WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
767 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10153
212-310-8000
(FAX) 212-310-8007
Writer's Direct Dial
(212) 310-8226
December 10, 1997
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: JPS Textile Group, Inc. (File No. 0-23029) -
Request for Withdrawal of Form 8-A for
Registration of Securities pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934
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Gentlemen:
On behalf of our client, JPS Textile Group, Inc. (the
"Company"), we respectfully request the withdrawal of the Form 8-A (the
"Original Form 8-A") for the registration of the common stock, $.01 par value
per share ("Common Stock"), of the Company pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), which was
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on
September 8, 1997. The Company represents that no offers or sales of securities
were made pursuant to the Original Form 8-A.
Inasmuch as Form 8-A has been updated, the Company is
requesting the withdrawal of the Original Form 8-A and is filing a corrected
Form 8-A simultaneously herewith.
If the Staff has any questions, they should feel free to call
the undersigned at (212) 310-8226 or Mark N. Klein at (212) 310-8600.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Simeon Gold
Simeon Gold
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cc: David Maltz (SEC Mail Stop 7-5)
David H. Taylor (JPS Textile Group, Inc.)
Lawrence A. First (Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson)
Mark N. Klein (Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP)
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