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R a m ó n Tamames Santiago Carrillo Tamames niega ser el sucesor I de Carrillo a- JUAN CRUZ, Londres ignorar lo que no se puede pasar fuerzas políticas de la izquierda, la por alto. Nada va a pasar, recalca, derecha y el centro». Los reformis- El profesor Ramón Tamames dijo si se legaliza el Partido Comunista: tas oficiales —viene a decir el eco- ayer en una entrevista publicada «Esa vana obsesión nos hace per- nomista español— lo han organi- por The Times que el Gobierno es- der tiempo y lo pone todo más zado todo sin participación alguna pañol está empeñado en una tarea difícil». Tamames dice también de la oposición. Finalmente, Taííí imposible: «Dividir y racionar la que Coordinación Democrática, mames niega rotundamente que e¿' democracia, excluyendo a algunos grupo al que pertenece, está en sea quien vaya á suceder a Santiago partidos políticos y a ciertos grupos contra de las r e f o r m a s «porque Carrillo en el lidefazgo del Partido sindicalesw.'Con respecto, a la;ex- 1 con'sidéram os' q üé u ná nueva 'Coménistáj posib/lidád,sobre la' 1 1 clusión de íós comunistas, Tariiá- constitución política española que sé'Ha especulado varias vécés. Española mes afirma que el Gobierno quiere debía resultar del trabajo de las en la prensa británica.

Pact with Opposition Spanish Opposition rejects reform plans >m Our Correspondent sequestering the free expres- ministers of being directly ] proposed in Spain i. involved. The Government air Iiicl,rid, June 2 sion of the popular will ". could not talk of democracy F r o m Our Correspondent General F r a n c o and, in spite Ü Democratic Coordination, the The statement issued by Democratic Coordination, the when it showed an arbitrary M a d r i d , June 3 of the extreme ideological alliance of most of Spam's attitude to certain sectors of alliance formed in March of A n o t h e r Spanish minister, the positions, one of these is of Opposition forces, has rejected the Opposition. the Government's reforms and Socialist, Communist . and second within a month, has pro- p r i m o r d i a l importance : "that the the referendum planned for Christian Democrat forces, At Madrid's political court posed a pact' between the Gov- Spanish people is far ' from being used again as- cannottj||f ,, - October. came as no surprise because tomorrow, the prosecution is to ernment and the Opposition : the Opposition has rejected the ask for an 18-year jail sentence fodder for - •-revolutionary M The organization said that the over reforms. Senor M a n u e l 5 referendum on the constitu- Government ever since it was for Senor Simon Sanchez Fraga Iribarne, the reformist adventurers. " H H ' i ' y i ' ' i ; tional reforms would not allow formed last December after the Montero, who has been in Interior M i n i s t e r and former "I can say that S p a n i s h ^ " ' the people to choose between death of General Franco. Carabanchel prison since Match Ambassador in L o n d o n , said last society is on a peaceful r o a d k ^ & j - the Government's proposals It also denounced the Govern- awaiting trial on charges of night that " the Government to democracy,, although thetel •.. » and those put forward by the ment for its- " hardening re- illegal association as a member and the Opposition must accept are many other obstacles b e f o r e L * ' ' " j Opposition ; the Government's pression " with arrests and of the Spanish Communist historic compromises and pacts the transition is-achieved." PR^§ • jwor'e " directed at indefinitely torture, and accused some Party's central committee. over fundamental matters ". One of the obstacles undeni-pj I ably was the unwillingness S»ndpii'%$ •/ Senor Jose M a r i a de A r e i l z a , at times hostility of the Opposi-f. " i the libera] F o r e i g n M i n i s t e r , t i o n to collaborate w i t h the|XS;4^a if last month suggested a Government unless certain basic " sensational pact " between the demands were met. Only y e s t e r ? B " 1 j- left, right and centre. This olive day, Democratic C o o r d i n a t i o n , P J ^ ? ^ 4 branch was greeted with i the alliance of Socialists, Com-P'*; «<-"* j guarded enthusiasm at the time munists and Christian Qemo-iJ^'^^i l\. by varying Opposition members. cra'tic forces, rejected the G o v - | i " > ^ "~ Speaking at the R o y a l ernment's reforms and the refer-F J * TRANSICIÓNA c e d e m y of Jurispudence and endum as being inadequate.