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This sampling of documents illustrates tobacco industry activities in the areas of litigation, combatting smoking restrictions, and polishing corporate image.

Litigation

Note re: destruction of research reports in Canada - BAT (1992)

"The documents now destroyed include the "B" series of reports representing data generated by mouse-skin painting experiments; a number of documents detailing inhalation studies conducted at Southampton; 3 technical reports dealing with the mutagenic activity of commercial brands; and a number of reports covering miscellaneous smoking and health issues such as the retention of smoke components in the human respiratory system, the properties of nicotine and the toxicity of certain additives..."

http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/tll11a99

Legislation, Restrictions, Regulations and Bans

Action Plan on Smoking Restrictions (1978)

"[The] objective...to create a passive public attitude toward passive smoking."

http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/wib71d00

Proactive Legislation (1988)

Strategy to get "friendly" Colorado elected officials to offer smoking bill with "desirable" provisions.

http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/cmx91f00

Californians Against Unfair Tax Increases (CAUTI)- Budget and Expenditures (1988)

Budget for tobacco industry front group mobilized against California's Proposition 99.

http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/xjz54c00

Impact of Workplace Restrictions on Consumption and Incidence (1992)

Notes that total prohibition of workplace smoking "strongly affects industry volume." However, milder restrictions, such as designated smoking areas "have much less impact on quitting rates and very little effect on consumption."

http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/rvv24e00

A Smoker's Alliance (1993)

Plan to develop a "powerful smokers' rights organization" to resist "infringement of smokers' rights" at the federal, state, and local levels.

http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/pfo14e00

BA Tactics (1993)

Strategy to influence British Airways smoking policy by creating a "grass roots" campaign composed entirely of tobacco industry employees.

http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/zha35e00

Philip Morris and the Hospitality Industry (1995)

Internal presentation outlining motives and tactics for engaging the hospitality industry in preempting or overturning smoking restrictions.

http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/ehf36e00

Public Relations and Corporate Image

[PM USA Tobacco Action Program Manual] (1978)

Manual sent to Philip Morris employees designed to present "the other side of the smoking controversy."

http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/kwk93f00

New Directions - A Presentation of the Tobacco Institute Staff (1981)

Speech emphasizing industry need to change public opinion and reduce public pressure by shifting the industry's scientific activities to a "proactive posture."

http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/esh30c00

Top Secret - Operation Rainmaker (1990)

Philip Morris outline of plan to influence public policy and information flow to the public.

http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/wos65e00

Corporate Affairs Cost Review (1993)

Detailed budget for PR and lobbying.

http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/wqq02a00

CEO Issues Book (1996)

PM's official position on everything from health to litigation to trade.

http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/gft81f00