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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 -\n11/14/1985-12/31/1985]\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/\nWITHDRAWAL SHEE I\nRonald Reagan Library\nCollection Name ROBERTS, JOHN G.: FILES\nWithdrawer\nCAS 8/25/2005\nFile Folder\n[JGR/APPOINTEE CLEARANCES - 11/14/1985-12/31/1985]\nFOIA\nF05-139/01\nBox Number\n3\nCOOK\n24KDB\nDoc\nDoc Type\nDocument Description\nNo of\nDoc Date Restrictions\nNo\nPages\n1\nMEMO\nJ. ROBERTS TO RICHARD HAUSER RE\n111/18/1985 B6\n385\nPROSPECTIVE NOMINEE (PARTIAL)\n2\nMEMO\nROBERTS TO HAUSER RE\n211/20/1985 B6\n386\nAPPOINTMENTS TO PRESIDENT'S\nNATIONAL SECURITY\nTELECOMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY\nCOMMITTEE (P. 1 PARTIAL, P. 2 CLOSED)\n3\nMEMO\nROBERTS TO HAUSER RE PROSPECTIVE\n111/21/1985 B6\n387\nAPPOINTEE (PARTIAL)\n4 MEMO\nROBERTS TO HAUSER RE PROSPECTIVE\n111/21/1985 B6\n388\nAPPOINTEE (PARTIAL)\n5\nMEMO\nROBERTS TO DIANA HOLLAND, RE:\n112/31/1985 B6\n1173\nREAPPOINTMENT OF JOYCE C. YOUNG\nTO THE COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE\nFROM THE BLIND AND OTHER\nSEVERELY HANDICAPPED (THIS\nDOCUMENT HAS BEEN RELEASED IN\nWHOLE)\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\nNovember 14, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR RICHARD A. HAUSER\nFROM:\nJOHN G. ROBERTS OPR\nSUBJECT:\nPanama Canal Alternative Study Commission\nYou have asked if a judge may serve on the so-called Panama\nCanal Alternative Study Commission. Pursuant to Section\n1109 of the Panama Canal Act of 1979, 22 U.S.C. $ 3619, the\nPresident is authorized to \"appoint the representatives of\nthe United States to any joint committee or body with the\nRepublic of Panama to study the possibility of a sea level\ncanal in the Republic of Panama pursuant to Article XII of\nthe Panama Canal Treaty of 1977. \" The President is also\ndirected to transmit the text of any completed study to\nCongress.\nThe Commission is authorized only to conduct a study, and\naccordingly the U.S. representatives will not be engaged in\nany functions which can only be performed by an executive\nofficer of the United States. I therefore see no constitu-\ntional objection to appointing a member of the judiciary as\nthe U.S. representative to this study commission.\n123\nFOREIGN RELATIONS\n22 § 3621\nI 3619. Joint sea level canal study\n(a) Committee: appointment of representatives\nThe President shall appoint the representatives of the United States to any joint\ncommittee or body with the Republic of Panama to study the possibility of a sea\nlevel canai in the Republic of Panama pursuant to Anticle XII of the Panama Canal\nTreaty of 1977.\n(b) Transmittal of study to President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representa-\ntives\nUpon the completion of any joint study between the United States and the\nRepublic of Panama concerning the feasibility of a see level canal in the Republic of\nPanama pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article XII of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977.\nthe text of the study shall be transmitted by the President to the President of the\nSenate and to the Speaker of the House of Representatives\n(c) Congressional authorization respecting construction off sea level canal\nNo construction of a sea level canal by the United States in the Republic of\nPanama shall be undertaken except with express congressional authorization after\nsubmission of the study by the President as provided in subsection (b) of this section\n(Pub.L. 96-70, Title I, § 1109, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 459.)\nEffective Date. Section effective Oct. 1, 1979.\nLegislative History. For legislative history and\nsee section 3304 of Pub.L. 96-70, set out as a note\npurpose of Pub.L. 96-70, see 1979 U.S. Code\nunder section 3601 of this title.\nCong. and Adm. News, p. 1034.\n§ 3620. Authority of Ambassador\n(a) The United States Ambassador to the Republic of Panama shall have full\nresponsibility for the coordination of the transfer to the Republic of Panama of those\nfunctions that are to be assumed by the Repubbe of Panama pursuant to the\nPanama Canal Treatv of 1977 and related agreements.\n(b) (1) The Commission snall not be subject to the direction or supervision of the\nUnited States Chief of Mission in the Republic of Panama with respect to the\nresponsibilities of the Commission for the operation. management. or maintenance of\nthe Panama Canal. as established in this chapter or any other Act or in the Panama\nCanal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements, except that the Commission shall keep\nthe Ambassador fully and currently informed with respect to all activities ano\noperations of the Commission\n(2) Except as provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection. section 2680a of this\ntitle snall apply with respect to the activities of the Commission.\n(Pub.L. 96-70. Title I. $ 1110. Sept. 27. 