Document 3QpjdBRVwezEBzvzMe1oaZjD3
FILE NAME Corning OC
DATE 1966 July 22
DOC OC222
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Memo RE Pabco Contract
co Mr. Wayne Johnson - New York
Paul B. Van Buren - Santa Clara
PABCO KAYLO CONTRACT
July 22 1966
Mr. W. W. White - Santa Clare Mr. T. R. Vogt - Toledo
1960 and At your request I have reviewed
Bran Kaylo basulation Pro
our Agreement for Manufacture and Sale of Private
Apcul 7
Jucts December
dated March
,
1960
budbudingibundigng amendments
late 1
5 1960 with Fibrebosed Paper Products Corporation
The following are my comments and interpretations interpretations
MINIMUM FURCHASE REQUIREMENT REQUIREMENT
& By a letter dated December 5 1960 the
as follows :
original Paragraph was amended to read
If in my parlod of six consecutive calanlar
of
mouths during the
torm this agreement the invoice value of the products par tha 200,000 chased by you OCF shall aggregate less than
Fibreboard Fibreboard Fibreboard shall have the right to terminate
exe
by notice given to
this agreement agreement
succeeding mosth next succeeding
you UCF at any time hiring the calenda
sald month
. late specified therein
period effective upon the
which shall not be earlier than 60
after the date such notice la vs.
days
150,000 The sole effect of the amendment
from 150,000
16 20k- 10
was to increase the nitalmum purchase requirement
TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT BY EITHER PARTY ~_
However Paragraph I provides :
1. Termination
rootee
. The term of this and shall continue time upon at least
agreement shall commence on August 15 1960 la effect until terminated by either party at any
six months prior written notice to the other
Therefore even if OCF should
ibreboard could still
continue to buy the minimum purchase quantities
terminate the Agresment with
Itten notice
any reason upon six nicaths
.
At Wayne Joharan
C
TERMINATION PURCHASE OF INVENTORY ON
Paragraph 10 provides :
--
" Purchase of Inventory on Termination
Page 2
days after silicate products at the price ta effect
and Kaylo printed cartons at our
hereunder at termbastion termbastion
termination in our Fibreboard's Fibreboard's regular price is effect at
date of the termination
inventory upon the effective
to but
up
value of 100,000 You
not
exceeding an aggregate aggregate
shall take delivery of the
sixty
such effective date
same within
Emphasis added
argue OCP could argue
that a purchase of up to but not
means that a purchase of may amount of
exceeding an aggregate of 100,000 100,000
thereunder
inventory from 1.00 to 10,00 100,000 would kill
If the provision is interpreted
it can still be
as requiring an OCP purchase of $ 10X 000 of
Its argued that CCP has the right to select which
Laventory
purchase did
Of exures this right of selection would be
items will be included in
not contain at least 100,000 100,000 of items desired
of little valus if the inventory
by OCF
REQUIREMENTS CONTRACT
As originally drawn in the March 1 1960
Agreement Paragraph 3 : provided
3. 3.
Quantities Quantities
rn ee
installation in the thirteen Western
Alaska but not
States including Hawail end
lichiding except at your OCF's option direct
mnd other sales subject to the limitation limitation hereinafter
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wastes
' yore dW ame wey
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A letter writion writion by OCF dated March
A with Fibroboard
21 1960 to confirm the mutual
stated in part as follows :
understanding understanding
-- 1. Your rest is to
supply us with the calcium silicate require
or
Contracting Contracting aanndd not to sell this product direct to Armstrong Supply Company and other independent independent independent
Industrial distributing contracting contracting firms Emphasis added
fTohleloowriingginparlovAigsrioenemfeonrtthweas amendeodn April 7 1960 by the substation of the
original Paragraph 3
C
llyon
bereunder shall be the requirements tharoof of
Engineering & Supply Division for sale
your Pther Pther giza
the ton Western
and or installatica ta
also at
States Inchuling Inchuling Hawall and Alesha and
your option direct Government Government ualos direct sales to
Contracting and Supply Compeny Compeny and Armstrong Cork
Company and sales to independent independent Industrial distributingdistributing cos-
tracting firms subject to the limitations hereicher set
forth
Decembe5r 1960 Paragraph Paragraph 3 was replaced by the fellowing :
TSthaeteasreaincslaurdviendg bHaywailtHahwiaisl agreement shall be the thire Western and Alaska
Fibreboard has the option of terrabusting the mest found ba Paragraph 8 as amandod
Agreement upon sixty days notice Upon such a
either party upon six months notice Paragraph t8'esrmpirnoavitsiioonnsorcounpcoenrntienrgmipnuarticohnasbey
n
Paul B. Van Cures
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