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OCR Page 1 of 50THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
REVIEW OF WED. AM PAPERS/
DIGEST OF RECENT COMMENT
FEBRUARY 20, 1974
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Asserting US-USSR efforts to control arms race have "failed
dramatically" since SALT I was signed, Knight's McCartney states,
"That is the striking, central fact of life that's destined to dominate"
SALT II. "Public record shows Soviets are falling farther and
farther behind US in number of nuke bombs available, 11 and that
"would appear to contrast, at least in spirit, w/ hopes expressed
by RN when he returned from Moscow
Record now suggests
each side has taken advantage of [the many] holes in the agreement, 11
says McCartney.
New Republic's Karnow says direction of "political gales
blowing across PRC
is unclear, 11 but it's "apparent" country
isn't as stable "as visitors have been claiming, and uncertainties
are likely to affect relations w/ West. 11 Pointing to "many signs
Chou's moderate faction is still predominant, 11 he asserts it's "hard
to imagine Chou would've returned" the American captured in
Parasels if PRC were "under strong pressure from extremists. 11
Thus, Karnow believes "much of seemingly radical rhetoric
is, in reality, directed against radicals. 11 Noting Mao's wife asked
Ormandy and Philly Orchestra to play Beethoven's 6th on their tour,
Karnow suggests attack now against the composer "may be esoteric
attack against Chiang Ching and her radical backers, rather than
obvious assault against Western culture. 11 And he tends to conclude
radicals "are essentially on the defensive" as Chou and supporters
try to prevent new upheavals.
Meanwhile, "Mao's attitude is unequivocal. 11 Because of his distrust
and dislike for USSR, as long as he's alive, Karnow believes "chances
are good PRC will maintain links w/ US and West" to counterbalance
Kremlin. "But because of internal squabbles, PRC leaders apparently
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