1979. 93 Stat. 459.1\nReferences in Text. This chapter. referred to\nNational Defense. repealed section 3402 of Title\nin subsec. (b) (1). in the original read \"this Act\".\n39. and section 191b of Title 50. and enacted\nmeaning Pub.L. 96-70. Sept. 27. 1979. 93 Stat.\nprovisions set out as notes under sections 3601.\n452. known as the Panama Canal Act of 1979.\n3602. and 3852 of this utic. sections 8336 ano\nwhich in addition to enacting this chapter. ameno-\n8339 of Title 5. and sections 1101 and 1182 of\ned section 2778 of this title. sections 305. 5102.\nTitle 8\n5316. 5342. 5343. 5348. 5373. 5504. 5533. 5541.\n5583. 5595. 5724a. 6301. 6322. 6323. 8102. 8146.\nEffective Date. Section effective Oct. 1, 1979.\n8335. 8336. 8339. 8348. 8701. and 8901 of Title 5.\nwe section 3304 of Pub.L. 96-70, set out as a note\nGovernment Organization and Employees. sec.\nunder section 3601 of this title\ntions 1101 and 1182 of Title 8, Aliens and Nation-\nality, section 213 of Title 29. Labor. sections 403.\nLegislative History. For legislative history and\n3401. and 3682 of Title 39. Postal Service. and\npurpose of Pub.L. 96-70. see 1979 U.S. Code\nsections 191. 195, and 196 of Title 50, War and\nCong and Adm. News. p. 1034.\n@ 3621. Security legislation\nIt IS the sense of the Congress that the best interests of the United States require\nthat the President enter into negotiations with the Republic of Panama for the\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nNovember 18, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR DIANNA G. HOLLAND\nFROM:\nJOHN G. ROBERTS DDR\nSUBJECT:\nAppointment of John D. Negroponte\nto the National Commission on Space\nI have reviewed the Personal Data Statement and SF-278\nsubmitted by John D. Negroponte in February 1985 in con-\nnection with his appointment to be Assistant Secretary of\nState for Oceans and International Environmental and Scien-\ntific Affairs. Those materials are adequate for purposes of\nthis ex officio appointment as Department of State representa-\ntive to the National Commission on Space. The Commission\nwas established by Public Law 98-361, 42 U.S.C. $ 2451 note,\nto study space activities and formulate an agenda for the\nU.S. civilian space program. The Commission is to submit to\nthe President and Congress a long-range plan for civilian\nspace activity.\nPursuant to Section 203 (b) (1) (B) of Public Law 98-361, the\nPresident is authorized to appoint an individual from the\nDepartment of State to be an ex officio, advisory, non-voting\nmember of the Commission. Negroponte serves in the Department\nof State, and accordingly satisfies the only criterion for\nappointment. His PDS and SF-278 present no problems,\nparticularly given the broad agenda of the Commission. I\nhave no objection to proceeding with this appointment.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nNovember 18, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR RICHARD A. HAUSER\nFROM:\nJOHN G. ROBERTS\n826\nSUBJECT:\nProspective Nomination of Otto J. Reich\nto be Ambassador to Venezuela\nI have reviewed the SF-278 - and related materials submitted\nby Otto Reich in connection with his prospective nomination\nto be Ambassador to Venezuela. Reich notes that his nomina-\ntion may be subject to attack because of his previous\naffiliation with the Council of the Americas, a non-profit\nassociation of U.S. companies with investments in Latin\nAmerica, and because he is identified with the President's\npolicies with respect to Central America. (Curiously, Reich\nalso notes that he worked for the McGovern presidential\ncampaign in 1972.) These concerns are all policy ones that\npresumably have already been addressed.\nB6\nI have no objection to proceeding\nwith the nomination.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nNovember 19, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR DIANNA G. HOLLAND\nFROM:\nJOHN G. ROBERTS JZR\nSUBJECT:\nAppointments of James E. Seitz, Richard M.\nLarry, Constance J. Horner, and John A. Love\nto the President's Commission on White House\nFellowships\nI have reviewed the Personal Data Statements submitted by\nthe above-named individuals in connection with their pro-\nspective appointments. The President is authorized to\nappoint an unspecified number of members to the Commission\nby Executive Order 11183, as amended. Members must be\n\"outstanding citizens from the fields of public affairs,\neducation, the sciences, the professions, other fields of\nprivate endeavor, and the Government service.\"\nConstance Horner is the Director of the Office of Personnel\nManagement; Richard Larry is the President of a charitable\nfoundation; James Seitz is the Partner-in-Charge of the New\nYork office of Touche Ross & Co.; and John Love is a member\nof the Denver law firm Davis, Graham & Stubbs. None of the\nPDS's filed by these individuals raise any concerns, and I\nhave no objection to their appointments.