October 31, 1973

Kissinger is quoted on Oct 30 by a Cong source as having told HR Foreign Affairs Com on Oct 29 he is 'disgusted' with NATO for lack of Eur support of US in Mideast crisis; reptdly again referred to Eurs as having 'regional interests'; Eur diplomats and Cong sources say his tactic in addressing allies indirectly appears to be designed to force more 'substance' into 2 dialogues under way between US and W Eur, one with EEC and one with NATO; State Dept spokesman R J McCloskey also relates his criticism of Eurs to efforts to draft 2 declarations of Atlantic principles

The four major‐party candidates for Mayor of New York City met informally at The New York Times yesterday and engaged in some pointed exchanges. Excerpts from the discpssion appear on the first page of the second section.

White House charges on Oct 30 that disclosure of Pres Nixon's intervention in ITT antitrust case supports Adm's contention that A Cox was running partisan investigation for mos before he was dismissed as special Watergate prosecutor; statement, apparently approved by Pres, was made by his deputy press sec G Warren, after Cox acknowledged in Cong testimony that he may have been indirect source of this disclosure; Sen Scott joins White House attack against Cox and his staff of attys, saying that he finds news leak 'very disturbing' and that attys who are still on Govt payroll should be questioned as to their 'loyalty'

Office of special NYS prosecutor M H Nadjari on Oct 30 discloses that it will investigate allegation that $130,000 was stolen from suitcase containing containing large amount of cash, which was taken by narcotics agents from V C Papa and J A DiNapoli, reputed major drug dealers; atty for DiNapoli maintains client counted approximately $1.1-million in suitcase shortly before it was taken to Police Dept by narcotics agents; IRS agents, who took custody of funds in Sept, rept amount in suitcase totaled $967,430; investigators theorize that money was intended to purchase part of $70-million worth of heroin and cocaine stolen from dept's property clerk's office between '69 and '72

HR Judiciary Com begins consideration of possible impeachment of Pres Nixon on Oct 30 with partisan dispute over grant of broad subpoena power to its chmn Repr P Rodino; com votes, 21-17, along party lines to reject 2 Repub amendments and adopts resolution permitting Rodino to issue subpoenas without consent of full com; Rodino pledges to use authority judiciously; some com members believe Nixon's assertion of exec privilege as basis for denying White House tape recordings or documents to Sen investigators would have no standing in HR impeachment inquiry; Rodino says he will not hold nomination of Vice Pres-designate Ford 'hostage' until impeachment inquiry is completed; HR Judiciary Com approves unanimously bill extending until June 4 '74 life of Fed grand jury investigating Watergate case and authorizes Judge Sirica to keep jury in operation as late as Dec 4 '74; A M Schlesinger Jr, Reprs T Railsback, D W Dennis, L Hogan, J R Mann, B Jordan and R McClory comment; illus of Rodino