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THE president HAS SEEN day REVIEW OF WED PAPERS DIGEST OF OTHER COMMENT JUNE 5, 1974 ADMIN "VP Credits 'Era of Negotiation' to RN" on p. 2 in Sun in what was light coverage of speech. "VP Terms HAK 'Diplomatic Genius tops inside Times story. Former State aide ('61-165) Richard Gardner thinks HAK's master-minded miracles in bilateral diplomacy but has left US multilateral diplomacy "a mess. 11 He predicts HAK will find great difficulty contending w/ issues like devel- opment, food and population -- "subjects in which he has little experience and specialized knowledge." Ostrow of LA Times asserts Santarelli's resignation "illustrates a major problem: how to keep govt functioning in face of W 'gate disclosures. 11 At no time in letter or state- ment "did Santarelli dispute a thread running thru reports of his remarks: W'gate and problem of dealing w/ it has virtually ended WH leadership of heretofore impt programs. 11 A "key figure in Admin's law-and-order program, 11 Santarelli "from the start of RN years played a central role in shaping anticrime strategy His most notable accomplishment, however, is LEAA. 11 His associates "insist he didn't call for RN to resign but told reporter he expected resignation. 11 Hurting him further was "lack of support" from Saxbe who was "irritated initially because Santarelli had dealt directly w/ WH" on the controversy. Clincher was Santarelli's "unfavorable" comparision of Saxbe to Richardson in Inquirer. Ostrow also notes some officials feel Santarelli spoke so candidly "due to" dissatisfaction over not landing FCC He didn't get it, partly because of uncertainty over whether he could be counted on to hue to Admin line, according to 1 source. 11