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THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN REVIEW OF TUES. PAPERS MAY 28, 1974 ADMIN In #2 Star story, UPI's Thomas reports RN's expected to combine summit w/swing thru M-E in late June. RN has let it be known privately he'll go to M-E whether HAK's successful or not. Moscow's tentatively scheduled for 6/24, but could get underway sooner RN expected to visit Saudi in June in stop that'l "point up Faisal role in M-E talks, LA Times reports. Coughlin says visit will proceed Moscow. US sources say "RN can anticipate a warm welcome [as] Faisal and other top officials remain convinced W'gate is a 'Zionist-Communist" plot to bring down Admin because of its close relations w/Arab world. TT Star leads edit: "All right, we believe it. RN, come hell, high water, or impchment, is going to Moscow. 11 From RN's view, "it probably makes good sense, " and Judiciary "probably will and certainly should suspend temporarily" its probe. Summit also "makes eminently good sense from Brezhnev's point of view'', since Russ "have made it clear they like RN's (and HAK's) brand of diplomacy" and "they' re inclined to equate opposition to RN w/sinister forces¹¹ in US. While RN had "hoped to have some impt piece of business wrapped up in time for ratification at summit, Star believes "this seems increasingly unlikely" now, which means meeting "will bellargely ceremonial, confined to expressions of good intentions and mutual esteem. And that, under the circumstances, might be no bad thing. " Heavy, oft. p. 1 coverage of RN speech: #4 Post story is 'RN Ties Peace to US Arms" Also #4 in LA Times: World Peace Rests on US Strength, RN Tells Nation" #6 story is "RN Warns Against Isolationism" Leads Inquirer's 2nd front page: "RN Opposes Isolationist Trend". "RN Warns Isolation Means World's Destruction" tops p. 3 in Trib 'RN Warns of Isolationism" on p. 14 in NY News on p. 24 in Times: RN Makes Memorial Day Pleanfor a Strong Military" Wide note that RN had strong praise for bipartisan House majority that defeated amendments to DOD bill that RN said would have weakened US credibility and that RN singled out Hebert and Stennis.