United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation MEMORANDUM FOR THE FILES FROM: SUBJECT: DATE: VICTOR A. SCHROEDER Elaboration of Services Performed for Corporation April 23 through May 16, 1981; Supplemental Documentation of Air Fares June 22, 1983 I. SERVICES PERFORMED During the periods April 23, 1981, to April 28, 1981, and May 5, 1981, to May 16, 1981, I traveled to and from, and was present in Washington, D.C., for the primary purpose of conducting business on behalf of the Corporation. This business consisted primarily of interviews with present and prospective officers and employees of the Corporation and potential outside auditors, conferences with Department of Energy officials regarding DOE projects and policies, and meetings with Senators, Senate and Congressional staff regarding the Corporation's affairs. I cannot, at this late date, fully reconstruct with precision all of these activities. I have reviewed my appointment notes for the period and have identified entries which reflect a portion of these activities. As these notes were most often made in advance of conversations and meetings, I cannot confirm that they all took place as scheduled. Nor do they reflect all activity performed on behalf of the Corporation during the periods covered. It is my best recollection, however, that most of my time during this period was devoted to Corporation business. My appointment notes reflect: April 23, 1981 Telephone conversation with Ed Noble, then in Oklahoma. April 25, 1981 A meeting with Robert Harris, a USSFC Vice President, to examine office space at 122 C Street, a potential site for the Corporation's offices. April 27, 1981 A meeting with Jack McAtee, the Acting Chairman of the A meeting with Wayne Berman, then Assistant Director of the Center for Strategic Studies, to discuss possible Corporation employee hires. A meeting at the Rayburn House Office Building. A meeting with Walter Pettis, an advisor to Energy Secretary May 5, 1981 A meeting with Wayne Roberts of the White House Personnel Office regarding prospective employees. A meeting with Ed Noble. A meeting with Senator Metzenbaum. May 6, 1981 A meeting with Wayne Roberts. A meeting with Admiral Mathews and Paul Leach regarding energy matters. A meeting with Owen Malone. A meeting with Joe Seltzer, then Acting Inspector General. A meeting with Jack McAtee. May 7, 1981 A meeting with Monty Pasco, Director of Energy, State of Colorado, and Jim Monynihan, of the Governor's Office, Colorado. A meeting with John Sawhill. A meeting with David Stockman. May 8, 1981 A meeting with Walter Pettis. A meeting with Francis Allhof, a DOE officer who worked on the Great Plains, Colony and Union projects. A meeting with Herb Ressing, then a Director of the Synthetic Fuels Council. May 11, 1981 Two meetings with Francis Allhof. May 12, 1981 A meeting with Wayne Berman. A meeting with Steve Bienstock, then an aide to Congressman Brown for energy matters, and on the USSFC transition team. A meeting with Greg Evans of the USSFC transition team. A meeting with Dan Denning of Gulf Oil. A meeting with Scott Angier of Senator Towers' office regarding possible employment. May 13, 1981 A meeting at the Dirksen Senate Office Building with Mike Hathaway of Senator McClure's staff and Charles Trabandt of the staff of the Senate Energy Committee. A meeting with Wayne Roberts. May 14, 1981 A meeting with Greg Evans. II. May 15, 1981 A meeting with Mike Masson, then a White House consultant, and A meeting with Herb Ressing. A conversation with Bob Gambino. A meeting with Senator Dominici. A conversation with Rick Shelby of the White House. A meeting with representatives of Coopers & Lybrand, accountants, regarding potential engagement as independent auditors. A conversation with Herb Ressing. A meeting with Wayne Roberts. A meeting with Francis Allhof and Ray Romatowski of DOE. A conversation with Greg Evans. A conversation with Owen Malone regarding conflicts. A telephone conversation with Frank Lilly. May 16, 1981 A meeting with representatives of Touche, Ross & Co., Meeting with Mike Masson. AIR FARE DOCUMENTATION I have recently searched my records in an effort to locate tickets or other receipts for air fares reimbursed by the Corporation. I have located my tickets for flights taken from Atlanta to Washington and return on April 23 and April 28, 1981. These are attached. I have been unable to locate any records of my air fare for my May 16 and May 17, 1981, flights from Washington to Atlanta and return, but reaffirm that the flights were taken, with fares paid by me as reported in my claims. 24-125 0-83--18 |