AFFIDAVIT Bruce Kehrli, having been duly sworn, hereby deposes and says: In June, 1972 I had the title of Special Assistant to the President, and my position was that of White House Staff Secretary. My duties were basically administrative and involved the handling of paper work within the White House and the administration of the White House staff. Under White House organization, I was assigned to Alexander Butterfield but I generally reported to H. R. Haldeman As of June 19, 1972, the personnel records under my control at the White House indicated that Howard Hunt was a consultant to the White House on Mr. Colson's staff. At midday on June 19, 1972, Mr. Colson advised me that he believed that Mr. Hunt had been terminated and that my records were incorrect. In checking my files on June 19, 1972, I did not locate anything indicating that Howard Hunt had been terminated. A copy of days later I received from Mr. Colson's office a copy of a memo dated March 30, 1972 from W. Richard Howard of NOTE: The second word in the last sentence on this page should be "couple" rather than "copy. Mr. Colson's staff relating to Howard Hunt. The March 30, 1972 memorandum related to an annuity problem arising out of Howard Hunt's employment with the CIA In and the dropping of Mr. Hunt as a consultant. After talking with Mr. Colson, and based on the March 30, 1972 memorandum and on Mr. Colson's statements that he believed Mr. Hunt had ceased employment at the White House at the end of March, 1972, it was decided that the records should reflect that Mr. Hunt was terminated as a consultant as of April 1, 1972. I then circled the phrase "totally drop him as a consultant so that 1701 can pick him up and use him" and wrote on the bottom on my copy of the March 30, 1972 memorandum from W. Richard Howard "O.K. BAK." Drop as of April 1, 1972 This circling and notation was made by me late in the week beginning June 19, 1972 or early in the week beginning June 26, 1972. (A copy of the March 30, 1972 memorandum with the notation and circling which I added after June 19, 1972 is attached hereto as Exhibit "B".) At the White House we kept a book listing all There the White House staff, including consultants. were three copies of this book. I had a copy, Mr. Butterfield had a copy, and Mr. Haldeman had a copy. I understand that Mr. Butterfield has stated that on or about June 18, 1972, I told him that Mr. Haldeman had told me not to include Mr. Hunt in Mr. Butterfield's book under the listing of White House consultants because Mr. Hunt was engaged in classified or 'sneaky pete' work. I don't recall such a conversation with Mr. Butterfield. However, I recall that on Sunday, June 18, 1972, I received a call at home from Mr. Butterfield in which he asked me if there was a Howard Hunt on the White House payroll. I advised Mr. Butterfield that I would have to check and would let him know. On Monday, June 19, 1972, I checked the records and found that Howard Hunt was listed as a consultant. I am not sure whether I advised Mr. Butterfield of this fact. During the week of June 26, 1972 or later, I learned that Howard Hunt's name was still in the White |