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nNovember 20, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR JOHN ROBERTS\nFROM:\nDIANNA HOLLAND def\nFor your information, the people listed on the attached sheet\nare going to be reappointed to the President's Foreign\nIntelligence Advisory Board. Fred and Dick have agreed that we\ndo not need to get updated personal data statements from them.\nall Resppointments\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDATE: 11/12\nTO:\nJANE DANNENHAUER\nM.B OGLESBY\nKATJA BULLOCK\nFROM:\nCATHERINE BEDELL\nOFFICE OF PRESIDENTIAL PERSONNEL\nPlease start appropriate clearances for the following prospective\nappointees for Presidential Boards and Commissions:\nanne aimstrong\nalbert D Wheelon\nLeo Cherne\nHoward H. Baker, Jr.\nWilliam O. Baker\nW Glenn Campbell\nJohn A. Foster Jr.\nClare Luce Booth\nHenry a Kissinger\nClare Boothe hure\nWilliam French Amith\nWho are under consideration for appointment as members of:\nPresidents Foreyn Antellegence advisory\nBoard (Pa)\nSusan Borchard, Associate Director, Extension 7590.\nSenior Staff n/A\nPresident 11/1\nAnnouncement\nFull Field/Name Check\nAppt. Memo\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nNovember 20, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR RICHARD A. HAUSER\nFROM:\nJOHN G. ROBERTS DR\nSUBJECT:\nAppointments of Donald B. Rassier,\nRocco J. Marano, and William R. Hoover\nto the President's National Security\nTelecommunications Advisory Committee\nI have reviewed the Personal Data Statements submitted by\nDonald E. Rassier, Rocco J. Marano, and William R. Hoover in\nconnection with their prospective appointments to the\nPresident's National Security Telecommunications Advisory\nCommittee. The Committee was established by Executive Order\n12382 (September 13, 1982) to provide advice to the President\nand the Secretary of Defense on national security telecommuni-\ncations policy. Pursuant to the Executive Order, the\nPresident may appoint up to 30 members to the Committee, who\n\"shall have particular knowledge and expertise in the field\nof telecommunications and represent elements of the Nation's\ntelecommunications industry.\"\nRocco Marano is President of Bell Communications Research.\nHis PDS presents no problems\nB6\nSince members of this Committee serve in a\nrepresentative capacity, these interests present no conflict\nproblems.\nDonald B. Rassier is President of Ford Aerospace &\nCommunications.\nB6\nWilliam Hoover is President and Chairman of Computer\nSciences Corporation (CSC)\nBb\nB6\nAttachments\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nNovember 21, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR RICHARD A. HAUSER\nFROM:\nJOHN G. ROBERTS JR\nSUBJECT:\nAppointment of Thomas G. Pownall\nto the President's National Security\nTelecommunications Advisory Committee\nI have reviewed the Personal Data Statement submitted by\nThomas G. Pownall in connection with his prospective appoint-\nment to the President's National Security Telecommunications\nAdvisory Committee. The Committee was established by\nExecutive Order 12382 (September 13, 1982) to provide advice\nto the President and the Secretary of Defense on national\nsecurity telecommunications policy. Pursuant to the Executive\nOrder, the President may appoint up to 30 members to the\nCommittee, who \"shall have particular knowledge and expertise\nin the field of telecommunications and represent elements of\nthe Nation's telecommunications industry.\"\nThomas G. Pownall is Chairman and CEO of Martin Marietta\nCorporation, a leading defense contractor.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nNovember 21, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR RICHARD A. HAUSER\nFROM:\nJOHN G. ROBERTS one\nSUBJECT:\nAppointment of Lane Carson to the\nArchitectural and Transportation\nBarriers Compliance Board\nPursuant to 29 U.S.C. $ 792 (a) (1) (A) the President is\nauthorized to appoint eleven members to this Board from the\ngeneral public, of whom five shall be handicapped individuals.\nReappointments are authorized, but no member may be reap-\npointed more than once without a hiatus of at least two\nyears in Board service. It is the function of the Board to\nensure compliance with the Architectural Barriers Act of\n1968 and to explore and report on various issues relating to\naccess by the handicapped. See 29 U.S.C. § 792 (b).\nLane Carson is an assistant district attorney in Louisiana,\nand a former member of the Louisiana legislature. He has\nbeen active in disabled Vietnam veterans affairs, including\nservice on Veterans Administration advisory committees.\nBb\nI have\nno objections to proceeding with this appointment.