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San Diego - Solar Turbine, Inc., 1965-1975

 File — Box: 742, Folder: 4
Identifier: Folder 4

Scope and Contents

A collection of memorandums, office notes, letters, court briefs & news articles. Examples are: Memorandum For The File June 5, 1975” from Ed Terrar re/ “Solar-General Dynamics” and “Status of a proposed contract…[with] General Dynamics to provide a gas turbine starter…for the F-16;” 1 letter (6/5/75) from O. Morris Sievert to Wilson thanking him for his “assistance during this negotiation “ for the “APU on the F-16;” 1 letter (3/25/75) from O. Morris Sievert to Wilson & attached copy of telephone message from Mr. Sievert (n.d.) re/ “Mr. Sabit Orudshev, Minister of the Gas Industry of the U.S.S.R. and nine of his colleages” visit Solar & the potential to “make a new deal worth around 100 million dollars;” 1 memorandum (5/12/75) from Harold Rogers (Dept. of the Interior) re/ “A contract from the Bureau of Mines will be awarded May 12, 1975, to the contractor Solar Division of International Harvester…[for] $99,936.00 to perform a research project…[to develop] low cost, high strength hot-corrosion-resistant Iron-Aluminium base alloys;” 1 letter (7/2/74) from O. Morris Sievert, Wilson’s reply (8/5/74) & 1 photocopy of Samuel Pisar, “Crossroads for the Multinationals,” Wall Street Journal (6/26/74) re/ the “problems of [American] multinational corporations” & a sympathetic view from Wilson, Sievert and Pisar; a collection of affidavits filed in the U.S. District Court, Central District of California in March & April 1974 -- “Civil Action CV74-466-F—The Garrett Corporation, Plaintiff, vs. McDonnell Douglas Corporation, Defendant” (24 pp.) re/ the Defendant’s “Request for Preliminary Injunction;” 2 photocopies of news articles by Al Delugachi, “Leading Defense Contractors Stifle Competition, Judge Says” & “Douglas Says Garrett’s Balk Perils $9 Billion F-15 Program,” Los Angeles Times (4/26 & 4/27/74); 1 packet containing corresp. (12/10/73-5/31/74) from O. Morris Sievert, Congressman Wilson, Col. Hal W. Howes (Chief, Plans Group, Dept. of the Air Force), Paul Tsompanas (Admin. Asst. to Wilson) & attached photocopies of John G. Winger, “To Expand Fuel Supply, Raise Profits,” Los Angeles Times (2/3/74) & David J. Rose, “Energy Policy in the U.S.,” Scientific American (Vol. 230, No. 1, January 1974) re/ A-10 contract, the Garrett vs. McDonnell Douglas case, buy-in tactics, H.R. 8005 reimposing “the embargo on Rhodesian chrome,” Wilson’s opposition to an embargo & his sympathy for oil companies & their profits in the energy crisis—“the oil industry has become the whipping boy in this controversy;” 1 letter (3/7/74) from Morris Sievert & Wilson’s reply (3/19/74) re/ the export control bill (H.R. 8547) & Sievert’s interest in controlling the excessive export of scrap metals; small, stapled packet containing “Memo For File” (1/10/74) & letters (Oct.-Nov. 1973) from O. Morris Sievert & Congressman Wilson re/ “Solar’s involvement in the A-10 aircraft program” & competition with the Garrett Corp.; a collection of 9 (b & w) news photographs from Solar (6/30/70) re/ “the new 60-Kilowatt gas turbine-powered mobile power plant for the Air Force’s 407L tactical system,” a “$5 million-plus production contract;” 1 small packet containing “News from Solar” (11/5/69), 1 letter (4/.4/68) from Col. Mervin G. Getty (Dep. Chief, Plans Group, Dept. of the Air Force) & office notes (n.d.) re/ “Rigid testing of Solar 30-KW and 60-KW Generator Sets completed-production started under Five-Year U.S. Air Force contract” – “We estimate that the final amount of this contract for the first year will be approximately $5,749,008;” 1 packet containing letters & telegrams (8/67) from Harold M.Graning, M.D. (Asst. Surgeon General, HEW), Congressman Wilson, Edward J. Rourke (Asst. General Counsel, HEW), Garrett Grant (Solar) & attached copies of 2 Solar brochures—Saturn Gas Turbine Engine & Saturn 1100 hp Gas Turbine Installations re/ Solar’s objection to the “ten second start provision in section 8-24J5 and 9-18H5 of the Federal Public Health Code regulating emergency generators in hospitals; small, stapled packet containing 1 letter (7/20/67) from James C. Frampton (Public Relations Administrator, Solar), Wilson’s reply (7/27/67) & attached copy of Solar News Release & map of West Pakistan re/ “Solar Gas Turbine Compressor Sets Headed for Pakistan via Port of San Diego” to be used for pumping natural gas in Pakistan; 1 copy of a letter (2/14/66) from Congressman Wilson to Herb Kunzel (Pres., Solar Aircraft Co.) re/ recruitment brochure sent to Wilson; 1 letter (2/17/65) from Herbert Kunzel & Wilson’s reply (2/25/65) re/ Kunzel’s “concern over Senator Long’s amendment to the Water Pollution Control Bill (S-4) and the Appalachian Aid Bill (S-3), I find myself in full agreement with you” regarding the potential threat to propriety patent rights for business contractors with the federal government; 1 letter (5/5/65) from Congressman Wilson & Herbert Kunzel’s reply (7/15/65) re/ Wilson’s request that the Dept. of Commerce “consider awarding Solar the Presidential ‘E’ Award in recognition of the significant contributions that you have made to the expansion of U.S. exports.”

Dates

  • created: 1965-1975

Creator

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Extent

From the Collection: 0.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

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