fa. M General Franco panish troop^i^^^iü O O O O D O O O suffers new Moroccan Premier in complications man's land' for marchers F r o m Our Correspondent. Lie •: with the most modern arms and Madrid as 350,000 * M a d r i d ; Nov ft C N O V l " ' " * supported by air and nav; Spanish tM.ops Tiave with-, support on call, they present N e w - m e d i c a l complications drawn to. strong defensive posi- formldap.tt^baM would today weakened G e n e r a l tions i n the Spanish Sahara at take. the: iMorrocari' marchers at Franco's faltering grip on life. marchers äwait Ördei- an average distance of about ' least o rie .'. day to' .;'. reach' " fh e- Doctors said that he has devel- I seven m i l e s ' f r o m the M o r o c c a n Spanish, defences frqm tbe'^fïriïe close to the M o r o c c a n Govern- oped thrombophlebitis w h i c h F r o m H a r r y Debelius I border. This-has created a " no- t h e y set out ' frdrti :ihé''»bo£a.éjï$ ment said: " T h e date of the m i g h t prove fatal i f the blood M a d r i d , N o v 3 « i man's land " i n which irregular town Of Tarïaya"' clots reach the heart or lungs. march is a c a r d we are p l a y i n g M r A h m e d U TJsft [forces are apparently operating" T á r f a y a , i5.*¿Kín H i s kidneys were also function- i n the'negotiations." .-r tNov M o r o c c a n P r i m e . M i n i s t e r , Ifreely, with reports of numer- H assan - of M o r o c c o may" curtail i n g badly. K i n g Hassan today sent 1 a r r i v e d i n M a d r i d tpday, for Hadj M u h a m m a d B a h n i n i , the |ous skirmishes...,. ) - " his " #eacet march to; a/short The; general's conditon, after eleventh hour talks w i t h P r i n c e M i n i s t e r of State for C u l t u r a l M o r e . than ''-,..50 des.ert .mass s-walk/across thé^frooTHer; an operation on M o n d a y to stop J u a n Carlos, the Spanish acting Affairs, and the senior Cabinet Iguerrillas have been k i l l e d i n ' that w o u l d r u n • no 7 risk-;'of-. internal bleeding, is said to be v chief of state," about the tense member after the P r i m e M i n i s - Ithe past three days, according encountering ' S p a n i s h ' ytrobps. n o r m a l i n the circumstances, situation i n the Spanish Sahara. ter, to A l g i e r s w i t h a message Ito reports published here government,, ; spur, Td but doctors are deeply con- In E l A a i i i n , the desert capital, for President Boumedienne. I today.'''The fighting was said today.' *.";:v '••'", : {U::r, w. cerned about the complications. troops prepared to fight and T h e K i n g has also sent M Ito have been between the Such a/decision w o u l d 'leave' There are no signs yet that gunboats gathered off the coast. A h m e d C h e r k a o u i , the Secre- lAlgerian-backed Polisario .the K i n g ''open to . charges*'of the nature of the r é g i m e is K i n g Hassan of M o r o c c o has tary of State for F o r e i g n ¡ ( S a h a r a Popular L i b e r a t i o n backing down, but it would about to change threatened to go ahead w i t h his A f f a i r s , to M o s c o w on what offi- i F r o n t ) and ,., the Moroccan- avert open war w i t h Spain. A ' " g r e e h m a r c h " , and cross the cials said was a special mission jsupported Flus ( U n i t e d Libera- Spanish g o v e r n m e n t : , source border at some time between to see Soviet leaders.—Reuter. t i o n Forces of the Sahara). said :•:;' " I - t h i n k , .everything's tomorrow a n d Thursday. U n l e s s A l g i e r s , N o v 3.—Algeria said ¡ T h e bitterest, battle, accord- clear.'-,We have;left certain'tef*; the talks succeed, a n d if Spain's. * { Bahnini's visit, Q d a a f e r M r l i n g to the Spanish news agency r i t o r y ' s o 'they^can^marcff'in^ir statements are to be believed,. ' . j t w Q u l d n o t a c c e p t a n y s i t u a [ E u r o p a Press, took place on they want. But i f ' t h e y reach,' Spanish troops w i l l resist; the tion i n Sahara that resulted [Sunday when Polisario raiders .our defence lines, they cab'iffi Hospital patient invaders " w i t h every means at f r o m a unilateral initiative. " W e captured a fortress inside to cross o n l y at t h e i r - o w n risk * their d i s p o s a l " . ' , :. ; solemnly undertake to respect I Spanish territory which had P r i n c e J u a n Carlos's visit to the choice of the Saharan been ' Occupied by M o r r o c a n E l f A a i u n , >Nov;; 5.«—General fined £1,667 E l A a i u n yesterday, one of his eople,"' i t said.—-Reuter. I irregulars. The agency said that Federico Gomez de .Salazar^the first acts since he took over about 50 Moroccans died and military, g o v e r n o r "of* Spanish * without trial f r o m General Franco,, is, inter- 40 were' wounded. A b o u t 60 Sahara - said todaythat£,if the F r o m Our Correspondent ' preted i n M a d r i d as _ a clear others are said to have, sur- mar^herspass'Spanish frontline M a d r i d , N o v 14 sign that S p a i n has' no intention rendered to the Polisario. positions they : wo u l d ijejqter m A patient i n the same at this point of . g i v i n g i n . Spain's tough, well-trained | H hospital as General F r a n c o , , T h i s p o l i c y represents a 180* F o r e i g n L e g i o n ate martning a minefields ;J and £ : the • -<';conr. allegedly suffering f r o m i n j u r - « shift f r o m the Spanish position line of defence about 60 miles sequences w o u l d be t e r r i b l e " ' . ^ ' íes received w h i l e i n police»Da« last week. T h e change is north of E l A a i u n . E q u i p p e d Reuter.; ':•---•n'/,lg•"> .;;•'; 00 