December 10, 1970

Hussein, during confs with US officials including Rogers, reptdly expresses desire for early resumption of Jarring talks; US sources express greater confidence that talks can be resumed before Feb 5 cease-fire expiration; say Hussein sought clarification of US policy regarding Palestine; Rogers reptdly denies that US has any preference regarding future of west-bank area and feels that Arabs should resolve problems themselves but other US sources confirm that several sr US officials have urged eventual establishment of Palestinian entity if not country per se

HR Appropriations Com, with Adm support, maneuvers to get Cong approval of large-scale mil aid for Cambodia without waiting for authorizing legis; Fulbright criticizes maneuver, int; HR passes $550-million aid bill, including $255-million for Cambodia, defeats Findley amendment

G Gentele, who will be new gen mgr of Met Opera, and Met Opera Assn pres Moore announce plan to use smaller theater of center to experiment with new and unusal operas

Ulbricht confirms that future relations between E and W Ger may fall short of full diplomatic recognition but rejects W Ger terminology of 'inner-Ger' relations between 2 Govts, s, E Ger Communist party Central Com meeting

Cahill says he will have to resort to some sort of tax increases to head off state's impending fiscal crisis, TV int; says any income tax would have to await recommendations of Gov's Tax Study Comm; mentions possible rise in cigarette tax, but he is expected to raise all excise taxes and possibly increase corp income tax by half percent