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El Cas Profumo I Altea El cas Profumo i Altea Rafael LLORCA Resum: Relat sobre les circumstàncies del Cas Profumo en l’Anglaterra de 1963, on una model, Christine Keeler, va posar en perill un govern conserva- dor i va provocar la dimissió del ministre de la guerra, John Profumo, i sobre la relació de la model amb l’Altea de l’època de l’alcalde J. Mª Planelles, on va fugir temporalment. Paraules clau: espionatge, escàndol sexual, política, govern anglés, revista Altea Resumen: Relato sobre las circunstancias del Caso Profumo en la Inglaterra de 1963, donde una modelo, Christine Keeler, puso en peligro a un gobierno conservador y provocó la dimisión del ministro de la guerra, John Profumo, i sobre la relación de la modelo con la Altea de la época del alcalde J. Mª Planelles, a donde huyó temporalmente. Palabras clave: espionaje, escándalo sexual, política, gobierno inglés, revis- ta Altea Revista d’investigació i assaig de la Marina Baixa | Núm. 14 - 2018 109 El cas Profumo i Altea 1. Christine Keeler en Altea En 1963, una guapíssima jove, Christine Keeler, ballarina en locals del Soho londinense va conéixer l’artista i metge osteòpata Stephen Ward, de l’alta societat anglesa. Aquest li va presentar a un polític del partit conservador anglés anomenat John Profumo, que era Ministre de la Guerra i, al mateix temps, també la va relacionar amb l’agregat naval soviètic Yevgeny Ivanov. En un moment determinat la premsa sensacionalista la va denunciar com a espia que es gitava amb Profumo per a treure-li secrets d’estat que passava a Ivanov. La premsa va muntar tota una trama on es barrejaven sexe, política i espionatge, que li va donar molts beneficis i que va fer famosos els seus protagonistes. De sobte, Christine Keeler va desaparèixer, mentres la buscava mig món, policies, premsa, etc. «De Londres a Madrid. De Madrid a Altea. Y de Altea a Benidorm, pasando por las playas de Gandía.» Va publicar el diari ABC del dia 10 de desembre de 2017 on relatava el periple de Christine Keeler, quan aquesta va morir en 2017. I segueix dient: «Pero sin duda, uno de los capítulos menos conocidos de esta trama tiene como escenario la costa levantina… Tras estallar el escándalo y huyendo del acoso mediático inglés, Keeler tomó un vuelo rumbo a Madrid. La joven de 19 años, muy apuesta pero sin la menor idea de castellano, viajaba acompañada por la periodista británica Kim Froctor (1) y un hombre llamado Paul Mann (2). Tras pasar unos días en un piso de la calle Alcántara de la capital, encontraron refugio en Altea (Alicante) y en tan solo unos días entablaron amistad con varias familias de Benidorm. Primero se hospedaron en un hotel, pero al no andar muy boyantes de dinero acabaron por instalarse en una casucha sita en el pueblo de pescadores, como publicó el suplemento Blanco y Negro. (…) Camas y camastros, platos sucios, una baraja en la que Cristina había escrito y recuadrado su propio nombre. Todo ello muy lejos de los pisos amueblados de Londres y de la residencia de Lord Astor, en la que tuvo lugar su primer encuentro con Profumo. (…) Un jaguar rojo iba y venía por las carreteras alicantinas con los tres turistas a los que ya buscaban los reporteros ingleses. (…) Desde allí, el grupo se trasladó luego a Gandía, antes de regresar a Reino Unido.» En el diari Información d’Alacant de dia 28 de març de 1963 es pot observar el “despiste” dels periodistes i la seua infructuosa búsqueda de la peça a cobrar. Començen dient que va arribar el 27 de març, quan ja estava oficialment en Espanya el dia 24. La van veure, segons ells, en Dénia, Cullera i Benidorm. També, que estava en un hotel d’Altea, que va sopar allí i que en veure moviments de persones se’n va anar a la seua habitació. Es va omplir aquest hotel de periodistes on cadascú feia la guerra pel seu compte. Buscant pistes 110 Revista d’investigació i assaig de la Marina Baixa | Núm. 14 - 2018 El cas Profumo i Altea van arribar a un xalet en la Serra Gelada de Benidorm propietat de Severo Ochoa, premi Nobel. També van visitar el xalet del periodista González Ruano i, després, el constructor Puchades els va confirmar el lloguer d’un xalet en Serra Gelada a un barbut acompanyat d’una senyoreta amb ulleres “molt bonica”. El nom de l’inquilí era Michael Mann, per tant, confirmaren que va estar a Benidorm. El mateix dia 27, deien, va ser vista en un bar de Gandia, hi havia dormit en un hotel on els van dir que eixiria cap a