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H, lT T Corporation World Headquarters 320 Park Avenue James F Witimer, M.D. New York, N.Y. 10022 Vice President Telephone (212) 94t1-1940 Director - Health, Environmen4 and Safety June 18, 1990 William E. Parkin, DVM, DrPH Assistant Commissioner Division of Epidemiology and Disease Control State of New Jersey Department of Health CN 360 Trenton, NJ 08625 Dear Dr. Parkin: I am responding to your letter of May 18 to DeRoy C. Thomas, President, ITT Corporation, concerning the American Stop Smoking Intervention Study application. ITT Corporation supports tobacco control activities to reduce cancer morbidity and mortality by reducing the prevalence of smoking. Several of our companies, and ITT World Headquarters itself, have instituted smoke-free workplace policies. Smoking cessation programs are routinely included as part of our corporate health enhancement and wellness programs. As you have described it, the American Stop Smoking Intervention Study (ASSIST) should be a worthy effort to further control tobacco use, and as such we endorse your participation. Sincerely, .7FW : dn