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    "ocrText": "Ronald Reagan Presidential Library\nDigital Library Collections\nThis is a PDF of a folder from our textual collections.\nCollection: Roberts, John G.: Files\nFolder Title: [JGR/Appointee Clearances -\n04/18/1984-05/31/1984]\nBox: 3\nTo see more digitized collections visit:\nhttps://reaganlibrary.gov/archives/digital-library\nTo see all Ronald Reagan Presidential Library inventories visit:\nhttps://reaganlibrary.gov/document-collection\nContact a reference archivist at: [email protected]\nCitation Guidelines: https://reaganlibrary.gov/citing\nNational Archives Catalogue: https://catalog.archives.gov/\nRonald Reagan Library\nCollection Name ROBERTS, JOHN G.: FILES\nWithdrawer\nCAS\n8/25/2005\nFile Folder\n[JGR/APPOINTEE CLEARANCES - 04/18/1984-05/31/1984]\nFOIA\nF05-139/01\nBox Number\n3\nCOOK\n15 KDB\nDoc\nDoc Type\nDocument Description\nNo of\nDoc Date Restrictions\nNo\nPages\n1\nMEMO\nJ. ROBERTS TO RICHARD HAUSER RE A\n1 4/18/1984 B6\n339\nPROSPECTIVE NOMINATION (PARTIAL)\n2\nMEMO\nROBERTS TO FRED FIELDING RE\n1 4/19/1984 B6\n340\nATTACHED MEMO\n3\nMEMO\nFIELDING TO JOHN HERRINGTON\n2 4/17/1984 B6\n341\n(REVISED) (P. 1 PARTIAL, P.2 RELEASED)\n4 MEMO\nFIELDING TO JOHN HERRINGTON\n2 4/17/1984 B6\n342\n(ORIGINAL VERSION) (P. 1 PARTIAL, P.2\nRELEASED)\n5 LETTER\nJOAN EHRENWORTH TO WILLIAM\n1 4/27/1984 B6\n343\nGRESSMAN RE ENCLOSED LETTER\n6 LETTER\nJOHN RUBENS TO DAVID MARTIN RE A\n2 4/17/1984 B6\n344\nNOMINATION\n7\nMEMO\nROBERTS TO DIANNA HOLLAND RE\n1 5/1/1984 B6\n345\nPROSPECTIVE APPOINTEE (PARTIAL)\n8\nMEMO\nROBERTS TO RICHARD HAUSER RE\n1 5/2/1984 B6\n346\nPROSPECTIVE APPOINTEE (PARTIAL)\nFreedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]\nB-1 National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]\nB-2 Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]\nB-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]\nB-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]\nB-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]\nB-7 Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]\nB-8 Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]\nB-9 Release would disclose geological or geophysical information concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]\nE.O. 13233\nC. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of gift.\nRonald Reagan Library\nCollection Name ROBERTS, JOHN G.: FILES\nWithdrawer\nCAS\n8/25/2005\nFile Folder\n[JGR/APPOINTEE CLEARANCES - 04/18/1984-05/31/1984]\nFOIA\nF05-139/01\nBox Number\n3\nCOOK\n15 KDB\nDoc\nDoc Type\nDocument Description\nNo of\nDoc Date Restrictions\nNo\nPages\n9\nMEMO\nROBERTS TO FRED FIELDING RE\n1 5/3/1984 B6\n347\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON\nPROSPECTIVE APPOINTEE (PARTIAL)\n10 MEMO\nCLAIRE O'DONNELL TO JANE\n1 5/22/1984 B6\n1165\nDANNEHAUER, RE: PAS AND PA\nCANDIDATE WITHDRAWALS (PARTIAL)\n11\nMEMO\nROBERTS TO R. HAUSER RE A\n2 5/31/1984 B6\n348\nFINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT\n(PARTIAL)\nFreedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]\nB-1 National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]\nB-2 Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]\nB-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]\nB-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]\nB-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy ((b)(6) of the FOIA]\nB-7 Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]\nB-8 Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]\nB-9 Release would disclose geological or geophysical information concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]\nE.O. 13233\nC. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of gift.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nApril 18, 1984\nMEMORANDUM FOR DIANNA G. HOLLAND\nFROM:\nJOHN G. ROBERTS\nISR\nSUBJECT:\nReappointment of Sylvester E. Williams, IV\nto the National Advisory Committee for\nJuvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention\nUnder 42 U.S.C. $ 5617 the President is authorized to\nappoint fifteen persons to the Advisory Committee, at least\nfive of whom shall be less than 24 years old at the time of\ntheir appointment. At least two of these five \"shall have\nbeen or shall be (at the time of appointment) under the\njurisdiction of the juvenile justice system.\" 42 U.S.C.\n§ 5617 (a) (3). No member of the Advisory Committee may be a\nfull-time officer or employee of the Federal Government.\nId. $ 5617 (a) (4).\nOn February 22, 1984, I submitted a memorandum concerning\nthe reappointment of four of the five Reagan appointees\nwhose terms expired on January 17, 1984. I noted that the\nfifth prospective reappointee -- Mr. Williams -- had not yet\nsubmitted a new PDS; Mr. Williams has now done so. I have\nreviewed Williams's PDS and have no objection to his reap-\npointment. As I noted in my earlier memorandum, reappoint-\nments are authorized by 42 U.S.C. § 5617 (b) (2).