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                                                                  Exhibit 10.1.6

                              POPE & TALBOT, INC.
                 1996 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN
                     (As Amended as of February 14, 2001)

     I.   PURPOSE OF THE PLAN
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          This 1996 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") is
intended to promote the interests of Pope & Talbot, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Corporation"), by providing the non-employee members of the Corporation's
Board of Directors with the opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest, or
otherwise increase their proprietary interest, in the Corporation as an
incentive for them to remain in the service of the Corporation.

     II.  DEFINITIONS
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          For purposes of the Plan, the following definitions shall be in
effect:

          BOARD: the Corporation's Board of Directors.

          CODE: the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

          COMMON STOCK: shares of the Corporation's common stock.

          CORPORATE TRANSACTION: any of the following stockholder-approved
transactions to which the Corporation is a party:

          (a)  a merger or consolidation in which the Corporation is not the
surviving entity, except for a transaction the principal purpose of which is to
change the State in which the Corporation is incorporated,

          (b)  the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially
all of the Corporation's assets in complete liquidation or dissolution of the
Corporation, or

          (c)  any reverse merger in which the Corporation is the surviving
entity but in which securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the
total combined voting power of the Corporation's outstanding securities are
transferred to person or persons different from the persons holding those
securities immediately prior to such merger.

          DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER: any judgment, decree or order(including
approval of a property settlement agreement) which provides or otherwise
conveys, pursuant to applicable State domestic relations laws (including
community property laws), marital property rights to any spouse or former spouse
of an Optionee.

          EMPLOYEE PLAN: the Corporation's Employee Stock Option Plan, as
amended and restated from time to time.

          EFFECTIVE DATE: The date of the 1996 Annual Stockholders Meeting,
provided the Plan is approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
outstanding shares of

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the Corporation's common stock present or represented and entitled to vote at
that Annual Meeting.

          ELIGIBLE DIRECTORS: those individuals who are serving as non-employee
Board members on the Effective Date and those individuals who first become non-
employee Board members after such Effective Date, whether through appointment by
the Board or election by the Corporation's stockholders.

          FAIR MARKET VALUE: the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock
determined in accordance with the following provisions:

          (a)  If the Common Stock is at the time listed or admitted to trading
on the New York Stock Exchange or on any other national securities exchange,
then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price per share on the
date immediately prior to the date in question on the exchange serving as the
primary market for the Common Stock, as such price is officially quoted in the
composite tape of transactions on such exchange.  If there is no reported sale
of Common Stock on such exchange on the date immediately prior to the date in
question, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price on the
exchange on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists.

          (b)  If the Common Stock is not at the time listed or admitted to
trading on any national securities exchange but is traded on the Nasdaq National
Market, the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price per share on
the date immediately prior to the date in question, as such price is reported by
the National Association of Securities Dealers on the Nasdaq National Market or
any successor system.  If there is no reported closing selling price for the
Common Stock on the date immediately prior to the date in question, then the
closing selling price on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists
shall be determinative of Fair Market Value.

          1934 ACT: the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

          OPTIONEE: any person to whom an option is granted under the Plan.

          QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER: a Domestic Relations Order which
substantially complies with the requirements of Code Section 414(p).

     III. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
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          The terms and conditions of each automatic option grant (including the
timing and pricing of the option grant) shall be determined by the express terms
and conditions of the Plan, and neither the Board nor any committee of the Board
shall exercise any discretionary functions with respect to option grants made
pursuant to the Plan.

     IV.  STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
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          (a)  Shares of the Corporation's Common Stock shall be available for
issuance under the Plan and shall be drawn from either the Corporation's
authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock or from reacquired shares of
Common Stock, including shares repurchased by

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the Corporation on the open market. The maximum number of shares of Common Stock
issuable in the aggregate under this Plan and the Employee Plan shall not exceed
the number of shares set forth in Section III(a) of the Employee Plan, as may be
amended from time to time.

          (b)  Should one or more outstanding options under this Plan or the
Employee Plan expire or terminate for any reason prior to exercise in full, then
the shares subject to the portion of each option not so exercised shall be
available for subsequent option grants under this Plan or the Employee Plan.
However, should the exercise price of an outstanding option under the Plan be
paid with shares of Common Stock, then the number of shares of Common Stock
available for issuance under this Plan and the Employee Plan shall be reduced by
the gross number of shares for which the option is exercised, and not by the net
number of shares of Common Stock actually issued to the holder of such option.