- }m& 1 Legislation, Senor Fraga said rr 4 the most important political R e f e r r i n g to the statement by|S 3 problem facir.g Spain at the K i n g Juan Carlos, in his speech to-the U n i t e d States Congiess|\ MM I moment " consisted in reaching 1 | an ample consensus so that and Senate yesterday, that tfjere t'/J, • % j| Spaniards of distinctive w o u l d be p o l i t i c a l participation *^.„ . ft ] interests, ideas and tendencies " without any k i n d of discrimin- F £ i' | can live together peace- at-ion", Opposition members mm fully . ... ". asked if this was to be so, then I * , * . , ! why were there s t i l l p o l i t i c a l •e «'\ The Interior M i n i s t e r , who trials. 'V F"- has been having discreet meet- Las Palmas, June 3.—Gunmen ings recently with some of the who k i d n a p p e d a leading Indus- I ,i Opposition, including Socialists, trialist in Las Palmas have li - j said the expression of differing threatened to k i l l him unless a | j viewpoints, radical or not, must $900,000 (about £529,000) ran- | '}be accepted. h: som is p a i d , the p o l i c e ' s a i d # M T h e situation where people today. C h a d to leave the country and go In a note they left behind, 1 Ointo exile should not exist, nor the kidnappers said they seized | jshould the situation where Seiior Eufemiano Fuentes, a g e d l : li- .political viewpoints could not 65, yesterday because h e had I ft: iijbe expressed without " wishing refused to give money to Move-K jto exterminate the a d v e r s a r y " . ments seeking the independence | -JThis was probably a reference of the Canary Islands from f ,to the c i v i l war years. Spain. The note was not signed I } " W e have learnt many things by any independence movement § Fundación )>ix months after the death of however.—Reuter. y 0 0 0 0 0 0 o ó O OO ÓO OOOO O Ö O O O OO O O O O Q ooÖo< go P. Q.-O 0 Q O -Qj.iQn.Q givQ-, ^ <^ D0 ! Repressive -fWEST EUROPE. actions § v Spain permits left-wing continuepin Spain £ party congress for w F r o m O u r Correspondent M a d r i d , J u n e 4 first time in 36 years ; The imprisonment of a . l i b e r a l member of the oppo- i F r o m Our Correspondent ¡í. and Christian Democrat forces, f t JÉ sition, the arrest of a com- 4 M a d r i d , June G ^ was " the alternative power i n [jPgM|tSÉ munist leader and the banning A c a l l for all Spain's socia- the country ". H e hoped _ that J3r of a congress b y the W o r k e r s ' 1 list groups to f o r m a united other democratic political >J r ~ Commissions, the underground • front was made today at the groups would soon j o i n the | V ^ í í ' i f í trade union movement, pro- i first public congress held by a alliance. B a p f c - - v i d e d further fuel today for I left-wing political party in the S e ñ o r M o r o d o rejected the \ ! : those sectors of the opjjosition [country for 36'years, referendum planned f o r i , accusing the Government of j Senor R a u l M o r o d o , re- October on constitutional r '* going against K i n g Juan 5 elected secretary general of the reforms, and said that it would Carlos's desire to establish a 3 Popular Socialist Party, told a not solve the country's p o l i t - j ~ 'XÁ^r- f u l l democracy. 