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The Vietnam Documents

Date: 16 June 1971

ed on Govt injunction move against The Times says Times published the material because it believes 'it is in the interest of the people to be informed'; says documents belong to history

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Salinger Expresses Suspicion

Date: 16 June 1971

Special to The New York Times

P Salinger expresses suspicion that Nixon Adm leaked study to Times, radio int, Paris; says pub of documents can only help Nixon; defends Pres Kennedy's Vietnam policy

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Times's Vietnam Series Circulating in Pentagon

Date: 16 June 1971

Special to The New York Times

1st 3 installments of Times series reproduced in Defense Dept internal news pub, Current News, and circulated

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Public Broadcast Service Still Searching for Identity

Date: 16 June 1971

By GEORGE GENT

George GENT

Corp for Pub Broadcasting and Washington, DC, educ TV station WETA negotiating use of station facilities for an ind natl news agency that would be called natl pub affairs broadcast center; corp has allocated $500,000 for center, which would be headed by J Karayn as vp and gen mgr

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Newsman Pardoned by Tito Returns to West Germany

Date: 16 June 1971

Special to The New York Times

H P Rullman, former newsman for W Ger pub Spiegel, returns to W Ger after serving 15 mos of 6-yr jail term imposed by Yugoslav Army ct after his conviction of espionage for unidentified country; thanks Pres Tito for ordering release; denies espionage

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The Endless Tragedy

Date: 16 June 1971

By JAMES RESTON

James RESTON

J Reston says that for 1st time in US history the US Atty Gen 'has tried to suppress documents he hasn't read about a war that hasn't been declared'; says too many copies of the documents are around and too many fundamental issues are involved to suppose that the official record of the war can be censored for long; says that above the arguments presented by Mitchell and Rogers, there is question of integrity of Pres in dealing with Amer people and Cong

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Texts of Government Papers in Complaint Against The Times and Judge's Order

Date: 16 June 1971

texts of Govt papers in Times case and of Gurfein's temporary restraining order

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SENATE STUDY SET; Roots of Involvement Sought -- Disclosure Worries Rogers Senate Hearings Set on U.S. Involvement in Vietnam

Date: 16 June 1971

By JOHN W. FINNEYSpecial to The New York Times

John FINNEYSpecial

Sec Rogers, commenting on NY Times pub of data from secret Pentagon study on Vietnam, says pub will cause 'great deal of difficulty' in relations with foreign govts because they will now question if they can deal with US on confidential basis, news conf

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COURT STEP LIKELY; Return of Documents Asked in Telegram To Publisher Mitchell Seeking to Halt Times Series on Vietnam

Date: 15 June 1971

By MAX FRANKELSpecial to The New York Times

US Atty Gen Mitchell asks NY Times to refrain from further pub of study documents on ground that such disclosures cause 'irreparable injury to the defense interests of the US' (M Frankel rept); if paper refuses. Govt will try to bar pub by ct action; Times refuses to halt pub voluntarily; Asst Atty Gen R C Mardian conveys request and intention to seek ct enjoinder in phone call to Times exec vp H Bancroft; text of Times statement refusing to halt pub; Times says it believes 'it is in the best interest of the people of the country' to be informed of the study; says it will oppose any request for an injunction, but will abide by the final decision of the ct; Mitchell makes request to Times in telegram to Times pres and publisher A O Sulzberger; also asks return of documents to Defense Dept; telegram text; Mitchell cites Espionage Law as basis for request; Defense Dept spokesman W Friedheim cites 'ambiguities' in laws governing disclosure of secret documents about whether they apply to pubs or only to their source of information; says there is no precedent for application of the law to a pub; Defense Dept statement expresses concern about violation of security but leaves determination of legal action to Justice Dept; no official challenges authenticity of Times series and the documents; Pres press sec Ziegler stresses that Nixon developed a 'new Vietnam policy' and decided not to continue or justify policies of earlier Adms, which are subject of Defense Dept study; Sen Symington announces he will propose a 'full examination of the origins of the war', Sen com hearing at which Sec Laird was asked about the study; Laird is opposed to hearings; says Times series violates security regulations; Symington says it is 'shocking' that Cong was kept ignorant of study materials; text of Defense Dept statement; says material remains sensitive and classified; Friedheim comments on discussions on the matter among officials of Justice and Defense Depts; Sen McGovern says study tells story of 'almost incredible deception' of Cong and pub; Sen Scott calls 'release' of documents a 'Fed crime', but describes their contents as 'instructive and somewhat shocking'; says Nixon has taken pub into confidence on the war more than anyone else; Repr McCloskey stresses importance of truthfulness by Govt; charges deception in briefings he got in Vietnam; McNamara reptdly sent his copy of study to Natl Archives; declines comment on matter

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ARGUMENT FRIDAY; Court Here Refuses to Order Return of Documents Now Judge Halts Times Series on Vietnam for 4 Days

Date: 16 June 1971

By FRED P. GRAHAM

Fred GRAHAM

Named, along with 21 other NY Times execs, editors and reporters, in Justice Dept civil suit seeking to permanently enjoin Times from further pub of articles and documents from secret Pentagon study concerning US involvement in Vietnam war

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