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THE 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