Oil price rise and Saudi arms sale face Senate action
The Ford administration cleared a key hurdle with Saudi Arabia by defeating a move to block the 650 Maverick missiles sale, while Congress weighing amendments to curb Arab boycott ties. Kissinger urged calm as oil price concerns loom, and House action remains uncertain with adjournment near. State Dept says shipments to Saudi Arabia will be arranged next.
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Rhodesia seeks envoy as talks move toward black majority rule
Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith asked Britain to send an envoy to clear up confusion over steps toward black majority rule. A British mission met black African presidents in Botswana to work on a transition government, while Julius Nyerere said independence would follow within weeks. Kissinger called the basic principles a breakthrough and said progress toward negotiations should be rapid.
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