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FTR SCIENCE AND; TECHNOLOGY P.O. Box CH-2003 Neuchfitel/Switzerland INTER-OFFICE CORRESPONDENCE To: M. Serrano Date: 30th April, 1984 From: H. Gaisch f j ig, Numver: M. H&usermann T.S. Osdene R.B. Seligman Subject: MONTHLY REPORT APRIL F.E. Resnik K.S. Houghton H I G H L I G H'T S- A P R I L 1984 Main issues to be dealt with : BARCLAY (Norway, Finland, Holland, Switzerland, Belgium), DISCUSSIONS WITH THE ISC (United Kingdom), REVISION OF THE LAW (Finland), PATENT ISSUES, EXTRAMURAL PROJECTS. Travel : Norway, United Kingdom, Holland. Monday 2nd ApriL : Preparation of the meeting.in Oslo with the Anti-Smoking Council. Preparatory meeting with Messrs. Pantet and Marcovitch for the visit to Dr. Siegwart of the Federal Health Service in Bern. Tuesday 3rd : Meeting in Oslo with the Anti-Smoking Council. Our Attorney Mr. Bachke and myself met Mr. Loeksen and two of his niembers of staff. Barclay presentation and general talk on Industry issues. The subject of additives (flavours) to low delivery cigarettes was also discussed. It was found out that the people of the Anti-Smoking Council and the Ministry in Norway were completely unaware of the basic facts relating to additives. Wednesday 4th : Return flight from Oslo delayed. Rest of the day literature work.

Thursday 5th : Meeting with Mr. Brooks on Barclay Belgium and Netherlands. Meeting with Mr. Serrano on topical issues. Friday 6th : Contact through Mr. De Courcy with a Belgian scientist, who is working on topical issues in the field of tobacco smoke. Compilation and transfer of relevant literature. Monday 9th : Meeting with Prof. Wahren of the Karolinska Institute. Progress report. Meeting with Dr. Hellmann on an invention relating to cigarette filters. Tuesday 10th : Background work on environmental tobacco smoke in view of a meeting with Dr. Westcott and Prof. Adikofer. Contacts with an institute in Belgium who are concerned with Barclay-related research. Wednesday llth : Literature and patent work. Review of topical issues. Thursday 12h : Work specifically on the environmental tobacco smoke issue (Infotab). Friday 13th : Preparation of briefings for the forthcoming hearing in Geneva of the Barclay case. Monday 16th . Meeting with Mr. Pantet on the Barclay hearing in Geneva. Meeting in London with the heads of the British Companies and their Research Directors. Tuesday 17th : Literature work and preparation of topics for the forthcoming visit of Drs. Osdene and Seligman to Switzerland. Preparation of an Agenda. Wednesday 18th : The Geneva court hearing for Barclay was cancelled at the last minute due to the judge being taken

ill. A new hearing is planned for May. Visit by an American Lawyer Mr. Lambelet, who is of Swiss origin (Neuchatel), and who proposed an invention relative to sidestream smoke reduction. Thursday 19th : Short 'meeting with Mr. Haugen of Philip Morris Norway in Neuchatel. Barclay issue. The rest of the day meeting with Mr. Robinson and Ms. Wells of Philip Morris EEMA on topical issues. Friday 20th to Monday 23rd : Public Holiday. Tuesday 24th : Meeting in Basle with Profs. R. and C. Leuchtenberger on topical issues in the smoking and health field (INBIFO and WHO related). Wednesday 25th : Discussion with Mr. Boder on sampling and testing protocol for-the Gulf States. Literature and patent work. Thursday 26th : Preparation of forthcoming meeting in Holland on Barclay and departure for Amsterdam together with Mr. Bradley Brooks. Review of INBIFO projects. Friday 27th : Meeting imAmsterdam with Messrs. Stoop and Vogelaar and Mr. Brooks on Barclay Holland. Monday 30th : Preparation of the forthcoming UK Research Directors meeting. Preparation of Dutch Barclay court case (Advertising Code Commission).