Tobacco Products Liability Project
Topic: Council for Tobacco Research (TIRC)
Abstract
Compiles an outline of excerpts from depositions (from Green, from Zagurski, and from Kraft), congressional hearings, press releases, and statements regarding the Council for Tobacco Research (TIRC). Focuses on clarifying the origin, purpose, and scope of TIRC/CTR. Defends TIRC/CTR as an objective organization.
Fields
- Named Organization
- Tobacco Industry Research Committee (TIRC)
- The Tobacco Institute
- Scientific Advisory Board
- AT
- Tobacco Information Committee
- The American Tobacco Company
- Hill & Knowlton
- United States Information Agency
- Council for Tobacco Research - U.S.A. (CTR)
- New York Herald Tribune
- Named Person
- Heimann, R.K.
- Hahn, Paul M.
- Haag
- Hanmer, H.R.
- Green
- Crowe, John A.
- Little, Clarence Cook
- Dorn
- Baum
- Allen, George V.
- Weaver
- Harlan, William R.
- Gray, Bowman
- Zagurski
- Cullman, Joseph P., III
- Leuchtenberger
- Bing
- Type
- compilation
- outline
- deposition
- Date Loaded
- 08 Jan 2003
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Produced Pursuant to Court Orders in State of Minnesota, et al. ~. Philip l~Iorris,

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and ~
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kn~ o~ vi~ resp~ to, as ~ puc L:, s:o~aq and
o~hec ~ ~e T~ ~ you ~ave any o~e: ceseacch
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D~S.. Bang and lariat,, the ictuaA cesearca havLng been
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~n~ol~ed ou: o~ personnel.
K ~. ~ha~'s •
been eve:ZooMed La ~Re vel~e= o~ ~i~Agare~=e pc~eg~da.
,ev~ape:s ~
k Pe=sanne~ of ~a~ t£ad, yes.
~ ?Re ~e:i~ ~ha~ vas publish~ i~ ~ese ~ings
vas ~: appcov~
~ ~e o~e: ~:s?
A ge~, ~RLs vas Lade~naen~ o~ ~e T~, ~ :Re
Scten~A2Le ~viso:y ~:4. ?ba~ Ls, ~e Se~en:A~c
~e~Jory ~d
o~ ~e
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pcLn~ ~ u~ne
& X don'~ belLeve so, no.
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& T~ey ¢o~8 be connec~e~ v~'..~ t:he TZRC. ~ 4on':
know.
Q TXRC is ~be To~a¢:o Za~-us'..-y Reseac_-b
A Yes.
Q ~:. ¢:~e, :his ":obac:o and Sealer° pamphle~ -
: am no,, cedar:Lag to Vol~e Z, No. 1, o~ t~is
pamp~le: -- ~as a heading:
"A'bLs issue o~ ?oOacco and |ea2th ptesen~s
• o~e ~an one side to existing scientific opinion
on ~be possible e~ec~s o~ tobacco use on bti~h."
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goes on ~o say:
and
one o! ~hose ~eo~le, ~o you: Xnov!e~e?
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~an~es, bu~ --
O By ~he cosl~en£es, you mean ~he ~o~a¢co compan£es?
Such as the ~e=ican Tobacco C~pany?
A JU~d o~s:s, ~o~,
Q X undo:stand.
& PcssLbly grevecs. I'x no~ su:e.
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Q s~eting and
smoking and ~eal~.
A X. L~ag~ne ~ey a~o, cer:aAn~.
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A Z.don'C k~ov.
Q 3ave ~..~ey cepoc~ed ~.o anyone Ln C~e c=m~4ny
~ ~e ~.bey e~1oyed My you Ln any way, oc ~ave
~ey been?
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k T~a~ is
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3. Sa:es ~iq~:ts he.'e and ab:oad sugges'.
an~agcnls~ic cha=~es agains~ s~klng a:e be:rig v~eved
d~IL~ o~ ci~a:e~:e ~ns~p~en.-~ ce:~a~n
ciga:e::es ~s :~r:ed :o have :!sea su~s:ancla~IF
In 19S4.
dog~a'.Ac ~_~eo-.ies abou¢ sno~Ang and bea~Cb.
do noc endocse o= v~o ~o~ ~.~e va~,Ad~y o~ ~.~ese
~heoc/es h~ve ~een :eceLv£ng ~o:e a~:tn~£on.
Cm~osl~e I}r~.