'gathering of 1,500 people, in- ical problems. To shouts of j " S ¿ ' ¿ í " S $ S e ñ o r Rafael Calvo Serer was I eluding 500 delegates, that the " F r a g a no " ( S e ñ o r M a n u e l • • T , " arrested when he arrived at I Fraga, the Interior Minister),—^ - : existence of' many groups M a d r i d airport f r o m Paris last " w o u l d only help the dictator- S e ñ o r M o r o d o said : " W e w i l l ; night. H e spent the night at ' ship ". not be domesticated socialists." ' V V . . v i police headquarters, admittedly Í H e proposed the formation It was obvious he relished £4 W . i n far more comfortable circuni-j of a joint platform of socialist the freedom given to him to F """'j ? stances l h a n usual, for he was ! speak openly, punctuating his | ' }* i allawed to watch television and . groups to the shouts of " unity, ' u n i t y " and the raising of speech with words l i k e fascist, r < 9 was' not put i n a cell. This t. corruption, capitalist and class, morning h é was taken before! clenched fists. T h e party received permis- words which w o u l d have got u ^ « * a S p f : a political court w h i c h ordered! h i m into serious trouble i n the ! "** 1 sion to h o l d the congress late i b i s imprisonment i n Cavaban- r v on F r i d a y from the M i n i s t r y of Franco era, but which are ? ; i chel j a i l . , becoming very much a part of 1 ', the Interior under new regula- i H e has been in exile for f i v e daily speech. ' y e a r s a n d . faces a s e v e n - y e a r ¡ tions covering the right of '• ;yv - 1 f sentence for an article he ; assembly. Delegates from 'all H e denounced the U n i t e d wrote i n he Monde attacking 1 over Spain and representatives States presence in Spain, the Spanish Government. It 1 from 18 socialist and com- demanded the closing of the was ordered i n 1972 that h e 1 munist parties from abroad A m e r i c a n bases and the with- was to be arrested i f he re- q u i c k l y took over the huge drawal of the A m e r i c a n fleet turned to Spain. conference hall in the Euro- from Rota, the return of Gibraltar to Spain and the V : building i n M a d r i d . H i s lawyers were asked at a A telegram from Senor San- closing of the B r i t i s h naval press conference today whether ' base. they would approach the K i n g 1 tiago C a r r i l l o , the exiled secre- j to ask for his release. S e ñ o r i : tary of the Spanish Communist R e f e r r i n g to the time when Española - Serer used to belong to t h e ! j Party arrived congratulating under General Franco " it was the socialists. a crime to speak of E u r o p e " E v advisory body of Don Juan, the. v because E u r o p e was demo- f § K i n g ' s father who was passed T h e emblem of the Popular cratic, he said that the party EC over by General F r a n c o w h e n ! ; Socialist Party, a white dove 1 was pro-Europe. he appointed his son successor.; ; resembling a clenched fist The lawyer said they would j i against a red background, was K i n g Juan Carlos returned not do this but hoped that the; displayed around the h a l l , and to M a d r i d this morning after [ K i n g , when he returned from! party militants took the oppor- his trip to the U n i t e d States. S ' the U n i t e d States, w o u l d live u p i , tunity to sell propaganda and The authorities allowed a ¡-¿jí : to his speech to Congress i n ! * T shirts legally. festival for Federico G a r c i a f / ¡ which he promised to be af" S e ñ o r M o r o d o , proudly proc- L o r c a , the Spanish poet, to be ! * democratic monarch. l a i m i n g that " we are one of held on Saturday for the first f¿?. The M i n i s t r y of the In-: the first political parties i n time i n 40 years. terior banned the Workers'! S p a i n " , urged the party to It was celebrated at F u e n t e ! . ; Commissions' congress, to have, w o r k for a democratic break Vaqueros, i n the province o f been held at the end of this ¡ w i t h the regime. Granada where L o r c a was born month, on the ground that the: H e called for a government 78 years ago to the day. Last stand against commissions, according to the! of national coalition leading to L o r c a was assassinated Supreme Court, were an instru-, free elections open to a l l shortly after the outbreak of the! ; .. ! j ment of the Communist Party. , parties and for a new dem- C i v i l W a r in 1936. Controversy! 