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Dr. Robert C. Hockett Associate Scientific Director The Council for Tobacco Research-U. S. A. 633 Third Avenue New York, New York 10017 Thank you for your informative. letter of August 31 and' the . had expected at this stage. followed our work here quite closely, went a little farther than we a report in a local paper by one of the feature writers who has enclosed reprints. Publicity on this project, which started with The project is entirely preliminary and is an attempt to cigarettes, we will be able to assign baboons randomly to the addition, it is our hope that if other animals can be taught to smoke to the experimental work with, smaller laboratory animals. In eliminate some of the objections that you describe in your letter experimental group. So far all efforts have been directed toward developing smoke with the mouth and lips just as does man. the passage of smoke through the nasal passages since the animals whole smoke. At any rate, we will certainly be able to eli rninate monitoring experiments to test exposure of the lung surface to procedures for teaching the animals and we have carried~ out no Any further information that you develop or that you come across relating to how one can determine actual exposure of the lung surface to smoke will be greatly appre ciated. Sincerely, HCM:lml cc Dr. Jack P. Strong Henry C. McGill, Jr.., M. D. Professor and Chairman Department of Patholoby