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FILE NAME: WR Grace (WRG)
DATE: January 30, 1960
DOC#: WRG001
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: 1960 Letter regarding ABC Sunday Evening Documentary
From: To: Barry Castleman
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Date: 5/0/68 Time: 11:28:08 AM
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2 just receiv ed your memorandum of January 1^, 2960 concerning
ABC Sunday Evening Documentary
with attachm ents. Thank .to you. M esu re, C o q u illette and N av arro and to W. JR. G ra ce & C c. for the help granted again against these perm anent attacks. Anew 1 reg ret very m uch that your nam e was connected with the Otto Axhbroe case. 1 am su re that your letter to M r. Golcfenson will be supcessfol. ABC has done a g re a t in ju stic e with, it u n fa ir attktude, I know th at th e o ffic ia l A m e rica does not share this tendency.
May I co rrect the chart enclosed with above memo.
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I S 74. 9% Araeperjper fam ily 4md not BASF?
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in 1977 BASF aequi:
as my successor.
a sh a r e of 74. 9*5 and P rof. Seeleidi^rffs appointed
On page 4 of toe memo it's the sam e - when BASF acquired the m ajority of the Knoll shares I had to re tire at an age of 76.
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From: To: Barry Castleman
Date: 5/9/98 Time: 11:26:08 AM
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F in ally on j^ g e 5 - Why -* was O r. Am bro* clo sers elected Jor attack?
/ T h e re is o n - OA s till is alive, hard w orking and hapy to 'iiv e ire e ly and
t pro du ctiv ely ic. M annhcixc". JEf I w at sen ile and consequently not able to
enjoy technical cooperation with W. R. G race and JgRDAjor be connected
with other m odem developm ents, Xwould not selected for being "dragged
through the mod'
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I hope th e A m erican m edia w ill lea rn from W, Z|. G ra c e ' h o n est philoeophyl
expressed with your letter, j
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Once again, thank you very much for your frieow hip.
Sincerely,
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