València i, després, cap a Barcelona. En setembre de 1989, en la reedició de la Revista Altea, J.M. Planelles en la introducció d’aquell número menciona fets de la dècada 60-70 en el món fent-ne referència, en juny del 1963, al cas Profumo-Keeler: “La politica, el sexe i l’espionatge, poden produir l’escàndol fins l’Anglaterra més conservadora. A Cristina Keeler, la va detindre l’Interpol en un xalet en l’Albir”. I en “Crónica actual de Altea”, secció que escriu Joaquin Perez Montaner, en el nº 16 de gener del 1965 de la Revista Altea es diu: “Qui no recorda els dies d’escampament i benestar que va trobar, pose per exemple, Cristina Keeler, durant la seua estància en Altea, la qual varem silenciar, quan Scotland Yard, l’Interpol i l’invasió de corresponsals de premsa en anaven a la busca i captura de tan codiciada noticia de l’existència de la model londinense? Ella vivia i gaudia de les delicies d’Altea, com ho fan moltes més, moltes més que són figures de més o menys interés publicitari...” Posteriorment en octubre del 1965, en el nº 25 de la Revista Altea, en la seua Crònica habitual, Joaquin Pérez Muntaner ens torna a parlar de Christine Keeler: “Per últim, donarem a vostés una noticia que en certa mida té prou relació amb Altea. Es tracta de la célebre i famosa model Christine Keeler, que va estar lligada a determinats fets que van aconseguir gran fama mundial i que es trovaba en Altea quan Scotland Yard, l’Interpol, Premsa, Ràdio i Televisió l’anaven buscant per tot el planeta terra. Ella, no obstant, es trovaba en Altea i es sentia feliç al veure’s tan lliure i al mig d’un ambient de tan assossec i pau quan el món li semblava xicotet en aquelles circumstàncies. Ve tot això per a donar la noticia de la boda que l’arxiconeguda model acava de celebrar amb el jove enginyer industrial James Lavermore en el Registre civil de Reading del comtat de Berks (Anglaterra), casant-los el jutge de pau Henry Champ. Christine compta amb 23 anys i el novi 24, retirant-se ambdos a passar la seua lluna de mel en un bungalow del Comtat de Berk. Altea desitja la major felicitat a la nova parella d’esposats i una llarga i eterna lluna de mel”. Joaquin Perez Montaner també va fer un article en el diari Información d’Alacant amb un resum de les circumstàncies de la seua estància en Altea. El títol era “Miss Keeler encontró la paz en Altea” i diu: Revista d’investigació i assaig de la Marina Baixa | Núm. 14 - 2018 111 El cas Profumo i Altea Amb els seus meravellosos vint-i-ú anys, la deliciosa Cristina havia fet ja amistats amb alguns xicons alteans. Reia, ballava i anava a algun bar. En fi, es creia lliure i feliç i això ho procuravem cuidadosament els d’Altea, per a que eixa tranquilitat de la que tant necessitada semblava estar, no fóra perturbada per ningú. Per això, optaren per aparentar alguna cosa semblant a indiferència o pasivitat front al misteri en el qual estava implicada aquesta ja famosa jove anglesa. Acosada per la invasió de periodistes, el dissabte 23 de Març, a les 10 h. s’inicien les gestions per a localitzar-la. Eix cap a Benidorm. Els seus amics alteans són interrogats. Ella va i ve d’un costat a un altre, amagant-se dels periodistes. Torna a Altea, de nou desapareix i es coneix que s’ha presentat en una Comisaria de policia d’un districte madrileny (3). Torna a Altea. S’oculta i prudentment s’acomiada d’alguns d’aquests xicons alteans als quals considerava ja bons amics. Passa l’última nit en el xalet que tenia llogat en la partida de la Carbonera (4) i al següent dia eix amb el flamar jaguar..... Segons els alteans que més intimament l’han arribat a conèixer, s’en anava tot seguit a Australia, on l’esperava la mare, que hi havia tingut un accident i per això la reclamava al seu costat. Un dels amics que va fer Christine era Francisco Pérez Devesa, el Mestre de la Música. També, va fer amistat amb Antoni Salvà i Pepe el Rellotger, i tot el rogle d’aquests que freqüentaven el Bar Capri d’Altea. Alberto Romero em va comentar que en alguna ocasió la va veure, amb la germana (probablement fóra la fotògrafa Diana Proctor), en un bar en l’Albir (l’únic en eixa época que obria per la nit) que regentava un holandés, el qual va muntar en Altea el que seria desprès el “Don Q”. 2. L’impacte del cas Profumo Al cap d’uns dies van tornar cap a Anglaterra. Segons el diari Información del 29 de març de 1963, Christine i els seus acompanyants van viajar amb destí a París.
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