\nWilliams is still under 24 years of age, and accordingly may\nbe counted toward fulfilling the requirement that five of\nthe President's 15 appointees be less than 24 at the time of\ntheir appointment. (With the four previous reappointments,\nplus Williams, the requirement is satisfied.) There is no\nindication that Williams has been under the jurisdiction of\nthe juvenile justice system, but the previous reappointments\nof Koppenhoefer and Rouse already satisfied that requirement.\nAttachment\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nApril 18, 1984\nMEMORANDUM FOR RICHARD A. HAUSER\nFROM:\nJOHN G. ROBERTSOSA\nSUBJECT:\nProspective Nomination of Owen W. Roberts\nto be U.S. Ambassador to Togo\nI have reviewed the SF-278 and related materials submitted\nby Owen W. Roberts (no relation) in connection with his\nprospective nomination to be Ambassador to Togo, and have no\nobjection to proceeding with this nomination Mr Roberts\nis a Foreign Service Officer.\nB6\nse Will, of course, be required to\nrecuse himself from any particular matter involving a\ncompany in which he, his spouse, or dependent children have\na financial interest.\nAttachment\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nApril 18, 1984\nMEMORANDUM FOR RICHARD A. HAUSER\nFROM:\nJOHN G. ROBERTS\nSUBJECT:\nProspective Nomination of Paul H. Boeker\nto be U.S. Ambassador to Jordan\nI have reviewed the SF-278 and related materials submitted\nby Paul H. Boeker in connection with his prospective nomin-\nation to be Ambassador to Jordan, and have no objection to\nproceeding with this nomination. Mr. Boeker is a Foreign\nService Officer, and his relatively simple financial picture\npresents no conflicts difficulties. His background is\nunusual, however, in that he took a \"leave of absence\nwithout pay\" from the State Department from October 1981\nthrough January 1983, at which time he was employed by\nInternational Reporting Information Systems (IRIS) of\nAlexandria. I raised this matter with Bill Gressman, who\nadvised me that it was not at all unusual for Foreign\nService Officers to be granted such leave, assuming that the\nemployment they undertake while on leave does not present a\nconflict and contributes to their career development.\nGressman confirmed that Gene Malmborg reviewed Boeker's\nleave and saw no problems.\nWITHDRAWAL SHEET\nRonald Reagan Library\nCollection Name\nWithdrawer\nROBERTS, JOHN: FILES\nKDB 7/28/2005\nFile Folder\nFOIA\n[JGR/APPOINTEE CLEARANCES - 04/18/1984-05/31/1984]\nF05-133/01\nCOOKE, PAMELA\nBox Number\n15\nDOC Document Type\nNo of Doc Date Restric-\nNO\nDocument Description\npages\ntions\n2 MEMO\n1 4/19/1984 B6\n340\nROBERTS TO FRED FIELDING RE ATTACHED\nMEMO\nFreedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]\nB-1 National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]\nB-2 Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]\nB-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]\nB-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]\nB-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]\nB-7 Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]\nB-8 Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]\nB-9 Release would disclose geological or geophysical information concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]\nC. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of gift.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nApril 17, 1984\nMEMORANDUM FOR JOHN S. HERRINGTON\nASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT\nFOR PRESIDENTIAL PERSONNEL\nFROM:\nFRED F. FIELDING\nCOUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT\nSUBJECT:\nAppointments of David Korn, Louise C. Strong,\nGertrude Elion, Helene Brown, and Reappoint-\nment of Roswell K. Boutwell as Members of the\nNational Cancer Advisory Board\nCounsel's Office has reviewed the Personal Data Statements\nsubmitted by the above-referenced prospective appointees to\nthe National Cancer Advisory Board. Of the 18 members\nappointed by the President to the Board, no more than 12 may\nbe scientists or physicians, no more than eight may be\nrepresentatives of the general public, not less than five\nmust be knowledgeable in environmental carcinogenesis, and\nat least two must be physicians primarily involved in\ntreating cancer patients. 42 U.S.C. § 286b (a) (1). The\nbackground and qualifications of this latest group of\nprospective appointees cannot be assessed in a vacuum but\nmust be considered together with the background and quali-\nfications of the sitting Board members, to ensure that the\ncomposition of the total Board satisfies the statutory\nrequirements.