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° ry? - €d-$100,000:in cash. at the White Holisé’ in November, ‘1971, + ; " Money‘at the White House. a ned the ‘money- to Brow « or: * ization, his Hughes. $100, 000 triggere rr: bifoad investigations of both Rebozo's. and Nixon’s personal finances in 1973: : 74, but no chargeswWere ever brought. Lo¢ked: in the-files of the Watergate : Spécial prosecutor's: office are thé fre- ‘sults of ‘two invéstigations never’ made " ‘pliblie- which. focused on, unansweréd _Nixon money, ‘questions, . . First, accotdim gto. well-placed: . Sources- and on-the-récord confirma- tion’ by: some: principals, the prosécu-- tors” established that. Nixon, and’ this secrétary;, Rose, ‘Mary: Woods, ollie It, is the first known.. example. that: Nixon | ‘or « Woods actually collected. This $100,000 was -kept in Woods" safe’ at Nixoii’s’ direction for abotit'13. . months—intil six ‘ménths after ‘the 1972 election. It Was returned in June,. 1973; within SeVer; al ‘days-of the return be thé Hughes ‘$100, 000: - : ‘This was -Sever: al ‘Weeks ks after} fnternal Revenue Seryice ha had -2n investigation’ of the Hughes: f 000. * The prosecutors have also diss ' covered that Saudi-Arabian; ‘business- -maiy Adnan Khashoggi,. how a central. figure ‘in thé foreign. payoff scandal, ‘kept an. acount in: Rebozo’s. bank in | ‘Key Biscéayne, . Two Separate: -cash., withdrawals of $100; 000. from. the account—one., in May, 1972, and the-other in: November, 1972==could never - filly - ‘be traced. emg 1, TF When: the. withdrawals, weré madé, . Khashoggi j was: lobbying to get a presi: . déntial endorsement’ for a multi-bil- set lion dollar plan to allow the Saudis to: get advances of" ericari capital for Saudi oil teserves.,’ . The current Watergate prosecutor, ‘Gharlég’ Ruff; flew:. ‘to London ‘to in- terview: Khashoggi’ S wife ‘three months ago in the continuing investigation of Khashoggi’s Key Biséayneé account. The $1 000 received by. _Nixq n and Woods Sat {he > White House in 191 was a eee, ait én : by. Minnesota miffion- =} aie: Dwaynes’ 0: : An reas. i Andréas. told investigators ; that thé imoney Was an early .- 1872 campaign : contribution. - On the. surface this might ' b€-no-more than a footnote + tothe Watergate story. “But there was another Afidreas: sécret conttibution *: té-the Nixon campaign. 'This | was $25, 000: in cash given through Nixon Midwest fund- raiser Kenneth H. Dahlberg. This $25,000 was eventually, in’ the forni of a cashier’s check made out ‘to Dahlberg, déposited in. the, bank ac. qount-s® one of the W. ber- gate burglats, a wie I 5 1 ee erete . 3@ 1072 with the first. co connection between ‘ tho Watergate burglars and . th: Nixon campaign com- ” hittee: . . | White. House | tapes. have 7 since shown that: within: six . days of the Jute 17, 1972, Watetgate - burglary: “Bresi-- +] ert Nixon’ knew. that ‘the 325, 000- check was. “the im- _ thediate - . yulnerability for his campaigii from? the ‘ini: tial EBI probé of: Watergate: | . { Acéording’ “to! June 33; Agra, apes, Nixon ‘ordéred. the | Veleceate cover-up ‘and. - directed ‘the CIA. to divert’ " the FBI from: -an: investiga- , tion of the $25,000 Dahlberg ; check and several Mexican. ghecks,: which were’. ‘also. - traceable to. the Nixon cam- aign committée.’. : i But ‘if Nixon knew. an- FBI - investigation * of Dahlberg | dould lead to, Andreas, then — his cover-up order was issued, in part: perhaps, to prevent the FBI ffoni learn- . ing of ‘the Andreas $160,000, . then still in Woods’ White House safe, eal said: “There is no proof: that Nixon knew the $25,000 Dahlberg check, was actually : another Andreas, contribu- tion . . But if he id, then the FBI would soon learn _ from an interrogation: of Andreas—that i is, if the right questions were asked—that ndreas also. had givén ‘fpnothes} $100, 000 and’. that Was a petsohal problen’ for Mixon and Rose Mary.” ecord that Nixon’s chief aides knew Andreas was ‘the actual donor of thé $25,000, + White House Counsel Dean testified at the Senate atergate hearirigs. about a: ‘Meetihg on. June 21, 1972.—: ‘twol days before ‘Nix6n- or: dered the CIA to thwart the FBI thvéstigation.. That’ day ean met. with Nixon cam-'|7a yaign manager John N. Mit- ell and chief Nixon fund- aiser Maurice Stans. : 4 Dean said of that meeting:. ; s itt provided ne ise con” i It is cléar from" the public. ‘ the Dahlberg cheex*1 i informed because it” was in . } fact a contribution.from Mr. . Dwayne Andreas,- ‘whom I i “, did-not kKitow, but i was told’ ‘ “was &@ longtime backer of : _ Sen. - Hubert Humphrey, “L. Neither Stans nor: ‘Mitthell wanted. Mr. ‘Andieas- to be | ~y -embarrassed by disclosure of’ _ the [$25,000] contribution!” ' he ‘In addition, Haldeman | later: téstitied at thé cover: : up trial, in late: 1974 “that | he: wads aware oi the motn- | ing of Juné-. 23s. 1978, ‘that “4 the $25, O00.” was: ‘from An, | dreas; { “The. undersanding I had’ that morning,” ‘“Haldéman. testified, “was. that-. there} was, Concern: reported to. the} “by ME: Dean. on: the: part oft thepeopie: at ‘the re: -election) | committee that: thé FBI- in: vestigation ‘was. in: fact Bry to. uncover the. fact, that Mr Andreas, through Mr. Dahl! -berg, had. given $25, 000." - Haldeman aséd.much of: hig. ‘defense on. this cénten- tion that . the: ‘COVER-UP | Was’ or protect Andreas,” WA , On: a..“curren articlés Haldeman: has,’ ‘Wilts. ten on ‘Watergate, the fo! ef White House-chief of staff Thaintains the ‘cover-up was to prevent political -embar- - Fassment and’ protect donors ; ‘ Like Andteas.** Y “Tt was purely a déstion | \ sean. of trying to: prevent 2 Source . of, campaign donations from being . disclosed,” “Haldeman | wrote. “And that: was: poli-. tical. So maybe we -uséd the, CIA and: FBI politically— but not in-terms of": obstruct * ‘ing’ justieé?* => Théré is no indication. that { ' Haldeman knew oi June 23; | 1972, about the other secrét | Andreas $100,000 which- was thén in Woods’ safe... coe “However,, Haldéman: later. | | a cording: ‘to, ApH ‘25% i973, Haldeman. | 4 | i Nixon’ conversation ‘Nixon: § pit’ rejectéd' p paying“the dr $100; 000 to the original. | “Watergate defendants . sorigentding. to. th didn’t: ‘furnish: any. ic thank God.” * . “Right, ” Haldeman ‘said. “Remember; ” Nixon said, . “T told. you later that. I. éould Hl get a 100,000” ‘That jnakes-that ¥ings ‘a bell,” Haldenian answered,. ‘ “becauge you talked about @esereving some money or eine. I remember _ that ”