GETTING AT TRUTH IN SEN. DODD'S CASE

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• Publication Date: July 19, 1966
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The Washington Merry-Go-It6nittl
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Gettina I at 71"ruth inSen'.
By Drew Pearson
and Jack Anderson
The most important ques-
tion in the Dodd-Klein investi-
gation really boils down to
who is telling the truth.
Gen. Julius K eln, the flam-
boyant public relations man
from Chicago, a retired officer
in the Illinois National Guard,
has hurled the charge of liar
all over the place. And Sen.
'Tom Dodd (D-Conn,), claims
he never did a sales job to
hold Klein's PR clients in
Germany-except just a little
bit.
If the Senate Ethics Com-
mittee wants to get the truth
it will have no trouble doing
so-provided its members con-
duct some tough cross-exam-
':thation
or else
permit com-
mittee
counsel
Ben Fern to
do so
without
Interrupting
,rim
.
Here
are some' important
points where the truth clearly
.needs to be known:
1. Gen. Klein stated in New
York that he never sent any
doublesealed envelopes to Sen,
Dodd.
On the other hand, Helen
'Batherson, Klein's personal
secretary for 12 years, defi-
:nitely told Senate investiga-
tors that she did carry double-
,scaled envelopes from Klein
to Dodd, the flaps taped down
.by Scotch tape. They did not
contain documents.
Just who Is. telling the
truth?
Klein's Instructions
i Dodd swore,under oath
that he had never seen the de-
tailed Instructions which Klein
prepared for him telling him
whereto go, whom to see, and
what to say in Germany.
"I never saw any such pa-
pers or knew they existed,"
Dodd swore to his fellow Sena-
tors.
These Senators let him off
with only a few mild questions
in contrast to the relentless
grilling which Dodd's Wall
Street attorney, -John F. Son-
nett, buttressed by six other
attorneys, gave to f o r m e r
members of Dodd's staff.
One of those whom he cross-
examined rentlessly was
blonde Marjorie Carpenter,
Dodd's former secretary, who
swore that she had placed
Klein's instructions In Dodd';
"in" box, that he took them
Into his persona).office and re-
turned them to her just before
he left for Germany, asking
her to put the Instructions' in
the material he was taking
On this It should be fairly
simple for the Senate Commit-
tee to ascertain who was tell-
ing the truth.
3. Earlier, Gen. X e n n e t h
Buchanan, Klein's Washing-
ton representative, had taken
Klein's Instructions for Dodd's
trip to the Senator's office. He
also left a letter for Dodd
which showed that he had dis-
cussed the instructions 'with
him.
The letter read:
"We did talk over the phone
several tinAes during the past
couple of,days, but I had hoped
to have a personal meeting
with you-as you said you
would like, too-to talk with
you about your coming visit
to Germany and how you
might be able, while there, to
be of help to our mutual good
friend, General Julius Klein.
"I am taking the liberty of
enclosing some material which
may bear on the problems that
confront Julius."
Gen. Buchanan could be
cross-examined to ascertain
further just who was telling
the truth. '
Klein's Errand Boy .
4. Two weeks before Dodd
took his April 6 trip to Ger-
many as Klein's "errand boy,"
the Senator flew to New York,
March 22, meeting Klein there.
It will be difficult to deny this
for an entry in the Senator's
diary reads:
"Arrived about 5 p.m. and
was met by General Klein's
driver and taken to the Essex
House where I visited with
the general."
During this visit he definite-
ly discussed the forthcoming
trip because the .. next day,
Klein wired Dodd:
"First of all a million thanks
for your visit. It was just grand
and the 'medicine I needed. 'l
forgot to mention that Under
Secretary"of State in the For-
eign Office, Professor Carstens
was always in charge .of
my personal projeot so a visit
with hiim; will,, a}aa. be; import
Vase
tant. -You have his dossier ins
your folder."
This was a.reterence to the:
folder of instructions that Dodd
now swears he never knew
existed. Again it should be easy.
for the Ethics Committee to
ascertain who Is telling the
truth.
5. Dodd also testified that he
did not discuss Klein's problems
with anyone in Germany, except
for a passing npention to former
Chancellor Adenauer.
This does not jibe with
Klein's statements. Klein was
clearly satisfied that Dodd had-.
carried out the instructions.
Following his return from Ger-
many, the Senator reported in,
person to Klein Who wrote to
him happily ion April 21, 1964:;
"It was good seeing you last.
week . I had a very nice
letter from Chancellor Aden
auer and am very pleased.. I
heard many fine things about
your recent mission to Germanyr
for the Senate.
"I presume, Tom, you will,
write the various people you
saw over there and if you do,,
I would appreciate it if you
would add a PS: 'I was indeed'
glad to discuss with you also,
the fine work of our mutual
good friend General Klein.' " '
Later Klein prepared letters!
for the Senator to send, and,
Dodd signed the letters exactly,
as Klein drafted them except,
for minor editing.
Those are 'some of the facts
the Senate Committee can use'
in ascertaining quite clearly.
who was telling the truth.
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