July 23, 1971

Admitted stock manipulator 'George White,' testifying at Sen subcom hearing that he paid a $25,000 bribe to NYS Sup Ct Justice Schweitzer to arrange a 'hook into the New York City Probation Dept,' says bribe was paid through an intermediary in Dec '61 after he (White) had pleaded guilty in Massachusetts to fraud charges resulting from sale of Canadian oil leases and had been put on probation in NY; says it cost him over $100,000 to have 3‐yr sentence suspended in Massachusetts and probation transferred to NY; says about $65,000 was paid through 2 Mass bondsmen to Judge E DeSaulnier to arrange deal and to another judge to suspend sentence and order probation transfer; Schweitzer's son and DeSaulnier deny charges; subcom chmn Sen McClellan invites Schweitzer, DeSaulnier and others named by White to appear voluntarily to respond to White's charges

US, in Helsinki talks, has proposed to USSR an arms control agreement that would halt construction of both land‐based missiles and missile submarines; companion proposal would allow as many as 300 ABMs in each country to protect offensive missiles; each nation could choose between defending its capital with 100 ABMs or employing up to 300, at 3 sites, to defend offensive missiles; if USSR chose 2d course, it would be required to dismantle its missile defenses around Moscow; cut‐off date would be established, this yr it is hoped, after which no new missile silos or missile submarines could be built, and construction must simultaneously cease on partly built silos or submarines; proposals have been made orally; specific draft agreements now being written in Washington; background to Nixon Adm decision and speculation on prospects for approval and effects on each nations missile complexes discussed

Fed grand jury, Newark, NJ, acting on information supplied by NJ Joint Teamsters Council pres S Provenzano, deletes his name from counterfeiting indictment and substitutes that of Local 560 business agent S Briguglio; US Atty Stern credits Provenzano with having supplied information leading to indictment of Briguglio on charges of conspiring to print and distribute $250,000 in counterfeit currency, postage stamps and Fed food stamps; others indicted listed; case detailed

11 US soldiers killed in combat, wk, lowest since '65; 81 US soldiers wounded, wk; 202 S Vietnamese killed, 490 wounded, wk; 975 enemy reptdly killed, wk

Japanese seeking to adapt themselves to changed circumstances amid considerable bitterness and hard feelings toward US Govt, facing major change in China policy and possibly in policy toward US; Sato expresses disappointment at abrupt manner in which US notified Japan of Nixon visit; sees US moving toward recognition of Communist China; reptdly has asked his bro, former Premier N Kishi, to go to Washington to meet Nixon and hear of US evolving policy