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ccn~isues to sup~cC c~e objective, Longocanqe cesea::~
ace =ado u~n ce~enda~Aon o~ an ~dv~so~y noacd o~
Aade~enden: scien~As~s, d~:ocs and ed~a~ocs;
o~ g~s a:e assu:ed c~npleme scientA~ic ~ceed~ ~a
ces~:s.
$. 1~0 kn~ua! Repoc~ aC 11, 12-13 [2S]*
octet tobacco saau~ac~u:e:s La c:ea~iag be~=e~ kaovledge
and ~nde~s~andlag
On D~e~
P~es~deacy e~ The Tobacco :ns~Atu~e. ~. ~Aen res£5ned
las~ ~e~ ~:~ govec~enC secv~ce a~ec a dAs:LnguAs~ed
as Us/stlnt
~ as OA:~ac e~ ~e ~L~ed S~a:es Xa~e~Aon ~ency.
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o~ ~e ~oOa©co ~ad~s~:y ~eseacch C:mmA~:ee, nov
Aa ~e a:ea o~ mklag an~ ~eal~, ~As :e~ea:c~
~bea. ~e :esea:c~ prog:~ As a~An~s~e:ed ~y a Sc~en-
~1~£c Advisory ~ea:d vhose meUe:s are no~ c=nnec:ed .'
"... pec~aps t~ :cs~ s~gnA~Acan: develop aen~
has been C~e gene.aA cec~nA~i~n ~at ~e do no~
~ung can:a: does
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Company continues ~o su~:~ ob~ec~Ave a~.d Lndepen-
lesea==R C~mmAt:ee. S~not £~s Eec~at~on Ln I~$4~ T.Z.I.C.
ho~C~s, ~d~l sch~s ~d cesea:=~ Ans:~cucA~ns
xecen~Ay ~e ~,ai~aaa oE t~e Tobacco
~oughou~ ~be ~rld. T~a~, -bAle ~he b~eses
age J~1~ ~A-e, ~hey re~ a~sC v~o1~y on 8ssaci-
a~i~ deriv~ ~c~ s~acis:ical studies ~a~ did
not g£~e campacabZe consAdecac£on ~o o~be: faccocs.
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"'.he yea: ~.9t2 say :u:~..~e: mepetA:~on o~
As ~Re ~ac~r :es~nsA~Ae ~o~ ~e ~t~:=ed Lnc:ease
La L~g c~ct: L~c~ence. ?~e:e Ls, of ~se,
:A~ on vhi~ :~ey a:e based, ha~t ~t~ v~ ~s
s~dAed."
II. i~65 Annual
The preg:m o~ ~e Council to: Tobacco Reseemc.~ - ~/.S.&.,
As ~ An L~ ~A:~c~ yea:; s~s~=Aal s~s
be~ app=opc~a~ ~oc a v~de range o~
on mo~L~ ~d bea~. Xeseac~ g~ ace :mende4
~ ~he mAaen: sea o~ science c~pcLs£ag
~viso~y ~ara, ~d g~aa~ees 8co glen ~p~e~e
~d-L~e~nely. The ~ul~ ~s ~a~ ~ec a vtde
facts ~ba~ need to ~e ~novn. The PoeL:Leet ~aken by
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13.
bu~ i~ scientific ~aDoca~o~!es ~
~o: 8 v~de :~e o~ :esea::~ s~d/e~ on
heaZ~ t~rougb ~e 2:unciZ. Resea=c~
8ead~ by ~Anen~ xen o~ science c~p~LsL~ ~e
~o ~:s~e ~eL= ~:~ and publ~s~ ~e ~es~s
i~d ~ndependan~y.
T~e p~o~ro of .-be C=~n¢~ fo~ Toba¢:o RtseI~c~'~.S.A.,
su1~poc:ed by :he Company and ac~e:s In ~e /ndus::y,
Ls n~ An L~ sAzCeen:~ yea:. Since L~ LnctpcAon mo:e
~aa SI~,O00,O00 has been appcopclaC~ ~y ~e
~oc a vide r~ge of research s~udAes ~r~ ~e~unci~.
Xesea:~ g:~ are rec~ended by ~Anen~ men o~
c~r~s~ng ~e ScLen~A~Lc ~visory l~=~ of ~e
~d gran~s ire ~ve~ complete ~re~ co pu=sue ~ei:
~ 4~d puo~s~ ~t ~tsu~s ob~ecmAvel~ a~ /ndependen:~y.
scientific research £n ere ~eLd o~ smo~A.~ and beal:~
The Council fo: Tobacco ~esescch a.S.&., v~Ac~
IS.