Custody, has been fined £1,667™ believed to be due to A l g e r i a n without t r i a l for p o l i t i c a l * _ objections and to the d y n a m i c reasons. B p influence of the P r i n c e . ..';••,•'.,;•"•' L i k e G e n e r a l F r a n c o , he is * | § b Spanish warships armed w i t h connected to a kidney machine PJg guided missiles steamed south- [Strong action taken against a n d is suffering f r o m i n t e r n a l ' wards to p a t r o l t h e waters off haemorrhages. HIS the Sahara;' A i r F o r c e bases i n T w o lawyers instructed by the ' Wm the C a n a r y Islands h a d jet dissenters in Spain wife of the patient, S e ñ o r J u a n mH fighter . bombers fuelled and F r o m H a r r y D e b e Q u g J ^ Q y ssiomst y h o allegedly m order, Española A l b e r t o S e v i l l a Quintana, an, waiting, according to reliable | oduced illegal leaflets i n his M a d r i d , N o v 4 engineering "student, have' reports. '•',';' monastery cell. Police c l a i m e d brought actions against p o l i c e , : j Lieutehant-General C o l o m a I Priests, a former Cabinet that they found a revolver, alleging that they beat h i m bo ' I n Gallegos, the Ministeir of the I minister and the mother of an material for m a k i n g explosives, viciously t h a t he can h a r d l y : HJ A r m y , saw Serior A r i a s Navarro, executed Basque separatist were an iron, bar, some steel balls and talk and may die.' T the P r i m e M i n i s t e r i n the morn-; among the latest to feel the a large pocket k n i f e , i n . a flat •Police said today that he was U i n g . T h i s came after ah' pressure against dissent i n used by some of the suspects. arrested on suspicion of dis- emergency session of the Spain. A l l of the arrests w e r e ' i n V i g o , t r i b u t i n g C o m m u n i s t propa-* N a t i o n a l Security C o u n c i l u n d e r < In the Basque coastal t o w n of although they were announced ganda and that he resiste'j 1 3 the p r e s i d e n c y of the P r i n c e . Zarauz, two gunmen forced i n Corunna: arrest. They claimed that h ^ A g a d i r , N o v 3.—Some their way into a private home A l s o in V i g o , authorities fined suffered from a stomach c o m - v 350,000 u n a r m e d Moroccans last night and beat Up the eight youths a'- total of £840 plaint while i n their custody^ stood poised o n the frontier of, mother and sister of J u a n Spanish Sahara today. A m i d ] Paredes, one of the five men without benefit of t r i a l for speculation that the march' who were executed by. police allegedly taking part i n an • might be - postponed, sources f i r i n g squads o n September 27. unauthorized demonstration.' T h e marauders wrecked the Stiffer fines were imposed on W EUROPE family's furniture. three priests, also without t r i a l . I n C o r u n n a i n north western In Granada, Father Jose R o d - Spain, police announced the riguez Tirantes was ordered to Spanish arrest of 24 people suspected of pay £3,361 i n Granada for lead- belonging to M a o i s t organiza- ing prayers for the repose of j tions such as the Spanish Com- the souls of those who were agree munist Party ( M a r x i s t - L e n i n i s t ) executed last September, and and its subsidiary organization Father J u a n Pides was fined I F r a p (Revolutionary ' anti- £840 for a s i m i l a r offence. I n to give up Fascist Patriotic F r o n t ) . A m o n g Pamplona, Father J é s u s L e z a u n those arrested was a R o m a n was fined £2,521 for a sermon | Sahara Catholic lay b m t h e r of the which police did not l i k e . F r o m H a r r y Debelius > f; • Informed sources said thatl the agreement . w o u l d f a v o u r p , M a d r i d , N o v 14 M o r o c c o w h i l e respecting! Spanish Madrid steps to A - j o i n t , communique issUed U n i t e d Nations rulings a n d i n M a d r i d today said that the recommendations. T h e solution—, three-party negotiations regard- decolonize w o r k e d out was described as m rightbppôîip i n g the decolonization of : s i m i l a r to a proposal . made TRANSICIÓN i f Spanish Sahara h a d ended earlier by D r , W a l d h e i m , the Spanish Sahara K j " satisfactorily " . change f U n i t e d Nations Secretary- i F r o m Our C o r r e s p o n d e n t " ' ?*.' i t T h e c o m m u n i q u e , issued after General. —-^--r^-^..: :.'• F r o m Our.:Correspondent | M a d r i d , N o v 18 ''' ; '•'''" • ; ;. 1 two days of meetings i n The sources said that Spain 9 M a d r i d between delegates f r o m M a d r i d , N o v 17 ••'.*~>1 • "The Cortes today approved a w i l l renounce sovereignty over I l a w decolonizing the Spanish H M o r o c c o , M a u r i t a n i a a n d S p a i n , Sahara b y Decembe r 1, or R i g h t w i n g Spanish p ô l i t i î î a l i s ' have warned the country against Sahara. P a r l i a m e n t a r y approval d i d not give the terms of the shortly thereafter. A caretaker expecting any political. changes was necessary, because the agreement. It d i d say that the administration under the aus- i n t h é pôSt-Franco era> ,, I' -;, ,;, Sahara Had been classified as meetings took place " i n the pices of the U n i t e d Nations a best s p i r i t of friendship, under- Senor J o s é A n t o n i o G i r o n , ] a I an " overseas p r o v i n c e " . '* w i l l then be set up by Spain, f$| In the desert^ territory a standing a n d respect for the M o r o c c o a n d M a u r i t a n i a . former L a b o u r M i n i s t e r , and principles o f the U n i t e d Nations' leader of the regime's. Associa- [secret war