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THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN WEEKEND NEWS REVIEW March 5, 1973 The major stories: -- Gov't says Indians may leave Wounded Knee w/out arrest pending a Grand Jury. No AIM response but tribal chief Wilson, who was ready to lead a group into W.K. to take it back, says the militants will sneak out overnite and he criticized Gov't for "this offer of amnesty for those knuckle- heads, 11 Kunstler was on hand to read AIM demands. Lead CBS story said the gov't move to end the 6-nite seizure would seem to allow both sides to save face but, reporter concluded, Indians are deciding whether they can trust Gov't to uphold the no-arrest pledge, considering all the broken treaties of past. -- 106 more POWs are at Clark; another 30 held by VC on their way. 7 minute NBC lead and brief CBS report (that net, however, covered return live) both w/ film of lead officer Kasler who said: "We went to VN to do a job that had to be done. And we were willing to stay til our job was complete. We wanted to come home but we wanted to come home / honor. Pres. Nixon has brought us home with honor. 11 Kasler also said: "God Bless those Americans who supported our Pres during this long ordeal. We know better than any citizen has ever known how great it is to be an American. 11 UPI says the men "reflected the same fervent patriotism¹ as 1st group. All reports have emphasized the surprisingly fit condition of the men. NBC/CBS both w/ film from home of a returnee's family as they watched w/ ecstatic tears of joy and took off the bracelets. -- All W. European/Japan money markets to stay closed all week as a G-10 meeting is called for Friday w/ US considering the invite for session at which common EEC float, w/ subsequent $ devaluation likely, is expected to come up. France opposes the Bonn-recommended float, and says it's "eager to defend the present parities, 11 France will preside over the next meeting. EEC blasted speculators in Sun. statement. X good in news of "There Sariel might