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Houston Lighting & Power & Tx Utils Generating Co Joint Application for Issuance of Subpoenas Calling for Production of Documents Re Util Industry Competition,Access to Plants & Interstate Operation.Certificate of Svc & Drafts Encl
ML19225A502
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Site: South Texas, Comanche Peak  
Issue date: 06/18/1979
From: Bouknight J, Copeland J
BAKER & BOTTS, LOWENSTEIN, NEWMAN, REIS, AXELRAD & TOLL
To:
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NUDOCS 7907190435
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Docket Nos. 50-49 8A et al.

S 50-499A S

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Nos. 1 and 2)

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S In the Matter of S

S TEXAS UTILITIES GENERATING S

Docket Nos. l50-445A COMPANY, et al.

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CONSDLIDATED FOR DISCOVERY Station, Units 1 and 2)

S TO:

Marshall E.

Miller, Esq., Chairman Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel JOINT APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS Houston Lighting & Power Company and Texas Utilities Generating Company, pursuant to 10 CFR S 2.720, hereby make a joint application for the issuance of the following subpoenas, attached hereto.

The subpoenas call for depositions and production of documents which are relevant to the general issue of competition in the electric utility industry in Texas and adjacent areas, access to nuclear power plants and plans for interstate operation.

Under the schedule for these depositions HL&P and TUGCO will be able to complete discovery within the additional 6~-)

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"90 plus" days suggested by the Staf f for completion of discovery (Tr. 448).

Subpoenas for Deposition g

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B. Robson, South Texas Electric Coop M

2 E. Gross, Medina Electric Coop e ud L.

3.

H. E. Hastings, Public Utilities Beard g.

4.

Gordon Taylor, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 5.

John W.

Wilson, J.

W. Wilson & Asscc.

6.

R.

E. Roundtree, Public Utilities Board 7.

Caroline Smith, J. W. Wilson & Asscc.

8.

I. Liska, Public Utilities Board 9.

N. C. Lerner, Transcomm Inc.

10.

Al Cisneros, Manager, Brownsville mavigation District, Brownsville, Texas 11.

Carl Stover, C. H.

Guernsey, Inc.

12.

H.

E.

Stridel, San Houston Electric Coop 13.

John H.

Butts, Sam Houston Electri= Coop 14.

Maynard Human, Western Farmers Coop 15.

James Hamett, Southwestern Power Administration 16.

Walter Bowers, Southwestern Power Administration 17.

James McClanahan, Southwestern Power Administration 18.

Kenneth Kerr, Southwestern Power Administration 19.

W.

H. Holcombe, Houston County Electric Coop 20.

Carl Morgan, Jasper-Newton Electric Coop 21.

Carl Messec, Rusk County Electric Coop 22.

R.

H. Hartley, R.

W.

Beck 345 089

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23.

W.

R. Mayben, R.

W.

Beck 24.

James R. Smith, Caj un Electric Coop 25.

L. H. Fish, Arkansas Electric Coop 26.

J.

C.

Driver, Gate City Coop 27.

William E. Scott, Economic Regulatory Administration 28.

J.

D.

Eiland, Cap Rock Coop 29.

Donald Hart, Taylor Electric Coop 30.

J.

H.

Butts, Deep East Texas Electric Coop 31.

J.

D.

Nichols, Tex-La Coop 32.

F.

H.

Buchanan, Cherokee County Electric Coc>p 33.

G.

Lindsey, Public Utilities Board 34.

L.

R.

Gawlik, Public Utilities Board 35.

N.

R.

Lee, Gulf States Utilities 36.

R. W.

Hardy, Central Power and Light 37.

Aaron Autrey, Central Power and Light 38.

W.

C.

Price, Central Power and Light 39.

Joe Durham, Central Power and Light 40.

Durwood Chalker, West Te:<as Utilities 41.

Holman King, West Texas Utilities 42.

John Hutchison, West Texas Utilities 43.