is s t i l l going on T h i s caretaker administra- C h a r t e r " . ' . v tion Of C i v i l W a r Veterans,.said tbetWeen M o r o c c a n 'irregulars tion, exercising control but not One significant paragraph i n the northern town of Sa'ma - a n d g u e r r i l l a forces of the technical sovereignty, w o u l d 1 said the delegations " b o r e i n (de, Langreo yesterday that the F F t e n t e P o l i s a r i o supported by arrange for a referendum with- m i n d t h e ' interests of their re- prohibition against pblifical par- %. A l g e r i a . i n six months to determine t h e ¡1 spective countries a n d of the ties; 'other than the ' F a l a n g è - Newspaper reports i n M a d r i d §] future of Sahara. T h e agree- a population of S a h a r a " . T h e i n - based National M o v e m e n t must Mforesee the possibility of a con- ment envisages a referendum terests of other countries of the be! maintained. t i n u i n g g u e r r i l l a struggle for an- i n w h i c h not o n l y the 73,000 ; 1 area, such as A l g e r i a , were not A d d r e s s i n g . veterans of the "independent Sahara regardless^ 1 | inhabitants of Sahara w i l l be 1 mentioned^ T h e A l g e r i a n s have Spanish R l n e Division,,, vyhich o f , decisions taken by Spain , a l l o w e d to vote, but also about said they w i l l not consider any fought against the Soviet U n i o n M o r o c c o and M a u r i t a n i a i n the 50,000 related tribesmen i n solution to the Sahara p r o b l e m o n the: side of N a z i Germany i n | " M a d r i d p a c t " . >;j M o r o c c o . This is expected to I acceptable unless i t involves a the Second, W o r l d W a r , Senor It is felt i n M a d r i d that t i l t the' outcome i n favour of | jij referendum. Gïron,saiç( " t h e r e is. ah inter? I A l g e r i a is u n l i k e l y to takejeco- annexation by M o r o c c o . national., conspiracy against m T h e M o r o c c a n P r i m e M i n i - 1 nomic measures against Spain.; '* • • " ' - • • I l i B ster s a i d o n l e a v i n g M a d r i d that S p a i n .regardless of this coun- M o s t of Spain's; hajttral gas and, S the agreement was expected tof try's p o l i t i c a l system. ' o i l comes f r o m A l g e r i a : :• ' \'•-' §§ open the doorFundación to closer coopera-j " T h ^ conspiracy, i s , agàips.t W ' t i o n between S p a i n , M o r o c c o f Our institutions* and b u r Society, H and M a u r i t a n i a . . w h e t h ^ i t h e y be courts of law or m T h e m a i n points of the agree-| p e a c e f ù l embassies. T h e con- • ment are expected to b e | spiracy is against t h é Very i f announced at the U m t e d t essence of Our F a t h e r l a n d ", he H Nations i n N e w Y o r k added. - ; ,.'. , . , , Algeria gives cool reception to envoy sent by Spanish prince to explain Madrid pact on Sahara From Harry Debelius Hassan w h i c h resulted i n the d r a w "quickly f r o m the colonial Madrid, Nov 16 end of the " G r e e n M a r c h " . territory.. V It is also significant that the I n his t r i p to A l g i e r s the ••; P r i n c e J u a n Carlos, the acting meetings here last week between M i n i s t e r for P l a n n i n g and Deve- chief of state, once again by- M o r o c c a n , M a u r i t a n i a n arid lopment ,may have cooled' of"i-
passed thei : S p a n i s h - r o r e ' g n Spanish delegations were h e l d rial tempers there, but his
M i n i s t r y this, weekend by send- a £ { h e o f f i c e s 0 f p r i m e message was h a r d l y calculated
i n g his M i n i s t e r for P l a n m n g M i n i s t e r r a t n e r ^ a n at the to leave the A l g e r i a n P r e s i d e n t
a n d Development to reassure F o r e i g n M i n i s t r y , and that the i n a good mood. H i s was nbt
A l g e r i a about the M a d r i d pact j o i n t communique announcing a mission of consultation or
o n the Sahara. U n d e r this, a g r e e m e n t a t e n d 0 f the negotiation; it was one of i n -
M p r o c c o a n d Mauritania w i l l n e g o 1 ) ) a t j o n s ^ issued by the f o r m i n g another government of
-bintly.;run the territory after ufostxy o f information a n d a fait aciompli ? . . " . „ - j v : S p a i n has left, according to V T o u r i s m , not b y the F o r e i g n H e told the A l g e r i a n Govern* i n f o r m e d Sources. . ' . - M i n i s t r y . , ment' that the M a d r i d agree:
• T h e minister, Seiior J o a q u i n M i n i s t r y . t n e ment is s t i l l subject to U n i t e d Gutierrez Cano, flew to A l g i e r s I n . f ?. c t ' . J L i Nations approval and that Spain ' yesterday hoping to see Presi- 2 f ^ a i n ^ ^5£i.2S h a d insisted that the Saharan dent Boumedlenne, whose terse the M a d r i d . ^ " « * » W d people be consulted about their
personal note for Senor A r i a s suorces said t h e r e was a n u n ; future. ' ,' >'«/'-'V?' '" .''-, NaVarro, the Spanish P r i m e precedented? dowti b r i e f c a s e s " Informed sources say' t h a t ! M i n i s t e r , delivered last week t o ; -S^^cSf^Shl M o r o c c o and Mauritania w i l l Wm the Spanish ambassador, had j o i n Spain in setting up a care- F o r e i g n M i n i s t r y who were l e d to that envoy r e t u r n i n g to taker administration i n the annoyed at the Government's M a d r i d . A s i t happened, Senor 1 immediate future. B u t i n fact d e c i s i o n to short-circuit their Gutierrez Cano was not received Spain w i l l wash its hands of the department and, apparently, to b y the President but by one of matter after evacuating' a l l its his ministers.