1 S e ñ o r M a r c e l i n o Camacho, ' ocratic constitution. He said surrounded the circumstances!:'! Spanish reform the best known leader of the of his death; although it is nowi"¿¡ 6 ! socialists would accept the commissions, told The Times! • M o n a r c h y if the institution accepted that he was shot with. I F r o m Our Correspondent history and that reform was today that.the ban showed " t h e ! was put to a popular vote. the connivance if not at the. j M a d r i d , June 8 unacceptable when the motive regime is not changing a n d ! Democratic coordination, the orders, of the Franco forces, ra „ . , , . behind it was to change the continues, as i t always d i d , as j alliance of socialist, communist Franco forces. M. Right-wing members made a system. evidently fascist ". H e said,the m last-ditch stand today i n the The debate began i n the morn- ban went against the K i n g ' s i ' / £ í l / í l Cortes when the reform of the ing under the Government's speech. , I j ..•:<•??:} right of political association urgency procedure allowing . S e ñ o r Santiago A l v a r e z , the \?& f && r •"•••' v i was debated.peoateo iIf t tnethe rreform e i o r m is f 53 hours for the discussion, communist leader, was arrested j approved political parties, other £ f i o r Cabanillas h a d b e e n yesterday as he was leaving his j '. j than Communists and separat- M i n i s t e r of Information u n t i l (home in M a d r i d . He is a mem-! " l i s t s , w i l l be allowed for the first he was dismissed by General ber of the Spanish Communist! ••'A time since the c i v i l war and the i Party's executive committee, Franco for allowing the press ; j official National Movement w i l l too much freedom of expres- ' a n d secretary of the party i n ' - ; suffer a serious blow. sion. H e said : " W e must enter I Galicia. He returned f r o n i - The loudest applause •-— the future confidently." Politi-v». : exile in France several months given not to Senor Pio Caban- g e was necessary. The I ago. He has spent 12 years in. TRANSICIÓN c a l c h a n illas, who presented the reform, Government wanted a freer, | prison for political offences! but to Senor Ratmundo Fern- j u s t e r a n d m o r e democratic

j andez-Cuesta, of the far right, spajn. . who attacked it as unconstitu- Senor Fernandez de la Vega, 1 tional and heralding the end of citing words used by General WS ..jthe regime created by General Franco against political parties, 1 Franco. said that to allow them w o u l d 1 Señor Fernández-Cuesta is 79, bring abtfut a confrontation be- i a member of the Cortes ap- tween classes and strikes. pointed by General Franco, and " E i t h e r we defend the pro- j a former Minister of the Move- gramme which has given Spain | ment. H e argued that the dignity and i n so doing say a reform was illegal because it ' no ' to political parties or we ¡ w e n t against the fundamental restore the out-of-date institu- ! l a w s which could be changed tions of our history, putting ",only through a referendum Spain once more at the mercy He poured scorn on political of secret societies, masonry and parties, saying that M a r x i s m foreign interests." i would come, and he asked why Senor M a r t i n V i l l a , the M i n - 'it was necessary to change the ister of Sindicatos (the state- ipresent system of organic demo- run trade unions), said on tele- cracy. " W h y is representation vision last night that free trade -through parties more demo- unions* would be created. c r a t i c than that through the The M a d r i d Press Association existing organic entities, suscep- today condemned the Govern- t i b l e to democratic perfec- ment's decision to classify _ as t i o n ? " secret a l l cases under _ review I Senor Fernandez-Cuesta's concerning alleged p o l i c e tor- Fundación speech was frequently interrup- ture and maltreatment. The ted by applause. He said that Press Association said that this the regime had given Spain the worked against t u ~ principles of longest period of peace in its a democratic society.

