European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poge 28 the stars and stripes Friday May 20, 1977 abuses of Power Legal Nixon says Washington Ltd Richard Nixon said thursday he had the Legal right As president to crush Antiwar dissent by any Means Short of murder and added in his own defense paranoia for peace in t that bad " Nixon defended As the prerogative of a virtually Sovereign president while House schemes to harass dissenters through burglaries wiretaps mail openings and use of the iks Well when the president does it. That Means it is not illegal he told David Frost in the third of their five televised in  sex president quoted Lincoln and Jef Ferson in defense of his theory. And he accused the late president John f. Kennedy and his brother the late ally. Gen. Robert Kennedy of acting much the same As he did Nixon said. In wartime a president does have extraordinary Powers which would make acts that would otherwise be unlawful lawful if undertaken for the Pur pose of preserving the nation and the con  Nixon said that the shield of presidential Power should also protect from prosecution those who carry out crimes in defense of National  he expressed his View although Many of his subordinates were in fact convicted for a while House plumbers burglary or for the perpetration and cover up of the break in operation which Nixon called that Pip squeak  Nixon insisted on Frost s questioning that murder would be Over the dividing line saying there arc degrees there this is u prototype of the israelis new Lank shown publicly for the first time. New israeli tank the 56-ton Lank u equipped with a ids my Cannon and is powered by an american motor. The tank s Cost was Given officially As $750.000. A photo Nixon promised Hanoi postwar Aid of $5 billion continued rom Page ii Lor the i noted slates contribution to a Post War reconstruction will fall in the Range of a 25 billion of Grant Aid Over five years " other forms of Aid will be agreed upon Between the two parties Nixon added an attached Nole estimated that other forms of Aid could amount to $1 billion to is 5 billion depending on food and Oiler commodity needs of the democratic Republic of Vietnam in his message. Nixon proposed the establishment of a United slates Vietnam Ese joint economic commission within 30 Days from the Dale of this message " Nixon sent his letter to Hanoi for Days after the Jan 27. 197.1. Signing in pans of the agreement on ending the War an restoring peace in  he said his letter outlined the principles which will govern United states participation in the postwar reconstruction of North Viet Nam the function of this economic com Mission will be to develop programs Tor the United Stales contribution to the reconstruction of North  proposed that the commission should have an equal number of representatives from each Side and should attempt to Complete the agreement within 60 Days after its establishment. According to the schedule he outlined the considerations for helping to promote economic Trade and other relations Between the two countries May have been futile try Mondale asks Vorster of give up apartheid Vienna up vice president Walter Mondale a Black american Diplo mat at his Side thursday told prime minister John Vorster that America abandoned its separate but equal discrimination policy against Blacks and he pressed South Africa to do the same. Bui. At the conclusion of More than six hours of meetings. Mondale declined to characterize the results of the High level . South african conference which also dealt with the subbed of Black majority Rule for Rhodesia and Independence for Namibia related photo on Page 3. Mondale left the meeting at the Imperial Homburg Palace to give a full report by Telephone to president Carter the two statesmen conferred or six hours and 15 minutes 15 minutes More than originally planned instead of Conven ing the meeting in Friday at 9 a m. They Europe Scudy to look r f"3i  w Jer a u Potsidis  Frand Hizir i to 41 sun1 from b 11 p or. Recorded thursday cetl4m 4pm Ith or Lurth i. Tune agreed to Start an hour earlier. Mondale s Appeal to a ouch Africa to abandon its apartheid policies fell on deaf ears informants  to Mondale s left during the meetings thursday was ambassador Donald Mchenry. Deputy to ambassador Andrew Young Al the in. The presence of a Black american diploma underlined Mondale s Point that the us despite difficulties is committed to integrating Blacks and minorities fully into . Political life the talks got off loan apparently cordial Start with Mondale and Vorster bantering across the two Long parallel tables at which they were seated with their Dele a Tio sat one Point As the talks got off to a Cor dial Start Vorster addressed Mchenry you be taken a trip since we last met. A Holiday in  Vorster said. Mchenry laughed and said. It turned out to be a  the state department. Mondale has Akou lodged has drawn up a Range of of Lions for pressuring South Africa which would include breaking off intelligence exchanges restricting Export import Bank Loans and cutting Back on Trade and invest ment. Both Mondale and Vorster were dining thursday evening As guests of austrian Chancellor Bruno Kreisky at the Federal chancellery Are nuances which arc difficult to sex meanwhile a while House aide said. Pics Ideal Carter does not feel any presi Deal has the right to break the Law. He feels very strongly that it s a tragic mis Lake to follow thai policy. He feels Uherc arc and equal sufficient Means to prevent danger to the  i paranoiac about hating people and trying to do Thorn in Nixon asked. And the answer is Al limes yes. I gel angry Al people but in human icbms. As far As i m concerned i believe Hal an individual Musl never Lei hatred Rule  he said he and Secretary of slate Henry Kissinger were driven to distraction by the Antiwar pro less of the Lale 1960s and Early 1970, and recalled that Kissinger flew into a rage when someone leaked the news of the secret . Bombing raids Over cambo Dia Henry said of inc leaders. I will destroy them As Nixon explained it the main Jusli i Callon for his Al templs to build up a while House enemies list infiltrate and harass political opposition groups and set the plumbers off on their operations was the need to stifle Antiwar dissent before it wrecked his Al templs to negotiate a Viet Nam  noisy violent demonstrators marching around inc while House while he tried to bum the Midnight Oil Al work he said. Having broken Lyndon a Johnson. Inc Dis Scalers Many of them. Were now out to break  called Daniel Ellsburg inc former Pentagon employee who leaked inc pc la gon papers Lolic press a  to the operation in which the plumbers burglarized Ellsberg s psychiatrist s office Nixon insisted he did not know of thai plan in Advance but seemed to make Clear he approves of in in a Clos pccl."1 could t care less about the  he  wanted to discredit that kind of activity leaking which was despicable and damaging the National interest Nixon also touched on these topics the 1970 incursion of . Troops into Cambodia despite the violent nation wide wave of Antiwar dissent it caused including the Kcal stale  where four students were shot to death by National guard troops. Nixon said the cambodian incursion docs nol weigh on his conscience and was militarily a great Success. He told his interviewer emphatically i say in again i Only regret that i did t acl stronger  he said. In a detailed explanation of his views in connection with the 1971 Ellsberg Bur glary1 he insisted under repeated questioning he has no recollection thai White House aides told him in Advance or soon All Erward of the while House plumbers burglary at he office of Ellsberg s psychiatrist Nixon twice referred to the opera Tion contemptuously As a dry Hole an operation Hal produced no useful information about Ellsburg. He made Clear Hal he approved the general objective of the plumbers drive to uncover and discredit leaders of government secrets however. Looking Back Over the activities Hal led die House judiciary committee in 1974. To Vole to impeach him for abuses of Power. Nixon said. Lei s leave out the  he added. I be done some stupid thing s. Particularly in the handling of what was a Pipsqueak watergate thing and did some thing rather  agreeing with Frost s reference to the political dissent created by the Vietnam War As the major Factor that strengthened his enemies and in the end brought him Down he said it could be said thai i was. Thai i was one of the last casualties or maybe the last casualty in Vietnam Nixon said. If so. I m glad i m inc last  thursday s baseball american league Oju Oto 000-1 9 i 004 001 00 s pc i n i and Avn by Salon. Mcclure 191 and on. 24. L san War j-6. Or to Pronto