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FILE NAME: WR Grace (WRG) DATE: March 12, 1986 DOC#: WRG266 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: 1986 Letter to Barry Castleman from DA Speights regarding Grace documents Law Office D A N IEL A. S P E IG H T S 304 L E E A V E N U E P O S T O F F I C E B O X 685 H A M P T O N , S O U T H C A R O L I N A 29924 803-943-4444 March 12, 1986 Mr. Barry Castleman 1722 Li nd en Avenue Baltimore, Maryland 21217 Dear Barry: P l e a s e ac cep t my a p o l o g i e s f o r not r e s p o n d i n g e a r l i e r .to your l e t t e r o f F eb rua ry 11, 1986. I have not l o c a t e d ^ 'Sracg......-; document s t a t i n g t h a t the SE USA was a good p la c e ro.dump a s b e s t o s - c o n t a i n i n g p r o d u c t s . We d id l o c a t e a document s t a t i n g th a t the Northeast had s h i f t e d to the n o n a s b e s t o s - c o n t a in i n g Monokote, at the same time Grace was s e l l i n g a s b e s t o s - c o n t a i n i n g Monokote to o t h e r areas o f the c o u n t r y . We c e r t a i n l y r e l i e d upon the i n f e r e n c e t h a t Grace was dumping a s b e s t o s - c o n t a i n i n g p ro d u ct s in the S o u th ea st , but t h e r e i s no document l i t e r a l l y stating that. You are c o r r e c t t h a t we have f i l e d a comprehensive Memorandum a g a i n s t USG s e ek in g the most severe s a n c t i o n s . As soon as t h a t matter i s r e s o l v e d , I w i l l for w ar d you the i n f o r m a t i o n . P l e a s e ac ce p t my k i n d r e g a r d s . Sincerely yours, D a n i e l A. S p e i g h t s DAS/rb cc Terry E. Richardson, J r . , Esguire Edward J . Westbrook, E s q u ire