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December 8, 2010

By Email
Gary J, Cohen, Esq.
General Counsel
Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission
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Suite 800
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Re: Commission Letter to Louis Lebedin re: Potential Use of Quote
Dear Gary:
On behalf of JPMorgan Chase & Co., in response to the Commission's
December 3, 2010 letter to Louis Lebedin, I write to object to the Commission's use of a
purported quote from Mr. Lebedin's interview with Commission staff (the "Interview"),

First, as the Commission is aware, there was no tape-recording made of
the Interview, and we therefore cannot confirm with certainty the accuracy of any
statements made by the witness.
Second, the purported quote lacks necessary context The quote suggests
that Mr. Lebedin was speaking about more than one customer withdrawing business from
Bear Steams; however, in the context of the Interview, it was clear that Mr. Lebcdin was
speaking about a single, specific prime brokerage customer of Bear Stearns at a spcci fie

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point in time. Accordingly, we object to any usc of the quote in the Commission's
Report that is inconsistent with the context in which the quote was made.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Eric S. Goldstein

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