put Fl stare wasronscar sorry OF WISCONSI* Archives Division DRAFT ~ CONFIDENTIAL, Joly &, 1984 Mare Is "Mews Behind The Rewa™ On —Giaarette_Secking and Heelth Meay People who smoke cigerettes and enjoy them have been concerned ‘recently by sensations! hesdlines sbout smoking and health. For those whe looked beyond the heedlines, however, these two facts Clearly energed: (2) Walle many charges have been made and questions reised about tmokion tnd health, sctentific authorities are met agreed that anything hes ‘been preven. equal foree to many other aspects of moder life. Meanahile, many news items have appeared which help to bring the picture Ante more balanced perspective. In case they heve estaped you, here are a few examples: (2) tm June 17, 1984, at San Francisce, the American College of Chest Physicians, consisting of many leading surgeons of America, refused to blane cigarettes ae the cause of lung cancer and declared “further work aust be certied out before any single agent or agents can be definitely inplicated.* (2) A ectentific exhibit at the June, 1954, meeting of the American Medical Association at San Francisco, dealt with experiments with black alice, which are comparable with man in their incidence of lung cancer. The exhibit reported finding the absence of a significantly increased incidence of lung cancer in the animals which were heavily expesed to cigezette smoke in a manner similar to smoking by busans.STATE HISTORICAL £9CTFTV OF WECONSIS Archives Division a2. (3) The Thirty-first Annual, Repert of the British Empire Cancer Campaign on June 29, 1954, deseribed progress with tuo experiments dealing with smoking as follows: . 4. Extracts from cigarette encke have been tested in mice and rate fer 7 months but without any tumors having appeared thus far. bbe Application of esemercial nicotine, by mouth or to the tiie of pere strain mice, did net cause any lung tuners even after 2 years of treatnont, 7 (4) The retiring president of the smerican Medica] Association voiced om Dune 22, 1954, the belief that the case Linking cigarettes and conser had Ret been preven. (&) Tt As « fact that the 11fe span of the American people has been steadily increasing in recent yeers shile cigarette eneking has been expanding, ‘The thousands of people whe grew tobacco and meke and distribute cigarettes are vitally concemed with the question of moking and health. Like you, they want te know all the facts, ‘They regard all the recognized research now being carried on as highly important and te be encouraged. Baphasizing thelr euppert of this conviction, leading growers, wareheusenen and manufacturers early this year established ‘the Tebaceo Industry Research Committee to initiate and finance research along any Lines that might develop the facts nore quickly. T. V. Hartnett, who has Just been elected as chaizman of the Tobacco Industry Research Committe, has made thie statenentsear ee, STATE HISTORICAL S0CTr? OF WISCONSIN Archives Division ge “The tobacco industry 1s determined to find the anawers to the public's questions about smoking and health. The appointuant of a full-time cheizman completes on organtzation dedicated to carrying on comprehensive and objective sclentific and statietical research to establish the facts and report thee to the public, “First stope in the work of the Committee wire to select @ Sctentific Advisory Board of outstanding educators and Scientists and to name Dr, Glarence Cook Little, internationally knew Tesearch scientist, as cheizman and ectentific director. This group is guiding the Allocation of research funde provided by the Committee, “The Comittee has already nade avatlable an inttial research fund ef $800,000 and has pledged continuing and substantial financial cupport, se needed. The research will be conducted by recognized medical end selentific ergantrations and individuals who wil report thelr findings independently. “Tt 4s an obligation of the Tobecce Industry Resserch Committee at this ‘tee to remind the public of these essential pointe: 1, Full evaluation of atatistical studiee now under way 1s impossible until these studies have been completed, fully documented end exposed to sclentific analysis through publication in Accepted Journals, 2+ The militone of people who derive pleasure and satisfaction free smoking can be reacsured thet every ectentific meens will be ured to get all the facts a: seon as possible.”