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Identifier: e_cle_013130
Title: Letter from James L. Tarr to William P. Clements, Jr., November 9, 1973
Description: Letter from James L. Tarr to William P. Clements, Jr., November 9, 1973. Tarr thanks Clements for his gift of 1,722 shares of SEDCO, Inc., stock valued at $55.00 per share, a total of $94,710.00 to the Boy Scouts.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Tarr, J.L. (James Lee)
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: SEDCO, Inc., Boy scouts of America
Time Period: "SecDef, 1972-1976"
Themebook Term(s): Boy Scouts of America, SEDCO

Identifier: e_cle_013004
Title: Letter from Isaac C. Kidd, Jr. to William P. Clements, Jr., July 20, 1977
Description: Letter from Isaac C. Kidd, Jr. to William P. Clements, Jr., July 20, 1977. Letter from Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, Jr. to William P. Clements, Jr. regarding offshore drilling rigs and plans to regain control of a rig in the event of a take-over for ransom or political visibility.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Kidd, Isaac C., Jr.
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: United States. Navy, SEDCO, Inc.
Subject Topic: Offshore oil well drilling
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
Themebook Term(s): SEDCO

Identifier: e_cle_004644
Title: Letter from the Henry B. Gonzales from his desk as a Representative in the Congress of the United States to Bill Clements, October 25, 1979
Description: Letter from the Henry B. Gonzales from his desk as a Representative in the Congress of the United States to Bill Clements, October 25, 1979, regarding a previous letter written on a bill that would fund cleanup efforts following the IXTOC oil spill.
Page Count: 4
Creator: Gonzales, Henry
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: SEDCO, Inc.
Subject Topic: Oil Spills
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ixtoc I oil spill

Identifier: e_cle_012993
Title: Letter from B. Nabi to Gill Clements, March 9, 1980
Description: Letter to Gill Clements from B. Nabi, March 9, 1980. Letter from B. Nabi, President Director General of Sonatrach, to Gill Clements regarding an earlier letter about the dissolution of ALFOR. A handwritten translation of Nabi's letter is attached.
Page Count: 3
Creator: Nabi, Belkacem 1929-
Contributor: Clements, Ben Gill
Subject Name: SEDCO, Inc., Société algérienne de forage (ALFOR), Société nationale de transport et de commercialisation des hydrocarbures (Algeria)
Subject Topic: Petroleum industry and trade
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): SEDCO

Identifier: e_cle_012987
Title: Minutes of a Meeting Held on February 9, 1980
Description: Minutes of a Meeting Held on February 9, 1980. Meeting minutes regarding payments between Sonatrach, ALFOR, and SEDCO and disagreements over the joint ownership of ALFOR.
Page Count: 19
Subject Name: SEDCO, Inc., Société algérienne de forage (ALFOR), Société nationale de transport et de commercialisation des hydrocarbures (Algeria), Dhobb, A., Thorne, Carl F.
Subject Topic: Petroleum industry and trade
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): SEDCO

Identifier: e_cle_005885
Title: Newsclippings headlined, "Clements says politics cause of suit threat;" "Experts say spill may last years;" and "Studying I&R"
Description: Three newsclippings headlined, "Clements says politics cause of suit threat;" "Experts say spill may last years;" and "Studying I&R," undated from unknown newspapers. "Clements says..." and "Experts say..." clipping discuss the Ixtoc I Oil Spill and "Studying I&R" discusses Clements desire for a special session.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: SEDCO, Inc., White, Mark, 1940-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Oil Spills, Environmental protection
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ixtoc I oil spill, Mark White, SEDCO

Identifier: e_cle_014417
Title: Letter from David Browning, Secretary and General Counsel of Schlumberger, to William P. Clements, January 18, 1985
Description: Letter from David Browning, Secretary and General Counsel of Schlumberger, to William P. Clements, January 18, 1985. David Browning invites William P. Clements to be the luncheon speaker at a program at the Law School in Austin on April 19. Browning suggests that Clements speak on the participation of Texas companies in international business. Annotations by Clements and his secretary, Janie Harris, show that Clements accepted the invitation. The letter also mentions the recent sale of SEDCO to Schlumberger Limited.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Browning, David S.
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Harris, Janie
Subject Name: SEDCO, Inc., Schlumberger Limited, University of Texas. School of Law
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
Themebook Term(s): SEDCO