Jack Wenders, 44.

George Arey 45.

A.

J.

Wood 46.

S.

B.

Phillips, Central and Southwest 345 090 47.

B.

J. Harris, Central and Southwest 48.

Jack Wells, Central and Southwest 49.

J. A.

Bruggeman, Central and Southwest 50.

R.

O. Newman, PSO 51.

Marchbanks, PSO 52.

L.

Stall, SWEPCO 53.

J.

Turk, SWEPCO 54.

R.

L. Watt, SWEPCO 55.

Robert M.

Gross, Jr.,

Southern Engineering Company 56.

Franklin Rogers, Southern Engineering Company 57.

J.

L.

Johns, Upshur-Rural Electric Coop Subpoenas for Production of Documents

[s (ko Keeper of the Records, South Texas Electric Coop 2.

Keeper of the Records, Medina Electric Coop

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3.

Keeper of the Records, Public Utilities Board of.Brownsville, Texas j

4.

Keeper of the Records, C.

H.

Guernsey, Inc.

5.

Keeper of the Records, Sam Houston Electric Coop 6.

Keeper of the Records, Western Far=ers Coop 7.

Keeper of the Records, Southwestern Power Administration 8.

Keeper of the Records, Houston County Electric Coop 9.

Keeper of the Records, Jasper-Newton Electric Coop 10.

Keeper of the Records, Rusk County Electric Coop 11.

Keeper of the Records, Cajun Electric Coop 12.

Keeper of the Records, Arkansas Electric Coop 13.

Keeper of the Records, Gate City Coop 345 091 14.

Keeper of the Records, Cap Rock Coop 15.

Keeper of the Records, Taylor Electric Coop 16.

Keeper of the Records, Deep East Texas Electric Coop 17.

Keeper of the Records, Tex-La Coop 18.

Keeper of the Records, Cherokee County Electric Coop 19.

Keeper of the Records, Upshur-Rural Electric Coop Respectfully submitted,

?b:M g/. / Gregory /"ppeldnd Baker & Motis 3000 One Shell Plaza ouston, Texas 77001 J. A.

Bouknight Lowenstein, Newman, Reis, Axelrad & Toll 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.

W.

Washington, D.

C.

20036 Attorneys for Houston Lighting &

Power Company Merlyn D.

Sampels Wo'_ sham, Forsythe & Sampels 2001 Bryan Tower, Suite 2500 Dallas, Texas 75201 Joseph B.

Knotts, Jr.

Debevoise & Liberman 1200 17th Street, N.

W.

Washington, D. C.

20036 Attorneys for Texas Utilities Generating Company 345 092

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STATE OF TEXAS S

T$S7 COUNTY OF HARRIS S

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE p

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! hereby certify that copies of " Application for Issuance of Subpoenas" in the captioned matters were served upon the following persons by deposit in the United States ma' first class postage prepaid, this /8XL day of 1979.

usoE-drshallE. Miller, Esq.

Roy P.

Lessy, Jr.,

Esq.

U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Michael D.

Blume, Esq.

Washington, D.C.

20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.

20555 Michael L.

Glaser, Esq.

1150 17th Street, N.W.

Roff Hardy Washington, D.C.

20036 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Shelden J. Wolfe, Esq.

Central Power and Light Company U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O.

Box 2121 Washington, D.C.

20555 Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 Atomic Safety and Licer.si:'c G.K.

Spruce, General Manager Appeal Board Panel City Public Service Board U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O.

Box 1771 nashington, D.C.

20555 San Antonio, Texas 78203 Chase R.

Stephens (20)

Perry G.

Brittain Docketing and Service Section President U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Texas Utilities General Company Washington, D.C.

20555 2001 Bryan Tower Dallas, Texas 75201 Jerome D.

Saltzman Chief, Antitrust and Indemnity P.L.

Hancock, Director Group City of Austin Electric Utility U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O.

Box 1088 Washington, D.C.