1~73 ~mua~ Repec~ a~ 5 f4~J"
In the field of mklng and hea1~h The American Tobacco
Company con~Aaues co supper: c~e ~n¢£1 fo~ ?obec~
• eseac~-O.S.A. S~nce ~:s LncepcAon twenty yeats ago,
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o~ec~Ave sclen~£c =tsea=e~ £n ~£s conc:ove~s~a~
con~Laues :o suFpor: ?he C:unc~l ~=C ?obac=o ~esea:=h-
~.S,A. S~nco ~ vas founded £n 1954 CYR ~as p:ov~ded
Weavs.._....~.r (4/9/69) a: S, 7:
40-4Z. ~e~endan~'s ~hen p~es~en~, Paul N. Hahn,
~he ?onacco Zndus~:y Rssear:~ C~A~ee. The ¢emsA:~ee
,.~:y ~o ~£nd ul:Ama=e fac~, ~d ~o c~Aca~e
4~. De~end~ vas a se~e~ e~ ~e
43. Yes.
43-48. ~endan~ his no~ had anyone
~A~ ~duc~A~ ceseacc~ CoacernAag ~he
any. o~ ciga=e~:e ~otLnq on ~e hei~h o~
_ h~e~, E. R. Ea~ec and R. E. Sei~ conducted
-- 8t~ ~ ~esu~ud in ~e attaches 1As~
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?obac=o :ndus:=Y ~esea::~ ~A::ee sLace t~s ~e.~a-
19. ~esS Release: P. 8ahn (2/23/55) a: 2:
Ee adds :~&: ~ha ~:bac:o ~adus~:~ ~sea:cR ~A~ee,
~oa:~ o~ ~ea ~Anenc scien~Ascs, !cadets ~a ~he
~e CcmaL~ae, H:. ~ahn concAnues, has Ln¢:aased ~o
$1,000,000 L:s ~uad ~o: Lndepen~en: scAen~.AfL¢ casea::b,
and Ls mak/ag g:sa~S fo~ Lndapendan~ sc£en~Af~: :•sea:oh
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20. ~gTO
21.
?ee)e~her, as an indus=ry, since ISS4, cLgaret:e
pro~ects of T~e Counc~1 ~o= To~•cco
The Council •lone has ava:~ millions in
p~s, ~nive~si~es and research erg~Aza~ons.
Scien:1~Ac Advlso:7 Soard datelines ~ese g:anms.A
grin: csclpien:z.
22.
~any people have asked us wha~ ve are doing to iee~
|err is the aasvec:
i. We ale pledging ei4 and assis~ance
rases:oh effor~ into all phases o! tobacco ass and health.
This Joint ~Inancial aid viii of course b~ in idd~on
panic•.
2. .Per this purpose ve are es=abXlshing • ~oin:
lnd~st=y group consisting ini~la~l~ of the mtde:signed.
This group vi~ be kaevn as ~|~CC~ :X~S~ ~~
3. Xn ci~•rge of the rases:oh activilles of the
C!ittee viii be • scieniis~ o~ ~n/speac.~a~le lnteg-
ILl-# lnd aationaA repute. In addition r.hece viii ~e
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23.
"S~a~emen= Conct=nAng ~.~e Ot~gln and
?.~ltC', Sa~ (1/25/$4) at 4, 8:
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24.
Z ~ ~us: noC ~A~Lac vt=~ eA=~ec ~e ocgan-
Yes, s~:. Z ~sve seen ~c.
?obac¢o Zn~or:a~:n ~A::ee c~pcesen=ing co~¢:o :anu-
~ac~e=s, g~e:s, and
Q ?he Tobacco Zndus~ Resea=c~ ~i~=ee is
¢onC:/bu~ ~o ~y c~e ~ecican ~obacco ¢~pany,
A ~es,
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25.
0~, yes.
And ~o
was
:eAng c:aaec:ed vic.~ 4Asease, ~a: L: vas e~ g:ave con-
cern, of ~eep concecn, Co o~ company aad cbe :es: ef
~e ~nd~s::~. So ve :or~ed ~be ?:~acco :ad~sm:.v Resea::.~
~ic:~ co spcnsoc ctsea~¢b f.aco c.~e acea of smo~4ng
aad ~eal~.
~a
respect you bad cec:aAa do¢Cocs,
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t • t
ouc v~c c~e ~se o~ ~nc~c ~j. O~ ~ucse, ~dy
Xn~ vhac the ¢a~e o~ cancer ~s yec. we 4o noc ~
26.
