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REF CIA/SRE/LAP DATE 4 Decem r, 1984
_)STA
CORESTA
objective
To ensure a substantial increase in the political
influence
of BAT in the activities of CORESTA.
Assumptions
(a) This objective cannot be achieved overnight by
the simple
expedient of handsome cash injection into the
ailing CORESTA
finances.
(b) We have to play the game according to the
rules:
(i) BAT must be perceived as true believers in the
CORESTA
organisation.
(ii) Although the objective is political, the
process and
vocabulary to achieve it is scientific.
Mechanism
(a) An across the board increase in company
involvement in CORESTA
activities. For example, active membership of
working parties
aimed at taking a leading role in discussions,
clear willing-
ness to host meetings and the presentation of high
quality
scientific papers.
(b) Secure election of BAT personnel into
positions of influence
within the CORESTA organisation.
In increasing order of importance these are:
Membership of (and significant contribution to)
working
parties;
Chairman of Working Parties;
Chairman/Secretary of Study Groups;
Member of Scientific Commission;
Chairman of Scientific Commission;
Member of Council.
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(c) BAT should make a significant increase in
their membership,
for example, Brown and Williamson, Imasco, Amatil
and BAT
Benelux could take up formal membership. (see
footnote)
Tactics
(a) It is essential that we maintain continuity of
attendance at
the study group level. For example, Mitchell,
Horsewell and
Weekes must attend and contribute resources of
GR&DC to the
CORESTA work programme. The attendance of these
delegates
should include the CORESTA congresses and symposia
even if
this demands a signficant involvement in terms of
time and
distance. Their presence should be mandatory even
if very
senior BAT representatives also attend the
meeting.
(b) The internal position of BAT prospective
nominees to CORESTA
office must be sufficiently high to compete with
the senior
delegates in other companies (e.g. T. S. Osdene).
(c) Senior delegates (e.g. Seehofer, Ayres) need
to work the
corridors of CORESTA to ensure support of
potential
candidates.
(d) It is considered that influence could also be
gained through
the 'UK Research Directors" meetings.
Timescale
The timescale is inherently linked to that of
CORESTA. Thus,
while working parties meet every year
(smoke/technology and
agronomy/phytopathology in different locations),
elections take
place every two years at Symposia (1986, 1990) and
Congresses
(1988).
Thus the opportunities are as follows:
1986 (Symposia: Zimbabwe): First opportunity to
elect BAT
delegate (J. Hollweg, Hamburg?).
1988 (Congress: Kenya): Second opportunity: ensure
senior
GR&DC delegate Chairman of Study Group.
1990 (Symposia: ? UK): Election of BAT
Representative to c=:)
Council?
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A (possibly) high risk project which could
accelerate BAT's ---J
influence would be to propose and subsequently
support an initial
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meeting of the *Group Pharmacologiel. This area of
future work
was suggested by Dr. H. R. Bentley in his plenary
lecture in
Vienna this year. The group would consider the
physiological
.and psychological effects of smoking behaviour
and motivation.
C. I. AYRES S. R. EVELYN
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