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 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Ambler, John  
Sent:	Thursday, December 06, 2001 5:38 PM
To:	Lay, Kenneth; Whalley, Greg; Frevert, Mark; McMahon, Jeffrey; Bowen Jr., Raymond; Derrick Jr., James; Oxley, David
Cc:	Kean, Steven J.; Palmer, Mark A. (PR); Joyce, Mary
Subject:	Proposed Employee Letter on Retention Program

Attached is a proposed letter to employees, which has been prepared in cooperation with Mary Joyce and Weil, Gotshal &  Manges.  We believe it is important to get this letter out Friday morning.  If you have any comments, please send them to me by 9:00 a.m. on Friday.  If you have an objection to sending the letter, please call Steve Kean, Mark Palmer or me (ext. 66423).