**Exhibit 15(a)(1)(iii)**

                First UnionCommercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (In Respect of Commercial Mortgage PassThrough Certificates, Services 1997-C1)

 

CERTIFICATION

 

First Union-LehmanBrothers Commercial Mortgage Trust,Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through CertificatesSeries 1997-C1 (the “Trust”)

 

I, William J. Cohane, certify that:

 
| 1.     |   | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K, and  all reports on Form 8-K containing distribution or servicing reports filed in  respect of periods included in the year covered by this annual report, of the  Trust;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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| 2.     |   | Based on my knowledge, the information in these  reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a  material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the  statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements  were made, not misleading as of the last day of the period covered by this  annual report;                                                                                                       |
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| 3.     |   | Based on my knowledge, the distribution or servicing  information required to be provided to the trustee by the servicer under the  pooling and servicing agreement for inclusion in these reports is included in  these reports;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
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| 4.     |   | Based on my knowledge and upon the annual compliance  statement included in this annual report and required to be delivered to the  trustee in accordance with the terms of the pooling and servicing agreement,  and except as disclosed in this annual report, the servicer and the special  servicer have fulfilled their obligations under the pooling and servicing  agreement; and                                                                                   |
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| 5.     |   | This annual report discloses all significant  deficiencies relating to the servicer’s or special servicer’s compliance with  the minimum servicing standards based upon the report provided by an  independent public accountant, after conducting a review in compliance with  the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or similar  procedure, as set forth in the pooling and servicing agreement, that is  included in this annual report. |
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In giving the certifications above, I have reasonablyrelied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:Criimi Mae Services Limited Partnership, as special servicer, and U.S. Bank, astrustee.

 

 
| Date:  | March 31, 2003  |   | /s/ William J. Cohane |   |
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| Name:  | William J. Cohane    |   |
| Title: | Vice President       |   |

 

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