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lLuard 1!'Iodical School = Alount Auburn Hospital DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE GARY L. HUBER. Ai-D-, DIRECTOR Smaiin$ and He:zPth ReJearh Program Hamard hlcdical School at tNount Auburn Horpi& Bruce Avery Smoking and Health Research Program Dear Bruce, ~1TJPI7.'1.137l171I7T1 HUJpltal - 3iC) 111n;11N A11b4r11 Slreet " Carilhridge: Pldan.arhta:cc:lt 02138 617-061'-1138 ~le ~ea-Cr _ __----- , The administration of Harvard Afedical School has asked me to write each of our staff a letter regarding the duration of each individual's employment. As you'know, the Smoking and'Health Research Program will come to an end at Harvard University as soon as possible but not 1iater than June 30, 1980. The primary reason for this is that Harvard (or its potential designee) cannot under the current support provide adequate facilities to meet our research objectives defined under'the past agreement between the University and the industry. The tobacco industry grantors have expressed their desire to continue our support at our current level for the next five years, but the University was unable to develop a proposal providing adequate facilities for our future by a formula acceptable to the industry sponsors. Because our Federal grants and contracts are dependent on continued industry support for professional salaries and some equipment, thex also must end on or before June 30, 1980, The tobacco industry has indicated their support for a phase-out of our research activities. It shoul&be emphasized that this does not represent a commitment or an award to Harvar& or to anyone in the program as individuals by the industry to sustain a research program~over the phase-out period (April 1, 19'79-June 30, 1980), but rather an expression on their part of good will to help participants in the program professionally relocate elsewhere and to bring to a conclusion in a responsible manner the work underway at the time the deciision not to go forward at Harvard was reaehed. Our progress towards meeting our stated objectives relative to this support, as well as our compliance with the communicated understanding that makes this support available, will be reviewed and reassessed within the next month or so. This potential support consists of three phases: (1) Active Research Phase (April 1, 1979 October 31, 1'979): This phase, which, ran coincident with the availability of the Charlesgate West facility, is'now ended. (2) ~faterials Processing and Data Analysis Phase (November 1, 1979- ;~larch 31, 1979): Priority will be placed on processing and analysis of materials from the chronic inhalation studies, and the publication of manuscripts relate&to work completed. No additional animall inhalation studies will be undertaken; non-inhalation animal studies will be reduced to an, absolute minimum, essential only to ccmpletion or enhancement.of manuscripts then in preparation. Equipment for research will be available through this period.

ItsBruce Averl~. Page 2 (3) Final Transition Phase (April 1, 1980-June 30, 1980): This period Hill be used for completing the writing and publication of any remaining manuscripts or reports, and the relocation of any remaining technical and professional personnel to alternate positions. Disposition of industry owned equipment will be implemented. Thus, for the most part, our active or ongoing industry-sponsored research must now, come to end, except for work now in progress to complete projects that can be fully written up for publication. No new research will be initiated. Under these conditions, it is understoo6that your first priority is to yourself and your continued employment other than in our program, and you are encouraged to identify an alternate position that is in your own best interest. We have identified support for your salary through June 30, 1980, and we hope you will stay with our program until that time. The Personnel Office at the Beth Israel Hospital will be happy to work with you to find transfer opportunities and the Personnal Office for the Harvard Medical Area has indicated its willingness to talk with you if you wish~to seek employment at Harvard. Whether transfer!i within the hospital or jobs at Harvard will be available is so.rnething that is difficult to predict but we will all do our best to help you in any wax- we can. ~ I amisorry that the right combination of understandings could not be reached to continue the Smoking and Health Research Program at Harvard University. It will be our intent to redevelop this program elsewhere. If there is anything I can personally do to help you with your future under these circumstances, please let me know. Sincerely, Gary L. Huber, M.D., Director Smoking and Health Research Program GLH:mtc