BELL TO DISCLOSE DECISION IN ITT PROBE

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• Publication Date: March 20, 1979
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Monday, March 20,1978 THE WASHINGTON POST
Attorney General to Tell
Of Decision in. ITT probe
ITT, From Al bargaining, as there was in the Helms
meat prosecutors tried to prepare case.
cases against Helms and the ITT offs- Attorneys for the ITT officials
cials that would withstand defense could not be reached for comment.
motions for access to secret CIA docu-
ments, Justice Department officials
said.
In November 1976, Harold V. Hen.
drix, former ITT public relations di-
rector in Latin America, pleaded
guilty to the misdemeanor charge of
withholding information from the
Senate subcommittee during his testi-
mony.
Bell declined to comment on what,
his decision would be except to say
the dispositions "might not all be the
"
same.
Others familiar with deliberations
in the investigation, however, said the
potential case against Gerrity ap.
pears stronger than that against Gen.
een.
In his March 22, 1973, testimony,
Gerrity told the subcommittee that a
proposed $1 million ITT
ff
o
er to the
Court papers filed at the time of his CIA in 1970 was to promote agricul.
plea show that he had told the CIA he ? ture and housing in Chile, not -to
would be giving false testimony to the block Allende's election. Members of
Senate. The papers also show he has the subcommittee were openly skepti-
been cooperating with prosecutors in cal of that explanation at the time.
the further investigations. Geneen testified on April 2, 1973,
It could not, be learned precisely that he had twic ff
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d
STANSFIELD TURNER,
... told Bell of security Concerns
had given at least $300,000 to support
Allende's opponents.
In his testimony, Geneen said, "Nor
did ITT contribute money to any per-
son or to any agency of any govern-
ment to block the election of Al-
lende."
o ere
funds to the He also testified that "ITT did not have U.S.
what criminal char es govern
ment
used a b
g
i
een recommended i
remaining Allende that he said the CIA declined. take any steps to block the election of
n the
hile ....Allende as president of
cases, or whether there has been plea It was disclosed in 1975 that ITT CSalvador
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Ia-e7fo%~-+-.r I-9P, / f 77
This Week's white House, Capitol I~ill Agendas
following: d,' soilie' of the major ac-
tivities of this week's agenda for the
. WMte House and Capitol Hill.
WHITE HOUSE
`reside'nt Carter will have an in-
ign' issues ranging from his en-
package to the Middle East, the
Vftatna Canal, Africa and disarma-
llt.
'!}e President has been meeting
Aast 'daily with legislators in an
rt to, push his energy package
Virbugh Congress in a form similar to
the one he submitted. Carter prob-
MLy will continue his personal ef-
itests this week,
% The President has two bills on'his
dik awaiting signature: legislation
,1W would provide a $1.06-an-hour in-
gject. The latter is believed to face
am uncertain fate. ? M:
Negotiations are continuing. both
0011cly and through diplomatic chan-
nels on attempts to get the Middle
1lst peace talks resumed in Geneva.
The problem blocking resumption of
the talks centers on whether or not
Members of the Palestine Liberation
Otganization will be admitted as par-
tiiefpants. State Department officials
have expressed confidence the talks
would resume in December. On anoth-
er Middle East front, administration
?fficials will be meeting this week
With the Saudi Arabian foreign min-
1 er, Prince Saud, during his private
',Washington visit.
The troubles in South Africa are
,Beating up to such,a degree th# the
,United States has said it is ''deeply
*sturbed by the actions" and would
..white minority-led nation.
The results of Panama's referendum
qp the Panama Canal treats should.
.1* on Carter's desk today.
American and Soviet otiators,,~
are continuing work on a, aeer'et agree
ment on the future of disarmament
talks between the two superpowers.
While Carter monitors 'world ,affairs
at home, his Treasury Secretary will
be making personal'.contact with for-
eign officials. W. Michael Blumenthal
departed Saturday on a two-week
trip toineet finance ministers of seven
Middle East and European nations.
Last Wednesday,
While Blumenthal is stressing the
dollar's stability abroad, Carter will
be watching several home front eco-
nomic indicators. The Commerce De-
partment issues reports on durable
goods and manufacturers shipments,
export-import trade, balance of pay-
ments, housing vacancies and com-
posite indexes of leading indicators.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics will
report on productivity and costs in
business and manufacturing and labor
turnover in manufacturing and major
collective bargaining settlements.
Treasury issues its monthly biletin on
average yields of long-term bonds.
Carter also will be conferring dur-
ing the week with Attorney Geheral
Griffin Bell on the fate of former
CIA Director Richard Helms. Bell has
said he has reached a decision on
whether to prosecute Helms in con-
nection with congressional testimony
the former spy chief gave regarding
possible CIA i-volvement in the over-
throw of Chiles Allende government.
CAPITOL HILL
An October adjournment does not
seem likely for the legislators. Senate
Democratic Leader Robert C. Byrd
(W. Va.) has said he feels the Senate
could dispose of all pending bills ex-
cept conference reports on or before
Nov. 5. If energy legislation and other
bills do not reach th ",floor by that
date, Byrd said, he w' limit sessions
to every third day and allow conferees
to work without being interrupted by
quorum calls and roll call votes.
Byrd said he had discussed that plan
with House Speaker Thomas P. (Tip)
O'Neill who "seemed to think well
of it,". indicating. the House may adopt
a similar sche4ule.
Neither chamber meets today in ob-
servance of Veterans Day. The Senate
takes up the energy bill. Tuesday and
posslbly* the agriculture disaster pay-
ments bi1L.
The tax bill sent to the Senate Fri-
day is vastly different from President
Carter's request. The bill contains no
tax Increases as Carter wanted and
$40 billion over eight years in tax
credits and incentives to induce con-
servation and production of energy.
House-Senate conferees meet'today
to continue their work on the energy
conservation bill. It Is the first of
four non-tax bills the 17-member con-
ference committee will work on while
awaiting energy tax changes and wrap
up, work on the President's energy
program.
On Tuesday, the House continues on
the supplemental appropriations bill
and seven bills under suspension,
including matters concerning the sex-
ual exploitation of minors, prisoner
exchange treaties, tax treatment ex-
tensions and urban mass transporta-
tion revision.
The appropriations bill includes
money for the Clinch River nuclear
breeder reactor, which Carter often
has said he doesn't favor. The House
beat back an effort to resurrect the
B-1 bomber in the gill, but
will take n the appropriation
this week:
On Wednesday, the 'House
pected. to complete action on
Social S eurity fh apce amend4
for 1977, and on Thuzaday and Fdy
take -up the uniform bankruptcy!
radio-TV coverage of the House?
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In committee sessions, two ite
special interest to Carter. will
organization plan-both on Tu
tee is briefed on Soviet ICBM11 en
Tuesday, and on Wednesday two
House International Relations sub-
committees consider U.S.-Soviet rela-
tions and the establishment of an
African development foundation.
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