August 1, 1967

Sen Fulbright offers resolution to prevent exec branch from making natl commitments to other nations without legis approval; resolution to have no force other than to express sense of Sen; Fulbright calls it 1st step in regaining Sen const role in policy; cites statements by Humphrey and Rusk on Vietnam as examples of pledges by officials later interpreted by Adm as natl commitments; resolution has bipartisan backing of Sens Russell, Morton, Aiken, Symington, Church, Morse, McCarthy, Carlson, Allott and Mansfield

Big-city mayors, shaken by riots, call conf, Washington, of business, labor, religious, educ, civil rights and city govt leaders; 22 attend; under name Urban Coalition, urge US to revise priorities and bring more resources to bear on domestic problems, statement; propose 3 specific steps; set emergency convocation of 1,000, Washington, in late Aug; Mayor Lindsay opposed cutting welfare programs because of riots; D Rockefeller comments on business concern over riots

Canadian Govt shocked by statement; had hoped incident was closed; separatist leader P Bourgault jubilant at French expression of support; sees escalation of French Canadian movement; Pearson withholds comment; in earlier statement rejected outside intervention in Canadian problems but warned that French constitute special element in Canada

Gov Romney charges Pres Johnson played pol during riots, news conf called to counter 'purported chronology' from White House on call for troops as reptd in Times; denies vacillation, says he never wavered in seeking troops; holds Clark, Vance and other Fed officials delayed troop deployment by changing positions on type of formal request required; says delay until nightfall Monday hurt efforts to control riots; says all pub officials and 18 of 20 Negro leaders wanted troops deployed immediately; critical of city officials actions in early stages of riot, s, Natl Assn of Counties

Conf opens, Havana; officers elected; E C Guevara hon pres in absentia; orgn aims, membership revd