\nOur office is of course not qualified to determine who is or\nis not \"knowledgeable in environmental carcinogenesis,\" but\nwe have been advised by Dr. Vincent DeVita, Director of the\nNational Cancer Institute, that none of the members appointed\nin 1980 and 1982 satisfy this requirement. In filling the\nsix vacancies created by expiration of terms on March 9,\n1984, therefore, five of our appointees must be knowledgeable\nin environmental carcinogenesis. DeVita advises that\nStrong, Elion, Korn, and Boutwell meet this requirement;\nBrown does not. Whomever is chosen to replace Irving J.\nSelikoff and fill the sixth vacancy thus must meet the\ncarcinogenesis requirement.\nBb\n- 2 -\nAppointing five carcinogenesists, however, presents a\nproblem with the requirement that no more than 12 Board\nmembers be scientists or physicians. Of the sitting Board\nmembers whose terms do not expire until 1986 or 1988, eight\nare scientists or physicians. Appointing five carcino-\ngenesists would result in exceeding the cap of 12 scientists\nor physicians. Not appointing five carcinogenesists,\nhowever, would result in violating the carcinogenesis\nrequirement. This highly unsatisfactory quandary is the\nresult of using up scientist and physician slots in prior\nappointments on scientists or physicians who were not\ncarcinogenesists.\nDr. DeVita advised us that one of the sitting members, Tim\nLee Carter, M.D., is considered a lay member and not a\n\"scientist or physician.' Carter served in Congress for 16\nyears and has a largely inactive medical practice. While we\nare not entirely content with finessing the problem by\nviewing Dr. Carter as not being a physician, and note that\nthe composition of the Board may be open to challenge,\nadopting this argument is no more troubling than failing to\nappoint five carcinogenesists, as required by statute.\nNot surprisingly, the prospective appointees have associa-\ntions of different types with various institutions or\nindividuals that could at some point apply for grants\nreviewable by the Board. Obviously, those associations will\nhave to be reviewed on a case-by-case basis should the\ninstitutions or individuals apply for grants or otherwise\ncome under the jurisdiction of the Board. If necessary,\naffected members will have to recuse themselves from the\nreview and certification process with respect to those\nparticular applications.\nAssuming that your office confirms what we have been told --\nthat Strong, Elion, Korn, and Boutwell satisfy the carcino-\ngenesis requirement -- and assuming that whomever is appointed\nto replace Irving Selikoff also satisfies the carcinogenesis\nrequirement, we have no objection to proceeding with the\nappointments of Strong, Elion, Korn, Brown and the reappoint-\nment of Boutwell.\nFFF:JGR:aea 4/18/84\nCC: FFFielding/JGRoberts/Subj/Chron\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nApril 17, 1984\nMEMORANDUM FOR JOHN S. HERRINGTON\nASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT\nFOR PRESIDENTIAL PERSONNEL\nFROM:\nFRED F. FIELDING Orig. signed by FFF\nCOUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT\nSUBJECT:\nAppointments of David Korn, Louise C. Strong,\nGertrude Elion, Helene Brown, and Reappoint-\nment of Roswell K. Boutwell as Members of the\nNational Cancer Advisory Board\nCounsel's Office has reviewed the Personal Data Statements\nsubmitted by the above-referenced prospective appointees to\nthe National Cancer Advisory Board. Of the 18 members\nappointed by the President to the Board, no more than 12 may\nbe scientists or physicians, no more than eight may be\nrepresentatives of the general public, not less than five\nmust be knowledgeable in environmental carcinogenesis, and\nat least two must be physicians primarily involved in\ntreating cancer patients. 42 U.S.C. $ 286b (a) (1). The\nbackground and qualifications of this latest group of\nprospective appointees cannot be assessed in a vacuum but\nmust be considered together with the background and quali-\nfications of the sitting Board members, to ensure that the\ncomposition of the total Board satisfies the statutory\nrequirements.\nOur office is of course not qualified to determine who is or\nis not \"knowledgeable in environmental carcinogenesis, but\nwe have been advised by Dr. Vincent DeVita, Director of the\nNational Cancer Institute, that none of the members appointed\nin 1980 and 1982 satisfy this requirement. In filling the\nsix vacancies created by expiration of terms on March 9,\n1984, therefore, five of our appointees must be knowledgeable\nin environmental carcinogenesis. DeVita advises that\nStrong, Elion, Korn, and Boutwell meet this requirement;\nBrown does not. Whomever is chosen to replace Irving J.\nSelikoff and fill the sixth vacancy thus must meet the\ncarcinogenesis requirement.