Identifier: e_cle_012990
Title: Letter from Carl F. Thorne to A. Dhobb, February 21, 1980
Description: Letter from Carl F. Thorne to A. Dhobb, February 21, 1980. Letter from Carl F. Thorne to A. Dhobb, President and General Manager of ALFOR regarding ALFOR service fees payable to SEDCO.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Thorne, Carl F.
Contributor: Dhobb, A.
Subject Name: SEDCO, Inc., Société algérienne de forage (ALFOR), Société nationale de transport et de commercialisation des hydrocarbures (Algeria)
Subject Topic: Petroleum industry and trade
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): SEDCO

Identifier: e_cle_000103
Title: William P. Clements, Jr. Address to the Texas Public Employees Association, September 30, 1978
Description: William P. Clements, Jr. Address to the Texas Public Employees Association, September 30, 1978. Campaign speech to the Texas Public Employees Association in Huntsville, Texas. Clements discusses the problems of bureaucracy and taxation in Texas and proposes to fix these problems once he is governor. Clements also discusses his "Taxpayer's Bill of Rights," a proposition for a constitutional amendment allowing citizens to propose tax laws.
Page Count: 15
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Texas Public Employees Association, SEDCO, Inc.
Subject Topic: Political campaigns, Property tax, Taxation, Constitutional amendments, Campaign promises, State governments--Officials and employees, State governments, Women's rights
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
Themebook Term(s): SEDCO

Identifier: e_cle_012985
Title: Telex from T.M. Million to Moustapha Boudjenah regarding ALFOR promotions, 1979
Description: Telex from T.M. Million to Moustapha Boudjenah regarding ALFOR promotions, 1979. Telex from the Deputy General Director T.M. Milliom informing Boudjenah that his promotion to drilling is to be disregarded.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Million, T.M.
Contributor: Boudjenah, Mustapha
Subject Name: SEDCO, Inc., Société algérienne de forage (ALFOR), Société nationale de transport et de commercialisation des hydrocarbures (Algeria), Krissat, A., Noui-M'Hidi, Yacine
Subject Topic: Petroleum industry and trade
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): SEDCO

Identifier: e_cle_012224
Title: Handwritten letter from Larry N. Gainer to William P. Clements, Jr., [1986]
Description: Handwritten letter from Larry N. Gainer to William P. Clements, Jr., [1986]. Regarding the upcoming election between William P. Clements, Jr. and Mark White and issues related to oil prices and the oil drilling industry. Larry N. Gainer informs Clements that he and his family will be voting for Clements in the upcoming election and that he used to an employee of SEDCO.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Gainer, Larry N.
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: SEDCO, Inc., Clements, Ben Gill, White, Mark, 1940-, Reagan, Ronald
Subject Topic: Petroleum products--Prices, Election, Governors--Election, Petroleum industry and trade, Petroleum
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
Themebook Term(s): SEDCO, Mark White, Ronald Reagan

Identifier: e_cle_005890
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "State to sue SEDCO over oil spill damage", October 18, 1979
Description: Newspaper clipping from the Corpus Christi Caller headlined, "State to sue SEDCO over oil spill damage," October 18, 1979. Clements is quoted as saying that he believes the Texas beaches are clean.
Page Count: 1
Contributor: White, Mark, 1940-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: SEDCO, Inc., Clements, William P., 1917-2011, White, Mark, 1940-
Subject Topic: Oil Spills
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ixtoc I oil spill, SEDCO, Mark White

Identifier: e_cle_012979
Title: Memo from A. Krissat to T. Million regarding Mr. Wilbanks' replacement, March 18, 1979
Description: Memo from A. Krissat to T. Million regarding Mr. Wilbanks' replacement, March 18, 1979. Regarding the replacement of the post of ALFOR Drilling Manager. Labeled Memorandum N° 110.
Page Count: 3
Creator: Krissat, A.
Contributor: Million, T.M.
Subject Name: SEDCO, Inc., Société algérienne de forage (ALFOR), Noui-M'Hidi, Yacine, Boudjenah, Mustapha
Subject Topic: Petroleum, Petroleum industry and trade
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): SEDCO

Identifier: e_cle_013161
Title: Notes on Staff Meeting Held Monday, January 22, 1979
Description: Notes on Staff Meeting Held Monday, January 22, 1979. Meeting minutes regarding William P. Clements' forthcoming trip to Mexico, the State of the State speech, the hiring of a pilot for Clements' private plane, and the George Washington birthday celebration in Laredo, Texas, starting February 16, 1979. Minutes are annotated by William P. Clements.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Harris, Janie
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Cunningham, Jerry P., SEDCO, Inc., Rubottom, R. Richard
Subject Genre: Speeches (documents)
Subject Topic: Airplanes
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): SEDCO