20555 Austin, Texas 78767 J.

Irion Worsham, Esq.

G.W. Oprea, Jr.

Merlyn D.

Sampels, Esq.

Executive Vice President Spencer C.

Relyea, Esq.

Houston Lighting & Power Company Worsham, Forsythe & Sampels P.O.

Box 1700 2001 Bryan Tower, Suite 2500 Houston, Texas 77001 Dallas, Texas 75201 345 093

Richard D.

Cudahy, Esq.

Jon C. Wood, Esq.

Joseph Gallo, Esq.

W.

Roger Wilson, Esq.

Robert H. loeffler, Esq.

Matthews, Nowlin, Macfarlane Isham, Lincoln & Beale

& 3arrett 1050 17th Street, N.W.,

Suite 701 1500 Alamo National Building Washington, D.C.

20036 San Antonio, Texas 78205 Michael I.

Miller, Esq.

J.A. Bouknight, Esq.

Richard E.

Powell, Esq.

Bill Franklin, Esq.

David M. Stahl, Esq.

Lowenstein, Newman, Reis, Thomas G.

Ryan, Esq.

Axelrad & Toll Isham, Lincoln & Beale 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

One First National Plaza Washington, D.C.

20036 Chicago, Illinois 60603 Don R.

Butler, Esq.

Morgan Hunter, Esq.

Sneed, Vine, Wilkerson, Selman Bill D. St. Clair, Esq.

& Perry McGinnis, lockridge & Kilgore P.O. Box 1409 Fif th Floor, Texas State Bank Bld Austin, Texas 78767 900 Congress Avenue Austin, Texas 78701 Jerry L.

Harris, Esq.

Richard C. Balough, Esq.

W.S. Robson City of Austin General Manager P.O. Box 1088 South Texas Electric Cooperative, Austin, Texas 78767 Inc.

Route 6, Suilding 102 Joseph B.

Knotts, Jr., Esq.

Victoria Regional Airport Nicholas S.

Reynolds, Esq.

Victoria, Texas 77901 Debevoise & Liberman 1200 17th Street, N.W.

Robert C.

McDiarmid, Esq.

Washington, D.C.

20036 Robert A.

Jablon, Esq.

Marc R. Poirier Don H.

Davidson Speigel &< McDiarmid City Manager 2600 Virginia Avenue, N.W.

City of Austin Washington, D.C.

20036 P.O. Box 1088 Austin, Texas 78767 Kevin B.

Pratt Texas Attorney General's Office Jay Galt, Esq.

P.O.

Box 12548 Looney, Nichols, Johnson & Hays Austin, Texas 78711 219 Couch Drive Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102 William H.

Burchette, Esq.

Frederick H.

Ritts, Esq.

Knoland J. Plucknett Law Of fices of Northcutt Ely Executive Director Watergate 600 Building Committee on Power for the Washington, D.C.

20037 Southwest, Inc.

5541 East Skelly Drive Tom W.

Gregg, Esq.

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135 P.O.

Box Drawer 1032 San Angelo, Texas 76902 345 094

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John W. Davidson, Esq.

Sawtelle, Goode, Davidson & Tiolo Leland F. Leatherman, Esq.

1100 San Antonio Savings Building McMath, Leatherman & Woods, P.A.

San Antonio, Texas 78205 711 West Third Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Douglas F.

John, Esq.

Akin, Gump, Haver & Feld Paul W.

Eaton, Jr.,

Esq.

1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N. W.

Hinkle, Cox, Eaton, Coffield &

Suite 400 Hensley Washington, D.C.

20036 600 Henkle Building P.O.

Box 10 Melvin G. Berger, Esq.

Roswell, New Mexico 88201 Ronald Clark, Esq.

Frederick H.

Parmenter, Esq.

R.

Gordon Gooch, Esq.

Judith Linda Harris, Esq.

Baker & Botts Energy Section Antitrust Division 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

U.S.

