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OCR Page 1 of 30THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN.
DIGEST OF RECENT COMMENT
(THURS. AM)
January 17, 1974
TAPE/OTHER W'GATE
CBS AM's Graham said evidence is circling tighter around
RMW who had no personal motive to erase tape. She was not
involved in W gate and is not known to take action w/out authority,
but if she is being framed why doesn't she speak out ? As long as
she remains silent, questions will remain a long time, says
Graham. Noting FBI to begin investigation, he predicted agents
will be "swarming" over the WH to collect evidence. There may
be some "obscure person¹¹ that no one has questioned before and
who knows something about the erasure. He noted that there was
no precedent for questioning RN but does not think agents would do
that. If he's questioned, it would probably be done by someone
higher up.
Sun suggests WH "may seek to blur its contention of
sole presidential control [ of tapes] in order to widen area of
suspicion on possible tamperers. 11
Van Riper and Antevil of NY News report say Jaworski's office
is investigating "possible new gaps" in other tapes. Sources also
said staff was "privately convinced" the 18-min gap "was done
deliberately. 11 And, further they say Jaworski indicated last wkend
"there may be problems" w/some tapes, although he "declined
characterize their quality. 11
Who, when, and why remain unanswered questions says Trib
re: tape erasure but experts made it "abundantly clear" it was no
accident. This latest shock heightens doubts that tapes will con-
stitute decisive evidence about W'gate. It increases Jaworski's
responsibility to get the answers.
Sun says "in absence of any other explanation, public at this
point can only conclude that erasures were deliberate and purposeful"
and the "evidence concealed" bears "upon issues of criminality
and obstruction of justice. We'll undoubtedly get from WH a different
explanation and yet 1 more version of what happened. It'd better be
good, and it'd better come fast. And it'd come best directly from RN,
W hose credibility is brought by this latest development to its lowest
point, and whose fitness to be Pres is more seriously than ever
in question. 11
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