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Mr R poto
Clinical Trial Service Unit
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Thank you for your letter of 16th Haircho I sm, sorry that you do not
believe that I and aw colleagues have boom pursuing this correspondence
seriously.
to your letter to me of t6th October, you were concerned to ensure that.
In sW position as Chairman of B.A.T Industries, I will continue to
*=our&" research into Pvduct modification.
Notwithstanding the controversy that surrounds low delivery products -
witness the opposition you referred to in your recent letter - for many
yurs a", %"I have recognised the concern and wishes of govornowts in
relation to cigarette smoking and have co-operated, and will continue to
co-operete, with then In devel Ing products which they believe to be
lose hazardous and which Not M r*4UtMMU Of 0AM109 COMW
demand.
A great deal of our world-wide research Is ftcused In this area and I
should be am tho hoppy to share with you the nature and scope of this
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When. in 1991 # we had the opportunity of receiving the members of the
WA Board of Science and Education at our Group Research and Development
Centro at Southampton, they expressed considerable latenst in our work.
There was a similar reaction Won last year we received Professor Froggatt,
accompanied by odors of the Independent Scientific Committee end DNSS.
If you also would be interested in visiting our laboratories at Southampton,
I should be very happy for Dr Lionel Blackman, Director of Research at
B.A.T Company Limited, to mks the necessary arrangements. I an sure
you would find the staff tou ly open in showing and discussing with you
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the main times of research. ndeed, If you agr*o to this suggestion. I
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should be more than ple4sWW Join you during the visito thereby achieving
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the twin objectives of Meti you wA discussing with you our approach
to research and product modif Cation.
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