November 27, 1975

Ford, in Nov 26 news conf, says differences between US and USSR over SALT II agreement have not been narrowed sufficiently to justify trip by Sec Kissinger to Moscow at this time; holds it worthwhile to continue trying for accord and that Kissinger will make trip if prospects brighten; also rules out meeting between himself and Brezhnev because of lack of progress; US and Soviet officials, earlier in day, say Kissinger is expected to conf with Brezhnev in 3d wk of Dec (M)

Gov Carey and Mayor Beame hail Pres Ford's recommendation for program of Fed loans to NYC that Carey asserts 'represents a vindication of NY's case, of the merit of our position'; Carey holds bankruptcy for NYC is 'behind us'; Beame asserts Ford decision marks 'crucial turning point' in continuing struggle to resolve city's fiscal crisis; praises Carey, city's munic unions and State Legis; Carey signs into law $205-million in new NYC taxes passed by Legis; Chase Manhattan Bank chmn David Rockefeller asserts he is 'pleased and relieved'; Repr Bella Abzug declares Ford has made sure that 'New Yorkers eat crow instead of Turkey this Thanksgiving'; Beame illus with grandson Andrew (L)

Portuguese mil leaders crush short-lived mil rebellion against Govt, Nov 26; 3 commandos and 1 mil policeman killed; officials, noting that situation is 'under control,' say control of Air Force command and 3 air bases has been recovered from paratroops; mil police and light artillery regiments reptdly have surrendered; leftist mil security chief Gen Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho reptdly is removed from position and command dissolved; officials deny rumors that Carvalho has been arrested; armed forces leaders impose stringent measures to restrict civil rights in apparent determination to avoid repeat of uprising; Communist party delivers mildly-worded statement that reptdly deals severe blow to revolt; statement insists on pol solution to Govt crisis; newspapers are banned; Lisbon's light artillery regiment comdr Maj Dinis de Almeida is arrested and flown to mil prison outside Oporto; state of martial law is decreed in Lisbon region; 2 anti-Govt radio stations are silenced and others are forced to broadcast only Presidential and armed forces gen staff communiques on situation; banks are closed; midnight- to 5 AM curfew is imposed; revolt reptdly is direct consequence of Nov 22 decision by mil leaders to remove Carvalho from post as chief of Lisbon's mil region while retaining him as security chief; mil action detailed (M)

Pres Ford urges that 'some responsible group or orgn' investigate 'new developments' that have arisen concerning assassination of Dr Martin Luther King Jr, news conf; says he favors effort to identify men in FBI who subjected King to harrassment; says he has ordered that 'under no circumstances' should any Govt agency, while he is Pres, participate in or plan for any assassination of a foreign leader; says he has ordered intelligence agencies not to violate law protecting privacy of citizens (M)

effort by Felipe Gonzalez, leader of Spanish Socialist Workers Party, to hold open press conf with members of Foreign Press Assn is prohibited by Spanish Govt with threat of mass arrests; Internatl Press Club, proposed site, is locked; apparently officials sought to avoid embarrassment of having to arrest newsmen; Socialist spokesmen Carlos Zayas comments (S)