Department of Justice Washington, D.

C.

20006 P.O.

Box 14141 Washington, D.C.

20044 W. N.

Woolsey, Esq.

Dyer and Redford Donald M.

Clements, Esq.

1030 Petroleum Tower Gulf States Utilities Company Corpus Christi, Texas 78474 P.

O.

Box 2951 Beaumont, Texas 77704 Robert M.

Rader Conner, Moore & Corber 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.

W.

Washington, D.

C.

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Grego elagd 345 095 Subpoena for Deposition UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of S

S HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY S

Docket Nos. 50-498A THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO S

50-499A THE C7~.~Y OF AUSTIN and S

CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY S

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(South Texas Project, Units Nos.

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22 ~ m.e e. w pos.tko & W TO: W. S. Robson b 8 South Texas Electric Coop, Inc. O(,, FosLer Field P. O. Box 2485 Victoria, Texas 77901 YOU ARE HEFIBY COMMANDED to appear at.H,o,1,i,d,ay,, Inn, 2 7 0 p, p ;, gops tog,yjghwa%........ in the city o f .V.i.c,t,o,r,i,a,,,,, . T. e. x. a. s............ On the. 5. t.h.... d a y o. ...S.e.p t.e.mb.e.r......., e 1972... at 9 }0 o' clock A.M. (and thereafter frca day to day, if necessary) to testify on behalf of Houston Lighting & Power Company and Texas Utilities Generating Company at the taking of a deposition in the above-entitled action pending before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and bring with yau the document (s) or object (s) described in the attached schedule. 345 096 Subpoena for Deposition Page 2 BY ORDER OF THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BORAD By 19.... J. Cregory Copeland Merlyn D. Sampels Attorney for Houston Lighting Attorney for Texas Utilities E Power Company Generating Co=pany BAKER - BOTTS WORHSAM, FCRSYTHE & SAMPELS 3000 One Shell Plaza 2001 Bryan Tower, Suite 2500 Houston, Tr>xas 77002 Dallas, Texas 75201 (713) 229-1234 (214) 748-9365 10 C.F.R. 2.720(f) On motion made promptly, and in any event at or before the time specified in the subpoena for compliance by the person to whom the subpoena is directed, and on notice to the party at whose instance the subpoena was issued, the presiding officer or, if he is unavailable, the Commission may (1) quash or modify the subpoena if it is unreasonable or requires evidence not relevant to any matter in issue, or (2) condition denial of the motion on just and reasonable terms. 345 097 SCHEDULE TO SUBPOENA FOR DEPOSITION 1. All documents referring or relating to or setting forth instances of competition with Houston Lighting & Power Company and/or (2) Texas Power & Light Company and/or (3) Texas Electric Service Company, and/or (4) Dallas Power & Light Compar.y; and any communications with any of the afore-mentioned entities. 2. All documents prF ided to or received from the U.S. Department of Justice or the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. All documents referring or relating to or setting forth meetings or conversations with any attorney for or ^*"loyte of the U.S. Department of Justice or U.S. Nucleal. f tory Commission. 3. All dccuments provided to or received from an attorney for or an employee of: (1) the Public Utilities Board of the City of Brownsville, Texas; (2) Tex-La Electric Cooperative, Inc.; (3) Central and Southwest Corporation and/or any of its subsidiaries including without limitation Central Power & Light Company, West Texas Utilities Company, Public Service Company of Oklahoma and Southwestern Electric Power Company; and any documents referring or relating to or setting forth meetings or conversations with any of the aforementioned entities. 