          (c)  Should any change be made to the Common Stock issuable under the
Plan and the Employee Plan by reason of any stock split, stock dividend,
recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares or other change
affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a class without the Corporation's
receipt of consideration, then the Board shall make appropriate adjustments to
(i) the maximum number and/or class of securities issuable in the aggregate
under this Plan and the Employee Plan, (ii) the number and/or class of
securities for which automatic option grants are to be subsequently made per
each newly-elected or continuing non-employee Board member under the Plan, and
(iii) the number and/or class of securities and price per share in effect for
each option outstanding under the Plan.  Such adjustments to the outstanding
options are to be effected in a manner which shall preclude the enlargement or
dilution of rights and benefits under such options.  The adjustments determined
by the Board shall be final, binding and conclusive.

     V.   TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AUTOMATIC OPTION GRANTS
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          (a)  Grant Date.  Option grants shall be made on the dates specified
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below:

               (1)  Each individual who is serving as an Eligible Director on
the Effective Date shall automatically be granted on that date a non-statutory
option to purchase 2,000 shares of Common Stock, provided such individual has
not previously been in the employ of the Corporation (or any subsidiary).

               (2)  Each individual who first becomes an Eligible Director after
the Effective Date, whether through election by the Corporation's stockholders
or appointment by the Board, shall automatically be granted, at the time of such
initial election or appointment, a non-statutory option to purchase 2,000 shares
of Common Stock, provided such individual has not previously been in the employ
of the Corporation (or any subsidiary corporation).

               (3)  At every Annual Stockholders Meeting, beginning with the
1997 Annual Meeting, each individual who is to continue to serve as a non-
employee Board member, whether or not such individual is standing for re-
election as a Board member at that Annual Meeting, shall automatically be
granted a non-statutory option to purchase 1,000 shares of Common Stock,
provided such individual has served as a director for at least six (6) months.
There shall be no limit on the number of such 1,000-share option grants any one
non-employee

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Board member may receive over his or her period of Board service, and non-
employee Board members who have previously been in the employ of the Corporation
(or any subsidiary) shall be eligible to receive such annual option grants.

          (b)  Exercise Price.  The exercise price per share of Common Stock
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subject to each automatic option grant shall be equal to one hundred percent
(100%) of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the automatic grant
date.

          (c)  Payment.  The exercise price shall become immediately due upon
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exercise of the option and shall be payable in one or more of the forms
specified below:

               (1)  cash or check made payable to the Corporation's order;

               (2)  shares of Common Stock held for the requisite period
necessary to avoid a charge to the Corporation's earnings for financial-
reporting purposes and valued at Fair Market Value on the Exercise Date (as such
term is defined below); or

               (3)  payment through a broker-dealer sale and remittance
procedure pursuant to which the non-employee Board member (I) shall provide
irrevocable written instructions to a Corporation-designated brokerage firm to
effect the immediate sale of the purchased shares and remit to the Corporation,
out of the sale proceeds available on the settlement date, sufficient funds to
cover the aggregate exercise price payable for the purchased shares and (II)
shall concurrently provide written directives to the Corporation to deliver the
certificates for the purchased shares directly to such brokerage firm in order
to complete the sale transaction.

For purposes of this Section V(c), the Exercise Date shall be the date on which
written notice of the option exercise is delivered to the Corporation.  Except
to the extent the sale and remittance procedure specified above is utilized in
connection with the exercise of the option, payment of the option exercise price
for the purchased shares must accompany the exercise notice.

          (d)  Option Term.  Each automatic grant under the Plan shall have a
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maximum term of ten (10) years measured from the automatic grant date.

          (e)  Exercisability.  Each automatic grant shall be immediately
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exercisable for any or all of the option shares as fully vested shares.

          (f)  Limited Transferability of Options.  During Optionee's lifetime,
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the option may be exercised only by the Optionee and shall not be assignable or
transferable other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution
following the Optionee's death.  However, an option may be assigned in whole or
in part pursuant to the terms of a Qualified Domestic Relations Order.  The
assigned portion may only be exercised by the person or persons who acquire a
proprietary interest in the option pursuant to such order.  The terms applicable
to the assigned portion shall be the same as those in effect for the option
immediately prior to such assignment and shall be set forth in such documents
issued to the assignee as the Corporation may deem appropriate.

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          (g)  Effect of Termination of Board Service.
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               (1)  Should the Optionee cease for any reason to serve as a Board
member while holding one or more automatic option grants under the Plan, then
such individual shall have a twelve (12)-month period following the date of such
cessation of Board service in which to exercise each such option for any or all
of the option shares at the time subject to that option.

