Organization
Tobacco Industry Research Committee
Research committee set up by the cigarette makers in December 1953 and announced in the Frank Statement; renamed the Council for Tobacco Research in 1964.
- Dates
- 28 Dec 1953 – 29 Jan 1964
- Also known as
- TIRC
Connections 4
chaired by
- Paul M. Hahn 28 Dec 1953 temporary chairman Primary record 1
awarded a contract to
- Hill & Knowlton Dec 1953 Primary record 1
became
- Council for Tobacco Research 29 Jan 1964 Primary record 1
followed from
- Plaza Hotel meetings of December 1953 Primary record 1
Timeline 4 dates
- Dec 1953 Tobacco Industry Research Committee awarded a contract to Hill & Knowlton
- 28 Dec 1953 – 29 Jan 1964 Tobacco Industry Research Committee
- 28 Dec 1953 Paul M. Hahn chair of Tobacco Industry Research Committee
- 29 Jan 1964 Tobacco Industry Research Committee became Council for Tobacco Research
Proof 1 source
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United States v. Philip Morris USA Inc., 449 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2006), Final Opinion (Judge Gladys Kessler), U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (text via govinfo.gov), 17 Aug 2006.
Primary record
chose Paul Hahn as temporary chairman of the committee;
The executives also authorized the five members of the group who had their offices in New York to engage the services of Hill & Knowlton on behalf of the whole committee;
who were also handling the TIRC account.
the TIRC Executive Committee agreed to change the name of the organization to the Council for Tobacco Research-U.S.A.
The attendees agreed on Tobacco Industry Research Committee (“TIRC”) as the official name of the research committee;
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