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K THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN DIGEST OF RECENT COMMENT DECEMBER 11, 1973 FOREIGN AFFAIRS Monitor's Oka says that given all the crises, it seems doubtful the NATO meeting will be able to go far toward redefining the Atlantic bond. Under head "The Still Lurking Peril, 11 NY News edit notes HAK was primary target of Lun's "stern lecture" on the dangers of detente, but News notes not 1 of the big powers can point any accusing finger at US. Brandt's Ostpolitik started long before detente. And France "started making goo-goo eyes even earlier. 11 Edit says Luns' warning must be heeded by all. What's needed for coping w/ mutual problems like energy is unity of purpose. HAK "rubbed some sensitive nerve ends' in making that point. But while allies are miffed over US handling of M-E war, US had "even more cause to complain over disgusting exhibition of bootlicking appeasement" of Arabs by Europe. Re: Threat to HAK in London, the Tues. Summary said it reportedly came from US. Wire said from "across the Atlantic" and Tues. stories indicate it was possible Black Sept plot which concerned officials. Monitor's Schmidt says USSR is assuming holding position on SALT II as they're waiting for HAK to take charge of issue [when he's done w/M-E and NATO] and more importantly, the final answer to question of whether RN'11 remain. "Israel faces cruel prospect of going to Geneva more diplomatically isolated than at any time" since its independence in 148, Monitor's Godsell asserts. It has lost Europe, black Africa, and has found USSR completely unresponsive to any suggestion of resuming relations. Further, Israel has had to watch Japan pull away due to Arab boycott and it hasn't had indirect help of Arab feuding.