.... WEST EUROPE. Opposition groups in Spain sceptical • IWEST EUROPE Historic Spanish vojte over lifting of bah* F r o m Our Correspondent The main bone of contention lifts Franco ban^ f M a d r i d , June 7 for the Opposition, some of it The most important political ? a t £ e r e d ,. together in Democrat- reform i n Spain for at least 40 ic Coordination, the alliance of Socialist, Communist and on political parties years goes before the Cortes Christian Democratic forces, is (the Spanish Parliament) to- conditions were, but observers! morrow. If approved, it w i l l that the Government w i l l F r o m W i l l i a m Chislett decide which parties can and c o u l d not fail to see. the i r o n i c ! lift the ban on political parties - f J M a d r i d , June 9 position i n which the M i n i s t e r cannot operate freely. other than the official National *** f -*

j makes no sense unless articles Opposition, however. It points I ;; ted that it was unconstitutional. M p i n s i n u a t e d that the Cortes SE NOR ( i n the penal code specifying out that the upholders of the •^».. - .-ZXT . e ,\. 1 no longer represented the coun- f f e - : ' p o l i t i c a l crimes are removed legal system worked hand i n I •:; M i n i s t e r of the National Move- xry's interests, j at the same time. hand with the Government ¡i ment, i n the final speech before S e ñ o r R a m i r o CercosEspañola s a i d l l f ; ^ - ; The two B i l l s which M P s under General Franco without [ ¡tlie vote was taken, said that t h a t t h e existence of political-.p- a ' w i l l debate are considerably m u r m u r of criticism, I t h e reform was " a n important p a r t j e s w a s thfe distinguishing •'.more democratic l o o k i n g than The public order (political) ! I i step towards democracy '. teature between societies-which f;

H they looked like being When courts w i l l disappear and polit- H e said the Government was w e r e democratic and those they were being drafted earlier ical offences w i l l be tried in conscious of its responsibility winch were not. Sv 1 to create the necessary median- this year. The most important ordinary courts. Sentences for [ The reform of the penal c o d e £ r _ v J. ; improvement is that the article political offences w i l l be • isms for a democracy of which w i l l now be debated. T h i s ist in the penal code which reduced, withdrawn in some i political parties were a funda- l i n k e d with the reform w h i c h ! declares " totalitarian p a r t i e s " cases, which should mean that mental part. S e ñ o r Suarez said has just been passed. illegal has been removed. This the thousands of people await-1 . that the word " p a r t y " was Opposition leaders are suspi-g article, among others, was ing trial for illegal association i ...i emotive for many Spaniards, cious. A spokesman for the g used under General Franco to and spreading propaganda j J and for some a bad memory, Democratic Left, the m a i n | outlaw communists. One of the should have their cases ' ' probably alluding to the chaotic Christian Democratic group, | ironies of the reform is that dropped. j years before the C i v i l W a r said before the reform was? this article is now being struck Senor Carlos A r i a s Navarro, ! .; when there were so many passed, but after learning its f jotrt-of the'penal code so that the the P r i m e M i n i s t e r , has saidj j parties. contents, that it was limited^ ^National Movement and those that an amnesty w i l l be rhe ; " B u t the Spain of today is because it denied the right off- 'groups integrated into it like the crowning point of the Govern-1 .\ different with its structures and association to communists andy ' Falange can continue. ment's programme of reforms, | I economy," he said. " Our separatists The article in the penal code so that when the crimes no ¿1 | people, who to begin with only H e said : " W e understand t h e K ' declaring " subversive groups " longer exist t h é offenders may I asked for bread, now ask for difficulties of the regime to g o R I illegal will be used to keep be released. quality commodities, and in the any farther, but it should not b e ' j I communists out of the political The Opposition has not yet \ • isame way that thev asked for an obstacle for a more just I f arena. Regional separatist said whether it w i l l comply I order, now their language reform." i groups like those which exist with the reform. Professor I I speaks of freedom." Only the Communist Party | in the Basque country w i l l not E n r i q u e Tierno Galvan, leader The Minister, who made has so far rejected the reform | totally, as w o u l d be expected. | be allowed under an article of the Popular Socialist Party, j l i b e r a l use of the word " demo- Parties w i l l have to obtain 1 outlawing groups w h i c h are which over the weekend c r a c y " in his speech, said the authorization from the M i n i s t r y | against the unity of the state. became the first left-wing ; Spanish people now had the necessary conditions for a of the Interior before they can t It is a matter of semantics, political party to hold a con- • multi-party society. " A s a operate freely. No party has but the reform of the right of gress openly for 36 years, iresult, it is now possible to yet committed itself f i r m l y to : political association in fact, would not commit himself. (give them a wider opportunity requesting permission—but the \ I according to the text, does not He said that discussions | (for liberty and democracy", he odds are that the next few [ j speak of political parties but were pending with Democratic | : ;said. weeks w i l l see a rush to the j . only political associations. The Coordination. Parties, even He did not specify what these M i n i s t r y . | ' same Francoist terminology is those strongly opposed to | being used, possibly not to communism, have said that l offend the already wounded they w i l l not accept legality TRANSICIÓN * *i rig.it for whom the word for themselves unless it in- "party" is anathema. But no cludes the communists. They one doubts that the Opposition may well eat their words, how- will read " party " for " associa- ever, when they are actually g | i t i o n " . given legality.