Seiior Gutierrez Cano's t r i p ° y Senor Pedro ^Cortina M a u n , c o n t r o l o f t h e territory in the t h e was the t h i r d t i m e ' i n less than F o r e i g n M i n i s t e r . c a r e o f t h e Moroccan-Mauri- a m o n t h w h e n ministers other T h e incident was kept under tanian administration. ? i ^ h a n the F o r e i g n M i n i s t e r have cover, apparently because it was A l g i e r s , N o v 1 6 — A l g e r i a to- ^ s e r v e d as Special envoys for felt that it w o u l d not do to w h e n Senor J o s é Solis R u i z , the and the prince i s just beginning 0 f the western S a h a r a " b y M i n i s t e r of the N a t i o n a l M o v e - to give the orders. ,( M a d r i d and " i t s accomplices ". ment, m o m e n t a r i l y eased ten- A l t h o u g h the prince gave the T h e condemnation, in a com- Española i s i o n b y travelling to Rabat for orders i n the Sahara affair, the mentary b y t h e . official news ; fa conversation w i t h K i n g Hassan present Spanish Sahara p o l i c y agency A P S , followed . the . before the Sahara m a r c h got was l a i d down earlier by decidedly cool reception given fëunder way. T h e second o c c u r r e d G e n e r a l F r a n c o , i n f o r m e d yesterday to Senor G u t i e r r e z I w h e n Senor A n t o n i o C a r r o M a r - sources said. These sources Cand who was received by M r »tinez, M i n i s t e r of the Presi- c l a i m e d that shortly before his Belaid Abdessalem,, the Ind - dency, f l e w to A g a d i r eight days illness, the head of state i n - t r y and E n e r g y M i n i s t e r , a 'ago for urgent talks w i t h K i n g sisted that S p a i n should with-, not by the President.—Reute Spain legalizes official iSpanish pretender may fee use of Catafan ready to renounce claim F r o m O u r Cbrrespbndenv~r— by-passed • him,, when .he' nomi- arid Basque languages M a d r i d , -Nov 18 , : * ^Hg^ * nated his son Jas successor;, F r o m H a r r y Debelius " ' D o n J u a n of, B o u r b o n , pre- s i b l e . f o r a thousand o r ' more Police arrested two more ;" detentions ", > resulting i n tender to the Spanish throne known members of the opposi- M a d r i d , N o v 16 <•• and father of . Prince J u a n T h e . Spanish " Government huhdted^Uif^tr^sts. The latest tion i n an effort to stifle their taken into custody include 20 arlos, Spain's acting chief of today made it legal for Basques, activities i n ' the post-Franco alleged members of a. leftist tate, i m p l i e d - i n an interview era. One, Seiior Narcisco Gon- Càtalqnîans and other Spanish ublished today that he is w i l i - organization i n the southern zales, has already Spent 20 Citizens to use their .native city of Jaeti. In M a d r i d p o l i c e ng to renounce his c l a i m i n years i n prison: He was once egipnal'languages i p many offi : "avour o f his spn" ; condemned to death as a mem- "\ A spokesman for • D o n Juan, ber of the Communist Party, affairs..,.' ,', ,' , i ^interviewed i n the northern Montetro, for an alleged illegal but the sentence, was , later A decree signed last October {^Spanish daily, Diario de Leon, commuted. meeting. H e has already spent 3.1 by P r i n c e J u a n Carlos, the 14 years behind bars on p o l i t i c a l 'said that he is " anxious to • The two were arrested on : acting chief of state, went into charges. A l l e g e d l y a member of j give J u a n Carlos dynastic l e g i t i - Saturday, the Same day as .six macy and w i l l do so when the effect today, recognizing for the tile Spanish Communist Party, other people, several of whom, first time-since the, e n d of the he had been writing p o l i t i c a l monarchy, is stable Observers are, believed to belong to th interpreted this as meaning c i v i l , war... that/. ." regional commentaries for -several central, committee of the C6rri languages are the cultural iSpanish magazines. , • ' • [ ) ' that D o n J u a n w o u l d formally munist Party. Observers feel it patrimony of . .'the.""Spanish 1 renounce the throne when it is part of. a drive against Charges against Senor ' A l e - became evident' that P r i n c e nation, and. a l l of-the,mt .are to j a n d r o Fernandez Pombo, man- oppositiop.gfoups as the r'egimd be considered as, national J u a n Carlos was "permanently prepares itself to face the TRANSICIÓNaging editor of the M a d r i d languages " . , . '.. ¡ '.' ,.'' ' , i n power. future without iGqneral Franco R o m a n Catholic daily Ya, 'were dropped tHis weekend by a Don' Juan, who has criticized J u d i c i a l authorities •The decree authorized the « a v . I M P political -court—in M a d r i d . H e the Franco regime from his agreed to investigate com. use of the vernacular in publi- ; had,.been charged i n connexion home i n . exile at > E s t o r i l i n by the. wife of a studentP l cations and radio and television' t h a f ft , with an article proposing demo- Portugal, is k n o w n for his her husband, n o w on a k i d broadcasts, as ..Well a s l i n non- lnev cratic reform.