January 18, 1975

Jan 18: Israeli Foreign Min Yigal Allon says on Jan 17 after 3 days of talks with US leaders that he has ‘notion’ that Egyptian Pres Sadat is now ready to negotiate new Sinai withdrawal agreement with Israel, news conf; says Sec Kissinger agreed ‘in principle’ to go to Israel as soon as he could; State Dept officials say no firm travel plans have been set; say US Amb to Egypt Hermann F Eilts will first have to hold additional discussions with Sadat in Cairo; Kissinger reptdly wants to be 99% sure that his trip will produce results (M)

OPEC countries are allotting part of their wealth among less affluent countries in effort to counter charge that by raising oil prices sharply they have ruined development hopes of poorer countries (M)

Article on hardships suffered by 3 Milwaukee, Wis, families after heating‐fuel supplies were cut off (1)

CAB approves 20% to 25% reduction in domestic air fares on grounds that cuts are necessary to stimulate sagging air travel mkt; reduces econ class fares on routes of 1,500 mi or more by 20% during summer and 25% during less popular travel periods; invites airlines to propose similar cuts on all routes of 750 mi or more; passengers will be required to reserve seats 14 days in advance, and remain at destinations for minimum of 7 to 21 days; new fares will be in effect through Jan 31 ‘76 (M)

Sens Edward M Kennedy, Charles McC Mathias and Walter F Mondale offer resolution, framed as ‘advice’ of Sen, supporting Vladivostok arms limitation agreement and urging Ford Adm to go further and negotiate reduction in nuclear weapons; Sec Kissinger issues statement welcoming move; sponsors see resolution bolstering domestic pol support for detente, pre‐empting and undercutting Sen Henry M Jackson, who dominated debate on ‘72 agreement, and supporting those in Adm who believe that if Vladivostok principles are formed into treaty, it must encompass force‐reductions or face Sen opposition; Kennedy says resolution will put Sen firmly on record in support of detente and improve Soviet relations; resolution also puts Sen on record as favoring future agreements to stop development and deployment of new nuclear arms (M)