Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 16:52:36 -0500
From: "Fuji CIS" <Fuji_CIS@fujifilm.com>
To: <hoaxmaster@ciac.org>
Subject: Re: Hoaxbuster

Dear Mr. Bill Orvis
  
This letter is in response to your inquiry about 
a map bearing the Fujifilm logo. We assure you 
that no Fujifilm company or distributor published 
or distributed a map of the kind you described, 
and that Fujifilm in no way sanctioned the 
production of such a map.  
  
In looking into the matter, we have learned that 
a third party wholesaler in the Republique de 
Cote d'Ivoire (the Ivory Coast) produced the 
calendar with such a map. They did so on their 
own initiative, combining such a map with our 
logo without our permission and in violation of 
our policy regarding the use of the Fujifilm logo.    
  
Fujifilm is greatly disturbed that someone would 
violate our policies and link our company's good 
name to something we find unacceptable. As soon 
as we learned of the problem, corrective action 
was taken to stop the distribution of these calendars.
  
Thank you very much for contacting us. We appreciate 
this opportunity to give you the actual facts, and 
to assure you that Fujifilm is a company of the 
highest stature and integrity.
  
Very truly yours,
Website Coordinator
Consumer Information Service Center
Corporate Communications Division