July 6, 1968

Israeli officials unofficially see UAR offer as insincere part of peace offensive aimed at reopening Suez Canal; bar presence of UN in Sinai as substitute for peace treaty negotiated with UAR; dismiss Riad statement as insincere; see UAR and USSR effort to isolate Israel diplomatically, depict nation as sole bar to peace

Burns says he is studying possibility of reconvening NYS State Com to pick new slate of at-large delegates; O'Connor holds Burns bears responsibility for com's failure to name Negro and Puerto Rican at-large delegates with full votes, wire to him; Burns replies; various solutions noted

in Waverly, Minn; asks hearings on Dem platform be held around US before conv, lr to chmn Boggs

NAACP exec dir R Wilkins calls for cooperation among assn, CORE and other Negro groups in efforts to aid Negroes, s to CORE conv; rules out cooperation if CORE advocates black separatism; both Wilkins and CORE natl dir McKissick says schism between Negroes leaders is not as great as indicated

FCC rules '64 Civil Rights Act employment provisions apply to broadcasters, warns TV-radio station owners face loss of license if they discriminate against Negroes, ruling on United Ch of Christ petition; asks owners to adopt affirmative recruitment and training programs for Negroes but will not penalize stations for not doing so; will act on license renewals in alleged discrimination cases only after getting complaints; approves license renewal of WLBT, Jackson, Miss, despite ch 4-yr drive charging station discriminates against Negroes in programing; ch to appeal