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f 2= Tf r'r 415 <'~f~~'Confidential for Members No.r 43*60 r . The attached report summarizes certain actions and1reports at the American Cancer Society's annual meeting in late October. ^kr. that time" certain ' ~. Since d ' additional information has been ob taine that relates to the Society's activities on tobacco "t~,'17~~`f t i~ss~' s t ~ ~ :a 6d Although it is "riot"yet official, 'Dr. "Dean~ Davies is ,; reported to be leaving the A.C.S. staff,-as of January 1, 1961 ;;With vas titles, Dr,. Davies has been" the chief staff member working the area of lung cancer and smoking activities.;.He was`secretary and t;•~=~ draft-writer for the 1957 Study Group on Smoking and Health, Adminis ::trator for Lung Cancer Research, "and lately,`Secretary, to the Tobacco, and Health Committee of the A'.C.S. Board of Directors. He both wrote d k ~tJ Iy~~' and edited various attacks on tobacco that appeared in "CA~=~,A Bulletin of.Cancer Progress, , as well as other publications. He was the main .=•architect and proponent of the "Presidential Commission"' concerning the P' '`:problems of tobacco use" (see attached report). 2. Dr. Davies iaas unsuccessful intrying to get support_ for ;j ~'. the Presidential Commission idea from a special committee of the :~:.American Association for Advancement of Science and also for a similar idea from a special group convened at the American Public Health 1 Association meeting in San~ Francisco ; ^. ;F There is no indication that Lhere will be a dt ,rect'replace ment for Dr, Davies."`' However, most of the school anti-smoking program Asee attached report) has been under the direction of Dr. Daniel Horn," f „the A.C.S. statistician and psychoZogist. . , ,_ .. .. . . . . . INFOPMATTONP:L MEMORAI]DtJ~d " November 25, ' 1960 4 ,4 4;f5yr~ :,,[,~~.c4~ liF1W . e: cct , .jY f F ;Hill and Knowlton, Inc r; :Public Relations Counsel ' ; 150 East Forty-second Street :.New York 17, N.Y. I { r 1 ] r .t;3Y.4) U,? P ? 0 -.,..# J .t~ . ... !