June 7, 1970

Sen Foreign Relations Com issues staff rept challenging Nixon's mil reason for ordering Cambodian intervention, suggesting mil gains claimed by Adm are outweighed by risks of broadened war; rept, prepared by J G Lowenstein and R M Moose on instructions from Sen Fulbright, says Nixon's claim that Communist forces were concentrating in Cambodian sanctuaries for attacks on S Vietnam was not supported by US mil authorities in Saigon or Washington; claims commonly expressed intelligence estimate was that Communist forces had moved into defensive position and were dispersing westward in Cambodia and away from S Vietnamese border; rept indirectly takes issue with Nixon's assumptions and conclusions in his Apr 30 and recent ss; says ints and talks with officials in S Vietnam evoked opinion that survival of Lon Nol Govt has now become more vital than ever to S Vietnam; other conclusions

Govt and utility officials, noting that much of Eastern half of nation is almost certain to have some dislocation of electrical service this summer, says that number of utilities, pressed to meet air conditioning power demands, will ask millions of consumers to cut air conditioners use; notes that many utility cos have already suspended their institutional air conditioning promotions

Tass commentary charges Amer press in recent days has tried to blackmail USSR in connection with US-USSR contacts in Washington; says some papers threaten immediate delivery of 125 jets to Israel if USSR does not make concessions to Amer side; suggests delivery of jets would lead to more USSR aid to Arabs; suggests USSR aid makes it more difficult for Israel to maintain mil superiority; charges Meir lies about USSR policy in holding USSR seeks liquidation of Israel; calls for pol settlement; commentary is reaction to pressure for withdrawal of personnel from UAR; Popular Front for Liberation of Palestine scores Gromyko statement that continued existence of Israel must be basis for any settlement

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Deforestation seen major problem; widespread damage in past noted