4. All documents referring or relating to or setting forth consideration given to ownership, or any other form of participation, in a nuclear powered electric generating plant. 5. All documents referring or relating to or setting forth the desirability or feasibility of interconnecting the electric systems in the Texas Interconnected Systems and/or the Electric Reliability Council of Texas with (1) the Southwest Power Pool, and/or (2) Western Systems Coordinating Council. 6. All documents referring or relating to or setting forth any adverse effects resulting ' rom the present lack of interconnections between the Texas Interconnected Systems and/or the Electric Reliability Council of Texas with (1) the Southwest Power Pool and/or (2) the Western Systems Coordinating Council. 345 098 Instructions The period of time for which documents are requested in-cludes the entire period from January 1, 1970 to the date on which documents are made available for insgection and copying by Ecuctou Lighting & Power Company cx Texas Utilities Generacing Company or their representatives. Houston Lighti.g & Power Company and Texas Utilities Generating Cot any request that the Keeper of the Records identify the Lpecific request or requests to which each document is responsive. Where possible, the keeper of the Records is requested to maintain the integrity of its filing and recordkeeping systems by producing together documents responsivle to this Subpoena, which are found together in the Keeper of the Records' files. If you claim that any document requested hereunder is privileged, with respect to eac'c such documerd, pleara provide the following: (a) date; (b) type of document; (c) identity of author and addresses; (d) present location and custodian; (e) any other description necessary to enable the custodian to locate the particular document; (f) the basis for the claimed privilege; and (g) a detailed description of the natu: e of any judicial protection alleged to be necessary to protect the privilege or confidential nature of any such document. " Documents" means, without limiting the gener ality of its meaning, all or original (or copies where originals are unavailable) and non-identical copies (whether dif ferent from originals by reason of notation made on such copies or otherwise) of all written, recorded or graphic matter, .. ~ however produced or reproduced, whether or not now in existence, of correspondence, telegrams, notes or sound recordings of any type of conversation, meeting or con-ference, minutes of direct-ors ' or committee :neetings, memoranda, inter-office communications, stud.ie s, analyses, notes, books, records, reports, summaries an.d results of investigations and tests, reviews, contracts, agreements, 345 099. pamphlets, diaries, calendar or diary entries, maps, graphs, charts, statistical records, computer data or papers similar to any of the foregoing, hcwever denominated, including preliminary versions, drafts or revisions of any of the foregoing and any supporting, underlying or preparatory material. 345 100 _2_ RETURN ON SERVICE Received this subpoena at on ............... and on................ at served it on the within named........ ..................... by delivering a copy to h.... and tendering to h.... the fee for one day's attendance and the mileage allowed by law. Dated............ 19.... By........................... Service Fees Travel Services.................$ Tota 1....................$ Subscribed and sworn to before me, a................... this..... day of 19.... 345 101 Subpoena for Production of Documents UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of S S HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY S Docket Nos. 50-498A THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO S 50-499A THE CITY OF AUSTIN and S CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY S S

