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• . ' --- ~~c~ the Cr.ncer Society now choocec to close the work off from fus',hcr examination b;. r; oup of dist'ino.uished scientists who c:ouldl have tuo eminent men submit their findings to any selected cor^iittee . ;chocen by the Tobacco Institute, o:- any other ,xour."' Presuma'i1y, then, the Cancer Society is simply opposed in~principle to any kind of review from any quarter wlzaterer. Yet, Dr. Luerbach him- expect E certain amount of skepticism and that it is extreeely =important that hic colleagues in the scientific co=anity not only see tfe ratcrial but also have thc opportunity to voice their opinions. Berliaps there is a; differencc of opinion between tl e Cancer Society an4 Dr. l:ucrbach on. this point. Accordi:np, to }•'o.-. Lewis, the r.cientists "are he;;ol!c'en •onl~y to tl c scientifi:c corrnuni.ty at large and to the integrita it rep+_'ese»ts." it r.ec,lt: to u!s that the /,rcrlc:n Cancer Secicliy, ' t . .. an or,;anizaCi_on t:upported by publ ic don :t.ons, is nlso Lel;cld:n to t1i'; i.ru';11.c at la±'i;e to p:'c-',-!cit. co;:q,lQic info:--;:,r,tio:i t-110u1. the

=12- rescaich u•;oich it fi.nances, expceinlly in vi-ew of the fact that .the Cancer Society has released news of the study to the public media. Since the validity of the Cancer SocietyRs public com.ments of the work, it see-,z irresponsible for the Society to refuseto that it should permitthis independent review. Accord'S.n&ly, we . The Tobacco Institutic has preparedandplzced for publicat'ion tomorrow an .:dvcrtiseme•at s,*hich describes our di.sagreer.aent with ths Cancer Society.' This adver- tisement concludes with the statement: "if the Cancar Society continues to deny access to this recent eork, . . . :.. .. -• .-F"'~ ve believe this will serve as convincing evidence to . 0 . • ~ th(! i)ub1'ic, lay and scientilfic, that the data will not -r-ui;>>or.t the c1LcSsti:unc ezde at the Soci_ety"s l:aldorf-Mttorie conferc:^ce." 1?c beli:eve ti,at this in a fair i:nference mici tloai: the public ou,f;l~r to be given this zicti perslccti:vc

on the dnF SLudy, The Tobacco Institute will. explorc other aVcmrco •r • . uitich this data may be obtained for expcrt examina- a proceed'ing under the Public Information Act. We are _ .,;a:_. . . .. . We intet.d to counteract f ny further publicity iuc tobacco industry has committed appro>:?s.ately - $35,000,00) for r.esea.ch on tobacco and health. We have estiablish•cd excellcnt research programs through the Council for Tobacco Recearch - U.S.1:. and the ljcericun hi^dical Asr:ociation Education and Research Youndat£on. Thece two organizati'ons have'distri_buted researclr grlnts to some 300 .cicntf.sta in mediovl schooi's, hospitals and research £r.stitut.<ons. The tobacco 'i.!udustry reco;iri.: cr. and rcccptc: a respoersi- bility to ;:r.osptc the progrncs of ind:p"ne?cnt r.cfcrzLiti.c rur;c:rch I

that resPonsi" = . _. _ c:nd• hc~.lth. . I'n discliflrE,in~ . - in the £~ead oi tobacco has spc'nt and coti in~~ _ : i_n au s tr :. we bclieve 01 a t the ~ ~„~y • : b S lity r,yanizAti:on in We are - . ., ,thcr group. , ~.~~"°"`' 'ort, and to caoPerate th ~ and ef i eXist about e wh i Cl~ ~~c~ the 9aPs in T:novled~ f Pl ivat e , to . - -' £or such xescarch than unY ..-.«'-'°° to £T'ena ~re ~r~one5 ------- enlarging. co~itncnts in tlais area are Ch~ U;ited Stato~• ~r nd considerable money~ to contfnue to exPe r . .. . _ _ . , .. .. - - . .~---- ~axett:e : 1 0 oducc ci and to intr am Pleased to ha~°~; ~,~itn ne : . ._ . _ . . 4;ith .broadexperxence: in cancer distir.?,uj-slie6 sci cntists :. . =. You tVo rescarch on tobacco ~~c.bly' unParaT.l.cled 1:ltov; e6&e in .lese4rch and Pro ` . -..- . _ .. , . : . . - snd hcnl-th. ),~:rector of L4boraLol-ics t : ~ he~.~{)n C~ SOi,LT~=1 u~~' 1 1~o~k al:d Clcca Prof"', T.cilox lzj ~ 1 3~o'sPita7. C+~T~t".lb tlnc iCx<<r;s i nd SL1rSconS ~t l,r~ttl t11 ?~~tl: ,lo:,~ • of SUUChcrn Col nia Sc11 ,c) 7, o. -4 ® :~w 4;.1 ~•tit ? ,:+'a-t *T:~•~ h OC. V t t or Past yc3 t'r5~ >' . T~ -cL Son,Terc, hti s bccn rese"Y~ ~R .yl''~".Lt ~ ...i:~nsY. +"~~i. • `• nnc(!aZ~~Ch. or T~~1~cc" '• ~ ~~'=~ e ~ouric ~ 4 ~ ; : J~ [ ....vy,S.] ;•

- 15 br. Arthur F-srst is a 1;I)U f:r, I)i.)-ectoI• of the Iitstftutc~ of Chemical I;ioloCy at the Uni.vcXSity of Sxn rranci.sco. t1e is presently on leuve from that post and is a Research Consultant o the Council for Tobacco P,escs.rch. he r.Ir,o holds_ the po,ition of Clinical Professor of Pathology at Co1Lunb'r.a University. r-~j /" t.j (