April 14, 1974

Robert H Abplanalp denies ever discussing Howard Hughes' $100,000 contribution with anyone; accuses Sen Watergate com of 'reckless conjecturing,' statement issued in response to NY Times article; confirms he did meet with Charles G Rebozo and Hughes employe Richard G Danner on fishing trip in May '73; trip reptdly took place on May 18 or 19, 1 or 2 days before Rebozo and Danner met with Pres Nixon at Camp David and several days before Nixon issued statement purporting to give definitive answers to questions arising from Watergate scandals and burglary of Dr Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist's office; 1 mo later, on June 27 '73, Hughes money was delivered to bank, for ultimate return to Hughes, by Abplanalp's atty William E Griffin; Abplanalp claims he did not know of Griffin's role in affair until reading of it in newspaper; Sen investigators reptdly have no specific evidence linking Abplanalp to return of Hughes money, but are known to be curious about certain facts: that Abplanalp never told them of fishing trip with Danner and Rebozo in over 4 hrs of interrogation in '73, and that Griffin, who sat through interrogation, did not volunteer information about his involvement in return of Hughes money; investigators reptdly believe Abplanalp and Rebozo were 'hiding' Griffin; Abplanalp promises to make his tax returns available to 'everyone legitimately concerned'; scores NY Times and Times reporter Seymour M Hersh for not calling him for comment before printing story about his alleged involvement in Hughes controversy; Abplanalp illus; text of his statement (L)

Speaker after speaker at UN Gen Assembly special session hammers at fact that oil crisis is only 1 facet of problem of apportioning world's resources (S)

CLEVELAND, April 13 —Giving up eight runs in the third inning, the Yankees lost their third straight game, and their second in a row to the Indians, today, by a score of 8‐5. It was another sudden pitching collapse early in the contest that did in the Yankees, who had begun the season by winning four in a row.

Syrian Brig Gen Hikmat Kahalil al-Shihabi on Apr 13 discusses his Govt's detailed proposals for separation of Syrian and Israeli forces on Golan hts with Sec Kissinger, Washington; Kissinger describes Syrian plan as 'constructive'; says US will continue its efforts to bring 2 sides together; says disengagement between Syrian and Israeli forces is primary objective to be achieved in Middle East 'right now'; Kissinger-Shihabi meeting comes at time of growing mil build-up in Golan hts area; Israel airplanes on Apr 13 strike at Syrian forces that crossed cease-fire line in Mt Hermon area; Israeli Amb Simcha Dinitz says that Israeli air attacks were necessary to prevent Syrians from altering by force cease-fire lines set up after Oct Middle East war; Kissinger also meets with Egyptian Foreign Min Ismail Fahmy and then goes to Soviet Embassy for 'social lunch' with Soviet Foreign Min Gromyko; Kissinger reptdly hopes to learn from Gromyko some details of recent talks held in USSR between Soviet leaders and Syrian Pres Assad (M)

Allied Chem's recent interest in oil exploration discussed; co now has worldwide net proved reserves and reserves committed to it of estimated 388-million bbls of liquid hydrocarbons; net production in '73 was 13.2-million bbls of liquid hydrocarbons