Dear David: My thanks to you and your team for making my trip to St. Louis so fulfilling and informative. I was highly encouraged by the convergent views held by all with whom I conversed. The company is ably managed, doing well and knows where it is headed. The leadership and vision provided by its most capable CEO shows. I deeply appreciate the time and consideration which you and your very busy executives extended to me. Warm regards, George A. Sawyer. As I understand it, Mr. Sullivan sent you a memo dated March 28, 1983, summarizing his discussions for the file, copy to you, summarizing his discussions with Mr.-"George A. Sawyer," he said, "He is ready to move and highly interested in G.D. His income during the period rose to 150 K, 30 K, which was overseas premium talking about Bechtel." Do you remember getting that, seeing that? Mr. LEWIS. Yes, I do. Mr. SIKORSKI. Mr. Chairman, at this point I have a series of documents. I would like unanminous consent to insert them in the record. Mr. DINGELL. Without objection, it is so ordered. [Testimony resumes on p. 543.] [The documents follow:] NINETY-NINTH CONGRESS JOHN D. DINGELL, MICHIGAN, CHAIRMAN JAMES M. SCHEUER NEW YORK HENRY A WAXMAN, CALIFORNIA TIMOTHY E. WIRTH, COLORADO PHILIP R SHARP, INDIANA JAMES J. FLORIO, NEW JERSEY MARKEY, MASSACHUSETTS DOLG WALGREN, PENNSYLVANIA BARBARA A MIKULSKI, MARYLAND AL SWIFT, WAS-NGTON RICHARD C. SHELBY, ALABAMA CARDISS COLLINS. ILLINOIS WJ. "BILLY TAUZIN, LOUISIANA RON WYDEN, OREGON DENN:S E ECLART, OHIO WAYNE DOWDY, MISSISSIPPI BILL RICHARDSON, NEW MEXICO JIM SLATTERY, KANSAS GERRY SIKORSKI, MINNESOTA JOHN BRYANT, TEXAS JIM BATES, CALIFORNIA JAMES T. BROYHILL, NORTH CAROLINA THOMAS J. BLILEY, JR, VIRGINIA WM. MICHAEL KITZMILLER STAFF DIRECTOR THOMAS M. RYAN, CHIEF COUNSEL U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT March 18, 1985 The Honorable Caspar W. Weinberger Department of Defense The Pentagon Washington, D. C. 20301 Dear Mr. Secretary: In connection with the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations' inquiry into matters pertaining to the General Dynamics Corporation, it is requested that the following information be furnished: 1. 2. 3. copies of all letters, memoranda, reports, notes and copies of any conflict of interest determinations made copies of any Navy documents that were furnished to the If The Subcommittee has scheduled a hearing with General Dynamics on March 25, 1985. It is, therefore, requested that the Subcommittee be furnished with a complete response by Wednesday, March 20, 1985. you have any questions regarding this request, please contact Messrs. Michael Barrett or Peter Stockton at 22564441. Sincerel John D. Dingell Chairman Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations This replies to your letter of March 18, 1985, requesting information with respect to Mr. George A. Sawyer, the former Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Shipbuilding and Logistics). Your specific requests and a tabulation of the information responsive thereto follows: 1. "copies of all letters, memoranda, reports, notes and other documents which pertain to the conflict of interest allegations with respect to former Navy Assistant Secretary George Sawyer." a. Handwritten memo dated June 3, 1983, from Captain Pat Turner, JAGC, USN to file. b. Handwritten memo from Mr. T.J. Miller to Mr. Sawyer with a draft of Mr. Sawyer's termination SF-278. C. Handwritten memo dated 21 June 1983, from Captain Turner to Mr. Sawyer forwarding Mr. Sawyer's termination SF-278 to him for signature. .d. Handwritten memo dated June 27, 1983, from Captain Turner to Mr. Tate forwarding Mr. Sawyer's termination SF-278. e. Memorandum dated 2 June 1983, from Captain (now Commodore Campbell) and Mr. Tate to the Acting Navy General Counsel. f. Memorandum dated 19 September 1983, from Mr. Tate to the Navy General Counsel regarding Mr. Sawyer's termination SF-278. g. Memorandum dated May 5, 1983, from Mr. Sawyer to the Chief of Naval Material. file. h. Memorandum dated December 6, 1984, from Mr. Tate to 2. "copies of any conflict of interest determinations made by the Navy or Department of Defense General Counsels' Offices with respect to George Sawyer." 3. below. Documents responsive to this request are provided under 3. "copies of any Navy documents that were furnished to the Office of Government Ethics which pertained to George Sawyer and the conflict of interest allegations. Letter dated 14 October 1983, from the Navy General Counsel to the Director, Office of Government Ethics with enclosures. The determinations requested in 2. above are the statement of the Navy General Counsel on page 1 of Mr. Sawyer's termination SF-278 and the Acting Navy General Counsel's memorandum to Mr. Sawyer of 3 June 1983. Your request has been coordinated with the Department of Justice which advises that the foregoing documents are part of an ongoing criminal investigation and that release could interfere with the investigation and prejudice the rights of individuals involved. The information is therefore being provided on the understanding that it will not be released without coordination with the Chief, Fraud Section, Criminal Division, Department of Justice. Sincerely, Enclosures John Lehman Secretary of the Navy |