\nBle\n- 2 -\nAppointing five carcinogenesists, however, presents a\nproblem with the requirement that no more than 12 Board\nmembers be scientists or physicians. Of the sitting Board\nmembers whose terms do not expire until 1986 or 1988, eight\nare scientists or physicians. Appointing five carcino-\ngenesists would result in exceeding the cap of 12 scientists\nor physicians. Not appointing five carcinogenesists,\nhowever, would result in violating the carcinogenesis\nrequirement. This highly unsatisfactory quandary is the\nresult of using up scientist and physician slots in prior\nappointments on scientists or physicians who were not\ncarcinogenesists.\nDr. DeVita advised us that one of the sitting members, Tim\nLee Carter, M.D., is considered a lay member and not a\n\"scientist or physician.\" Carter served in Congress for 16\nyears and has a largely inactive medical practice. While we\nare not entirely content with finessing the problem by\nviewing Dr. Carter as not being a physician, and note that\nthe composition of the Board may be open to challenge,\nadopting this argument is no more troubling than failing to\nappoint five carcinogenesists, as required by statute.\nNot surprisingly, the prospective appointees have associa-\ntions of different types with various institutions or\nindividuals that could at some point apply for grants\nreviewable by the Board. Obviously, those associations will\nhave to be reviewed on a case-by-case basis should the\ninstitutions or individuals apply for grants or otherwise\ncome under the jurisdiction of the Board. If necessary,\naffected members will have to recuse themselves from the\nreview and certification process with respect to those\nparticular applications.\nAssuming that your office confirms what we have been told --\nthat Strong, Elion, Korn, and Boutwell satisfy the carcino-\ngenesis requirement -- and assuming that whomever is appointed\nto replace Irving Selikoff also satisfies the carcinogenesis\nrequirement, we have no objection to proceeding with the\nappointments of Strong, Elion, Korn, Brown and the reappoint-\nment of Boutwell.\nFFF:JGR:aea 4/18/84\nCC: FFFielding/JGRoberts/Subj/Chron\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nApril 24, 1984\nMEMORANDUM FOR JOHN HERRINGTON\nFROM:\nFRED F. FIELDING\nAll necessary clearances have been accomplished with\nregard to the following individual and he is ready\nfor appointment by the President:\nSylvester E. Williams IV - Member, National\nAdvisory Committee for Juvenile Justice\nand Delinquency Prevention\nCC: Claire O'Donnell\nJane Dannenhauer\nJohn Roberts\nSusan Borchard\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nApril 24, 1984\nMEMORANDUM FOR JOHN HERRINGTON\nFROM:\nFRED F. FIELDING\nAll necessary clearances have been accomplished with\nregard to the following individual and he is ready\nfor formal nomination by the President:\nEdward E. Wolfe - To be accorded the rank of\nAmbassador during his tenure of service\nas Deputy Assistant Secretary of State\nfor Oceans and Fisheries Affairs\nCC: Claire O'Donnell\nJane Dannenhauer\nRichard Hauser\nJohn Roberts\nWITHDRAWAL SHEET\nRonald Reagan Library\nCollection Name\nWithdrawer\nROBERTS, JOHN: FILES\nKDB 7/28/2005\nFile Folder\nFOIA\n[JGR/APPOINTEE CLEARANCES - 04/18/1984-05/31/1984]\nF05-133/01\nCOOKE, PAMELA\nBox Number\n15\nDOC Document Type\nNo of Doc Date Restric-\nNO\nDocument Description\npages\ntions\n5\nLETTER\n1 4/27/1984 B6\n343\nJOAN EHRENWORTH TO WILLIAM GRESSMAN\nRE ENCLOSED LETTER\nFreedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]\nB-1 National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]\nB-2 Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]\nB-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]\nB-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]\nB-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]\nB-7 Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]\nB-8 Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]\nB-9 Release would disclose geological or geophysical information concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]\nC. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of gift.\nWITHDRAWAL SHEET\nRonald Reagan Library\nCollection Name\nWithdrawer\nROBERTS, JOHN: FILES\nKDB 7/28/2005\nFile Folder\nFOIA\n[JGR/APPOINTEE CLEARANCES - 04/18/1984-05/31/1984]\nF05-133/01\nCOOKE, PAMELA\nBox Number\n15\nDOC Document Type\nNo of Doc Date Restric-\nNO\nDocument Description\npages\ntions\n6\nLETTER\n2 4/17/1984 B6\n344\nJOHN RUBENS TO DAVID MARTIN RE A\nNOMINATION\nFreedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]\nB-1 National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]\nB-2 Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]\nB-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]\nB-4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]\nB-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]\nB-7 Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]\nB-8 Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]\nB-9 Release would disclose geological or geophysical information concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]\nC. