Reading Room Document

Proposed trust agreement of Robert Strausz-Hupe

The document is a response from the US Department of Justice to the Office of Government Ethics regarding a proposed trust agreement for the United States Ambassador to Turkey. The Department of Justice has reviewed the proposed trust instrument and schedule of assets and, based on their discussions with the Office of Government Ethics, they are satisfied that the trust conforms to the requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. The conclusion reached in the document is that the Department of Justice concurs with the Office of Government Ethics' intended certification of the trust as a "qualified diversified trust" under the Act. The questions presented for review include the approval of the trust agreement and accompanying schedule of assets, as well as seeking the Department of Justice's concurrence as required by the Act.

August 18, 1981