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In 1982, 25% of world markets were open to US tobacco products. By 1992, 90% of

world markets were open.

9th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Paris, 1994

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Former US Trade Representative Carla Hills represented Philip Morris and RJR in

fighting Canadian proposals that would limit marketing of US cigarettes there.

Washington Post magazine, December 3, 1995, p. 24

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In 1992, the United States exported $197.6 million in tobacco products to Russia.

New York Times, July 20, 1993

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Philip Morris and RJ Reynolds exported 37 billion cigarettes to the Soviet Union in

1990. After full death rates from smoking appear in a country, there are about 1000

smokers who die from their habit for every billion cigarettes consumed.

Wall Street Journal, September 27, 1990, p. A13

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"In Mexico and Argentina, sales of Marlboro and other US brands over the past five

years have jumped by more than 700 percent. Philip Morris earns 30 percent of its

profits on exports, and has opened plants in El Salvador, Guatemala and Costa Rica."

San Francisco Chronicle, December 26, 1994, p. A17

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In 1969 the US imported nine million pounds of tobacco. By 1983, this had risen

nineteen-fold to 240,000 metric tons.

Tobacco Use: An American Crisis, p. 85

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