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Fundación oooooooooooooöooooooooooooooooo o o o o o o ooQOOcccc;: c c c c c rïr-r-'"r-*~ Spain in tangle over vote on partiesIrights^? F r o m O u r Corresp It is believed that Senor L u i s F r o m O u r Correspondent g , It is believed that Senor L u i s created by General Franco. The The showed a hardening of altitud attitude C a r l o s A l b o Llampsas, who was M a d r i d , ' June 10 reform of t h e penal code w o u l d on the part of the right. also a former head of the G u a r d Spain found itself today in end the monopoly of the of F r a n c o , was k i l l e d by mem- The justice committee might ~*\ the paradoxical position of hav- National M o v e m e n t as the m e r e l y delay the reform of the bers of the Basque separatist '.; ing p o l i t i c a l parties for the first country's only legal party, a n d penal code to allow a breathing organization, E T A . ' time since 1939'—but with a w o u l d allow v i r t u a l l y everyone space while emotions c o o l or, as W h i c h e v e r group was respons- penal code w h i c h s t i l l bans to f o r m parties except C o m - some political commentators ible for the k i l l i n g must have ; them. This contradiction c o u l d munists and separatists. speculated today, there might k n o w n that the Cortes was play into the hands of left and T h e stalling of the approved be an attempt by the right to debating the reforms at that ' - right-wing extremists, observers reform of political association, modify the reform and so to time. M P s became angry, par- \ believed. which is ineffective u n t i l the l i m i t those opposition groups ticularly those of the hard-line penal code is reformed, poses w h i c h could form a political j T h e Cortes seemed ready to ' right, w h i c h was already a serious threat to the v i a b i l i t y party legally. i adopt the reform of the penal offended by 'the approval of the of the Government's package of The reform of political asso- code last night after approving reform of p o l i t i c a l association, reforms designed to dismantle ciation could be published, the reform of the right of poli- and they demanded that the the dictatorship. It must also according to informed sources, tical association. But when the penal code reform be referred be a blow for K i n g J u a n Carlos % news of the k i l l i n g of the head to the justice committee for who, i n his recent trip to die i n the official state bulletin by of the National Movement in further study; U n i t e d States, told the Con- the end of the week and thus ;! Basauri, a suburb of Bilbao in The entrenched right, or gress and Senate that he in- become law. B u t such a law \ the Basque region, was " b u n k e r " as it is p o p u l a r l y tended to create a genuine w o u l d have no effect u n t i l the : announced, the m o o d of opti- known, had earlier attacked the democracy. penal code reform? are passed • m i s m changed to one of opposi- first reform as unconstitutional Spanish newspapers today withdrawing those articles w h i c h f tion to the Government's reform. and contrary to the system commented that the rejection i n fact outlaw political parties.