* H e is s t i l l await- l i b e r a l stance. General Franco machine, was beaten up plenary .sessions , of m u n i c i p a l , councils' and other l o c a l bodies. i n g the outcome of " administra- F o r some supporters of regional tive a c t i o n " , w h i c h c o u l d m e a n cultural heritage the decree f e l l a heavy fine or an order for Pop group finecT short of the", m a r k because it temporary suspension without still: makes the use. of Castilian t r i a l . ' •; for mockery C Spanish obligatory i n law- P o l i c e , reported today that F r o m Our Correspondent courts, and it does not specific-' L u i g i Sommaruga, correspon- M a d r i d , N o v 19 ally 'authorize i t h e general use • d e n t of, the Italian newspaper* A Spanish pop group has been of the vernacular i n schools. '// Messagero, has been e x p e l l e d fined £10,738 without trial for I n ' another Government after ' w r i t i n g . " s l a n d e r o u s " m a k i n g f u n of General F r a n c o , mW§§Íi action, the —council o f ' t h e i jthings aboUt • General F r a n c o Ü > • • P r i n c e J u a n Carlos and other Falange-baséd N a t i o n a l Move- land publicizing the views of I j opposition grbupis. H e Is s a i d to leading figures, i t was reported M ment, sometimes referred to as today. MS' U H ¡ i M the U p p e r C h a m b e r of t h e ' have refused to obey orders t o board' a n aircraft, and was The four musicians were said •.ft;-?) m *8§fé^l'--'z Spanish Parliament, rejected an , s a then escorted to the F r e n c h to have " used phrases, adop- ^ ^ ^ | application from S e ñ o r . Joaquin R border bv police. , » ted tones of voice and made „ " ,"jrj u i z G i m é n e z ! former E d u c a t i o n ' m m • • i ä « , fé , | | M i n i s t e r and C h r i s t i a n Démo-'; ; Next Tuesday should See a J, m o c k i n g gestures disrespectful -Vise i n the' p o l i t i c a l temperature to the head of state", d u r i n g } ¿ I "tj'at leader, to i haye' General* of M a d r i d ; ' w i t h the; a r r i v a l o f a performance i n a San Sebas- fSSStW' -'I Franco's .anti-terrorist'' decree' Seiior M a n u e l F r a g a Iribarne tian discotheque last Saturday. WÊÊk declared unconstitutional.' from L o n d o n , where he was 'WÊÈ | g S e ñ o r R u i z Giménez,, prest- General" Franco's ambassador Fundación 1 H dent of the, c h ú r c h - l i n k e d for the past two years. Senor "r'X'S tm n a t i o n a l Commission f^or J u s t i c e ; F r a g a Iribarne, a contender for . r< Í and Peace, spearheaded a drive the post' of P r i m e M i n i s t e r p j ^ ^ ^ ^ K ^ J to bombard the authorities with ' under P r i n c e J u a n Carlos, w i l l s * ^ H H | petitions ' for 'af,repeal 'Of the; Jfirst. -devfete h ' energies to decree on the ground that i t is . Godsa, a political organization unconstitutional.' , masquerading as a l i m i t e d Wmmm " T h e decree has-been res pon- p a n y . • official reports guard against the enemies: of Herrera, Minister of Inform-, Spain "and; of Christianity:S'He- Fallen civil .war monument .... called 'ten" Ms-'*'oompatriote to ation and Tourism, announced the mountains" north of Madrid, show "the 'same 'loyalty' and' the death in a radio broadcast went ahead on schedule, but „ f r a n c o appeal aiffeciion for Prince Juan at 6.15 am, , about, one ' hour, without the participation of M Carlos, his designated successor, after radio networks in many Prince Juan Carlos. ; ( i i ,tiheyhad shown for him.,' K: foreign countries had already Spain initially, has taken thtf At the end of tile short death- ; transmitted"-thè^iiews'^o^'.-tile' morning's.news calmly, Therig* bed i message,, as. read ojUt-'"py basis, of urgent messages from was little outward evidence 1 on deathbed i the Prime Minister, General Spanish news agencies. .,' -i ;•' Madrid today of any disturbj| Franco called' on his people to y The Spanish ' head W state, ance; in fact, it was hard M. "keep, tine> lands of Spain who; would bave' been '83'in united ''-^an obvious reference exactly TWO weeks, died on the tell simply by looking 1!^M| thirty-ninth aunrversary capital's streets that -tfae^jJSa to ^separatist movements Ì™**?*****»* such death of - Jose Antonio Pramo try was living an historic.^ iveness \ as ETA (-Basque Homeland and >de IRivierai the. founder, of the moment. Apart from the fact| Liberty) in northern Spain. . Fasdsi-rooted . Flange "Party. that most people in the cityf . The General died beiwoen,-,4 :"which was one of the mainstays, centre were, carrying at least and 5 am. The exactK time was '-•'•"W.tontinued on page 9, col 1 b y enemies doubt because of conflicting of the Franc* regime: A Special I Spain began 30 days of mourning yesterday after Swearing-in of new King 1 ; th6 death in a Madrid hospital of General Franco, who had ruled the country for almost at ceremony tomorrovf basilica carved out "of solid rock four decades. In a deathbed message the General, by.prison labour; Tt'-will be laid oqe newspaper there was little to rest in a niche opposite the who was 82, said he pardoned *' all those who Continuedto show ,that 2" in the vast profksyi*Mhe Sahara G a l v a n , a lawyer and leader of s e r i o u s terronst offence. T h e ' the Interior Socialist Party decree thus saves the K i n g from 1 d ^ a w ^ 1 ^ 6 - ^ ^ h W i t h ' (PS ?), said the decree was having to deal w i t h an expected " very r e s t r i c t i v e " and that it series of death penalties for disappointed non-violent oppo- terrorism. sition groups. A group of more Española than 100 lawyers drafted a I n M a d r i d , seven p e o p l e d accused of belonging to the ^ ; letter to the National L a w y e r s ' 4 C o u n c i l protesting against the W o r k e r s' Commission were to-[ '* decree. day sent to p r i s o n by the Pub- l i c Order Court, w h i c h deals ''• S e ñ o r R a u l M o r o d o , another o n l y w i t h p o l i t i c a l offences. P • " ' socialist lawyer, said : " A s a T h e i r terms ranged f r o m six ' ' socialist and a lawyer I am months to three years. I É totally crushed about the l i m i - B tations of the pardon. M a d r i d , N o v 26.