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" .TUne 13, 1967- Compeny. Ststement - Ctllrettes and Fleslth (Second Draft) /kneric~n IndUe v~e t~ret to e~3o~ tobacco, o~tea 1~ s ~e:e- sputa, ~t the ~d~. P~ple s~ tods~ fo: bsat=s11~ the ~ :esso~. _ Re ~11eve o~ ~t~:ettes ~e :o:ld f~ua ~csu:e they the ~ot ~ttsfacttoa and ~ca~e ove~ the y~rs Br~ & • 1111a~ou ~m o~erved the ht~ot ~sslble otan~ of quality For ~mo t~n~ vo ham, re px'oducod -- full ltno o~ ft],te~" ~lgerottee,, • o£ eoee researchers that sore smokers than nonsnokore turn up vith .. respiratory and oLrculatory all.mute. Xt is, of "course, uncertain -. vhether filte~e are protective of health, but vlth • proper blendlng " of tpbaccos they provide a seeks that is e11der to.the taste. • ,'.~ I "In v~ev of the concern by ~any regarding the hea~t~~ cigarette " " J rockers, Brown k Wllllaason is constantly on the al~rt for new . I - "" knowled;e from our laboratorlee and elsewhere about enythlng that . "I mlEht be harmful In clWettee. ~e have found no connection :. between cigarettes and any sickness, nor ham anyone else. It -~ | appears on respectable authority that the few saokere who have . . | ~! become 111 would have done so ,whether or not they sacked. ;, | • . . . . . • . • . , - : ,. . , ".~:: ,.~;.~ ." , : Chargee against ~Icotine, tar, phenol, etc. ,have lead to efforte • to elislnate or filter theme elements Vlthout detractlng fro~ the .. | . pleasure of euokin;. Brown k Wllltamson will continue to make ...~: | " clgarettoe that reflect the best and uo~t advanced tobacco kno~l- .. ::.. | .,.'.,- od~. At the present time, hovover, no ~cienti~lo evidence . ~.::"| :.";~ indicates that normally strong people requl~o a alKarotto eubetan- " "..~ | ,".:.,;~;tially different from theme vo are nov making. .: ...: ":, .:.. ::.." • .~ .~..;,.:~,:~ • .. . . . . .... . . , . . • . ~ :..'.~.~...~.- .. . .-.~.~, ..:/. ~.Hevortholose,-people who a~e prone to illness unquestionably ehould ~ :: " not smoke ot~lrottes. Anyone vho feele unable or is advised not • • . | .,, . to seeks ehould not, Just as a nan vith an ulcer should not drln~ • " | ...';- ~offeo. On the. other hand, the customary co££eo break is not ... " • ~'.. taboo merely b6causo some people ar~ unable to drink coffee. Sis1- | : larly, most people are abto to enjoy clgarott~s. " " " The pellet of Brown & ~1111a~son is to ;Ire smxlau~ s~o~Ing pleasure. %'i•~-~ Xn this connectlon, ve are vl;11ant in looklnk for any Identlflable | risk and dlllgent In ellmlnating to the fullest extent o£ technology 0~, | and craftsmanship the elements In cl~wettes which appear to con- O~ " | • titut, health hazards. ~ / ~. p. "...i ~ • " " ~.~'.¢:~ ".~..-.,,,;-'~. .~... . . . , -- . ~" " "~ ";".,', "" 'e- :': " .. .............. ..... 282001 8 4 Subject to Claims of Privilege and Confidentiality: Produced Pursuant to Court Orders in State of l~Iinnesota, et al. v. Philip l~Iorris, et al.