9 Mayıs 1973 Çarşamba Tekrar oynatılıyor

C.l.A. HEAD ADMITS ILL-ADVISED ACT'; Schlesinger Calls Agency 'Insufficiently Cautious' in Role in Ellsberg Case Director of C.I.A. Admits Error in Act on Ellsberg Two Officials Identified State Department Satisfied Visit to General Gray Got Information

Date: 10 May 1973

By MAJORIE HUNTERSpecial to The New York Times

State Dept spokesman identifies W Macomber and Deputy Under Sec U A Johnson as men who authorized E H Hunt Jr to read and copy 240 highly classified documents concerning Vietnam war in Sept '71; authorization reptdly given at request of K Krogh Jr and D R Young Jr, at that time White House aides; Hunt has testified that he forged cables aimed at linking Pres Kennedy with Ngo Dinh Diem assassination in '63

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Text of Krogh's Letter of Resignation

Date: 10 May 1973

Special to The New York Times

text of lr of resignation of E Krogh Jr from position of Under Sec of Transportation; Krogh has become implicated in burglary of office of D Ellsberg's former psychiatrist Dr L J Fielding

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PRESSURE REPORTED ON KROGH TO RESIGN

Date: 09 May 1973

E Krogh Jr, former White House aide, is reptd under intense pressure on May 8 to resign as Under Sec of Transportation because of his admitted role in burglary of office of D Ellsberg's former psychiatrist Dr L J Fielding; Sec of Transportation C Brinegar was said to be insisting that Krogh quit his job; is reptd to be concerned that functioning of his dept has been disrupted because Krogh remains under 'very ugly cloud'

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U.S. Aides File Affidavits With Ellsberg Trial Judge; Other Affidavits Inquiry Ordered

Date: 10 May 1973

By MARTIN ARNOLDSpecial to The New York Times

Justice Dept officials K T Mahoney and J L Martin, chief prosecutor in Pentagon papers case D R Nissen and Asst Atty Gen H E Petersen swear on May 9 that they did not know about burglary of office of D Ellsberg's former psychiatrist Dr L J Fielding until April 16 '73; affidavits are part of apparent move by Govt to block Judge W M Byrne Jr from dismissing Pentagon case by contending that evidence and testimony presented during trial had not been tainted by any knowledge obtained in break-in; defense attys say that information in affidavits is 'highly insufficient' and that they will continue to press for hearing on link between Watergate case and Pentagon trial; ask for affidvaits from Nixon's former counsel C W Colson, former CIA Deputy Dir Gen R E Cushman and former White Hosue aide D R Young Jr as soon as they are recd in Washington

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A Watergate Casualty

Date: 10 May 1973

Egil Krogh Jr.By LINDA CHARLTONSpecial to The New York Times

Egil Krogh

former White House aide E Krogh Jr on May 9 resigns as Under Sec of Transportation, saying that his 'overriding desire' was 'to accept full responsibility for my acts' and to 'assist in bringing all the facts and circunstances into the open'; says, without referring directly to break-in at office of D Ellsberg's former psychiatrist Dr L J Fielding which he reptdly authorized, that he believed his decision was dictated by natl security interests; says he now sees that his judgment may have been in error; career revd; por

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C.l.A LINK TO HUNT CONFIRMED BY U.S.; General Ordered Equipment Used in Raid on Office of Ellsberg's Psychiatrist Texts of Justice Department memorandums are on Page 29. C.I.A. Link to Hunt Confirmed by U.S. Picked Up Papers Equipment Unusable Two Unnamed Agents Arguments Sought Cushman Is Returning

Date: 09 May 1973

By MARTIN ARNOLDSpecial to The New York Times

2 documents prepared by CIA concerning meeting between former CIA Dir Gen R E Cushman and E H Hunt in July '71, at which Hunt was supplied with false identity papers and other disguises to aid him in planned break-in at office of D Ellsberg's former psychiatrist Dr L J Fielding, are turned over to defense attys at Pentagon papers trial by Fed Dist Judge W M Byrne Jr; detailed list of CIA equipment provided to Hunt is also released; repts on Aug 26 that unnamed CIa agent abruptly ordered technical personnel to cease helping Hunt 'because his requests had gone beyond the original understanding'; says agent reptd that Hunt's activities appeared to involve agency's domestic clandestine operations; says agent told findings to Cushman who called White House official and explained agency could not meet 'kind of requests Mr hunt was levying'; white House offical said that he would 'restrain' Hunt, and document says since Aug 27 '71, neither Cushman nor CIA agent had any further contact with Hunt on subject; recording equipment reptdly proved to be unusable because CIA had provided Hunt with equipment for 'overt' not 'clandestine' recording in belief that he would be interviewing defectors; prosecutors in Pentagon case rest their rebuttal case against Ellsberg and Russo and Byrne dismisses jury until May 14 while legal arguments are heard; Byrne says he hopes to rule on May 10 on defense's motions for dismissal and motion that defense will argue then for directed verdict of acquittal; says case will be in recess until them; takes under consideration proposals to hold special hearing before case goes to jury in which there would be attempt to determine why Pres Nixon had personally opposed sending repts of break-in to Byrne; Atty Gen Kleindienst files affidavit opposing turn-over to defendants of 2 Govt wiretaps of participants in case; defense atty L B Boudin says that Pentagon case is 'under a moral cloud, the blackest in recent history'

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Mitchell Contends 2d Ellsberg Study Was News to Him

Date: 09 May 1973

former Atty Gen J N Mitchell is quoted by ABC on May 8 as saying that he never knew White House was conducting its own investigation of D Ellsberg's release of Pentagon papers, and that case might not have been prosecuted if he had, int with B Brannigan (ABC News)

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Texts of Two Memos in Ellsberg Case; Needed Some Help Support Curtailed Recorder Given

Date: 09 May 1973

Special to The lew York Times

texts of memorandums given by Justice Dept to Fed Dist Ct in Los Angeles and turned over to defendants D Ellsberg and A J Russo Jr, concerning Hunt-Liddy break-in at office of Ellsberg's former psychiatrist Dr L J Fielding

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Unintelligence

Date: 10 May 1973

ed on recent disclosures in Watergate conspiracy involving CIA's role in supplying E H Hunt with materials he used in break-in at office of D Ellsberg's former psychiatrist Dr L J Fielding; holds that when insts of dem govt function through personal network in defiance of legal procedures, disaster can only follow; holds that because of its actions valuable work performed by CIA has now been tainted by 'inexcusable overeagerness of a few misguided men to heed dubious whims wafted from the White House'

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Ziegler Says Nixon No Longer Advises Watergate Prosecutors to Refuse Immunity; President Said to Leave Richardson Totally Free Earlier Statement Cited Question Is Answered Report Is Denied Help With Transition

Date: 09 May 1973

By JOHN HERBERSSpecial to The New York Times

White House press sec Ziegler says May 8 that Pres Nixon is no longer advising prosecutors in Watergate case not to grant immunity to present or former Adm members; says whole question of immunity is decision to be made by Justice Dept or proper investigating authorities; Ziegler, when asked if he means to say that 'Pres is no longer involved in any shape, manner or form in the question of whether there should or should not be immunity granted to any present or former member of the Adm,' says 'that is correct'; Ziegler will not say outright that Pres had not been aware of attempts to cover up White House involvement in Watergate burglary; Baltimore Sun repts May 8 that Nixon said at May 2 Cabinet meeting that ex-aides H R Haldeman and J D Ehrlichman will be 'vindicated' in Watergate case; Ziegler says Haldeman and Ehrlichman are still coming to White House to help with 'transition' of White House staff into other hands

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