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OCR Page 1 of 39THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
REVIEW OF WED PAPERS/OTHER COMMENT
May 8, 1974
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Noting this is a "critical period" in HAK's efforts, CBS AM's
Kalb reported HAK is "fairly confident" progress will be made, but
he isn't sure about agreement. HAK was in "upbeat" mood after
Gromyko meeting, which indicates Gromyko won't be unhelpful.
Mood is "less tense" and "less uncertain" and it looks as if HAK is
"moving in on a deal, 11 concluded Kalb
Star's Johnston reports
"prevalent view among some diplomats and govt officials w/long
experience in M-E" is that HAK "not only can" accept a setback
"but should
Dissent in part represents fear that shift in US
policy portended by new relations w/Egypt will prematurely raise
expectations w/Arabs and provoke apprehensions in Israel that
could leave matters more unsettled than ever. " Dissenters are
"challenging" "theme" that "momentum toward negotiated settlement
of all outstanding Arab-Israeli issues must be accelerated at all
costs. 11 Johnston notes skeptics feel Golan separation "would be
nothing more than an early, preliminary step toward a goal that's
still undefined in US diplomacy -- [it'd be] actually nothing more
than a diplomatic formalization of C-F contracted last Oct. 11
CBS AM's Collingwood sees Brandt's resignation as another
example of instability of Western govts. In US, France, GB, Italy,
Israel and now W. Germany, there's a popular disillusionment
w/traditional institutions, coupled w/economic and social factors.
The turbulence that once affected only the poor countries is now
afflicting the richest, previously most stable nations.
Sun reports resignation was seen in Moscow as "a serious blow"
to Soviet search for detente. "Soviet sources didn't hesitate to worry
aloud that further progress in improving E-W relations in Eur. will
be much more difficult now. 11
Star's Dornberg says ''W/RN
facing possible impchment and Pompi dead, Brezhnev may not have
anyone left to talk to. 11 Scheel's designated successor, Genscher,
"is even less popular in the Soviet Bloc than Schmidt. 11 Further,
"there's little doubt Brezhnev's position has been weakened. He
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