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(South Texas Project, Units Nos. S 4 1 and 2) S 8!Mi' \\ B} JUN22197.S>EJ SUBPOENA %Ilii E" TO: Keeper of the Records h 4 South Texas Electric Coop, Inc. Foster Field P. O. Box 2485 Victoria, Texas 77901 YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to make available for inspection and copying at..H,o,1,i,d,ay,,Ippf, 2,7 9 5, p ;, Hgus tgn, Highway Yi.c,to r,i,a, Te,xa,s..... on the

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September 19.79 the document (s) or day ou, object (s) described in the attached schedule. The depo-sition will commence at 1:30 p.m. 345 102 SW Subpoena for Production of Documents Page 2 BY ORDER OF THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BORAD By 19.... J. Gregory Copeland Merlyn D. Sampels Attorney for Houston Lighting Attorney for Texas Utilities & Power Company Generating Company BAKER & BOTTS WORHSAM, FORSYTHE & SAMPELS 3000 One Shell Plaza 2001 Bryan Tower, Suite 2500 Houston, Texas 77002 Dallas, Texas 75201 (713) 229-1234 (214) 748-9365 10 C.F.R. 2. 720 (f) on motion made promptly, and in any event at or before the time specified in the subpoena for compliance by the person to whom the subpoena is directed, and on notice to the party at whose instance the subpoena was issued, the presiding officer or, if he is unavailable, the Cc:mmission me; (1) quash or modify the subpoena if it is unreasonable or requires evidence not relevant to any mt .er in issue, or (2) condition denial of the motion on just and reasonable terms. 345 103 SCHEDULE TO SUBPOENA FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS 1. All documents referring or relating to or setting forth instances of competition with Houston Lighting & Power Company and/or (2) Texas Power & Light Company and/or (3) Texas Electric Service Company, and/or (4) Dallas Power & Light Company; and any communications with any of the afore-mentioned entities. 2. All documents provided to or received from the U.S. Department of Justice or the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. All documents referring or relating to or setting forth meetings or conversations with any attorney for or employee of the U.S. Department of Justice or U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 3. All documents provided to or received from an attorney for or an employee of: (1) the Public Utilities Board of the City of Brownsville, Texas; (2) Tex-La Electric Cooperative, Inc.; (3) Central and Southwest Corporation and/or any of its subsidiaries including without limitation Central Power & Light Company, West Texas Utilities Company, Public Service Company of Oklahoma and Southwestern Electric Power Company; and any documents referring or relating to or setting forth meetings or conversations with any of the aforementioned entities. 4. All documents referring or relating to or setting forth consideration given to ownership, or any other form of participation, in a nuclear powered electric generating plant. 5. All documents referring or relating to or setting forth the desirability or feasibility of interconnecting the electric systems in the Texas Interconnected Systems and/or the Electric Reliability Council of Texas with (1) the Southwest Power Pool, and/or (2) Western Systems Coordinating Council. 6. All documents referring or relating to or setting forth any adverse effects resulting from the present lack of interconnections between the Texas Interconnected Systems and/or the Electric Reliability Council of Texas with (1) the Southwest Power Pool and/or (2) the Western Systems Coordinating Council. 345 104 Instructions The period of time for which documents are requested in-cludes the entire period from January 1, 1970 to the date on which documents _ e made available for inspection and copying by Houston Lighting & Power Company or Texas Utilities Generating Company or their representatives. Houston Lighting & Power Company and Texas Utilities Generating Company request that the Keeper of the Records identify the specific request or requests to which each document is responsive. Where possibic, the Keeper of the Records is requested to maintain the integrity of its filing and recordkeeping systems by producing together documents responsivle to this Subpoena, which are found together in the Keeper of the Records' files. If you claim that any document requested hereunder is privileged, with respect to each such document, please provide the following: (a) date; (b) type of document; (c) identity of author and addresses; (d) present location and custodian; (e) any other description necessary to enable the custodian to locate the particular document; (f) the basis for the claimed privilege; and (g) a detailed description of the nature of any judicial protection alleged to be necessary to protect the privilege or confidential nature of any such document. " Documents" means, without limiting the generality of its meaning, all or original (or copies where originals are unavailable) and non-identical copies (whether different from originals by reason of notation made on such copies or otherwise) of all written, recorded or graphic matter, however produced or reproduced, whether or not now in existence, of correspondence, telegrams, notes or sound recordings of any type of conversation, meeting or con-ference, minutes of directors' or committee meetings, memoranda, inter-office communications, studies, analyses, notes, books, records, reports, summaries and results of investigations and tests, reviews, contracts, agreements, 345 105 pamphlets, diaries, calendar or diary entries, maps, graphs, charts, statistical records, computer data or papers similar to any of the foregoing, however denominated, including preliminary versions, drafts or revisions of any of the foregoing and any supporting, underlying or preparatory material. 345 106 RETURN ON SERVICE Received this subpoena at ............ on and on................ at served it on the within named... ..................... by delivering a copy to h.... and tendering to h.... the fee for ot day's attendance and the mileage allowed by law. Dated............ 19.... By........................... Service Fees Travel Services.................$ Total....................S Subscribed and sworn to before me, a this..... day of 19.... 345 107