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of gift.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMay 1, 1984\nMEMORANDUM FOR DIANNA G. HOLLAND\nFROM:\nJOHN G. ROBERTS\n822\nSUBJECT:\nAppointment of Walter Thompson Cox III\nto the U.S. Court of Military Appeals\nThe United States Court of Military Appeals is an Article I\ntribunal established by 10 U.S.C. $ 867. It consists of\nthree judges appointed by the President, by and with the\nadvice and consent of the Senate, from civil life for 15\nyear terms. Appointees must be members of the bar of a\nFederal court or the highest court of a State; no more than\ntwo judges may be appointed from the same political party.\n10 U.S.C. § 867 (a) (1).\nCox served in the Judge Advocate General's Corps from the\ntime he entered law school in 1964 until 1972. He was in\nprivate practice from 1973-1978, and has been a state trial\njudge since 1978. The requirement that appointees to the\ncourt be from \"civil life\" is not defined in the statute.\nThe provision is generally understood to prohibit appoint-\nment of currently active military officers, and I do not see\nCox's prior, discontinued military service as a bar to his\nappointment. Cox satisfies the bar membership requirement.\nBb\nI have reviewed Cox's PDS (but not his SF-278), and have no\nobjection to proceeding with his nomination.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMay 2, 1984\nMEMORANDUM FOR RICHARD A. HAUSER\nFROM:\nJOHN G. ROBERTS &\nSUBJECT:\nProspective Nomination of Paul H. Boeker\nto become U.S. Ambassador to Jordan\nB6\nBased on the media accounts and Boeker's responses, I have\nno objection to proceeding with the nomination.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMay 3, 1984\nMEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING\nFROM:\nJOHN G. ROBERTS Jrl\nSUBJECT:\nAdditional Information Concerning\nthe Prospective Appointment of\nWalter T. Cox to the U.S. Court\nof Military Appeals\nBy memorandum dated May 1, 1984, I advised Dianna G. Holland\nthat I had no objection to proceeding with the nomination of\nWalter T. Cox III to the Court of Military Appeals. After\nthat memorandum was prepared,\nBb\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMay 4, 1984\nMEMORANDUM FOR JOHN HERRINGTON\nFROM:\nFRED F. FIELDING\nAll necessary clearances have been accomplished with\nregard to the following individual and he is ready\nfor formal nomination by the President:\nPeter Sebastian - To be Ambassador to the\nRepublic of Tunisia\nCC: Claire O'Donnell\nJane Dannenhauer\nRichard Hauser\nJohn Roberts\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMay 10, 1984\nMEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING\nFROM:\nJOHN G. ROBERTS 8202\nSUBJECT:\nReappointments to the Board of Directors\nof the Federal National Mortgage Association\nI have reviewed the Personal Data Statements submitted by\nJames B. Coles, Bert A. Getz, Dianne Ingels, Merrill Butler,\nand James E. Lyon in connection with their prospective\nreappointments to the Board of Directors of the Federal\nNational Mortgage Association. The President is authorized\nto appoint five of the 15 members of the Board, 12 U.S.C.\n§ 1723 (b), on an annual basis. Of the five Presidential\nappointees, one must be from the homebuilding industry, one\nfrom the mortgage lending industry, and one from the real\nestate industry. Id.\nAs an initial matter, it should be noted that the members of\nthe FNMA board are not subject to Federal conflict of\ninterest laws or regulations. This conclusion was reached\nin a July 10, 1970 opinion issued by then Assistant Attorney\nGeneral William H. Rehnquist, and reaffirmed by this office\nupon the initial clearance of President Reagan's appointees\nto the Board. Thus, the fact that the appointees have\nfinancial interests in and associations with entities\naffected by the activities of FNMA is not a bar to their\nservice on the board. Indeed, the enabling statute speci-\nfically contemplates that some of the appointees will\nrepresent segments of the economy most directly affected by\nthe activities of FNMA.\nI have no objection to the reappointments of Coles, Getz,\nIngels, and Butler. These reappointments satisfy the\nrequirements of 12 U.S.C. § 1723 (b): Butler is in the\nhomebuilding industry, and has served as President of that\nindustry's trade association; Coles, Getz, and Ingels are in\nthe real estate business; Getz may also be considered a\nrepresentative of the mortgage lending industry by virtue of\nhis service on several bank and mortgage company boards.