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nNovember 25, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR ROBERT H. TUTTLE\nFROM:\nFRED F. FIELDING\nAll necessary clearances have been accomplished with regard to\nthe following individual and he is ready for appointment by the\nPresident:\nThomas G. Pownall - Member, President's National Security\nTelecommunications Advisory Committee\nCC:\nAmy Weist\nJane Dannenhauer\nRichard Hauser\nJohn Roberts\nCatherine Bedell\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nNovember 25, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR ROBERT H. TUTTLE\nFROM:\nFRED F. FIELDING\nAll necessary clearances have been accomplished with regard to\nthe following individuals and they are ready for appointment\nto the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board:\nWilliam O. Baker\nW. Glenn Campbell\nLeo Cherne\nJohn S. Foster, Jr.\nHenry A. Kissinger\nWilliam French Smith\nAlbert D. Wheelon\nCC: Amy Weist\nJane Dannenhauer\nRichard Hauser\nJohn Roberts\nCatherine Bedell\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDecember 3, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR ROBERT H. TUTTLE\nFROM:\nFRED F. FIELDING\nAll necessary clearances have been accomplished with regard to\nthe following individual and he is ready for appointment by the\nPresident:\nJohn A. Love - Member, President's Commission on\nWhite House Fellowships\nCC: Amy Weist\nJane Dannenhauer\nJohn Roberts\nCatherine Bedell\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDecember 3, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR ROBERT H. TUTTLE\nFROM:\nFRED F. FIELDING\n.\nAll necessary clearances have been accomplished with regard to\nthe following individual and he is ready for appointment by the\nPresident:\nLane Carson - Member, Architectural and Transportation\nBarriers Compliance Board\nCC: Amy Weist\nJane Dannenhauer\nJohn Roberts\nCatherine Bedell\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDecember 12, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR DIANNA G. HOLLAND\nFROM:\nJOHN G. ROBERTS 822\nSUBJECT:\nAppointment of Robert S. Leventhal\nto the President's National Security\nTelecommunications Advisory Committee\nI have reviewed the Personal Data Statement submitted by\nRobert Stanley Leventhal in connection with his prospective\nappointment to the President's National Security Telecom-\nmunications Advisory Committee. The Committee was estab-\nlished by Executive Order 12382 (September 13, 1982) to\nprovide advice to the President and the Secretary of Defense\non national security telecommunications policy. Pursuant to\nthe Executive Order, the President may appoint up to 30\nmembers to the Committee, who \"shall have particular know-\nledge and expertise in the field of telecommunications and\nrepresent elements of the Nation's telecommunications\nindustry.\"\nMr. Leventhal is CEO of Western Union, and clearly satisfies\nthe statutory criteria. He has associations and financial\ninterests in the telecommunications field, but these do not\npresent conflicts problems since members of this Committee\nserve in a representative capacity. I have no objection to\nproceeding with this appointment.\nAttachment\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDecember 12, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING\nFROM:\nJOHN G. ROBERTS\nSUBJECT:\nAdvisory Committee for Trade Negotiations\nBob Tuttle has asked if a state government employee may be\nappointed to the Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations.\nTuttle wishes to make such an appointment, but was told by\nUSTR that the Committee is a private sector board on which\ngovernment officials are not eligible to serve.\nThe Committee is authorized by 19 U.S.C. $ 2155 (b). That\nsubsection provides that the Committee \"shall include\nrepresentatives of government, labor, industry, agriculture,\nsmall business, service industries, retailers, consumer\ninterests, and the general public\" (emphasis supplied). It\nseems clear, therefore, that government officials may be\nappointed to the Committee.\nI called Al Holmer for clarification of the USTR position.\nHe conceded that there was no legal bar to the appointment\ncontemplated by Tuttle, but noted that historically the\nCommittee had been a purely private sector committee. He\nstated that USTR strongly preferred to keep committee\nmembership restricted to the private sector, for policy\nreasons.\nThe attached memorandum for your signature advises Tuttle\nthat he may legally appoint a state government official to\nthe Committee. (Indeed, an argument can be made that such\nan official must be appointed, since the statute provides\nthat the Committee \"shall include representatives of\ngovernment\nAttachment\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDecember 17, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR ROBERT E. TUTTLE\nDEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT\nDIRECTOR, PRESIDENTIAL PERSONNEL\nOrig: signed by FFF\nFROM:\nFRED F. FIELDING\nCOUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT\nSUBJECT:\nAdvisory Committee for Trade Negotiations\nYou have asked if a state government official may be\nappointed to the Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations.