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DONALD J. BENSON 



1 that we may not be approaching an area of agreement in 



2 the primary treatment operation and the diffuser line 



3 operation. 



4 MR. BENSON: I think this will become more 



5 evident in particular when the individual mills make their 



6 stateooents. 



7 CHAIRMAN STEIN: Right. Are you going to 

 g have both the scientific experts and the individual mills 

 9 make their statements? 



10 MR. BQJSON: Yes, we will have-- 



11 CHAIRMAN STEIN: There will be two dif- 



12 ferent approaches? 



Let me make one other comment for the 



record. As I read this, and as you read this, I read it 

 along with you, there are a lot of conclusions here, 



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MR. BENSON: Yes. I would hope to have 

 these backed up substantially with the expert witnesses 

 to follow. 



CHAIRMAN STEIN: There was one point that 

 I was struck with in the Federal investigation--and again 

 this is a case where we want to join the issues--one, that 

 they didn't just take the measure of the sulfite waste 

 liquor itself --as you indicate, and as I think one of the 



25 Federal investigators indicated, there may be defects in 



