors of the To- bacco Growers' Information Com- mittee last, night it is improper to conclude that tobacco use is a major cause of lung cancer. Dr. Robert C: Hockett, Asso- ciate Scientific Director of the To- bacco Industry Research, Commit- tee, said recent scientific studies show that multiple factors may be involved in the causation of lung cancer. He said some factors are vi- ruses, previous lung damage, air pollution and constitutional' differ- ences between smokers and none- smokers. Hockett said more research is needed before any definitive claims can be made as to the causes of lung cancer.

. _,,. . _._ .. ,.. _ .. __ _ .,.,, The following reports deal with public appearances by Drs. C.C.. Little and R.C. Hockett, Scientific Director and Associate Scientific Director, respectively, of the Tobacco Institute Research Corrunittee. octor Urges More Study o moking in Debate on Cancer BY JEAN PEARRSON Free Press saience Writer Dr. Clarence Cook Little, former University of Michigan president, refuses to concede that lung cancer is caused by cigaret smoking. The cause - and - effect rela- country Is about the same as in Denznark and Switzerland, w'here cigaret smoking per per- son is about half the United States level. ..., • • • DR. LITTLE SAID women not only have less lung cancer _"tionship between the two has~than men but the gap is widen« not been established firmly, Dr. ina instead of narrowing as Little said Thursday in Detroit more women have a history of at a meeting of the Michigan smoking. .Academy of General Practice. He also noted that in som4 "Medical research will be reqearch studies lung cancer rendered a disservice if the has been associated with low- rase is considered closed," said income gruups, dietary deficien- Dr. Little, scientific director of cies and other respiratory dis- the Tobacco Industry btesearch' eases. Dr Little ld that the rise ea SINCE 1954, he said, the. in number of lung cancer committee has financed studies cases in recent years may be of the problem by independentl due In part to the conquest n r 1 I tin ti l t y ors eos g e a nves ga . 1<our million dollars. Several inconsistencies in the of other lung illnesses, better recognition and reporting of 11lun cancer, and inereasea g ceports which link lung caneer lon evity. it d b D t t y s were c e o cigare r. , „wp r~nnnt be sure how L''L, `I e' A study in England, he fm7tch, If any, the aetuall rate said, showed more lung can- cer In persons -who smoked but did not inhale than In per- sons who inhale the smoke. In the United States, re. searchers believe the opposite Is true. "They can't both be right," Dr. Little noted. Evidence from other research shows lung cancer Is less than half as prevalent in the United States as in England and Wales, although Americans smoke 30 per cent more, he said. The lung cancer rate In our of Zusig cancer mortatuty has been increasing," he said. Until there is more knowl- edge about the causes of l+ing cancer, family physicians should keep an unbiased attitude, he said. Many Factors In Cancer Cause Says Scientist A scientist engaged in tobacco resea7th told directors of the To- bacco Growers' Information Com- mittee last, night it is improper to conclude that tobacco use is a major cause of lung cancer. Dr. Robert C: Hockett, Asso- ciate Scientific Director of the To- bacco Industry Research, Commit- tee, said recent scientific studies show that multiple factors may be involved in the causation of lung cancer. He said some factors are vi- ruses, previous lung damage, air pollution and constitutional' differ- ences between smokers and none- smokers. Hockett said more research is needed before any definitive claims can be made as to the causes of lung cancer.