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                                                           Exhibit 10 (k)




                             LANIER WORLDWIDE, INC.
                     SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN

                               (Formerly known as
                       Harris/3M Document Products, Inc.
                    Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan)
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                             LANIER WORLDWIDE, INC.
                     SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN

                               (Formerly known as
                       Harris/3M Document Products, Inc.
                    Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan)


 WHEREAS, the Harris/3M Document Products, Inc. Pension Plan, the Harris/3M
Document Products, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, the Lanier
Business Products, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan and the
Harris/Lanier Retirement Plan and Trust were previously established by Lanier
Worldwide, Inc. or its predecessor; and

 WHEREAS, the Harris/3M Document Products, Inc. Pension Plan and the
Harris/Lanier Retirement Plan and Trust were merged, effective as of October 1,
1989, the merged plan being known as the Lanier Worldwide, Inc. Pension Plan
(hereinafter referred to as the "Pension Plan"); and

 WHEREAS, Lanier Worldwide, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the "Corporation")
amended and restated the Harris/3M Document Products, Inc.  Supplemental
Executive Retirement Plan (hereinafter referred to as the "Prior SERP") to be
consistent with the Pension Plan and to reflect certain recent changes in
federal tax law, particularly the new Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal
Revenue Code, effective as of October 1, 1989, and renamed such restated plan
as the Lanier Worldwide, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
(hereinafter referred to as the "SERP"); and

 WHEREAS, Lanier Worldwide, Inc. desires to amend and restate the SERP to
authorize payment of certain expenses from a trust fund that may be


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established by the Corporation to provide a source of payments for the
Corporation's obligations under the SERP;

 NOW, THEREFORE, effective as of December __, 1992, the Corporation hereby
amends section 7.5 of the SERP, and restates the SERP in its entirety, in order
to provide benefits in excess of the limits now applicable to the Pension Plan
and for other purposes hereinafter set forth.

                            ARTICLE 1.  DEFINITIONS

 1.1  DEFINITIONS.  Except as otherwise required by the context, the terms used
in the SERP shall have the meaning hereinafter set forth.

   (a) "BENEFICIARY".  The term "Beneficiary" means a person, trust or
tax-exempt organization which, by the terms of a designation of beneficiary
executed by a Participant in accordance with the provisions of Article 5, is
entitled to receive the death benefit provided hereunder in the event of the
death of such Participant.

   (b) "CODE"; "INTERNAL REVENUE CODE".  The terms "Code" and "Internal Revenue
Code" mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
Reference to a section of the Code includes such section and any comparable
sections of any future legislation that amends, supplements, or supersedes such
section.





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   (c) "COMMITTEE".  The term "Committee" means the administrative committee
that administers the SERP as set forth in Article 6.

   (d) "CORPORATION".  The term "Corporation" means Lanier Worldwide, Inc. and
any successor to such corporation.

   (e) "ERISA".  The term "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-406), as amended from time to time.  Reference to a
section of ERISA includes such section and any comparable sections of any
further legislation that amends, supplements, or supersedes such section.

   (f) "PARTICIPANT".  The term "Participant" means any person who has
fulfilled the eligibility requirements contained in Article 2 hereof and whose
beneficial interest in the SERP has not been distributed in full.

   (g) "PENSION PLAN".  The term "Pension Plan" means the Lanier Worldwide,
Inc. Pension Plan.

   (h) "PRIOR SERP".  The term "Prior SERP" means the Harris/3M Document
Products, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan.

   (i) "SERP".  The term "SERP" means this Lanier Worldwide, Inc. Supplemental
Executive Retirement Plan, as in effect on October 1, 1989, and as amended from
time to time thereafter.

 1.2  CONSTRUCTION.  Where necessary or appropriate to the meaning hereof, the
singular shall be deemed to include the plural, the plural to include the
singular, the masculine to include the feminine, and the feminine to include
the masculine.





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                           ARTICLE 2.  PARTICIPATION

 Any select management and highly compensated employee of the Corporation
covered by the Pension Plan who retires or otherwise incurs a termination of
employment thereunder on or after October 1, 1989 and becomes entitled to
receive a retirement benefit thereunder, and whose retirement benefits are
limited under the Pension Plan by the provisions of Section 401(a)(17) or 415
of the Code shall become a Participant in the SERP automatically upon such
limitation of participation.

                         ARTICLE 3.  AMOUNT OF BENEFITS

 The amount of the benefit payable hereunder shall be the excess of (a) the
amount of the retirement benefit that would have been payable under the Pension
Plan to such Participant but for the limitations contained in the Pension Plan
to effect compliance with Sections 401(a)(17) and 415 of the Code, over (b) the
amount of the retirement benefit that is actually payable under the provisions
of the Pension Plan to such Participant.





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                          ARTICLE 4.  BENEFIT PAYMENTS

 The supplemental benefits calculated under Article 3 shall be paid to a
Participant or his Beneficiary, if applicable, in the same manner and form as,
and coincident with, the payment of the retirement benefits of such
Participant, or Beneficiary, under the Pension Plan.  Any factors or conditions
applicable to a Participant's or a Beneficiary's benefit under the Pension Plan
shall be applicable to such benefits under the SERP.

                           ARTICLE 5.  BENEFICIARIES

 In the event a Participant dies before his interest under the SERP has been
distributed to him in full, any remaining interest shall be distributed
pursuant to Article 5 to his Beneficiary who shall be the person designated as
his beneficiary under the Pension Plan.