—The D u k e "J "I think the decree was pre- of or Et a d i i n n o b u u r r g g n h a r rn i v v e e a d todaytoaay to to rf£3 pared before F r a n c o died, and it represent the Queen at cere- J £ f is a Francoite pardon confirm- monies tomorrow m a r k i n g the ?; ; man y people who have in- Leader of the House of L o r d s . — J p v ^ * * * ' $ » * i ^ ; fringed traffic laws, but very Reuter. : ri • Crowds in Madrid cheer king as u n police break up prison protest t w Reshuffle expectecfin F r o m H a r r y Debelius i n his s e r m o n : " T h e c h u r c h an interview w i t h P r e s e n t w i l l demand that those who Boumedienne of A l g e r i a ' i n Spaiiíwithin 10 days | M a d r i d , Nov 27 govern r e m a i n at the service w h i c h he objected to the M a d r i d It was not all sunshine and ended his six-year t e r m - of of the entire community." H e pact signed by Spain, M o r o c c o F r o m Our Correspondent V - , „ , ceremony at the formal cele- office as president of both employed the w o r d " freedom " and M a u r i t a n i a , on the ^future JMadrid, Nov 28 brations m a r k i n g the beginning 1 bodies yesterday. * > a number of times, saying that of Spanish Sahara. K i n g J u a n Carlos is expected of the reign of K i n g J u a n A c c o r d i n g t o . a report i n the " everyone's cooperation w i l l Informed sources said that at to announce changes i n the Carlos i n M a d r i d today. evening paper Informaciones, be needed, everyone's prudence, breakfast at the Zarzuela Government w i t h i n the next 10 * days, according to reports pub- S e ñ o r Valcarcel, a staunch B l u e skies and m i l d temper- everyone's talent, and deci- Palace this m o r n i n g , President atures favoured cheering TRANSICIÓNlished i n M a d r i d today. T h e F r a n c o supporter, is u n l i k e l y to s i o n " . G i s c a r d d'Estaing t o l d K i n g u a H K i n g has been talking at his be reelected. Several names for crowds who gathered outside Passing over General F r a n c o J , . n Carlos that he felt such ' Zarzuela Palace w i t h a wide the job are circulating, includ- Los Jeronimos C h u r c h , where w i t h a phrase, " an exception, a Police action to be counter- a M a s s was said to ask G o d to range of p o l i t i c a l figures who i n g that of S e ñ o r Carlos A r i a s now historical figure who took Productive. . , Navarro, the P r i m e M i n i s t e r , enlighten the k i n g and to give 0 n h l c o u l d f o r m the nucleus of a power i n unusual c i r c u m - „ , | a r r i v a l i n M a d r i d the thanks for his ascension to the new government. w h i c h w o u l d t h e n enable, the stances", the cardinal con- F r e n c h President had witnessed K i n g to choose a new president throne. T h e r e were crowds, too, M e a n w h i l e , c o m m o n criminals t i n n e d : " T h e c h u r c h should ^ h e r " i n d e n t i n v o l v i n g the of the Government. along the route of the royal are being released gradually procession and i n front of from prisons as a result of the In M a d r i d , Barcelona, Sara- Oriente Palace, where the k i n g prirthe^cL^^^sfrce J W S W S i K I K i n g ' s general pardon an- gossa and San Sebastián, hun- h e l d a reception for his disting- 2and T * peace. L * • ^The S c h T u r c E h S w i l l S ^ b a c ? . * 1 TTL^SSL | nounced on Tuesday, but there dreds of demonstrators yester- uished foreign visitors. demand that everyone . . . day shouted slogans demanding between journalists and police, I are no signs yet that the pardon respect human rights without the release of political A s the Mass was being said, a plate glass door was broken w i l l affect any political pri- hundreds of persons gathered discrimination or p r i v i l e g e s . . . soners. prisoners. Twenty-two people, and several persons had to be i n c l u d i n g five Spanish journa- i n a somewhat less elegant part that everyone protect and pro- Authorities have sent p u t treated for m i n o r injuries. lists and three actors, arrested of M a d r i d outside Carabanchel mote adequate freedom for a l l , notices to prisons ordering the The F o r e i g n Correspondents outside M a d r i d ' s Carabanchel p r i s o n for a demonstration release of prisoners who f a l l and the necessary common par- Association announced today I n prison were released late last called by the wives of p o l i t i c a l w i t h i n the termk of the pardon. t i c i o s t i o n i n common problems a n open letter to the M i n i s t e r night. prisoners hoping for the release I n B a r c e l o n a 50 c o m m o n cri- r : i d i n the decisions of the 0 f Information, that i t w i l l of their husbands. The police minals have been released so Authorities have also released arrested a number of persons, Government." boycott the government- He added: " T h e church is subsidized Press C l u b i n far and, according to the direc- five people, i n c l u d i n g three i n c l u d i n g a n actress and a nuns, arrested this summer' i n not asking for any k i n d of M a d r i d following the Govern- tor of the city's M o d e l prison, journalist. S e ñ o r L e ó n Zalacain, another connexion with the capture of privilege. It is only asking for ment's prohibition of a press 500 to 600 out of a total of S e ñ o r J o s é Ignacio P é r e z T h e D u k e of E d i n b u r g h , recognition of the freedom conference there with a socialist President G i s c a r d d'Estaing of 1,500 are expected to be Beotegui, who faces charges w h i c h it proclaims for a l l ; i t leader. France, and President Scheel of released soon. over the assassination of the G e r m a n " » d e r a l R e p u b l i c , asks the right to preach a l l of Paris, N o v 27.