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there was Some ‘specific. reason, a - prompted John ‘Ehrlichman's office:to issue “instructions: to™ Ee SA George Saunders of our Washington Field-‘Office to the effect that no further interviews were to be. conducted of | See * ie tree . Nixon" 'S top: assistant, and” John Ehrlichman, the President's Legal © ‘Counsel, both | felt. that: it is an dnsult “to their 4ntell B: ence. to be interviewed: regarding the backgrounds of ‘people the ave known for a number of: ‘years, He stated that both Haldeman “tand Ehrlichman had expressed the opinion that they know these people enough so that interviews of White House personnel are not Warvantet ‘Krogh added that, of course, Haldeman and Ehrlichman * ould not have appointed these people in the first place if they fhad felt or believed som thing Gerogatory was an their ee oem Vv ve I told Mr. Krogh that -these investigat ons are, -_ strictly for the protection of the President and his administra-~; ' tion. I stated that actually such investigations represent. "insurance" against embarrassment to the President and his sta Krogh stated he realized all this and that he wanted to' ‘discuss the. natte: further with Ehrilichman. nd, yould cat e,,back MW ‘Krogh did call that SA Saunders should continue White House “interviews, | ing to the usual custom; ‘however, under no. ‘circumstances. ‘should 4 either Haldeman or Ehrlichman | be interviewed at ‘any time... H reiterated the. same excuses given above as to why no interview of Haldeman or Ehriichman shouid be conducted. _ stated that Haldeman. felt “that. “such inter’ ie S ‘were {Jenkins for approximately” "24 years, “yet had not known of the: “homosexual “incidents in> Jenkins' background. Krogh stated ‘h inad informed Ehrlichman of this same case; however, Ehrlichman ; lnad claimed that there were no homosexuals” among his staff fxrogh reiterated that both Haldeman and Ehrlichman felt. ‘tha tsuch interviews were a waste of their time.:, JI told Mr. “\isnat we would be guided by his instructions and no furtheé ’ - Liviews would be conducted with Haldeman or Ehrlichman.