Bliley RJReynolds
Correspondence Concerning Regulatory Matters Prepared by RJR Managerial Employee Providing Confidential Information to RJR in-House Legal Counsel to Assist in the Rendering of Legal Advice and Copied to RJR Managerial Employees and in-House Legal Counsel.
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- Author
- Bewley, L.
- Recipient
- Crohn, Max H., Jr. (RJR Attorney, General Counsel, CTR Director)Max H. Crohn Jr. was the former General Counsel for R.J. Reynolds and he worked for Jacob, Medinger & Finnegan.
- Copied
- Rucker, T.
- Gann, L.
- Ainsworth, W. Eugene (RJR VP, Government Relations)
W. Eugene "Gene" Ainsworth Jr. served as the Vice President of Government Relations for R. J. Reynolds Tobacco USA in 1984 and 1987 and as Senior Vice President of Government Relations for RJR Tobacco USA in 1988 & 1989. (Source: R. J. Reynolds Summary - RJR Liability Notebook).- Tucker, C.A.
- Gann, L.
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I would llke to restate our. concern with a fall-back position
on sampling.
Untll Minneapolis and St. Paul passed their sampling ordinances
in 1979, the Tobacco Institute successfully defeated state and
local attempts to regulate and/or prohibit s~mpling.
We want some assurance .that...T-I~ willcontlnue to fight .all~
sampling bans.-to their .f~.llest ~and ~ot allow ~he fall-back
position to be-the standard of .the '~ n~ustryo We are .against ~
of regulation. TI's-strategy must remain-that we work on
~t~pe ~gislator and/or ~Councilman ~o defeat any proposal by out-
lining the steps we take to make certain sample .cigarettes are
not given to minors or non-smokers.
With the move away from on-the-street intercept sampling, plus
the steps being taken by the industry to .make certain minors are
excluded from receiving 'samples, .I.. personally fee! that sampling
ban proposals will .greatly decrease if not stop.
I would recommend some type of clearance be obtained by TI before
they can in any way use the fall-back position on sampling.
Larry Bewley
LAB/bls
cc: C. A. Tucker W. E. Ainsworth
T. Rucker
L. Gann
