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December 2, 20 10

By Email
Gary J. Cohen, Esq.
General Counsel
Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission
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Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006-4614

Re: Commission Letter to Tom Marano re: Potential Use of Quote
Dear Gary:
On behalf of JPMorgan Chase & Co., in response to the Commission's
December 1, 2010 letter to Tom Marano, I write to object to the Commission's use of a
purported quote from Mr. Marano's interview with Commission staff (the "Interview").
First, Mr. Marano has no recollection of ever saying that Mr. Cioffi was a "very popular
fellow." Second, as the Commission is aware, there was no tape-recording made of Mr.
Marano's interview, and the Commission's Memorandum summarizing the Interview
does not reflect that Mr. Marano made such a statement about Mr. Cioffi. In short, we
have no reason to believe the Commission's quote is accurate, and therefore request that
it not be used in the Commission's Report.

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