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Japan, and with it our lucnitivt niche nurkets. During this time Mayr Bros, always held out hope 

 that the Forest Service would do the honorable thing and make some type of settlement viith us 

 on our timber sales, The Mayr family vainly held out hope as the delays and setbacks continued. 



FlnaQy, in Febniary of this year I made a proposal to Tom Tiichnunn. President Clinton's forestry 

 representative in Portland, Oregon. The offer was tWs: Mayr Bros, would trade all of our claims 

 against the Forest Service on our Sec. 318 sales, if the Govcnanent would pay off the 

 approximately S4,000,000 remaining on the government guaranteed miO loan. 'Wfafle a great deal 

 of interest was ocpressed in this proposal, we were told by Mr. Tuchmann of the office of 

 Forestry and Economic Development that (contrary to the opinion of our anomey) the 

 administration lacked the authority to do such an ofiset. It should be noted th!»T irt ?; ^alfinp thig 

 offer. Mavr Bros, was, (out of desperationi expressing a willingness to settle for leg; t H ian 50% of 

 what the d amages wiD be on these contracts should Mavr Bros, be forced to file clahns m the U.S. 

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Attached to my testimony is a proposed piece of legislation prepared by my attorney which 

 authorizes the Clinton Admiiustratioo to enter into an agreement with my company that would 

 require my company to relinquish any and all claims for damages related to all of oor Forest 

 Service timber sale contracts purchased prior to fiscal year 1992 in exchange for the United States 

 fully retiring my company's obligation on its govenuncnt guaranteed loan, including all principal, 

 interest, fees and other charges. The Clinton Administration has expressed a great interest in this 

 approach, yet it claims not to have the authority to execute sudi an action. I truly believe that this 

 is in the best interest of the U.S. govenuneot and of my company. The case law is clear that 