—Foreign A d m i r a l Carrero Blanco, the gospel, even when such M i n i s t e r s from the 18-nation The K i n g w i l l have to choose were among tho distinguished a new president of the Cortes In Corunna, i n north-west preaching proves to be critical." C o u n c i l of E u r o p e said after a guests attending t'-» Mass at and of the C o u n c i l of the R e a l m Spain, 12 out of 33 students . w h i c h C a r d i n a l L . i r i o u e y arrested for an i l l e g a l meeting FundaciónOn the eve of the r o y a l cere- ^ J S J A f l g J Z w i t h i n the next nine days. s < Tarancon, A r c h b i s h o p of M a d - monies, the police seized the w h j c h h opened for a S e ñ o r R o d r í g u e z de V a l c a r c e l were released, Jf; r i d , officiated. latest issue of Spain's best-sell- a p p r o v e m e n t between Spain T h e cardinal, who often criti- i n g news magazine, Cambto-16 a n d Democratic E u r o p e " . — » cized the Franco regime said apparently because it contained Reuter ^ F ^ ~ ~ - V ^ ^ ~ \ . .... , o o o o o o p 0.0.0,0 0 0 0 0 • ^.Qoooooooocoononrrnnp^-,^^^ , FlefdlabourI** ^ l e a d e r * ' o f i l l e g a l ^ - seiffisfc of u n i o n s Y. democracy F r o m Our Correspondent F r o m - O u r Correspondent ••• M a d r i d , N o v 30 M a d r i d , Dec 1 • S e ú o r M a r c e l i n o Cacacho, T h e release of Senor; F-v! Spain's best k n o w n p o l i t i c a l M a r c e l i f i d Camacho, leader of prisoner, was released f r o m the Spain's i l l e g a l trade union Carabanchel prison i n M a d r i d movement, • after /three-and-a- early today under the " general half *7yda'rs" i n p r i s o n for . p a r d o n " decreed by K i n g J u a n p o l i t i t a l activities, w i l l give an t Carlos. O n release S e ú o r indication of the Government's Camacho vowed to continue his intentiohs'to democratize. W h a t struggle for freedom i n Spain Sehori'Camacho does now, and a n d to press for an amnesty. how l o n g he remains free, w i l l M e a n w h i l e S e ü o r Carlos be a ' t e s t ' o f the Government's A r i a s Navarro, the P r i m e M i n i s - tolerance' i n the post-Franco ter, has offered his resignation era. ' ' ' • ' • . " * ' " ' ; • -to the K i n g . It had not been "I am a militant w o r k e r " , announced tonight i f it had he said today, relaxing in his .been accepted. flat i n - d i e M a d r i d w o r k i n g class ' S e ü o r Camacho, a metal- district of Carabanchel, only a worker, aged 57, has become mile iiir so away from the something of a f o l k hero be- prison", " a n d I intend to con- cause of h i s l o n g stand against tinue to' defend the rights of the F r a n c o regime. H e had workers." H i s name is k n o w n served three and a half years S e n o r C a m a c h o m e e t i n g h i s g r a n d s o n at h o m e i n M a d r i d y e s t e r d a y . H i s d a u g h t e r a n d w i f e , in every factory i n Spain, prob- ably better than that o f the of a six-year sentence for lead- also seen h e r e , w a i t e d 10 h o u r s i n p o u r i n g r a i n f o r h i s r e l e a s e . i n g the W o r k e r s ' Commissions, M i n i s t e r of Labour, and it an i l l e g a l trade union organiza- would surprise no one i f .one w o u l d l i k e to thank the B r i t i s h appears to augur w e l l for the majority, they think, w i l l tion. H e has spent a total of r e m a i n i n p r i s o n . day, he was himself appointed 14 years i n prison. people who had supported h i m . expected liberalization of the lf\ to thafcpTKft 1 T h e W o r k e r s ' Commissions regime under the K i n g . B u t The K i n g is expected to W i t h a- p i l e of telegrams by A l s o released were six other there is s t i l l no clarification of announce whether he accepts political prisoners, i n c l u d i n g have been i n bitter clandestine his side and a vase of carna- A r t i c l e 3 of the pardon, w h i c h the resignation of the P r i m e Seüor Nicolás Sartorius, aged competition with the Sindicatos, . tions ^ p r e p a r e d by his wife excludes anyone imprisoned for M i n i s t e r i n the next few days. 37, a lawyer and journalist, and the obligatory state-run trades J Josefina. fust before he came union organization. T h e com- belonging to any i l l e g a l organi- T o m o r r o w the country's son of a Spanish marquis, and supreme advisory body, the, 1 out of prison yesterday, Senor a w o r k e r priest, Father M a n u e l missions' representatives have zation mentioned i n the anti- i Camacho radiated optimism. w i d e l y infiltrated the shop terrorist decree. C o u n c i l of the R e a l m , w i l l meet Ramos. to discuss candidates for the "I haven't the least doubt S e ñ o r Camacho later told The steward levels of the official C l e a r l y Senor Camacho j that the death of Franco means trades unions, and are active i n belongs to an i l l e g a l organiza- vacant post of president of the Times: " W e must have a n Cortes (Parliament) and of the I the elitry into a c t i o n of wor- amnesty i f we are to have a v i r t u a l l y every b i g factory i n tion but he was arrested long S kersEspañola and- the democratic forces. C o u n c i l of the R e a l m . national reconciliation. There S p a i n . The Government's before the decree of A u g u s t 27 "1 T h e pressure from the people are s t i l l many political prisoners attempts to eradicate them by last. Opposition groups suspect T h e council is the body which ;\ for democratic change is going draws up a list of three names a n d they must be freed i f we j a i l i n g and fining leaders have that only the well-known poli- '^j to increase, and of course d e m o tical prisoners, a handful out of from w h i c h the K i n g w i l l have are to have democracy. If there been unsuccessful. ¿3 cratic 'freedpms w i l l eventually an estimated total of 2,000, w i l l to choose a new P r i m e M i n i s t e r i s not a n amnesty then we w i l l T h e release of the p o l i t i c a l •,^be a c h i e v e d . 