\nThe Committee was established pursuant to 19 U.S.C.\n$ 2155(b). That subsection provides that the Committee\n\"shall include representatives of government, labor,\nindustry, agriculture, small business, service industries,\nretailers, consumer interests, and the general public\"\n(emphasis supplied). Accordingly, a state government\nofficial may be appointed to the Committee, as far as\nFederal law is correct.\nMy office discussed this with USTR. USTR now agrees that\nthere is no legal bar to appointing a state government\nofficial to the Committee, but USTR objects to such an\nappointment on policy grounds, preferring to keep the\nCommittee a purely private sector committee. You should\nresolve that policy dispute as you see fit. As a legal\nmatter, such an appointment may be made, and indeed it\ncould be argued that such an appointment must be included.\nNote also, however, that some state laws prohibit officials\nfrom serving in the Federal Government.\nFFF: JGR; aea 12/17/85\nCC: FFFielding\nJGRoberts\nSubj\nChron\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDecember 13, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR ROBERT E. TUTTLE\nDEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT\nDIRECTOR, PRESIDENTIAL PERSONNEL\nFROM:\nFRED F. FIELDING\nCOUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT\nSUBJECT:\nAdvisory Committee for Trade Negotiations\nYou have asked if a state government official may be\nappointed to the Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations.\nThe Committee was established pursuant = 19 U.S.C.\n§ 2155 (b). That subsection provides that the Committee\n\"shall include representatives of government, labor,\nindustry, agriculture, small business, service industries,\nretailers, consumer interests, and the general public\"\n(emphasis supplied). Accordingly, a state government\nofficial may be appointed to the Committee.\nMy office discussed this with USTR. USTR now agrees that\nthere is no legal bar to appointing a state government\nofficial to the Committee, but USTR objects to such an\nappointment on policy grounds, preferring to keep the\nCommittee a purely private sector committee. You should\nresolve that policy dispute as you see fit. As a legal\nmatter, such an appointment may be made, and indeed it\ncould be argued that such must be done.\nFFF: JGR:aea 12/13/85\ncc: FFFielding\nJGRoberts\nSubj\nChron\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDecember 17, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR ROBERT H. TUTTLE\nDEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT\nDIRECTOR, PRESIDENTIAL PERSONNEL\nFROM:\nFRED F. FIELDING\nCOUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT\nSUBJECT:\nAdvisory Committee for Trade Negotiations\nYou have asked if a state government official may be\nappointed to the Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations.\nThe Committee was established pursuant to 19 U.S.C.\nS 2155 (b). That subsection provides that the Committee\n\"shall include representatives of government, labor,\nindustry, agriculture, small business, service industries,\nretailers, consumer interests, and the general public\"\n(emphasis supplied). Accordingly, a state government\nofficial may be appointed to the Committee, as far as\nFederal law is correct.\nMy office discussed this with USTR. USTR now agrees that\nthere is no legal bar to appointing a state government\nofficial to the Committee, but USTR objects to such an\nappointment on policy grounds, preferring to keep the\nCommittee a purely private sector committee. You should\nresolve that policy dispute as you see fit. As a legal\nmatter, such an appointment may be made, and indeed it\ncould be argued that such an appointment must be included.\nNote also, however, that some state laws prohibit officials\nfrom serving in the Federal Government.\nFFF: JGR;aea 12/17/85\nCC: FFFielding\nJGRoberts\nSubj\nChron\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nand\nWASHINGTON\nDecember 13, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR ROBERT H. TUTTLE\nDEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT\nDIRECTOR, PRESIDENTIAL PERSONNEL\nFROM:\nFRED F. FIELDING\nCOUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT\nSUBJECT:\nAdvisory Committee for Trade Negotiations\nYou have asked if a state government official may be\nappointed to the Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations.\nThe Committee was established pursuant to 19 U.S.C.\n$ 2155 (b). That subsection provides that the Committee\n\"shall include representatives of government, labor,\nindustry, agriculture, small business, service industries,\nretailers, consumer interests, and the general public\"\n(emphasis supplied). Accordingly, a state government\nofficial may be appointed to the Committee, as for as Feded law ed coment.