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1967 ssns. BRYANT ~LELLY The tobacco industry ~eaerally and ~o~n & ~ill£~on hold tha~ I~K cancer ~d other diseases. ~e ~Id also that ~ny of the statistical studies on which s~o c~os are based ~ro Inade- ~to and u~clentlflc, ri~lly, we ~-not accept extra~latlon of an~al e~r~en~ to nan. .- .. There Is nonetheless concern on the p~t of ~th the ~ndustry and .t~ C~pany over the repeated char~os ~do asalnst clear,tree. ~ • . It Is for that rea~n t~t we are m~e~ of the ~uncll for Tobacco Research and ~e contributions of ~ney to It and to the ~erlcan Medical ~soclatlon to sup~rt rese~eh oriented to ~oki~ and Further, ve do some .health-oriented research in our ova labora- tory, we will probably be doinK sore, and the pa~ent Company . :.,. (British-Americnn) does considerable research which is health ; oriented. If the p~sitions noted in the first paragraph are essen- tial in the product-liability context, 8o is reasonable research response on the cou~t of negll£ence. We know that there are internal record~ which could be trouble- """ some. There are doubtless consents in RhDae~oranda which evi- dence unalloyed health concerns. ChanginK brand spe~ifications on "taru delivery could be difficult to explain. We use an addi- tive to remove phe~o1. ' We believe that processed (or• homogenized) cigarette leaf which vo use in mnall quantities has less biologic activity than v hole leaf. We produce various filter brands vith,. intentionally, a considerable ~ango of "tar" delivery. Such considerations suggest that ve Jell a statenent of position enconpassing basic posture on product liability and health concerns, research objectives and pu~.poso in the health ~.~o~J area, explaining the reason none "safeguards" aroused while others are 1oft in.the can, why we u~e varying filter specifica- tions, etc. The statement need not be specifio to oach point, but it should provide an unbrella of principle under which these sales and research.actions can be accomtodated. Such a stateaent¢~ would point up for us troublesone areas~ it would usefully focus attention on p~oduct liability and political concerns as changes 2820018,58 ' Subject to Claims of Privilege and Confidentiality: Produced Pursuant to Court Orders in State of Minnesota, et al. v. Philip Morris, et al.

Ii~SR~. BRYANT, E~LY AND PEPPLZS May 12, 1967 28200 85 Subject to Claims of Privilege and Confidentiality: Produced Pursuant to Court Orders in State of Minnesota, et al. v. Philip Morris, et al.