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EXHIBIT 99.6
CONSENT OF MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED
Board of Directors
Fort James Corporation
1650 Lake Cook Road
Deerfield, Illinois 60015-4753
Members of the Board:
We hereby consent to the use in the Registration Statement of Georgia-
Pacific Corporation on Form S-4 and in the Offer to Exchange of Georgia-
Pacific Corporation, which is part of the Registration Statement, of our
opinion dated July 16, 2000 appearing as Annex B to such Offer to Exchange,
and to the description of such opinion and to the references to our name
contained therein under the headings "Summary", "Reasons for the Offer--
Reasons for the Fort James' Board Recommendation; Factors Considered",
"Background of the Offer" and "The Offer--Opinion of Financial Advisor to Fort
James". In giving the foregoing consent, we do not admit that we come within
the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, nor do we admit that we are experts with
respect to any part of such Registration Statement within the meaning of the
term "experts" as used in the Securities Act or the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED
By: /s/ Theodore J. Brombach
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Theodore J. Brombach
Managing Director
Chicago, IL
October 12, 2000