\nMy office discussed this with USTR. USTR now agrees that\nthere is no legal bar to appointing a state government\nofficial to the Committee, but USTR objects to such an\nappointment on policy grounds, preferring to keep the\nCommittee a purely private sector committee. You should\nresolve that policy dispute as you see fit. As a legal\nmatter, such an appointment may be made, and indeed it\ncould be argued that such must be done. an appir much he\nmelided Note also, however, the Some state laws\nprohibit offices from seen in the federal growt.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTO\nDecember 12, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR ROBERT E. TUTTLE\nDEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT\nDIRECTOR, PRESIDENTIAL PERSONNEL\nFROM:\nFRED F. FIELDING\nCOUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT\nSUBJECT:\nAdvisory Committee for Trade Negotiations\nYou have asked if a state government official may be\nappointed to the Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations.\nThe Committee was established pursuant to 19 U.S.C.\n$ 2155 (b). That subsection provides that the Committee\n\"shall include representatives of government, labor,\nindustry, agriculture, small business, service industries,\nretailers, consumer interests, and the general public\"\n(emphasis supplied). Accordingly, a state government\nofficial may be appointed to the Committee.\nMy office discussed this with USTR. USTR now agrees that\nthere is no legal bar to appointing a state government\nofficial to the Committee, but USTR objects to such an\nappointment on policy grounds, preferring to keep the\nCommittee a purely private sector committee. You should\nresolve that policy dispute as you see fit. As a legal\nmatter, the appointment may be made.\nFFF:JGR:aea 12/12/85\ncc: FFFielding\nJGRoberts\nSubj\nChron\n361787\nID #.\nCU\nJV 1\nWHITE HOUSE\nF6006.15\nCORRESPONDENCE TRACKING WORKSHEET\no ** OUTGOING\nH - INTERNAL\nn\nI INCOMING\nDate Correspondence\nReceived (YY/MM/DD)\n/\n/\nName of Correspondent:\nRobert H Kettle\nMI Mall Report\nUser Codes: (A)\nSubject:\nNegotiations advisory Committee for (B) asade (C)\nROUTE TO:\nACTION\nDISPOSITION\nTracking\nType\nCompletion\nAction\nDate\nof\nOffice/Agency (Staff Name)\nDate\nCode\nYY/MM/DD\nResponse\nCode\nYY/MM/DD\nCOHolland\nORIGINATOR CJ 8511121\n/ /\nW AT18\nReferral Note:\nD 85,11 122\nCJ $ 85,12102\nCJ\nReferral Note:\nI /\n/ /\nReferral Note:\n/ /\n/ /\nReferral Note:\n/ /\n/ /\nReferral Note:\nACTION CODES:\nDISPOSITION CODES:\nA Appropriate Action\nI - Info Copy Only/No Action Necessary\nA Answered\nC * Comment/Recommendation\nC Completed\nR Direct Reply w/Copy\nD - Draft Response\nB - Non-Special Referral\nS Suspended\nS - For Signature\nF Furnish Fact Sheet\nX Interim Reply\nto be used as Enclosure\nFOR OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE:\nType of Response = Initials of Signer\nCode = \"A\"\nComments:\nSteven a Merksamer\nCompletion Date = Date of Outgoing\nKeep this worksheet attached to the original incoming letter.\nSend all routing updates to Central Reference (Room 75, OEOB).\nAlways return completed correspondence record to Central Files.\nRefer questions about the correspondence tracking system to Central Reference, ext. 2590.\n5/81\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\n361787(u)\nWASHINGTON\nNovember 21, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR FRED FIELDING\nFROM:\nROBERT H. TUTTLE Rt\nSUBJECT:\nADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR TRADE NEGOTIATIONS\nWe would like to submit Steven A. Merksamer's name to Senior\nStaff for appointment to the Advisory Committee for Trade\nNegotiations. He is currently serving as the Chief of Staff to\nthe Governor of California.\nThe U.S. Trade Representative's office has expressed to us that\nthis is a private sector board and government officials are not\neligible to serve. The authority sheet (attached) defines the\nmembership as representatives of \"government, labor, industry,\nagriculture ...\". We would like to know your clarification of\nthe issue, as to whether or not Mr. Merksamer is eligible to\nserve.\nFred - merksamer wants to\nbe with on a board as th\ninternational experience of\nthis seems like a good fit.\nBob\nADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR TRADE NEGOTIATIONS\nOffice of the\nUnited States Trade Representative\nExecutive Office of the President\nAUTHORITY:\n19 U.S.C. 2155\nP.L. 93-618, Title 1. Sec. 135(b), January 3, 1975\nP.L. 96-39, 93 Stat. 308, July 26, 1979 (change in Chmn.\nP.L. 96-39, Sec. 1103(14), 93 Stat. 309, July 2t, 197°\n(eliminates report and termination)\nMETHOD:\nAppointed by the President\nMEMBERS:\nNot more than FORTY-FIVE\n(Shall representatives of government, labor,\nindustry, agriculture, small business, service\nindustries, retailers, consumer interests, and the\ngeneral public.)\nCHAIRMAN:\nShall be elected by the Committee from among its members.