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OCR Page 1 of 94Bruce Reed
DELIARY OF HEALTH& USA SEPURITY HUMAN
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THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20201
JAN 6 1999
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Please accept the enclosed implementation plan in response to your Executive Memorandum
directing the Department to take steps to make tobacco industry documents more readily
accessible to the public health community, the scientific community, the States, and the public at
large. The plan we have developed will ensure greater access to these important documents and
significantly increase our understanding of the health consequences of tobacco use and the extent
to which this information has been systematically concealed from the public.
With your concurrence, we are prepared to immediately execute the plan and launch a broad,
collaborative initiative of research and education that will help us to better understand the
tobacco epidemic and identify the most effective regulatory and programmatic strategies to
reduce the harm caused by tobacco products. Your challenge to the Department and commitment
to the nation's public health have been critically important to the success of this historic
undertaking and to our common goal of a tobacco-free adolescence for every child.
Dason Donna E. Shalala
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