Daily Doc: PM, Feb 21, 1988: "Operation Downunder's" European Counterpart
Daily Doc: "Operation Downunder's" European Counterpart
Title: The European Counterpart to "Operation Downunder" and the role of S&T PME {Science and Technology, Philip Morris Europe]
PM, Feb 21, 1988
Bates #: 2501474278/4280
May 10, 2000
This document reveals clearly that Philip Morris was the instigator in the conspiracy among the worldwide tobacco companies to cover up the health risks of secondhand smoke. Here's the definitive line from this document that makes this clear:
"The strategic objective for S&T PME is to go beyond the establishment of a controversy concerning an alleged ETS health risk but to disperse the suspicion of risk."The document also discusses PM's effort to pull other manufacturers into their plan to get assistance with funding, and their use of attorneys (Covington and Burling) as "intermediaries" in the cover-up. (Use of attorneys enabled them to label information about this project as confidential to protect it under "attorney-client privilege").
(Underlining appears in original).
CITATION
Title: The European Counterpart to "Operation Downunder" and the role of S&T PME {Science and Technology, Philip Morris Europe]
Type of Document: MANUAL, HANDBOOK, CATALOGUE
Author Gaisch, H. (Philip Morris)
Recipient: N/A
Date: 19880221
Site: Philip Morris document site http://www.pmdocs.com/cgi-bin/rsasearch.exe
Page Count 3
Bates No. 2501474278/4280
URL: http://www.pmdocs.com/getallimg.asp?DOCID=2501474278/4280
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QUOTES
Description of Project
-- In the USA, there are two basic components of the ETS project: a corporate affairs side (i.e. big Chill) and a scientific side (i.e. indoor air quality research)....
...--The strategic objective for S&T PME is to go beyond the establishment of a controversy concerning an alleged ETS health risk but to disperse the suspicion of risk.
...-- As a rule and within the framework of available resources, S&T PME will provide for the basic and general scientific services in terms of generation of data and reviews, the organization of events, as well as the development and deployment of witnesses. However, large focal scientific efforts...will have to be covered by a separate budget (e.g. a massive deployment of witnesses or a particular nation-wide study which corresponds more to a political than scientific necessity...)
...--S&T PME and C&B [Covington and Burling, attorneys] liaise closely with other industry scientists in order to encourage the other manufacturers to join in the projects....and to share the financing...
--S&T PME will systematically use C&B as legal intermediates with scientists and testing laboratories...
--S&T PME, in collaboration with C&B, undertakes the utmost effort to persuade other manufacturers to make a joint scientific commitment to this project...
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