Dep~sic£on o~ ~ber~ ¢. RackeC". £n "~ceen v. A.m
& Z he,Sere that's cocsecc.
Q And vt~ ~s. Paul Saba the pecso,t vho ~L~sc
o~ganAz~d or /rwtAgaced ~e ocganAzamAon 0£ the com~t~cee?
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X Z belAeve be -as.
$cAen~i!Ic Advlsccy ~oac~, does noc do
~o~ ~u~ g~ve money ~oc cesea::~, and L= As noc necessac~y
Ln ~e ~le!~ o~ smokin~ an~cance=?
no. ~oC necessaci~y.
& ~e!l, ~e genecal sca~e~enc As Cha~ Lc s~ou~4
be :elated ~o cobac=o ~se and beaA~.
see.
spor.8o~ed.
you have gLvea ~ney ~o7
A ~'ha~'S CLgh~. & Eev.
~A~:ee?
2O
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and 8ea~r-~ -- ~.~ey vece pu~ ou~ ~nde:
~e ?oOacco :adus~:y Itesea:c.~
su~-c~A::ee called
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Z?.
~.~e~ go Lato ~ha~ ~A:ectAon.
~adus~:~ Research C~t~oe, and
ezec~mAve
the TX~C?
& ~e TX~C.
v~ bcl~ging abo~t a high l~ci~ance o5 ~ng ~ancec?
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28.
& HOo
and ~e c~A~cee aa~es the ~a~s available
s=a~en~ o5 |c~s~n ~cay a~ ~38: ...
Rese~:h-g.S.A. ~ ~o ~inaace research in ma~ecs cela~Ing
~o co~ac~o and heaJ.~. Y.~oug~ i~s s¢ien~i~i~ advisory
boar~, c~upcised o£ minenc ~d indep~de~ aedica~
scientists, gr~cs ~oc ~uelcc~ have been ~ade co~a~ing
s~e S? si~on.
29.
C~ic~ee on C~mmecce (L~$), scacmeac o~ ]o~an ~ray
245:
aenCAng gravers o~ ~e~ tobacco, ~o~ed the
Industry lesea:~ C~i~ee -0 nou n~ed The Cou~¢i~
Tobacco |e~ea~¢ls,-Q.S.&. -- co ~inance research Ln
nent ~d L~e~nden~ m~ sclencLs~, gc~cs
-.=ese~ch ~ ~n ~de ~o~ing over S7 million ~o
s~e 240 sci~is~ in a~e ~a 100 h~pi~als, univac-
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=~e ¢~A~:ee ~o~ To~o hseat=h,
~acili=ies In ~I ~ia~ o~ ~uca~ion~ ~ ~edical
sci~u~io~ C~ougbo~C ~he
a scien~L~Ac advisory ~d c~e~ o~ p~pLe
~oc 9cancs ~d aa~e ~be gcan~, ~d ove~ a ~tiod o~
~£nance Lndependen~ research cela~ing co tobacco and
o~
~Anen~ ~d Lade~ndea~ ~LcaZ 8¢/en~As~, ~s ude
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33.
29-36 :
of scLen~ls~ v~ have done ~c~ foc ¢.T.R. and ~ an
-vL~ ~e ~o me u vo ~ ~g.
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& X can'~ re~all aay ~a~ ~Ld, no.
Q Do ~u cromer L-" any o~ .~se s~Les ~d
~ ~here vaJ no re~a~LonJhLp or usoc~a~Lon baleen
c~ga~e~o.e ~oK~-nq ~d lung csnce~ Ln ~L~eZs?
p~od~ced Ln aniaaAs by toha~o smoke or L~ de~Lvs-.Lves.
& $1sce ~54?
Q 1Lgh~.
& T~y did. TheAc aces enc~npaeaes
s~oc~, Z ~ ~bey have ~DZLshed
selves vt~ ~s ~cy a~u~ ~oK~ ~d
La
~a~Lee ~veen mokA~g a~d l~ng caactr Ln hutans?
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:be broad :snge o~ 8edLcal kaovledge, and :hese
set ~:L~caIZy to cev~ t~e grant ap~AcatAo~ an4
to ~d.g:~ ~ t~e ~o~s~ c~:~ers ~n the
~ea oE ~tLag ~d le~th ~at ~hey ~uLdeced
8~ ~4 a scLen~s~ go a~u~ ge~ng o~e o~
k J~t ~ iddcessLng a teresa, vt~ i descr~
~ of ~ ~t ~u u~ ~o ~, to ~ o=tgLna~ly
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Z 2005291.
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