\nAs you know, James E. Lyon, the fifth of the President's\nprospective reappointees, did not completely answer the PDS\nsent to him. By letter dated April 17, you asked him to\nanswer fully all the questions on the PDS. I am unable to\nclear Mr. Lyon until we receive his response to your letter.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDate\n4.14.84\nSuspense Date\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nJohn\nFROM:\nDIANNA G. HOLLAND\nACTION\nApproved\nPlease handle/review\nFor your information\nFor your recommendation\nFor the files\nPlease see me\nPlease prepare response for\nsignature\nAs we discussed\nReturn to me for filing\nCOMMENT\nJan- Melinar\neasy. 16-20 are\nBermane late for For\naddress NA User + mide\ntick to then questions\nWALT 4/08/25\nJAMES E. LYON\nApril 5, 1984\nMr. Robert H. Tuttle\nSpecial Assistant to the President\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C. 20500\nDear Bob:\nEnclosed is my 1984 Personal Data Statement for the\nFederal National Mortgage Association Board of Directors.\nWith regard to questions 16 through 27, let me state\nthat I have never been charged with or convicted of a\nfelonious act; I have never been charged with or convicted\nof a misdemeanor involving a crime of moral turpitude; and\nI have never been a member of or contributor to a subversive\norganization. I have been actively involved in Republican\npolitics and conservative educational and political under-\ntakings, many of which would be viewed by some as controver-\nsial. In my opinion, none of these activities would provoke\nserious questions or critical charges as to my qualifications\nfor the proposed reappointment. I am not aware of any\ncircumstance that would provoke or create an embarrassment\nfor the Administration.\nYours very truly,\nJames E. Lyon\nJEL:rjl\nEnclosure\n1300 RIVER OAKS BANK & TRUST BUILDING\n2001 KIRBY DRIVE\nHOUSTON, TEXAS 77019\n(713) 528-5587\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nApril 17, 1984\nMEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING\nRICHARD A. HAUSER\nFROM:\nJOHN G. ROBERTS\nSUBJECT:\nJames E. Lyon's PDS\nJames E. Lyon is under consideration for appointment to the\nBoard of Directors of the Federal National Mortgage Associa-\ntion (PA). The PDS was forwarded to him by Presidential\nPersonnel on March 14; Lyon returned the form to Bob Tuttle\non April 5. Lyon answered questions 1-15 and purported to\nanswer questions 16-27 in a paragraph in his letter to\nTuttle. Mr. Hauser considers Lyon's statement unresponsive\nto questions 16-20 and asked that I prepare a letter for\nyour signature requesting Lyon to provide full answers to\nthose questions. The attached draft requests full answers\nto questions 16-20 and 23-24, since I think Lyon's statement\nis unresponsive to questions 23-24 as well as 16-20.\nAttachment\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nApril 17, 1984\nDear Mr. Lyon:\nBy memorandum dated March 14, 1984, I requested that you\ncomplete a Personal Data Statement in order that we may\ncomplete the clearance process for your prospective appoint-\nment to the Federal National Mortgage Association Board of\nDirectors. The statement, required of all prospective\nPresidential appointees, consisted of responses to 27\nquestions.\nYou have provided detailed responses to questions 1-15 but\nnot to questions 16-27. Your letter of April 5 to Special\nAssistant to the President Robert H. Tuttle concerning\nquestions 16-27 is not fully responsive to questions 16-20\nand 23-24. It is necessary for us to have complete responses\nto these questions before we can proceed with clearance of\nyour prospective appointment. As I noted in my memorandum\nof March 14, your responses are not subject to public\ndisclosure and will remain confidential. Since your appoint-\nment cannot be finalized until we have reviewed your answers\nto all the questions, please supply the missing information\nat your earliest convenience.\nSincerely,\n/s/\nFred F. Fielding\nCounsel to the President\nMr. James E. Lyon\n1300 River Oaks Bank\n& Trust Building\n2001 Kirby Drive\nHouston, TX 77019\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nOffice of the Press Secretary\nFor Immediate Release\nMay 11, 1984\nThe President today announced his intention to appoint the\nfollowing individuals to be Members of the National Advisory\nCommittee for Juvenile Justice and Deliquency Prevention for\nterms expiring January 17, 1987. These are reappointments:\nALLAN B. MOORE is a student at Harvard University in Cambridge,\nMassachusetts. He graduated from Groton School in 1982. He was\nborn July 21, 1964 in Boston, Massachusetts.