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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

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LEHMAN BEOTHEtS

VIA FACSMUEE September 20, 2001

The Honorable Robert Harding Deputy Mayor of the City of New York City Hall New York, New York 10007

Dear Deputy Mayor Harding: behalf of The tragic events of the last ten days have deeply challenged us all. On City's rebuilding Lehman Brothers, I am writing to reaffirm our commitment to the company. Our process by keeping New York City as the global headquarters of our intention is to put all of our New York City based employees back to work in New York City to secure the City as quickly as possible. In order to do so, we need help from the real estate we need to operate our business. Giuliani Lehman Brothers is a 150 year old investment bank - - in fact, Mayor 1501h anniversary celebration a few months ago at the Museum of the presided over our New York City. City of New York. We are proud of our Firm's long history as part of first office We have been headquartered here for most of the past 150 years, with our brothers and established here in 1858. Since the Firm's beginning, the founding Lehman years, they imparted to all partners have always been committed to the City. Over the continue to value employees of the Finn a sense of citizenship and responsibility that we particularly in the today. Lehman Brothers is a strong supporter of many local charities, New York areas of health care and youth services, including Mt. Sinai Hospital, Downtown Hospital, New York City's Ronald McDonald House and Women in Need. supporter of To commemorate our anniversary earlier this year, the Firm became a major services to the City's beacon programs on the Lower East Side, which provide an array of young people in school-based community centers.

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