The Michigan Daily-Saturday, September 6, 1980-Page 11 Civiletti admits error in Carter probe NICE SHIDES MAN! From AP and UPI WASHINGTON-Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti told a special sub- committee investigating Billy Carter's ties with Libya he made a "serious mistake" when he declared at a July 24 news conference he had never talked about the case to the president or anyone at the White House. But Civiletti, saying Billy Carter received "fair, hard-nosed and correct" treatment from the Justice Department, denied yesterday he sought to delay investigation of President Carter's younger brother or improperly tip the president off about it. BILLY CARTER'S DECISIONS to visit Libya twice, accept $220,000 from Muammor Khadafy's government and speak out on Tripoli's behalf "are reprehensible," Civiletti said-but not illegal. He said he was making no "deal" or "commitment" when he told the president in a private meeting June 17 if Billy Carter registered as a foreign agent he would probably not be prosecuted for failing to do so sooner. "Neither then nor now have I had any doubts that my comments to the president about Billy Carter's obligation to register and the depar- tment's general policy were completely proper and consistent with my duties," the attorney general testified. BESIDES QUESTIONING Civiletti, the Senate panel also focused on another prominent figure in the Carter Administration-national security ad- viser Zbigniew Brzezinski. "I understand that Brzezinski has been and still is under investigation by the Department of Justice for a national security violation," said Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) "That is correct," Civiletti replied. BRZEZINSKI HAS SAID he telephoned Billy Carter this spring to tell him an oil deal he was contem- plating with Libya could embarrass the president. Brzezinski learned of the arrangement from an i intelligence report that Civiletti also had seen-and withheld from his own investigators because of its sensitive nature. Much of the questioning by the Senate panel concerned the June 17 meeting' with the president, which Civiletti disclosed on July 25, one dgy after denying he had ever talked to the president about the case. He told the subcommittee he mistakenly thought the question was whether he had discussed the in- vestigation with the president. He said he answered "No" because he had not. BUT HE SAID his answer was wrong because the question had been whether he had discussed the matter with the president at all, and he had. Civiletti also testified he does not remember telling his investigators six days earlier to wait 10 days before taking any action against the president's brother. But Civiletti said if he did make that statement, the purpose would have been to give Billy Carter time to register voluntarily. 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