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me Tae Nixon Probed and Courtec pietinmenersenest i Even as prostdece® on was courting political support from. George Meany, the White House “dirty tricks”.crew: was conducting a back-door probe to see whether the crasty, then 77- “Meany: § doctor denies he tur- nished medical information: The consultant agrees, saying, he told Caulfield he obtained! the information from two labor officials, But caulfield never- theless fobbed the “medical” reports off on President Nixon as coming straight! from Meany's doctor According to Caulffeld, the clandestine operation on Meany was ordered by former White: . House counsel John W, Dean HI, probably at the direction of ex: Nixon aides H. R. (ob) Halde- manorJohn D, Ehtlichman In a room locked to the public and the press Caulfield told the; . Senate Watergate committee of the Meuny caper and previously undisclosed detatis of his other, | White: Howse chores. . Thess, ke retuctantiy com! fessed, ir ugphey Donald Niton, former Interlor Sorvstery Stewart Udall, the Ford Foundaticn, fhe newsmen tho revealed tha My. lai clangitsr, the Nien can paign's chist of Jewish h afiqire, Newsdz ay and many others. volred presidents] | ; ughlin; ‘ who ‘recently -de- fended the President's foul lane ¢ ‘guege, and presidential se tary Rose’ Mary Woods, toname 1 afew. ou: VESSEL > ‘the. once - - Fuddy “Cauliield; Spho has been weakened by seri- ‘ous abdominal surgery, turned ‘out to be a'slippery witness, the ‘Classified transcript of his testi- ‘mony reveals. ° «: we Eee * "De you know for a fact ‘hist the President was interested in getting some discreet informa-, ‘Gen on the condition of George Meany” in 1971, Caulfield was, lasked by committes: , lawyer TerryLenmer. '*Anparentiy a ‘memorandum. went from Dean to the Presi- - Ident? said Caulijeld, a former New York . City detective. “There was intense interest, 1 do recall .....on the part of many people ‘at. the White House. (Meany) had a (chest) at- tak... The thrust of the in quiry was how serious oe " When Lenzner pressed him on how he. got his Information, Caulfield weaved and dodgetL. . “J raceived it from a friend of mine,” Eeeaid. “Hho was that?” demanded Lenmnes. tr, James Juliana,” Carl iaid dincily acknowledsed, Insming a Washington mansge- . ‘ment o sat ne art ovlacusth gordor the jete Sen, Joseph B eCarthy O07 Wig) j Saar “ty eee te ' Assoc. Dir, ee Dep. AD Adm. _ Dep. AD Inv. __ Asst. Dir.: Admin. Comp. Syst. Ext. Affairs - Files & Com. __ . Gen. Inv. Ident. inspection —____. Intell. Laboratory Plan. & Eval. 8 Spec. Inv. ay Training Legal Coun. Telephone Rm. __. Director Sec'y —. - The Washington Post _p-i7 : “ Washington Star-News mn Daily News (New York) __-_-_— ... The New York Times a The Wall Street Journal “The National Observer The Los Angeles Times