THE Michigan Daily Vol. LXXXIV, No. 44-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Friday, July 19, 1974 Ten Cents Twelve Pages Nixon OK'd break-in former aide claims Approval given 'after-the-fact' WASHINGTON (P)-Former presiden- tial aide John Ehrlichman says President Nixon "indicated his after-the-fact ap- proval" of the break-in at the office of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist, according to evidence released yesterday by the House Judiciary Committee. Ehrlichman's sworn statement, given n April 26, contradicted the President's view expressed at an Aug. 22, 1973, news -onference that the break-in was "il- legal, unauthorized as far as I was :oncerned, and completely deplorable." EHRIACHMAN quoted the President as telling him on April 18, 1973, that "in substance, that the break-in was in furtherance of national security and folly justified by the circumstances." See related story, Page 3 The Ehrlichman affidavit was filed in the White House Plumbers case, in which the former Nixon aide was con- icted last Friday on charges of con- spiracy and perjury. It was included in 'ive volumes of evidence released by the Judiciary Committee. Other highlights included: -A TOP-SECRET letter in which the late .1. Edgar Hoover informed the President that the FBI had learned "from extremely sensitive sources," ap- )srently wiretaps, that former Defense Secretary Clark Clifford planned to write in article for life Magazine critical of the administration policy in Vietnam. The Hoover letter triggered a series >f White House memoranda discussing how to counter such an article. They :ulminated with a hand-written note to H.R. "Bob" Haldeman from Ehrlichman in which he noted, "This is the kind of !arly warning we need more of-your game planners are now in an excellent position to map anticipatory action." -.AN FBI INTERVIEW with former Asst. Atty, Gen. Robert Mardian dated May 10, 1973, in which Mardian described how William Sullivan, former assistant FBI director, sent him records in July 1971, of national security wiretaps in- stituted at White House request, in an effort to trace news leaks. The interview quoted Mardian as say- ing Sullivan told him "Mr. Hoover could not be entrusted with this wiretap in- formation. Mr. Sullivan continued in conversation saying that Mr. Hoover had used wiretap information to blackmail 3ther presidents of the United States and was afraid that he could blackmail Wr. Nixon with this information." At the time, Sullivan was at odds with Hoover and he subsequently was forced out of the FBI. The evidence volumes contained 133 statements of information from the com- nittee's impeachment staff and 32 more from the White House. Each statment was supported by documentary evidence. No attempt was made to say how any ->f the statements might fit into a case for or against impeachment. Beating the heat Two hot, middle age spectators at the iSth Annual Stree t Art Fair find a way to escape the rising mercury. They cool off with a popsicle-like treat, commonly known as "b omb pops."' The art fair continues its four day run today and tomorrow. More fair festivities are pictured on pages eight and nine. Makarios begsaid NEW YORK (P) - Ousted Cyprus president Archbishop Makarios arrived at the United Nations yesterday to plead for his political life, Minutes after the former leader met with Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, a U. N. spokesperson announced that the new military regime in Nicosia had ask- ed for a delay in a Security Council meeting scheduled for today so that its representatives could be present. MAKARIOS HAS demanded the with- drawal of Greek officers who led the military coup on Monday. But on Cy- prus it was, reported that Greek air- planes were landing in the capital. No information on the hour-long talk between Makarios and Waldheim was made available. Meanwhile in the view of U. S. officials the chances of Makarios recapturing control of Cyprus are extremely remote, but Washington has withheld diplomatic recognition from the new leadership. THE PRINCIPAL objective of U. S. policy is to prevent a war between Greece and Turkey over the island na- tion. Undersecretary of State Joseph Sis- co will probably be sent to both, coun- tries in an effort to cool the volatile situation in the Near East. It was learned that there have been at least two contacts between leaders of the coup and Amnerican diplomats in Nicosia. The meetings were initiated by the Greek-led military forces. The U.S. resnonse was said to have been cool and noncommittal. As the high .official put it, the United States is not particularly looking for op- portunities to deal with those who over- threw the Makarios government. WHILE WASHINGTON is striving to maintain a neutral position, Britain has aligned itself with Makarios. Within the State Department there is considerable support for the ousted president, but at the highest levels there is a growing inclination to accept the takeover as a reality. Publicly the department contends that Cyprus remains an independent nation, without evidence of active intervention from outside forces. But spokesman Robert Anderson declined at a briefing to comment on whether there has been "political influence from the outside." Britain, the Soviet Union, and a num- ber of non-aligned countries have ac- cused Greece of masterminding the coup. The officers who led the takeover are Greeks.