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Focuses on grand jury system investigating the leakage of secret documents from the U.S. Department of Defense. People accused of duplicating the Pentagon papers; Provisions related to secrecy of proceedings in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure; Information that because Lynda Sinay, the woman who had allegedly helped duplicate the Pentagon Papers, testified before the grand jury, is free from possible prosecution.

Focuses on the implication of the disclosed Pentagon papers, which have been maneuvered by intelligence officer Daniel Ellsberg, for the administration of President Richard Nixon and the national security issues in the U.S. Opinion that pro-Democratic federal bureaucrats hostile to President Richard Nixon would be tempted to imitate Ellsberg and slip newsmen potentially embarrassing tips on domestic and national security policies; Views expressed by various politicians that this has been attempt to seal off any leaky spots in the government; Confirmation on future disclosures following the Ellsberg precedent; Impact of the administration's response on the Watergate investigation.

Comments on the U.S. Air Force's briefing paper suggesting the bail out of defense contractor Lockheed Aircraft Corp. by the United States Department of Defense. Value of C-5A aircraft contract of Lockheed with the U.S. military; Debate on whether the government will bypass the Armed Services Board of Contract appeals, which is litigating the claims of Lockheed against the government on C-5A aircraft; Dispute between Lockheed and the government as to whether the government is obliged to buy C-5A aircraft from Lockheed; Proposal of the Air Force to settle the dispute by replacing the C-5A contract with cost plus fixed loss contract.

Focuses on the comment at the U.S. White House upon the publication of the first of the documents called "The Pentagon Papers." Action taken by the U.S. Department of Defense to determine the circumstances surrounding the unauthorized disclosure of classified material; Possible punishment for the breach of laws and regulations governing national security.