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October 18, 1966
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Dr. S. J. Green
I British-American Tobacco Co. Ltd. 2 S ICT 1.966
Westminster House
7 Millbank
London, S.W.1
England
Dear Jim,
JANUS - Fermented TobaccJ
This will acknowledge receipt of Brian Fordyce's
letter of October 10,
1966, in which he gave the cigarette
specifications for the fermented
tobacco sample. In this same letter he raised
a'question, discussed
in the last Biological Testing Committee meeting,
concerning the best
place to manufacture the AIRFEMM cigarettes. As
you know, manufacture
here presents many problems, among which are
1. We do not have the proper paper;
2. Packing the manufactured cigarettes cannot be
done in
airtight fifties;
3. There is a good chance that the cigarettes '
once
manufactured, cannot be shipped so that they wil I
arrive in a satisfactory condition.
After considering the pros and cons, we believe we
should
1. Ferment the tobacco here;
2. Following fermentation, cut and dry the tobacco
to a
moisture content of 14 to 15%;
3. Ship the resulting rag in polyethylene bags
packed in
cases to Southampton for cigarette manufacture.
I would like to point out that, with the fermented
tobaccos, it. is
doubtful if you will be able to manufacture
cigarettes at a moisture
of 13%. Based on our experience with these
tobaccos, the moisture
level will have to be higher. There will be a
significant loss in
,dry weight as a result of fermentation, and the
cigarette weight will
probably be much less than that used for the
manufacture of the Bo
cigarettes.
CZ)
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/Dr
Dr. S. J. Green
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October 18, 1966
We can and will manufacture the cigarettes here if
you consider it
desirable. Howeveri if we manufacture the
cigarettes, it will be
necessary for you to ship us immediately
sufficient paper to manu-
facture the necessary quantity of cigarettes and
we will also have
to make other special arrangements. For this
reason, we must know,
as soon as possible,who will manufacture the
cigarettes.
With kind regards,
Sincerely yours,
R. B. Griffith
RBG/nw
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BATCO document for Province of BritiSh Columbia 5
November 1999