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T0: r1. HOLTZ;i~'J QO~+t1.L~? . EL OCTOBER 12, 1979 M4.'~UTTCYd Dear i7r. Adlkofer. This letter refers to the oamvis`aticm that yut: and I h2d oa Septa:ber 27th, 1979, with Drs. Zaenig and ftuedaier and in 1hiC!] it'Q diShcssed the for me essential expeTimeJlts oU dos~.' effect re2atic:nshipps of hi& tar c.igarettes coVared to Im tar cig.u,ettes. Sh~ aacperfin*ats are oaVIetely 3ndispen=ble in the argurmnta on a s4fer cigarette, especii2ly ff oee sWports svrb efftrts publicly. In our coa%vrsaticn it xas s,rgued that the Industry oQuld mt strpport such enwiments sinoe this odgbt prove that tde previously nranufactured products have a carcfnogeaic effect and- that such "aertrnents could egecially mt be supported because they wcwld be finar%ced vrith Ir4A-try fimds. I uo totaliy uaLble to iclZox tbese argsmmta. Eslrecially, since, for exaVle, in tbs- toimer Doaten~~il1 Institute atcb dose effect relationshxps ~re Already investigated and wire finanaed by the Industry. The awe app]ies to tlxt detafled fnYestigatians by 1dr. Lee st the BAT Research Institute in Eng2and, wbich ~dre likewise i1rausoatl by the Irniustrry. 7herefore the argrments made by Drs. Koenig aaad 8rueckner do not bo2d. I aa.nt to tell pau again that In case this project, wbicb is essential frana asy point as sial as for the other manbers of the Rosmrcb Adti'i.%ry BvaA, ts irefused sWpoart by the Industry, I will carry cut SUcb iMs#isations in my Institntie tn my avn-aammt; in that c,aso I will, In or publication of this wx*, ca2l a"spade a qxuW*; this r~eaaa I will rnma the bearWW currently an the mLTket-- wchich sere wsed to prepm the amoke candematea. +ftM uses a Gmman oa Ivquia A. .;hich liteyaIly traasLtes "I IY-idMtlf;-k=v andr rider'", .hich In CGen=n is - at lemst Wicitly - a DIt moye .threntenirg tlAD just miV brand nemes.

Page twD of twa It is self evidaat that if such experiments are carried out in , Heidelberg, they will be aone witlaut beir.g inf luenced by the Sci eat if ic Ad'visDry Hoard or by paw Industry, and that I+ril Z caly test vibat 3nterests me,- i.e., the dose reWonse relaticr- sh.ips of the differ"t amarn10of aon&nsates, .vithaut testing cuestions pvu aane interested in, i.e., the effect of nieotine. 7bese experimhpts whic5 I.eant to carry out arod AAch I have requested yui.to approre for we to do for about vne and a n:a f years, will help to grme the c,arrectne^,s of the aWrmch taken by the Scientific advi.saary Boa.rd with rele:rence to the pramtioA of loar tar cigar+ettes. IM taftlly at x loss to undeistaud tiAt these aMunents are uot aaoept.ed by the Industiy, becmuse V-ey are designed to da• tbat we axe on the aay to prc7ftce som~tAW better. Your attitude wwld iaditzte a.rillingness on the part of the Industry to no lcrge+r follow this approxch wbich the Industry Itse2.f had partiaipatted In initiating auad tad prc7oted ancd sWported. - I arn asMmg you mast aWbatisallyr that you support i n the omirg meeting of Octcber 1ft. a very early start of the orperimmts outlined. I wonZd be grateful to yvu if you cx5uld advise me after the weeting tn the •ay the disou,ssioas weaat. (sdaaefi.1) P.S.: With referm" to dates for organizing the mar Scientific . Advisos7 Board, I rrould avggest January 22. or Jarma.ry 25,1980. N - - O - F-~ . ~ O O GD 0? ~

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