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M E M O R A N D U M TO: The File FROM: Fred Panzer DATE: June 4, 1979 SUBJECT: Dr. Gori Spoke to Gio Gori on 8:30 Saturday night, June 2. He met with. Arthur Upton last Wednesdav, Upton wants him to take orders and sugcrestions from John Pinney. Gori's suggested names for advisory group of smoking &'.:ealth program are to be cleared with Pinney. Upton feels that he would not be adverse to using NCI Smoking & Health funds for educational purposes, approved by Pinney. In effect, Upton would be funding Office of Smoking & Health programs through the back door, if the Appropriations Commit4--ee has in fact cut them off in the budget. It would be advisable at this point to have someone from Congress inquire of Upton or Califano as to Gori's role at NCI now that he has finished his master of Smoking & Health course at John Hopkins. And following that to inquire as to the future deployment of funds and programs at the NCI Smoking & Health program. This will "orce Upton to reveal the educational orientation which may be opposed to the spirit of the Appropriations Committee's actions. In addition, members of the Gori advisory committee, even with Pinney selections onboard, will be the first ones to decide or'to be aware of the use of funds which Upton is imposing via Pinney on Gori. This information once it is on record can also be used with the Hill to show the beaucracy is separating the intention of Congress. It would also'be advisable to have someone from the Hill make an inquiry about the extent of funds transferred from NCI'to the Office of Smoking & Health for the past 10 years. This should represent a sizeable amount of dollars. Gori tells me that Dr. Kunze of Austria will be making a presentation at the Fourth World Conference of Smoking & Health in Stockholm; he will discuss less hazardous cigarettes. The paper is being drafted by Gori and others next Wednesday, June 6 in New York. MINNESOA TOBACCTOAL: LITIGA TION TIMN 222567