From: afoxland@starband.net
Date: Thu, 03/06/03
Anne Landman Posting Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2003
Assorted Information
Company/source: Philip Morris
Document Date: 06 Oct 1997
Length: 1 page
Bates No. 2064000753
URL: http://www.pmdocs.com/getallimg.asp?if=avpidx&DOCID=2064000753
PDF Version:
http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/cgi/getdoc?tid=bmh97d00&fmt=pdf&ref=results
This one-page fax was sent from from Gian Turci, founder of FORCES
Canada (smokers rights group) to John MacDonald, Director of Public Affairs
Rothmans Tobacco Ltd., and is also marked "received" by Mark Berlind, Assistant
General Counsel of Philip Morris Worldwide Regulatory Affairs, in 1997. While
FORCES' web site claims that it is unaffiliated with the tobacco industry and
does not always agree with the industry, the fax indicates that perhaps, as
Turci indicates, there may be some "mutually beneficial cooperation" between the
two entities. Turci also notes in the fax that there is a need to keep
communications between FORCES and the tobacco company confidential. Turci
writes to MacDonald,
"I am sure that this will mark the beginning of a good a mutually
beneficial cooperation between FORCES, other smokers' rights groups, and the
industry. However, I will keep our communications confidential for obvious
reasons."
It also appears that Turci was providing information on American
tobacco control campaigns to the Canadian tobacco company. He writes,
"...I have spoken with Mr. Sasso (FORCES USA). I will provide
pictures of all the antitobacco hate campaign billboards in San Francisco, as
well as the TV commercials."
Quotes:
Date: October 6, 1997 RE: Assorted
Information
FROM: Gian Turci TO: Mr. John
Macdonald
Dear Mr. MacDonald:
First of all, I would like to thank you and the CTMC for the
wonderful hospitality reserved to me during my visit. I am sure that this will
mark the beginning of a good a mutually beneficial cooperation between FORCES,
other smokers' rights groups, and the industry. However, I will keep our
communications confidential for obvious reasons...
...I have spoken with Mr. Sasso (FORCES USA). I will
provide pictures of all the antitobacco hate campaign billboards in San
Francisco, as well as the TV commercials.
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Notes
Thanks to Michael Givel for bringing this document to
Doc-Alert's attention.
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Company: Philip Morris
Author: Turci, Gian--Founder of FORCES Canada and CEO of
FORCES International. See a photo of Turci here (worth a look):
http://www.forces.org/writers/turci/turcorn.htm
Recipient: MacDonald, John - Director of Public Affairs for
Rothmans Tobacco
Berlind, Mark - Philip Morris Management Corp.; Served as
Assistant General Council for Philip Morris Worldwide Regulatory Affairs
Subject: Smokers Rights Groups
Front Groups
Region: United States
Canada
Type:
Named Organization: Facsimile
FORCES, Fight Ordinances and Restrictions to Control and
Eliminate Smoking - "Smokers rights" group
CTMC, Canadian Tobacco Manufacturers Council
Named Person: Sasso
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:
In regard to the posting from Wednesday, March 5 2003, RJR's Letter
to a 5th Grade Class, Tac Tacelosky writes,
Anne,
RJR now has a policy of not communicating directly with anyone
under 18, instead encouraging them to talk directly with public health sources.
It's on the RJR smoker's rights website somewhere.
Tac
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