The Times. November 1975
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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.