\nDONNA M. SMITH is a student at George Mason University in\nFairfax, Virginia. She graduated from Kempsville High School in\nVirginia Beach, Virginia. She was born July 6, 1963 in San\nDiego, California.\nSYLVESTER E. WILLIAMS IV is a law clerk with the firm of Raby\n& Stafford of Alexandria, Virginia. He is a law student at\nStanford University. He was born May 24, 1961 in Chicago,\nIllinois.\n# # #\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMay 11, 1984\nMEMORANDUM FOR JOHN HERRINGTON\nFROM:\nFRED F. FIELDING\nAll necessary clearances have been accomplished with\nregard to the following individuals and they are ready\nfor appointment to the National Cancer Advisory Board:\nRoswell K. Boutwell\nHelene G. Brown\nGertrude B. Elion\nDavid Korn\nLouise C. Strong\nCC: Claire O'Donnell\nJane Dannenhauer\nJohn Roberts\nSusan Borchard\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMay 14, 1984\nMEMORANDUM FOR DIANNA G. HOLLAND\nFROM:\nJOHN G. ROBERTS 2262\nSUBJECT:\nProspective Nomination of Alberto M.\nPiedra to Become Ambassador to Guatemala\nI have reviewed the SF-278 and related materials submitted\nby Alberto M. Piedra in connection with his prospective\nnomination to be Ambassador to Guatemala, and have no\nobjection to proceeding with this nomination. Mr. Piedra is\ncurrently U.S. Representative to the Inter-American Economic\nand Social Council of the Organization of American States.\nHe is also on leave of absence from Catholic University, and\nteaches a seminar there once a week, for which he is com-\npensated.\nI telephoned Mr. Piedra to discuss his relationship with\nCatholic University. He advised me that if confirmed he\nwould discontinue all teaching activities and would receive\nno compensation from the university, other than payments due\nthrough September for the seminars he taught from January\nthrough April. He did not know if the university would be\nwilling to continue his leave of absence status.\nAttachment\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nOffice of the Press Secretary\nFor Immediate Release\nMay 15, 1984\nThe President today announced his intention to appoint the\nfollowing individuals to be Members of the National Cancer\nAdvisory Board for terms expiring March 9, 1990:\nROSWELL K. BOUTWELL is Director of Research for the Radiation\nEnergy Research Foundation in Hiroshima, Japan. He is on leave\nfrom McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research at the University of\nWisconsin, where he is a Professor of Oncology. He is married\nand has three children. He was born November 24, 1917 in\nMadison, Wisconsin. This is a reappointment.\nHELENE G. BROWN is Director for Community Applications at Jonsson\nComprehensive Cancer Center at the University of California at\nLos Angeles. Since 1977 she has served as Chairman of the\nEducation Committee for the American Cancer Society. She is\nmarried, has two children and resides in Sherman Oaks,\nCalifornia. She was born May 3, 1929 in New York City. She will\nsucceed Morris M. Schrier.\nGERTRUDE B. ELION is Scientist Emeritus, Wellcome Research Labs,\nResearch Triangle Park, North Carolina and serves as Research\nProfessor of Pharmacology & Medicine at Duke University Medical\nCenter. Dr. Elion resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She\nwas born January 23, 1918 in New York City. She will succeed\nJanet Davison Rowley.\nDAVID KORN is Professor and Chairman of the Department of\nPathology at Stanford Medical School in Stanford, California. He\nwas Chairman of the Board of Scientific Counselors, Division of\nCancer Biology and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute in\n1980-1982. He is married, has three children and resides in\nStanford. He was born March 5, 1933 in Providence, Rhode Island.\nHe will succeed Sheldon W. Samuels.\nLOUISE CONNALLY STRONG is Associate Professor of Medical\nGenetics, Associate Geneticist, and Associate Professor of\nPediatrics and Biology at The University of Texas System Cancer\nCenter, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute in Houston,\nTexas. She is married, has two children and resides in Houston.\nShe was born April 23, 1944 in San Antonio, Texas. She will\nsucceed Maureen McGrath Henderson.\n###\nappointments\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nfile\nWASHINGTON\nMay 22, 1984\nMAY 24 1904\nMEMORANDUM FOR JANE DANNENHAUER\nFROM:\nClaire O'Donnell\nSUBJECT:\nPAS and PA Candidate Withdrawals\nFor your permanent records please be advised that the following\nindividuals have been withdrawn from consideration as Presidential\nappointments:\nPAS Candidates:\nPA Candidates:\n56\nCC: Holland\nKennedy\nBullock\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMay 23, 1984\nMEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING\nFROM:\nJOHN G. ROBERTS\nDror\nSUBJECT:\nAppointment of Enrico Mihich to the\nNational Cancer Advisory Board\nI have reviewed the Personal Data Statement submitted by Dr.