                     ARTICLE 6.  ADMINISTRATION OF THE SERP

 6.1  IN GENERAL.  The Corporation is the administrator of this SERP.  However,
the Corporation Administrative Committee under the Pension Plan shall discharge
those administrative duties and exercise those administrative powers which are
specifically imposed or conferred upon the Committee by the SERP.





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 6.2  POWERS AND DUTIES.  The Committee shall have full Power and authority to
interpret, construe and administer the SERP and its interpretations and
construction hereof, and actions hereunder, including the timing, form, amount,
or recipient of any payment to be made hereunder, shall be binding and
conclusive on all persons for all purposes.  The Committee may delegate any of
its powers, authorities, or responsibilities for the operation and
administration of the SERP to any person or committee so designated in writing
by it and may employ such attorneys, agents, and accountants as it may deem
necessary or advisable to assist it in carrying out its duties hereunder.  No
member of the Committee shall be liable to any person for any action taken or
omitted in connection with the interpretation and administration of the SERP
unless attributable to his own willful misconduct or lack of good faith.
Members of the Committee shall not participate in any action or determination
regarding their own benefits, if any, payable under the SERP.

 6.3  RULES, REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES.  The Committee may from time to time
adopt such rules, regulations and procedures, not inconsistent with the
declared purposes of this SERP, as it may deem necessary to enable it to
administer the SERP and to carry out the provisions of this SERP.

 6.4  IMMUNITIES OF THE COMMITTEE.  Except as otherwise provided by law, no
member of the Committee shall be liable to a participating employer or to any
Participant or his Beneficiary by reason of the exercise in good faith of any
power or discretion vested in him by the terms of this SERP, and all decisions
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directions made by the Committee in the exercise of its powers and duties
hereunder shall be final and binding upon all parties concerned.

                      ARTICLE 7.  MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 7.1  AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION.  The Corporation reserves the right to
   terminate, modify or amend this SERP at any time in whole or in part.

 7.2  SPENDTHRIFT CLAUSE.  No benefit of a Participant or Beneficiary under
this SERP shall be subject to alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge,
attachment or encumbrance of any kind, either before or after his retirement.
Except as otherwise provided, if any such pensioner or Beneficiary shall
attempt to or shall alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise
encumber his benefits under this SERP, or any part thereof, or if by reason of
bankruptcy or other event his benefits would devolve upon anyone else or would
not be enjoyed by him, his spouse or beneficiary, then the Committee, in its
sole discretion, may cause the interest of the pensioner or Beneficiary in any
such benefit to be terminated and to be held or applied to or for the benefit
of such person or persons and in such manner as the Committee may deem proper.

 7.3  NOT A CONTRACT OF CONTINUING EMPLOYMENT.  Under no circumstances shall
this SERP or the participation in the SERP by an employee constitute a contract
of continuing employment or in any manner obligate an employer to continue or
discontinue the service of an employee.





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 7.4  PAYMENT OF BENEFITS TO OTHERS.  If any Participant or Beneficiary to whom
a retirement benefit is payable is unable to care for his affairs because of
illness or accident, any payment due (unless prior claim therefor shall have
been made by a duly qualified guardian or other legal representative) may be
paid to the spouse, parent, brother, or sister, or any other individual deemed
by the Committee to be maintaining or responsible for the maintenance of such
person.  Any payment made in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.4
shall be a complete discharge of any liability of the SERP with respect to the
benefit so paid.

 7.5  OBLIGATION UNSECURED.  The obligation of the Corporation to pay benefits
provided hereunder shall be unfunded and unsecured and benefits shall be paid
by the Corporation out of its general treasury funds.  In order to provide a
source of payment for its obligations under this SERP, the Corporation may
establish or continue to maintain a trust fund and contribute funds and
property thereto.  If such a trust fund is established, the Corporation may, in
its sole discretion, direct the trustee to make disbursements from trust assets
in payment of expenses reasonably related to the establishment, operation, or
administration of the trust, including but not limited to payments to
attorneys, agents, accountants, and financial advisers or institutions.  These
disbursements may take the form of reimbursement of the Corporation or its
parent corporation for such expenses paid by the Corporation or its parent
corporation, provided that the request for reimbursement includes documentation
of the expense that is reasonably acceptable to the trustee.  Subject to the
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agreement governing any such trust fund, however, the obligation of the
Corporation under the SERP to provide a Participant or a Beneficiary with a
benefit shall nonetheless constitute the unsecured promise of the Corporation
to make payments as provided herein, and no person shall have any interest in,
or a lien or prior claim upon, any property of the Corporation.

 7.6  CONTROLLING STATUS.  No Participant shall be eligible for a supplemental
retirement benefit under the SERP unless such Participant is a Participant on
the date of his retirement, death, or other termination of employment.

 7.7  CLAIMS OF OTHER PERSONS.  The provisions of the SERP shall in no event be
construed as giving any person, firm or corporation any legal or equitable
right as against the Corporation, its officers, employees, or directors, except
any such rights as are specifically provided for in the SERP or are hereafter
created in accordance with the terms and provisions of the SERP.

 7.8  SEVERABILITY.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any particular
provision of the SERP shall not affect any other provision hereof, and the SERP
shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable
provision were omitted herefrom.

 7.9  CONSTRUCTION OF SERP.  The provisions of the SERP shall be governed and
   construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia.





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 EXECUTED at Atlanta, Georgia, this ____ day of December, 1992.

                             LANIER WORLDWIDE, INC.



                             By  /S/  WESLEY E. CANTRELL      
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                             And /S/  JOE PAYNE                  
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