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Show Mixons Cabinet Will Make Ail Decisions By ROWLAND EVANS and Under Mr. Nixon, Kissinger wont try to compromise conflicts within the NSC. Mr. Nixon wants conflicting opinions to come to him, sharpened and with all the flavor left in. He also intends to cut back drastically on the number of officials who attend NSC meetings, maybe even barring top aides of NSC ROBERT NOVAK An exWASHINGTON change between Richard M. Nixon and his new chief ad- ' viser for national security affairs, Dr. Henry Kissinger, at the President-elect- s first meeting with his Cabinet tells much about the coming shape of things at the White House. Briefing his entire Cabinet on Dec. 12, the day after he unveiled it over nationwide television, Mr. Nixon suddenly turned to Kissinger in the midst oi a discussion on Vietnam. He asked Kissinger to give his advice on a contro- versial Vietnam problem. Kissinger rose and said that 'in his new job he would be giving no advice only information and options for the President to select from. Obviously pleased, Mr. Nixon chuckled but insisted that on this one occasion Kissinger could break his rule and say what he really though ought to be done. Reluctantly, Kissinger obliged. The incident reveals how the Nixon team hopes to change the whole character of the White House staff operation. What Mr. Nixon is driving for has eluded many Presidents before him: to use his own staff strictly as an information - gathering device and hower. (During the Kennedy Johnson years, the NSC fell into disuse.) -- In the Eisenhower Administrations, the goal of NSC policy papers was a decision agreed on by all members of the Council the Secretaiies to TKr't only on way handl your tax prnbl GET IT DONE TAKE gir you Mr. Nixon has specifically pledged to his Cabinet that his staff will answer to the demands of the Cabinet, not vice versa as under M Johnson. That means the new President will forbid the kind of freewheeling by White House staff men that has pro- - to .. Bt NOW it don to gf IT ay . ii to W TO HOCK. II fait, accural, guaranteed icrvic at cot! to lew i ft faaliih to pan up. S ui today! GUARANTEE We guarantee accurate preparation of every tax return. If we moke any errors thaf ejst you any penalty or interest, we will pay the penally or interest. rCO. KIR is appointment was natural- announced, Kissinger ly attempted to follow it out at the first Cabinet meeting. ' Kissinger has agreed, in addition, ' to highly significant changes Mr. Nixon wants to make in his National Security Council (NSC) as contrasted to its form under Gen. Eisen Americas Largest Tax Service with Over 3,000 Offices SALT LAKE ROSE PARK 177 E 9th S. 727 W. N. Tem. MIDVALE 7218 State S. SUGAR HOUSE MURRAY 4122 S. State 2112 S. 9th E GRANGER 3060 W. 3500 WEEKDAYS 9 A.M. - 9 P.M. COTTONWOOD BOUNTIFUL 2020 S. Main S. SATURDAY MALL Ent. 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Eisenhower. never to intervent with Cabinet departments or the regulatory agencies without specific Presidential approval obvious protection against another Sherman Adams scandal. Every President starts out with new guidelines to govern the conduct of staff and Cabinet. which often are forgotten as quickly as the Presidents members. This radical change of the White House staff function does not end with the NSC. of State, Defense, and Treasury, the Vice President, and the head of Office of Emerwith the gency Planning, President as chairman. This harmonization of strongly opposed views often produced flabby decisions that pleased no one and avoided the issue. leave to his Cabinet all the major policy advice. In Kissingers case, for example, Mr. Nixon and the successor to the job held the last r'ght years Dy freewheelers McGeorge Bundy and Walt Whitman Rostow have agreed on extremely tight guidelines: Kissinger will never propose or advocate a particular poli- cy, but will only present options choices, in ordinary to his boss. language - Thus, having agreed to this process with Mr. Nixon before duced furious infighting between the Presidents men and the Presidents Cabinet in recent administrations generally and the Johnson administration in particular. Thus, Mr. Nixon tells Cabinet members that they, not the White House, will be responsible for drafting legisla ONLY Reg. $70 17-GALL- only 20 ON POYYbER CAN IDEAL FOR TRUCK AUXILIARY GAS TANK PICK-U- P OR USE FOR GRAIN STORAGE HEAVY GAUGE GALVANIZED STEEL 28"x16"xl0" jam s - DE5ERET NEWS 5 Friday, January 17, 1969 Better Hurry Up campaign speeches. MorePresident Johnson's over, aides are privately skeptical, VENICE, ITALY (AP) Liboa Italia Cocconj on predicting that Nixon aides will refrain from intervening her birthday Thursday, urged in executive departments and the Americans to hurry up with offering hard recommendashe their moon explorations tions to the President for wants to go there and, after 11, about one day. Pubiithurs-Hil- l Im 104 today. (c) It syndicate - Vit-tor- , Million Dollar t DOWNTOWN ONLY On Sale Saturday 10 a.m.! Limited Quantities! Broken Sizes and ors! Sorry, No Mail or Telephone Orders, or C.O. D.'sl Lay-Awa- Col- 3 |