\nEnrico Mihich in connection with his prospective appointment\nto the National Cancer Advisory Board. By memorandum dated\nApril 17, 1984 (attached), you reviewed the complex require-\nments for appointments to this Board for John Herrington.\nIn particular, you noted that the Administration was con-\nfronted with a dilemma, in that we could not satisfy the\nstatutory requirement that at least five of the Board\nmembers be knowledgeable in environmental carcinogenesis\nwithout violating the additional requirement that no more\nthan 12 of the Board members be scientists or physicians.\nSee 42 U.S.C. $ 286b (a) (1). We decided to avoid the dilemma\n(to the extent possible) by considering one of the sitting\nmembers, Tim Lee Carter, M.D., a lay member and not a\n\"scientist or physician,\" since his practice had been\ninactive for 16 years and he had been appointed as and\nalways considered a lay member.\nThe April 17 memorandum cleared for appointment David Korn,\nLouise C. Strong, Gertrude Elion, Helene Brown, and Roswell\nBoutwell, on the explicit conditions that Herrington's\noffice confirm that Strong, Elion, Korn, and Boutwell were\nknowledgeable in environmental carcinogenesis (a determin-\nation we are unqualified to make), and that whomever is\nappointed to replace Irving Selikoff also is determined to\nbe knowledgeable in environmental carcinogenesis. Dr.\nMihich is the individual who is to replace Irving Selikoff.\nHe is the director of the Grace Cancer Drug Center and seems\nwell qualified for the Board, although again I have no way\nof ascertaining if he is considered knowledgeable in environ-\nmental carcinogenesis. As with the other appointees to the\nBoard, and indeed as with almost anyone active in this area,\nMihich has several affiliations with National Cancer Institute\nsupported entities. I have talked with Mihich and he is\nwell aware of the need to recuse himself from any discussions\naffecting grants or organizations with which he is affiliated.\n- 2 -\nThe attached memorandum from Herrington reiterates our\nearlier advice that Mihich must be determined to be know-\nledgeable in environmental carcinogenesis.\nAttachment\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nJune 12, 1984\nMEMORANDUM FOR JOHN S. HERRINGTON\nASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT\nFOR PRESIDENTIAL PERSONNEL\nFROM:\nFRED F. FIELDING Orig. signed by FFF\nCOUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT\nSUBJECT:\nAppointment of Enrico Mihich to the\nNational Cancer Advisory Board\nCounsel's Office has reviewed the Personal Data Statement\nsubmitted by Dr. Enrico Mihich in connection with his\nprospective appointment to the National Cancer Advisory\nBoard. I reviewed the requirements for appointees to this\nBoard in my memorandum for you of April 17, 1984 (copy\nattached). Dr. Mihich is replacing Irving J. Selikoff on\nthe Board, and in my memorandum I advised you that whomever\nwas chosen to replace Dr. Selikoff must be \"knowledgeable in\nenvironmental carcinogenesis.\" See 42 U.S.C. $ 286b (a) (1).\nOur office is of course not qualified to determine who is or\nis not \"knowledgeable in environmental carcinogenesis.\"\nAssuming that your office confirms that Dr. Mihich meets\nthis requirement, we have no objection to proceeding with\nhis appointment.\nFFF:JGR:aea 6/12/84\nCC: FFFielding/JGRoberts/Subj/Chron\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMay 24, 1984\nMEMORANDUM FOR JOHN HERRINGTON\nFROM:\nFRED F. FIELDING\nAll necessary clearances have been accomplished with\nregard to the following individual and he is ready\nfor formal nomination by the President:\nOwen W. Roberts - To be Ambassador to the\nRepublic of Togo\nCC: Claire O'Donnell\nJane Dannenhauer\nRichard Hauser\nJohn Roberts\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMay 31, 1984\nMEMORANDUM FOR RICHARD A. HAUSER\nFROM:\nJOHN G. ROBERTS ope\nSUBJECT:\nProspective Nomination of Diana\nLady Dougan to be the Coordinator\nfor International Communications\nand Information Policy at the\nDepartment of State With the Rank\nof Ambassador\nI have reviewed the Financial Disclosure Report and related\nmaterials submitted by Diana Lady Dougan in connection with\nher prospective nomination to be Coordinator for International\nCommunications and Information Policy at the Department of\nState, with rank of Ambassador. Ms. Dougan is currently\noccupying this position without ambassadorial rank. I\ncontacted Ms. Dougan on May 30 to obtain needed information\nnot present on her forms.\nSTU7 UTTM 07 ou ЭЛРИ T\n98"
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