delivered to the Settlor to resign as Trustee in which event the Settlor shall designate and appoint a substitute or successor Trustee (subject to the prior written approval of the Director, Office of Government Ethics) in its place and stead, which shall have all of the rights, powers, discretions, and duties conferred or imposed hereunder upon the original Trustee.

The term "interested party" as used in this Trust means the
Settlor, his spouse, and any dependent child.

The validity, construction, and administration of this Trust shall be governed by the Act (and regulations thereunder) and the laws of the State of

In a memorandum dated May 24, 1985, from Attorney
General Edwin Meese III to the Heads of Offices,
Bureaus, Boards and Divisions in the Department of
Justice, as well as all personnel in the Office of
Attorney General regarding Mr. Meese's recusal policy,
you are cited as maintaining a current list of the
Attorney General's financial holdings for purposes of
screening matters for his consideration.

Attached to that memo are two lists: Appendix A and Appendix B. Please inform the Subcommittee of any additions or deletions to those lists since the May 24, 1985, memo and the date of such additions or deletions.

This inquiry is made pursuant to the Subcommittee's jurisdiction over the Ethics in Government Act in accordance with its responsibilities to reauthorize the Office of Government Ethics by October 1988.

Thank you for your letter of June 16, 1987, in which you inquired about any deletions and/or additions to the appendices to the Attorney General's May 24, 1985, memorandum.

The May 24, 1985, memorandum set forth the Attorney General's recusal policy and appendices A and B were intended to identify some of the items covered by that policy. The lists of financial interests attached to the May 24, 1985, were not intended to be a continuing list. As stated in the Attorney General's May 24, 1985 memorandum, the "Senior Special Assistant in my office, will maintain a current list of my financial holdings and will screen all matters presented to my office to assure that any potential conflicts of interest are avoided." designated member of the Attorney General's staff is responsible for maintaining current information on matters in which the Attorney General has recused himself.

A

As indicated in the May 24, 1985, memorandum, the Attorney General determined to recuse himself from participation in any matter in which he had a financial interest, and the Attorney General has done so. Such matters are set forth in the Attorney General's annual Financial Disclosure Reports. I will be happy to provide you with copies of his 1985 and 1986 reports.

If I can be of any further assistance in this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

Jol R. Bolto

John R. Bolton

Assistant Attorney General

Enclosed are questions prepared by Senator Stevens in response to the Subcommittee's hearing on July 9, 1987, at which you testified about the disclosure forms of Attorney General Edwin Meese III.

Senator Stevens is very interested in having you, personally, answer these questions. We understand from recent press reports that you will be leaving your position as Director of OGE shortly. We ask that you answer the enclosed questions for inclusion in our hearing record prior to your departure.

In addition, please advise the Subcommittee as to
the steps you have taken following the July 9 hearing
relative to Mr. Meese's financial disclosure forms. You
testified that the Attorney General was not in
compliance with the disclosure requirements in his
disclosure statements for calendar year 1985 and 1986.
Have you made an effort to bring the Attorney General's
disclosure form into compliance? If so, please detail
those steps and the current status of your effort.

Having worked together over the past four years, we
want to wish you well as you leave the Office of
Government Ethics. We hope your future will bring you
an enjoyable and satisfying professional opportunity.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS SUBMITTED BY SENATOR TED STEVENS FOR
DAVID H. MARTIN, DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS

1. QUESTION: The law is very clear in Section 206 (b)(2) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended, that if the Director of OGE, after reviewing any report, believes that additional information is required to be submitted, or that on the basis of information submitted, the individual is not in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, he shall notify the individual submitting the report to either obtain additional information or afford him or her a reasonable opportunity for a written or oral response. Additionally, in your testimony you indicated that you have established an expedited treatment for certain individuals, to include Cabinet members. Disclosure forms for Cabinet members are to be initially reviewed by your deputy and then forwarded to a senior staff attorney and then to a management analyst for review.

O According to your testimony, Mr. Meese's disclosure form was routinely handled by an OGE analyst and staff attorney, who subsequently contacted a DOJ staff attorney regarding some questions about entries on the form. Did Mr. Meese's form receive your expedited treatment for Cabinet members? If not, why not? Please provide the Committee with a list of the entries questioned by your staff and their subsequent disposition. Also, please provide any notations that were made by OGE staff on or about Mr. Meese's form at the time of the initial review.

Did you, or a member of your staff, as required in the statute contact Mr. Meese at any time regarding questions relating to the initial review of his form?

You state in your testimony that you responded to an inquiry from Senator Levin, in April 1987, asking for information about the status of the limited blind partnership. You also state that "I also responded to other inquiries". Beginning in April 1987, to the time of this hearing, please provide the Committee with a list of those individuals or organizations requesting information on Mr. Meese's financial disclosure; the nature of the request; a copy of any documents provided; and notations as to the content of any telephone conversations with those who made the inquiries. On July 8, 1987, the Washington Post ran an article wherein Representative Gerry Sikorski (D-Minn), was quoted as having said that "there had been a frightful collapse of ethics within the attorney general's office". Did Representative Sikorski or a member of his staff contact you for information on the Meese disclosure form? If so, when did you provide it? Up to the date of the hearing, had you, or any member of your staff, talked with Mr. Meese about his financial disclosure report, in particular, the entry on Financial Management International?