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STRATEGIC TIMBER TRUST, INC.
July 9, 1999
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Withdrawal of Strategic Timber Trust, Inc. Registration
Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-71291)
Dear Sir/Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"),
Strategic Timber Trust, Inc. hereby requests that its Registration Statement on
Form S-11 (File No. 333-71291), as amended, be withdrawn from registration
under the Act.
Very truly yours,
Strategic Timber Trust, Inc.
By: /s/ Joseph E. Rendini
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Joseph E. Rendini
Secretary, General Counsel &
Vice President
cc: C. Edward Broom
William H. Bradley
Thomas C. Herman
Robert V. Jewell
Catherine S. Gallagher
Joseph E. Rendini
Secretary, General Counsel & Vice President
5 North Pleasant Street - New London, NH 03257 - USA
(603) 526-7800 - Fax: (603) 526-7811
[email protected]
