May 29, 1969

Nixon urges Cong to authorize foreign aid bill including $440-million for S Vietnam

US Acting Asst Sec J A Greenwald and Asst Sec K N Davis Jr reveal Nixon Adm decision, made by Pres after Natl Security Council meeting last wk, not to encourage further trade with Communist bloc in present circumstances, testimony, Sen com; urge extension of Export Control Law, emphasize that law is flexible enough to permit relaxing curbs in future if Pres desires; Greenwald explains Nixon Adm policy to continue to 'facilitate' but not 'encourage' US participation in nonstrategic trade with bloc; Sen Muskie concludes Nixon position is geared to pol sensitivities of Cong opinion; Mondale bitterly critical of Adm stand

S Vietnam Pres Thieu s; gets hon degree

Govt imposes ltd nationwide state of siege amid student unrest and prospect of gen strike; BA and other cities are under mil patrol; Ongania warns unions to stay out of affairs not their business; Govt makes natl security responsibility of armed forces; indicates 'criminal elements' will be dealt with seriously and martial law in Rosario will be lifted if no further serious incidents occur; strike call represents coalescence of normally splintered anti-Govt elements, including students, labor leaders, liberal elements in RC Ch and politicians, in opposition to Ongania regime; provs remain tense; clashes reptd in Tucuman; 10 reptd injured, 100 arrested; Lieut Col R Villarreal reptdly placed in charge of Tucuman police