Identifier: e_cle_013074
Title: Letter from William P. Clements, Jr., to John Rhea, June 3, 1985
Description: Letter from William P. Clements, Jr., to John Rhea, June 3, 1985, regarding Pogo Producing Company.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Rhea, John Jr.
Subject Name: SEDCO, Inc., Schlumberger Limited, Joynt, Kenneth, Mahood, Stephen, Clements, Ben Gill
Subject Topic: Petroleum industry and trade
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"

Identifier: e_cle_012981
Title: ALFOR Decision Nº023, Decision Nº022 and Memo to All Personnel, March 21, 1979
Description: ALFOR Decision Nº023, Decision Nº022 and Memo to All Personnel, March 21, 1979. Regarding Memorandum Nº 110 and Nº 115 and the promotion of Yacine Noui-M'Hidi to Deputy Technical Manager for ALFOR and Mustapha Boudjenah to Technical Manager for ALFOR.
Page Count: 4
Creator: Krissat, A.
Subject Name: SEDCO, Inc., Société nationale de transport et de commercialisation des hydrocarbures (Algeria), Société algérienne de forage (ALFOR), Noui-M'Hidi, Yacine, Boudjenah, Mustapha
Subject Topic: Petroleum, Petroleum industry and trade
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): SEDCO

Identifier: e_cle_006317
Title: Press release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding appointments, November 2, 1981
Description: Press release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding appointments, November 2, 1981. Press release announcing the appointment of Ann Cox, Henry C. Beck, George Harris, and Lawrence Wood to the Texas Sesquicentennial Museum Board, David H. Herndon to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, O.E. (Gene) Schrickel and David R. Braden to the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners, Dillard S. Hammett to the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers, Shirley N. Turner to the State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors, Kenneth Eugene Barr, Dexter Anderson, and Luther B. Travis to the Special Committee on Diabetes Services in Texas, and Paul T. Wrotenbery, Analeslie Muncy, and Michael W. McKinney to the Senate Committee on Fees and Grants.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Texas. Office of the Governor
Subject Name: Texas Sesquicentennial Museum Board, Texas. Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Texas Board of Architectural Examiners, Texas. State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers, Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors, Special Committee on Diabetes Services in Texas, Texas. Legislature. Senate. Committee on Fees and Grants, Wrotenbery, Paul T., Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Hammett, Dillard S., SEDCO, Inc.
Subject Topic: Appointment to office
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Appointments, SEDCO

Identifier: e_cle_006870
Title: Transcript of press conference with Governor William P. Clements, September 27, 1979
Description: Transcript of press conference with Governor William P. Clements, September 27, 1979. Regarding SEDCO, the Ixtoc I oil spill and other topics.
Page Count: 17
Subject Name: SEDCO, Inc., White, Mark, 1940-
Subject Topic: Oil Spills
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): SEDCO, Mark White, Ixtoc I oil spill

Identifier: e_cle_012997
Title: Memos from Janie Harris, Gayna Dodds, and Louise Faircloth to William P. Clements, Jr. regarding the Kidney Foundation luncheon, August 1978
Description: Memos from Janie Harris, Gayna Dodds, and Louise Faircloth to William P. Clements, Jr. regarding the Kidney Foundation luncheon, August 1978. Included are three memos to William P. Clements regarding a SEDCO table at the Kidney Foundation luncheon and fashion show. The first memo by Clements secretary, Janie Harris, lists the secretaries of SEDCO Vice Presidents that were invited -- Louise Faircloth, Patty Oliver, Janice Davis, Mona Shahi, Pat Riley, Altie Freeman, and Gayna Dodds. The last two memos are thank you notes from Faircloth and Dodds regarding their invitations to the luncheon.
Page Count: 3
Creator: Harris, Janie
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: SEDCO, Inc.
Subject Topic: Fund raising
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
Themebook Term(s): SEDCO

Identifier: e_cle_012995
Title: Memo from G. William Ruppert to Spencer L. Taylor regarding an audit by ALFOR and SONATRACH representatives of the various ALFOR/SONATRACH funds and related financial matters controlled by SEDCO, June 18, 1980
Description: Memo from G. William Ruppert to Spencer L. Taylor regarding an audit by ALFOR and SONATRACH representatives of the various ALFOR/SONATRACH funds and related financial matters controlled by SEDCO, June 18, 1980. Memo regarding the reconstruction of the financial transaction history between ALFOR and SEDCO over 12 years.
Page Count: 4
Creator: Ruppert, G. William
Contributor: Taylor, Spencer L.
Subject Name: SEDCO, Inc., Société algérienne de forage (ALFOR), Société nationale de transport et de commercialisation des hydrocarbures (Algeria)
Subject Topic: Petroleum industry and trade, Auditing
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): SEDCO

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