1 am frankly have to use pressure to achieve prisoners, the first to benefit be released to give the Govern- i f the resignation of Senor ment a good image. T h e A r i a s Navarro is accepted. optimistic—but not because i t . " S e ñ o r Camacho said he f r o m the " general p a r d o n " , $ anything has changed at the "^V; top, only because everything is ;~7.-.:'' possible with pressure from beIow> ', , - ." • . < .. " A l s o there is a sense of ','vj responsibility. Workers now C o u n c i l o f th e R e a l m m e e t s t o more than ever are aware of ; ; i their responsibility to the whole '" . 'community. ' W e don't want to < 1 'turn ^everything upside down. p r o p o s e candidates f o r e 2 d e c \ m > W e don't want to i m p r i s o n ' 1 everyone who has imprisoned ;-'i«us. W e want freedom for . e v e r y b o d y as in Western S p a i n ' s h i g h e s t p o l i t i c a l p o s t s ^ V;\ Europe. • I have spent 14 years S e ñ o r M a n u e l Fraga, the former j' 1 in prison, i n c l u d i n g several i n 1 - Fronjf'Harry Debelius president of the Cortes, expired Ambassador in L o n d o n , the |H a concentration, camp after the M a d r i d , D e c 1 last week, on. the day before the Count of M o t r i c o , Lieutenant- c i v i l Svar, and I don't want to T h e C o u n c i l of the R e a l m K i n g ' s f o r m a l inauguration General M a n u e l Diez-Alegria, WL take m y revenge o n anyone." met i n M a d r i d today to draw ceremonies. and S e ñ o r Pedro Gamero—that <\j Senor Camacho was freed up a short -list of candidates for There were also unofficial of S e ñ o r Fernando Suarez, the :\ under K i n g Juan Carlos's gen-, the presidency of tire Spanish but rehable reports that Senor present Labour M i n i s t e r , also eral pardon, w h i c h he considers j Parliament and possibly for the Carlos A r i a s Navarro, the circulated in informed p o l i t i c a l : restrictive: " W e want an am- post of p r i m e minister as w e l l . P r i m e M i n i s t e r , h a d offered his circles. ; nesty. I and a few others were A s they met, news came from resignation to the newly instal- There was considerable satis- ; let outj because the Government B a r c e l o n a of a new hunger l e d K i n g over the weekend. I f faction among opposition ..', J wants, to use our names politi- jfti strike b y - t h e formidable Cata- so, and i f the K i n g had decided leaders over the release at the cally.|The fundamental question . l o n i a n . nationalist, F a t h e r L u i s to accept the resignation, then weekend of S e ñ o r Camacho and , is what the people want. . M a r i a Xirinachs, a Roman the C o u n c i l of the R e a l m might his nine fellow defendants i n j " Fit'st there must be an am- Catholic priest who was one of also be considering in its pre- v the famous trial, No 1,001. How- \* nesty, ,,thenthe > restoration of the candidates for the N o b e l sent meeting a list of three 1, ever, many opposition figures •1 freedom of association, speech ' peace.'. prize, i n favour pf a names for the premiership as TRANSICIÓNand the right to strike, and then.;: said they were suspending judg- general. amnesty for p o l i t i c a l w e l l as three for the post of ment on the extent to w h i c h the -, the people must be consulted. Ml prisoners and p o l i t i c a l exiles. president of the Cortes. pardon might represent a ' . W e are.not against the K i n g if9 T h e c a l l for amnesty coinci- Interest among Spain's best- l i b e r a l measure, until they see '1 he introduces democracy. ded w i t h a s i m i l a r a p p e a l made k n o w n politicians, both those how it affects the rest of Spain's .. j " A ' republic is the system- by Spain's best k n o w n , albeit i l - inside and outside the establish- 2,000 or so political prisoners. that most workers w o u l d like to' legal, labour leader, S e ñ o r ment, was today d i v i d e d be- O f the hundreds of prisoners V'."l see. But if the K i n g consults M a r c e l i n o Comacho, a member tween the question of the ; released so far, the overwhelm- the country and the majority of the outlawed workers' com- release of political prisoners i n g majority are people who • want a monarchy, then we w i l l missions, who was freed from and speculation on who might had been convicted of c r i m i n a l j reSpetft that decision." the - C a r a b a n c h e l prison i n f i l l. the two key vacancies. offences. Furthermore, the text M a d r i d on.Sunday, under a par- One of those whose name was of the King's decree of pardon , don [granted' bv K i n g J u a n most often mentioned i n con- appears specifically to preclude \ C a r l o s . . nexion w i t h the Cortes post was Senor Torcuato Fernandez- the release of an estimated 600 P The''" C o u n c i l of the R e a l m , p o l i t i c a l prisoners at least. The j w h i c h / h a S the duty of propos- M i r a n d a , the man who served as deputy prime minister under decree does not seem to be I i n g candidates for the nation's applicable to these people, who [ highest, p o l i t i c a l appointments the assassinated A d m i r a l L u i s Carrero Blanco. have been j a i l e d since the end I to the*chief of state, was sum- of last A u g u s t under the terms moned -to meet because the So far as the premiership was concerned, besides names men- of General Franco's tough anti- term o f office of S e ñ o r A l e j a n - terrorist decree. dro Rodriguez de V a l c a r c e l as tioned before—such as those of Fundación