ACTIVITIES OF PETER A. STROBEL, COMMISSIONER, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OCTOBER 26, 28, AND 31, 1955 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary Serial No. 14 JUL 1975 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1955 COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY EMANUEL CELLER, New York, Chairman FRANCIS E. WALTER, Pennsylvania CHAUNCEY W. REED, Illinois THOMAS J. LANE, Massachusetts KENNETH B. KEATING, New York MICHAEL A. FEIGHAN, Ohio WILLIAM M, MCCULLOCH, Ohio FRANK CHELF, Kentucky RUTH THOMPSON, Michigan EDWIN E. WILLIS, Louisiana PATRICK J. HILLINGS, California JAMES B. FRAZIER, JR., Tennessee SHEPARD J. CRUMPACKER, JR., Indiana PETER W. RODINO, JR., New Jersey WILLIAM E. MILLER, New York USHER L. BURDICK, North Dakota LAURENCE CURTIS, Massachusetts HAROLD D. DONOHUE, Massachusetts JOHN M. ROBSION, JR., Kentucky SIDNEY A. FINE, New York DEWITT S. HYDE, Maryland JACK B. BROOKS, Texas RICHARD H. POFF, Virginia HUGH SCOTT, Pennsylvania BESS E. DICK, Staff Director WALTER R. LEE, Legislative Assistant ANTITRUST SUBCOMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE No. 5 EMANUEL CELLER, New York, Chairman PETER W. RODINO, JR., New Jersey KENNETH B. KEATING, New York BYRON G. ROGERS, Colorado WILLIAM M, MCCULLOCH, Ohio HUGH SCOTT, Pennsylvania KENNETH R. HARKINS, Cocounsel WILLIAM W. MILLIGAN, Assistant Counsel CONTENTS Elliott, Maxwell H., General Counsel, General Services Administra- Hill, John E., Director of Compliance Division, General Services Ad- Lawton, Edwin H., deputy regional director, region 2, Public Buildings Manley, Frank Mason, New Brunswick, N. J. Mansure, Edmund F., Administrator, General Services Administra- tion; accompanied by Maxwell H. Elliott, General Counsel, General Moody, Joe E., Assistant General Counsel, General Services Admin- Rhind, Harold, attorney, Corps of Engineers, Department of the Schwarz, Sol, business manager, Strobel & Salzman, New York, N. Y. 89, 146 Services Administration; accompanied by Roger Robb, counsel. 2, 60, 261 259 252 Zackrison, Harry B., Chief, Engineering Division, Corps of Engineers, Letters, telegrams, statements, etc.: Agreement, August 10, 1955, between Commissioner of Public Build- 128 56 240 269 276 Chanin, Irwin S., telegram, October 31, 1955, to Hon. Emanuel Celler. 256 Contractor's statement of contingent or other fees - Dulles, Allen W., Director, Central Intelligence Agency, letter, August 3, 1955, to Edmund F. Mansure. General Services Administration: Contract for professional services dated August 27, 1954.-- 38 Contract for professional services dated September 29, 1955. 77 Hicklin, R. G., vice president, Roberts & Co. Associates, letter, March 74 Horr, George E., telegram, October 31, 1955, to Hon. Emanuel Larsen, Paul, Christiani & Nielsen Corp., letter, October 19, 1954, to Lawton, Edwin H., memorandum re contract with Mr. Petroff List of architects submitted to CIA by PBS by letter of July 20, 1955. 117 Mansure, Edmund F., Administrator of General Services: Letter, June 8, 1954, to W. E. Reynolds- Letter, November 8, 1955, to Peter A. Strobel 69 Letters, statements, etc.—Continued Page 206 206 Perry, John P. H., telegram, October 30, 1955, to Hon. Emanuel Professional record of Strobel & Salzman, consulting engineers.. 229 Letter, November 3, 1955, to Hon. Emanuel Celler, with at- tached statement - 275 62 Schwarz, sol, business manager, Strobel & Salzman: Memorandum, February 7, 1955, to Peter A. Strobel.. Memorandum, July 2, 1954, to Peter A. Strobel-- Memorandum, June 15, 1954, to Peter A. Strobel re meeting Memorandum re contract with Corps of Engineers. Memorandum, September 13, 1954, to Peter A. Strobel with list Report, January 5, 1955, to Peter A. Strobel. 110 73 Standards of conduct statement with reservations. Statement of Peter A. Strobel, Commissioner of Public Buildings Service, General Services Administration.- Clients as of October 27, 1955.. Memorandum re helicopter hangars. Memorandum in re contract No. DA-49–129-Eng-260 (Corps of Strobel, Peter A., Commissioner, Public Buildings Service: Excerpt from Standards of Conduct Form (GSA Form 1179) ---- 209 Letter, May 9, 1955, to Henry Otis Chapman... Letter, June 20, 1950, to Robert & Co. Associates, with en- Letter, August 12, 1955, to De Young & Moscowitz, re architects Letter, August 30, 1955, to Edmund F. Mansure, with attached 139 Letter, September 1, 1954, to Mr. S. Schwarz.. Letter, October 27, 1954, to William P. Hughes, Director, Office of Foreign Buildings Operations, Department of State.-- Letter, November 8, 1955, to Edmund F. Mansure- Memorandum, August 12, 1955, to Edmund F. Mansure, re Memorandum for the Administrator re conflict of interest- Notification of personnel action... 6 Incinerators, Inc., letter, March 31, 1954, to Peter A. Strobel, with enclosures.- Transcript of telephone conversation between Edmund F. Mansure and Peter A. Strobel, August 4, 1955, re selection of architects for the CIA building -- 123 Weitzel, Frank H., Acting Comptroller General of the United States, letter, September 27, 1955, to Hon. Emanuel Celler.. 239 White, L. Ř., Deputy Director, Central Intelligence Agency, letter, 131 92, 207 73 a WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1955 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, D. C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to adjournment, at 10:30 a. m., in room 346, Old House Office Building, Hon. Emanuel Celler presiding Present: Representatives Celler (chairman), Rodino, Fine, and Keating. Also present: Herbert N. Maletz, chief counsel, and Kenneth R. Harkins, cocounsel of the subcommittee. The CHAIRMAN. The committee will come to order. The subject of our hearing today is that an official whose Government responsibilities required dealings with firms which may have or may not have been clients or associates of his shortly before his entrance into Government service. This individual is the Commissioner of Public Buildings, Peter A. Strobel. Mr. Strobel, prior to his appointment, has been associated with the firm of Strobel & Salzman, consulting engineers, of New York City, and in that capacity had business relations with many leading architectural and construction firms. This committee does not wish in any manner to prejudge Mr. Strobel. The committee will be wholly objective and let the testimony speak for itself. Mr. Strobel has been cooperative with the subcommittee in the course of its investigation and has made availab various materials that have been requested. But I do think it is important to ascertain whether there is any incompatibility between the private interests of Mr. Strobel and his Government responsibilities. In view of the importance of the office which Mr. Strobel holds, the matter is one which should be looked into immediately. The committee will seek to determine whether Mr. Strobel's activities comport with the code of ethics promulgated by the General Services Administration for all its constituent agencies, including the Public Buildings Service. This code of ethics requires that all employees of the agency so conduct themselves as to permit no possible basis for suspicion of unethical business practices. It prohibits employees from engaging in any outside business unless the approval of competent authority is first obtained. And it prohibits employees from taking any final action with respect to any matter in which the employee has any personal or financial relationships. 1 |
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