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BAT- Germany February 13, 1981 Mr. Dieter von Specht B.A.T. Cigaretten-Fabriken
GMBH Esplanade 39, Postfach 226 2 Hamburg 36, GERMANY Dear Dieter:


Ernie Pepples, our Senior Vice President and General Counsel, will
be visiting your research facility in Hamburg on March 12-13. He will
be accompanying Dr. Gary Huber who in August 1980 became Director
of the Tobacco and Health Research Institute at the University of
Kentucky. Dr. Huber is responsible for direction of smoking and health
research under a state-supported budget of $3.5 million per year.
Prior to accepting the directorship of the Kentucky Institute, Dr.
Huber headed an important research program at Harvard Medical School
where he received major governmental and industry funding for relevant
studies of chronic pulmonary and other illnesses. B.A.T. has arranged
for Ernie and Dr. Huber to spend time with Dr. Rittershaus, who is
in charge of the laboratory, and Mr. Seehofer. Dr. Huber is particularly
interested in working on identifying puff profiles. I am writing you
to be sure you are aware of Dr. Huber and Ernie's impending visit.
I will much appreciate the hospitality your people in Hamburg extend
to them. 

Cordially, IWH/dlb Signed + mailed by E. Farmer