February 15, 1967

com probes Huff Enterprises Ltd, Bahamian corp, whose shares are held by friends of Powell and by Bahamian Prime Min Pindling; Powell does not appear as shareholder but his HR office is corp's Washington address; com seeks to learn if corp or its shareholders used Govt funds for transport or any other non-Govt purpose; Huff listed as pres, with 5 of 17 shares; Powell aide C S Stone listed as vp with 5 shares; remaining shares held by Pindling and Powell aides Mrs E T Swann and O Clark; Powell, in Dec TV int, denied corp is dodge to avoid defamation judgment; Barclays Bank aide D J Ford refuses to say whether corp has acct in 1 of its Bahamian branches; com holds subpoena served on Huff is valid under treaty with GB; Chalk Airline aide G Franklin testifies payment for transport of Powell and assocs between Miami and Bimini was made in cash, but all bills relating to Powell's fishing boat and far some cargo transport were sent to Huff Enterprises; Gen Acctg Office aide R E Gray submits analysis of travel vouchers that raises possibility of false testimony before Adm subcom, Dec; Celler com hearing illus

Gold, H, and Assocs: Judge Weinfeld rejects M Sobell's new bid to upset '51 conviction for conspiracy to spy for USSR; rejects latest charges that Govt framed him; upholds, in effect, Govt trial version that fellow plotter D Greenglass passed on to J and E Rosenberg sketch that indicated basic principle of atom bomb; rejects Sobell argument that Govt knowingly permitted H Gold and Greenglass perjurious testimony as to meetings between them, June '45, in Albuquerque, NM, and corroborated perjury through forged hotel regis

Rabbi J G Neumann resigns from city's Human Rights Comm after charging Chmn Booth with 'whipping up animosity among people,' ignoring bias against Jews and probing only complaints of Negroes, news conf; Booth 'shocked' at charges; suggests Neumann may have criticized comm because of suspicion he may not be reapptd; Mayor Lindsay backs Booth; ex-US Sup Ct Justice Whittaker charges Booth backs 'return to law of jungle,'

Full rev of US policy urged in 5,000-signature petition sent to White House by Drs Doty, Edsall and Meselsen of Harvard and Dr Gunsalus of Illinois U; petition also urges US reaffirm pledge not to initiate germ warfare

Johnson to ask for 3-stage law to end discrimination in sale or rental of private housing in civil rights message to Cong; speculation on impact