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07/29/97 TUE 18:31 FAX 202 514 8071 CIVIL OAAG J. 002 OF STATE Pruce R/Bruce L/ U.S. Department of Justice ElizD/JenyM Office of the Assistant Attorney General Civil Division George Jordan Phillips 950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Room 3143 Counselor to the Assistant Attorney General Washington, D.C. 20530 (202) 514-5713 Fax (202) 514-8071 July 29, 1997 VIA FACSIMILE (202) 456-2878 Ms. Elena Kagan Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy old Executive Office Building, Room 218 Washington, D.C. 20501 RE: Review of Proposed Tobacco Settlement Dear Ms. Kagan: Enclosed are two memorandums we prepared for tomorrow's meeting. The first gives an overview of the status of the class action lawsuits and the second attempts to address the effects of the proposed settlement on the pending private lawsuits. Joe Kaster of our Torts Branch will attend tomorrow to give an overview of the class action lawsuits. Gene Thirolf, Joe and I will be prepared to talk about the second topic. Given the subjective nature of the second memorandum, I would request that it not be distributed. I will bring you a notebook with copies of all the cited articles for you tomorrow. Sincer Goor J. Phillips Enclosures CC: Elizabeth Drye