\nTERM:\nTWO YEARS, and may be reappointed for one or more\nadditional periods. (NOT HOLDOVERS)\nSALARY:\nWithout compensation\nPURPOSE:\nProvide overall policy advice on matters with respect to\nnegotiating objectives and bargaining positions before\nentering into a trade agreement: to the operation of any\ntrade agreement once entered into; and to other matters\narising in connection with the administration of the\ntrade policy of the U.S.\nNOTE:\nThe United States Trade Representative shall make\navailable to the Committee such staff, information, per-\nsonnel, and administrative services and assistance as it\nmay reasonably require to carry out its activities.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDecember 13, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR DAVID L. CHEW\nSTAFF SECRETARY\nFROM:\nJOHN G. ROBERTS\nASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT\nSUBJECT:\nDeferral of Mandatory Retirement\nfor General Richard H. Thompson\nCounsel's Office has reviewed the memoranda for the President\nfrom Richard Riley and the Deputy Secretary of Defense,\nrespectively, proposing that the President defer for nine\nmonths the retirement of General Richard H. Thompson. This\noffice finds no objection to the proposal from a legal\nperspective.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDecember 20, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR ROBERT H. TUTTLE\nFROM:\nFRED F. FIELDING\nAll necessary clearances have been accomplished with regard to\nthe following individual and he is ready for appointment by the\nPresident:\nRobert S. Leventhal - Member, President's National Security\nTelecommunications Advisory Committee\nCC: Amy Weist\nJane Dannenhauer\nJohn Roberts\nCatherine Bedell\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDecember 20, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR ROBERT H. TUTTLE\nFROM:\nFRED F. FIELDING\nAll necessary clearances have been accomplished with regard to\nthe following individual and they are ready for appointment to\nthe President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board:\nAnne Armstrong\nLeo Cherne\nHoward H. Baker, Jr.\nWilliam O. Baker\nW. Glenn Campbell\nJohn S. Foster, Jr.\nHenry A. Kissinger\nClare Boothe Luce\nWilliam French Smith\nAlbert D. Wheelon\nCC: Amy Weist\nJane Dannenhauer\nRichard Hauser\nJohn Roberts\nCatherine Bedell\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDecember 26, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR ROBERT H. TUTTLE\nFROM:\nFRED F. FIELDING\nAll necessary clearances have been accomplished with regard to\nthe following individual and he is ready for formal nomination\nby the President:\nOtto J. Reich - to be Ambassador to the Republic of Venezuela\nCC: Amy Weist\nJane Dannenhauer\nRichard Hauser\nJohn Roberts\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDecember 27, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING\nFROM:\nJOHN G. ROBERTS\nOZC\nSUBJECT:\nTerrence Scanlon\nYou have asked if the Senate's action in not returning the\nScanlon nomination upon recess, but instead leaving it on\nthe calendar for action, is legal. This procedure is\n\"legal,\" but only because it has no real legal significance.\nSenate Rule 31 (6) provides, in part, that:\nif the Senate shall adjourn or take a recess for\nmore than thirty days, all nominations pending\nand not finally acted upon at the time of taking\nsuch adjournment or recess shall be returned by\nthe Secretary to the President, and shall not again\nbe considered unless they shall again be made to the\nSenate by the President.\nIt is not unusual, however, for the Senate to waive the Rule\nwith respect to certain nominations, for one reason or\nanother. That is what was done in Scanlon's case. This in\nno way affects the President's power to make a recess\nappointment of Scanlon, should he decide to do SO. The only\nconsequence is that the President need not resubmit Scanlon's\nnomination when the Senate returns -- it will already be\nbefore the Senate.\nCC: H. Lawrence Garrett, III\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDecember 27, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR FRED F. FIELDING\nFROM:\nJOHN G. ROBERTS\n722\nSUBJECT:\nTerrence Scanlon\nYou have asked if the Senate's action in not returning the\nScanlon nomination upon recess, but instead leaving it on\nthe calendar for action, is legal. This procedure is\n\"legal,\" but only because it has no real legal significance.\nSenate Rule 31 (6) provides, in part, that:\nif the Senate shall adjourn or take a recess for\nmore than thirty days, all nominations pending\nand not finally acted upon at the time of taking\nsuch adjournment or recess shall be returned by\nthe Secretary to the President, and shall not again\nbe considered unless they shall again be made to the\nSenate by the President.\nUnder this Rule, all pending nominations (except Scanlon's)\nwere returned. It is not unusual, however, for the Senate\nto waive the Rule with respect to certain nominations, for\none reason or another. That is what was done in Scanlon's\ncase. This in no way affects the President's power to make\na recess appointment of Scanlon, should he decide to do SO.