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TI-IE TOBACCO INSTITUTE 18; 5 I STREET. NORTHWEST WASHINGTON. DC 20006 202 457-4800 • 800.'-;:34-98:6 March 17, 1982 Mr. Charles A. Tucker R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. 401 North Main Street Winston-Salem, NC 27102 Dear Tuck: FREDERICK PANZER Vice President Attached is the background on the Nicorette Anti- Smoking Symposium which I discussed with you on the phone today. In addition to the participants listed, I was informed that John Penney also attended. Interestingly, this symposium was held at the Washington headquarters of the American Heart Association. The symposium was held in preparation for marketing Nicorette gum in the United States. Nicorette is produced by Leo Pharmaceutical Company of Sweden and will be handled in the United States by Merrell Dow Pharmaceutical Inc. which is a subsidiary of Dow Chemical Company and which according to Standard F Poor's is also a division of Merrell Pharmaceutical Inc. Among the directors of Dow is Barbara Hackman Franklin, former Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Among the directors of Merrell Pharmaceutical Inc. are Joseph F. Abley Jr. and Charles F. Myers, both "associated with" R.J.R. industries. Best regards. Sincerely, FP / c{w Enclosure ~ CONFIDENTIAL: , TIMN 220807 , : MINNESOTA TOBACCO LITIGATION