               (2)  Should the Optionee die while in Board service or within
twelve (12) months after cessation of Board service, then any automatic option
grant held by the Optionee at the time of death may subsequently be exercised,
for any or all of the option shares at the time subject to that option, by the
personal representative of the Optionee's estate or by the person or persons to
whom the option is transferred pursuant to the Optionee's will or in accordance
with the laws of descent and distribution. The right to exercise each such
option shall lapse upon the expiration of the twelve (12)-month period measured
from the date of the Optionee's cessation of Board service.

               (3)  In no event shall any automatic grant remain exercisable
after the expiration date of the ten (10)-year option term. Upon the expiration
of the applicable post-service exercise period under subparagraphs 1 or 2 above
or (if earlier) upon the expiration of the ten (10)-year option term, the
automatic grant shall terminate and cease to be outstanding with respect to all
remaining option shares.

          (h)  Stockholder Rights.  The holder of an automatic option grant
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shall have no stockholder rights with respect to any shares subject to such
option until such individual shall have exercised the option and paid the
exercise price for the purchased shares.

          (i)  Stock Option Agreement.  Each automatic option grant shall be
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evidenced by a Stock Option Agreement in a form consistent with the terms of the
Plan.

     VI.  CORPORATE TRANSACTION
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          (a)  Immediately following the consummation of any Corporate
Transaction, each automatic option grant under the Plan shall terminate and
cease to be outstanding, except to the extent such grant is assumed by the
successor entity or its parent corporation.

          (b)  Each option which is assumed in connection with a Corporate
Transaction shall be appropriately adjusted, immediately after such Corporate
Transaction, to apply to the number and class of securities which would have
been issuable to the Optionee in the consummation of such Corporate Transaction,
had the option been exercised immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction.
Appropriate adjustments shall also be made to (i) the number and class of
securities available for issuance under the Plan following the consummation of
such Corporate Transaction and (ii) the exercise price payable per share under
each outstanding option, provided the aggregate exercise price payable for such
securities shall remain the same.

          (c)  The automatic option grants outstanding under the Plan shall in
no way affect the right of the Corporation to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or
otherwise change its capital

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or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or
transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

     VII.  AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN AND AWARDS
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           The Board has complete and exclusive power and authority to amend or
modify the Plan in any or all respects whatsoever.  However, no such amendment
or modification shall adversely affect rights and obligations with respect to
options at the time outstanding under the Plan, unless the affected Optionees
consent to such amendment.  In addition, the Board may not, without the approval
of the Corporation's stockholders, amend the Plan to (i) materially increase the
maximum number of shares issuable in the aggregate under this Plan and the
Employee Plan or the number of shares issuable per newly-elected or continuing
non-employee Board member, except for permissible adjustments under Section
IV(c), (ii) materially modify the eligibility requirements for plan
participation or (iii) materially increase the benefits accruing to plan
participants.

     VIII. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF PLAN
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           (a)  The Plan shall be effective on the date of the 1996 Annual
Stockholders Meeting, provided the Plan is approved by the affirmative vote of a
majority of the outstanding shares of the Corporation's common stock present or
represented and entitled to vote at such Annual Meeting, and the initial
automatic option grants under the Plan shall be made on such date.  If such
stockholder approval is not obtained, then the Plan shall terminate and no
options shall be granted under the Plan.

           (b)  The Plan shall remain in effect until the earlier of (i)
December 31, 2005 or (ii) the date on which all shares available for issuance
under this Plan and the Employee Plan shall have been issued pursuant to the
exercise of outstanding options. If the date of plan termination is determined
under clause (i) above, then all option grants outstanding on such date shall
thereafter continue to have force and effect in accordance with the provisions
of the instruments evidencing those grants.

     IX.   USE OF PROCEEDS
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           Any cash proceeds received by the Corporation from the sale of shares
pursuant to option grants or share issuances under the Plan shall be used for
general corporate purposes

     X.    REGULATORY APPROVALS
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           (a)  The implementation of the Plan, the granting of any option under
the Plan and the issuance of Common Stock upon the exercise of the option grants
made hereunder shall be subject to the Corporation's procurement of all
approvals and permits required by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction
over the Plan, the options granted under it, and the Common Stock issued
pursuant to it.

           (b)  No shares of Common Stock or other assets shall be issued or
delivered under this Plan unless and until there shall have been compliance with
all applicable requirements of Federal and state securities laws, including the
filing and effectiveness of the

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Form S-8 registration statement for the shares of Common Stock issuable under
the Plan, and all applicable listing requirements of any securities exchange on
which the Common Stock is then listed for trading.

