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EXHIBIT 23.6
CONSENT OF MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED
Board of Directors
Georgia Pacific Corporation
133 Peachtree Street N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30348-5605
Members of the Board:
We hereby consent to the use in the Registration Statement of Plum Creek
Timber Company, Inc., ("Plum Creek") on Form S-4 and in the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus of Plum Creek and Georgia-Pacific Corporation, which is
part of the Registration Statement, of our opinion dated July 18, 2000 appearing
as Annex C to such Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, and to the description of
such opinion and to the references to our name contained therein under the
headings "Summary", "The Mergers--Background of the Mergers," "The
Mergers--Recommendation of Georgia-Pacific's Board of Directors;
Georgia-Pacific's Reasons for the Mergers" and "The Mergers--Opinion of
Financial Advisor to Georgia-Pacific". 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
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By: /s/ CATHY J. LEONHARDT
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Cathy J. Leonhardt
Vice President
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New York, NY
October 10, 2000
