Tobacco Documents Online

Tracks what the industry said, and when, on health issues.

No date Enstrom finds no affect on mortality among doctors who have quit smoking.: Title: #582 - CANCER MORTALITY AND SMOKING CESSATION AMONG CALIFORNIA PHYSICIANS [This paper is an untitled brief review from TI] "[T]he lung cancer death rate for California M.D.s appears to have remained relatively constant, while apparently rising in all U.S. males." TIMN0251347/1348 Date: Undated Author Enstrom Je

1958 TIRC: Report of the Scientific Director: Clarence Little's 63-page report on smoking & health

09 Jul 1963 (est.) Tobacco Institute Executive Committe (TIEC) Meeting: They wonder what to do about "repititious" charges in newspapers--take out ads, what?

03 Jan 1971 Face the Nation [Interview with Joseph Cullman, CEO PM]: Features insightful and hard-hitting questions of the interviewers, George Herman, Morton Mintz, and Earl Ubell. Anne Landman has already covered this document, concentrating on the "Some women would prefer having smaller babies" quote (http://www.tobacco.org/Documents/dd/ddsomewomen.html). Cullman says bigger doesn't mean healthier, but compare Wakeham's 1969 estimation (Bates # 1000211307): "6. All the investigations of this type agree that smoking mothers have babies of lower birth weight than non-smoking mothers, and that these lower weight babies are more likely to experience problems later in life." Also: Cullman states that televising sports with tobacco sponsorship would break the FTC TV ad ban. Cullman emphasizes the company is "responsible" (just like today). Cullman plans to spend some of the money saved from TV advertising on "research in the area of smoking and health." Note Mintz's tough, scientifically knowledgeable question on the effects of smoking on fetuses, Cullman's answer, and Herman's riposte.

09 Jun 1986 Dunn (PM) takes issue with Jarvik's linking smoking to lung cancer: Dunn takes issue with Jarvik's linking smoking to lung cancer in the report Jarvik sent to him.

198807 Addiction Arguments--1988: This 4-page PM talking points sheet includes: "Nicotine has frequently been alleged to be the 'addictive' substance in tobacco. Despite intensive research, there is no scientific agreement to support this allegation."

1990 "Industry Global Argumentation" breakdown of issues: Detailed breakdown of the issues to be addressed by the GAP: Health--toxicity, addiction, specific diseases, women; ETS; Advertising & Promotion; Developing Countries--deforestation, crop substitutions, etc. etc. etc.

30 Jan 1990 Global Argumentation Project -- Minutes of Meeting at TI: This document covers briefly: --the rationale of the GAP --a 5-part structure for the Materials: 1. Claims vs. Facts; 2. Summary overview (3pp); 3. Detailed and scientific overview; 4. Comprehensive bibliography for 3; 5. Original copies of most supporting literature. Plus a Users Guide for how to use the materials. --allocation of responsibilities for issues: Advertising and promotion, Sponsorship, ETS, Excise Taxes, Fiscal Attack, Social Costs, Primary health, Constituents, Environmental/Developing Countries. Possibly later: Tobacco and Young People. "It was agreed that the major threat areas facing the industry globally are: Advertising and Sponsorship, Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Fiscal Issues and that these should be given priority in the development of argumentation. . . In view of the forthcoming 'World No-Tobacco Day' with its theme of 'Tobacco and Young People', it was agreed that Infotab should consider the development of support materials on this issue." "The importance of proper legal clearance was stressed. It was agreed that each company would have the opportunity to clear all documents through their legal departments and that overall legal clearance would be undertaken by Shook Hardy and Bacon." "It was agreed that Infotab should have responsibility for overall editorial control and final production of the issue publications."