     XI.  NO IMPAIRMENT OF RIGHTS
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          Neither the action of the Corporation in establishing the Plan nor any
provision of the Plan shall be construed or interpreted so as to affect
adversely or otherwise impair the right of the Corporation or the stockholders
to remove any individual from the Board at any time in accordance with the
provisions of applicable law.

     XII. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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          (a)  The right to acquire Common Stock or other assets under the Plan
may not be assigned, encumbered or otherwise transferred by any Optionee.

          (b)  The provisions of the Plan relating to the exercise of the
outstanding options shall be governed by the laws of the State of Oregon, as
such laws are applied to contracts entered into and performed in such State.

          (c)  The provisions of the Plan shall inure to the benefit of, and be
binding upon, the Corporation and its successors or assigns, and the Optionees,
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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.11

                             [QWEST(R) LETTERHEAD]

October 6, 1998

Mr. Drake Tempest
[Address]

Dear Drake:

This letter is intended to set forth the terms and conditions of an employment
offer for you to come to work for Qwest as EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT AND GENERAL
COUNSEL and to be an Officer for Qwest Communications International Inc.
Initially, you will be assigned to Qwest's New York or New Jersey office.
However, it is understood that although initially based in the New York area,
you will be available to provide your services in Denver during regular business
hours.

1. In the event that you relocate to Denver, you will be entitled to be
   reimbursed for your moving expenses up to a maximum reimbursement of
   $150,000. Included in your reimbursable expenses are the cost of selling your
   current home, expenses related to purchasing a new home in Denver, moving
   expenses, house hunting trips, loss on sale of up to 10% of the purchase
   price of your current home, gross up of any reimbursed expenses which are
   treated as income to you, etc. The purpose of this provision is to make you
   whole for the costs and expenses you would incur in relocating to Denver. You
   will be reimbursed, by expense report, for your travel and related expenses
   in conjunction with your trips to Qwest's corporate offices in Denver. These
   expenses will be charged against your $150,000 relocation allowance.

2. Your annual base salary will be $250,000.

3. You are eligible to participate in Qwest's quarterly executive bonus plan.
   Your target bonus will be 90% of your base salary. You will be guaranteed
   your target bonus for the fourth quarter of 1998 and first quarter of 1999.
   Thereafter, you will participate in the executive bonus plan on the same
   basis as other senior executives.

4. Walk-Away/Sign-Up Bonus: You are entitled to the following payments to
   offset some of what you are losing by leaving O'Melveny and Myers, provided
   you are employed on the date(s) payments are to be made:

   11/1/98   -   $200,000
   11/1/99   -   $300,000

   In the event of a change in control (within the meaning of Qwest's Equity
   Incentive Plan currently in effect), any payments not paid will become
   immediately due and payable.

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Mr. Drake Tempest
October 6, 1998
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5. You are entitled to participate in Qwest's Equity Incentive Plan. You will
   receive a non-qualified stock option grant on September 14, 1998 of 450,000
   shares. These shares will vest at the rate of 20% per year five (5) years,
   starting with your first day of employment. All shares will automatically
   vest in the event of a change in control. The "strike" price will be 28
   13/16, the price at the close of business on September 14, 1998.

6. You are entitled to be reimbursed for your COBRA payments until such time as
   you are covered by Qwest's medical plan and Qwest agrees to waive any
   pre-existing conditions for you and your family, if any.

7. If you are terminated for reasons other than cause, you are entitled to one
   (1) year's base salary in a lump sum payment on date of termination. If there
   is a change in control (within the meaning of Qwest's Equity Incentive Plan
   currently in effect), you are entitled to resign and receive the same payment
   on date of termination as if you were terminated. If your duties and
   responsibilities are adversely and materially diminished, you are entitled to
   resign and receive the same payment on date of termination as if you were
   terminated.

8. You are entitled to vacation and holiday time on the same basis as other
   senior executives which provides that you take vacation at such time as your
   job permits and observe company designated holidays.

9. If you leave the company, you agree that you are subject to the provisions of
   the enclosed confidentiality/non-solicitation/non-competition agreement.

Your employment will begin on Tuesday, October 13, 1998.

If the above terms and conditions are acceptable to you, please sign below and
return a copy to me for our files.

Sincerely,

Joseph P. Nacchio
President and Chief Executive Officer

I accept the above offer:

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Drake Tempest              Date                            [RIDE THE LIGHT LOGO]

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