\nThe only consequence is that the President need not resubmit\nScanlon's nomination when the Senate returns -- it will\nalready be before the Senate.\nCC: H. Lawrence Garrett, III\nWhite House News Summary -- Monday, December 23, 1985 -- page 2 of 2\n4:00 P.M. NEWS UPDATE (continued)\nFARM BILL (AP) -- President Reagan today signed into law a farm bill\nthat is likely to boost federal subsidy spending to record levels while it\ntries to buffer farmers from the cost of restoring health to U.S. exports.\nBut despite reservations about the high spending and some provisions the\nAdministration regards as detrimental, Reagan said the legislation is \"on\nbalance\na step forward for American agriculture\" that will move\nfarming closer to the \"market-oriented\" industry he has sought.\n(Reuter) -- Signing of the legislation followed a year of bitter debate\nbetween the Administration and Congress over how best to help farmers\nregain lost export markets while bringing the exploding cost of federal\nfarm programs under control. The Administration wanted deep cuts in\nfarm income subsidies, but members of Congress insisted on maintaining\nthe subsidies during the current farm crisis.\nBUDGET (AP) -- President Reagan has been called upon to rule in a\nhandful of key disputes between federal agency directors and the White\nHouse budget office over next year's package of $50 billion in proposed\nspending cuts, Administration officials said Monday. The sources, who\nspoke only on the condition that they not be identified, said battles over\nsweeping cuts in health and housing programs are among the unresolved\nissues requiring a presidential decision. Only a few Cabinet members have\nchosen to appeal to Reagan specific cuts proposed by budget director\nJames Miller, said Edwin Dale, spokesman for the Office of Management and\nBudget.\nSPACE STATION (UPI/Cape Canaveral) -- The White House budget office\nhas proposed chopping $480 million from NASA's fiscal 1987 budget request\nfor the space station project, delaying it by three years, it was reported\nMonday (by Aviation Week & Space Technology).\nJR\nSCANLON (UPI) -- Terrence Scanlon, named head of the Consumer\nProducts Safety Commission, was President Reagan's only nominee with\ncommittee approval who was not confirmed in the crush of the adjournment\n/Ister\n15\nby Congress. But the Senate agreed to leave the Scanlon nomination on\nthe calendar for action when Congress comes back Jan. 21 instead of\nlegl?\nreturning it to the White House.\nHOCKEY (UPI/Boston) -- The Jewish Defense League warned Boston\nBruins officials there could be violence at Boston Garden if the team does\nnot cancel a Jan. 6 game against a top Russian hockey team, a JDL\nspokesman said Monday.\n-end-\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDecember 31, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR DIANNA G. HOLLAND\nFROM:\nJOHN G. ROBERTS $JZR\nSUBJECT:\nReappointment of Joyce C. Young\nto the Committee for Purchase from\nthe Blind and Other Severely Handicapped\nI have reviewed the Personal Data Statement submitted by\nJoyce Canney Young in connection with her prospective\nreappointment to the Committee for Purchase from the Blind\nand Other Severely Handicapped. The Committee was estab-\nlished by 41 U.S.C. $ 46. The President is authorized to\nappoint to the Committee an individual who is not an officer\nor employee of the Government and who is \"conversant with\nthe problems incident to the employment of severely handi-\ncapped individuals.\" 41 U.S.C. $ 46 (a) (2) (B). Mrs. Young\nis handicapped from polio, and her various charitable\nactivities satisfy the statutory criteria. Reappointments\nare specifically authorized by 41 U.S.C. § 46 (d) (1).\nI have no objection to proceeding with this reappointment.\nAttachment\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDecember 31, 1985\nMEMORANDUM FOR DIANNA G. HOLLAND\nFROM:\nJOHN G. ROBERTS J2R\nSUBJECT:\nReappointment of Joyce C. Young\nto the Committee for Purchase from\nthe Blind and Other Severely Handicapped\nI have reviewed the Personal Data Statement submitted by\nJoyce Canney Young in connection with her prospective\nreappointment to the Committee for Purchase from the Blind\nand Other Severely Handicapped. The Committee was estab-\nlished by 41 U.S.C. $ 46. The President is authorized to\nappoint to the Committee an individual who is not an officer\nor employee of the Government and who is \"conversant with\nthe problems incident to the employment of severely handi-\ncapped individuals.\" 41 U.S.C. S 46 (a) (2) (B). Mrs. Young\nB6\nis handicapped\nand her various charitable\nactivities satisfy the statutory criteria. Reappointments\nare specifically authorized by 41 U.S.C. $ 46 (d) (1).\nI have no objection to proceeding with this reappointment.\nAttachment"
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