February 8, 1969

Grad School of Design scraps course by Dr S M Breuning designed to develop 'action program for effective control and eventual elimination of riots in urban areas' after 100 Negroes force cancellation of 1st session; students score 'insensitivity' reflected in course; school substitutes unstructured seminar open to all students to develop new ideas for urban educ program at univ

Hickel, reversing his position, orders drilling stopped in Santa Barbara Channel; acts after discussing crisis with Nixon and Atty Gen Mitchell; Muskie announces Hickel and other officials will be questioned by Sen subcom in probe of disaster; USCG commandant Adm W J Smith to be questioned; Hickel bases reversal on 'lack of sufficient knowledge' of particular geographical area; oil continues to spread

H W Baldwin repts that sources in Istanbul and Ankara rept Turkish Govt permits Soviet submarines to start their passage through Bosporus in darkness despite Montreux Conv provision forbidding such transit; says some US authorities suggest USSR may be attempting to establish precedents to revise conv or may want to minimize extent of inspection from shore; quotes pertinent conv Sec II, Article 12; map

Sec Kennedy repts Nixon Adm plans study of relationships among Fed, state and local tax systems

diplomatic sources rept Nixon message to Nasser, although personally warm, contained no specific proposal for resumption of diplomatic ties