Spanish King's father lends 1 JU Move to replace Spanish Premier support to democracy H0e 1 « JL'M, l i ' n r n Our Correspondent "*' « j The programme of reforms reforms necessary to mak( was delayed last week when Spain into a democratic society F r o m H a r r y Debelius S p a i n a n d for the institution M a d r i d , June 15 ' ' V" [the m o n a r c h y ] . " T h i s w o u l d . A great deal of manoeuvring thOpus Dei is believed to help the k i n g of Spain. D o n Right-wing extremists are sus- j lishment were negotiating with Conservative business in- be anxious for quicker change, J u a n Carlos w i l l be able to pected as the owner, a B a s q u e . representatives of the "econo- terests are believed to be impa- Opus Dei technocrats lost their carry out the democratic pro- home-rule sympathizer, had | mic b u n k e r " (conservative tient with the Government's grip on power not long after cess w h i c h he has started. received several threats i n the | business interests) over the limited reforms, although they A d m i r a l Carrero Blanco, Gen- "I a m t r y i n g to put m y past few days. need to remove " the obstacles do not want the status quo to eral Franco's first prime minis- shoulder to d i e wheel,, because A l s o in San Sebastian, more ; which are standing in the way be changed much. The slow, ter, . was assassinated in I a m convinced that m y son is than 2,500 people attended an of the Government's reforms ". process of bringing in the December 1973. on the right track and is doing authorized demonstration at a [ very w e l l . " Pelota (handball) court yester- In a terse reference to the day to show their support f o r ; attitude of Opposition party freedom and autonomy. Dozens : I leaders who have been advocat- of the 1, green and white flags, w h i c h symbolize Basque : ing a " democratic break " w i t h home-rule ambitions, fluttered the regime, as opposed to as the crowd shouted for liberal reform f r o m w i t h i n , amnesty for p o l i t i c a l prisoners : D o n J u a n said : " Regardless and sang patriotic songs. of what other may think, I do ; Those attending stood for i 1 J not l i k e the w o r d ' b r e a k ' at one minute i n silence to com- II l i i a l l " memorate Basque patriots who ji p H e repeated his willingness have d i e d , and to show t h e i r ! !i f i - t o abdicate his c l a i m to t h - respect for Basque p o l i t i c a l !• throne " a t such time as i t prisoners and exiles. _ i , ' should be most convenient for

m Snag in Spanish TRANSICIÓNlaw on political parties F r o m Our Correspondent The text of the law of politi- the penal code. If strictly S e ñ o r A r i a s , the Prime M i n - M a d r i d , June 16 cal association is very m u c h as applied, this provision would ister, yesterday after threaten- The text of the law on the expected. A l l those political eliminate many of the leading i n g to resign last week if a reform of political association organizations which respect the parties. magazine was banned for pub- was published in the official sovereignty and unity of the P o l i t i c a l associations (not lishing an' article about K i n g Bulletin today and w i l l theoreti- state w i l l be allowed—which parties) authorized within the Juan Carlos. It is believed that he discussed the pressures cally become law within 20 means that communists and framekork o f ' the National which the M i n i s t r y is under days, allowing most Spanish separatists, as predicted, w i l l Movement under the law of to muzzle the press. political parties to operate still be banned. December, 1975, w i l l not have freely for the first time since Those political organizations to request permission again. S e ñ o r M a r t i n Gamero is in 1939 ; but there is a catch. w h i c h want to form parties These Francoist associations are favour of a greater liberaliza- The reform is ineffective u n t i l —more than 200, according to i n the process of forming a tion of the formerly heavily the penal code is changed, re- one magazine report—will have united electoral front. censored press as an essential m moving all those articles w h i c h to request permission from the The main political parties are part of the democratic process. ban political organizations other M i n i s t r y of the Interior. The u n l i k e l y to request permission A book about the illegal Wor- than the National Movement. M i n i s t r y has a m a x i m u m of two u n t i l the penal code is re- kers' Commissions by S e ñ o r Officials i n Government circles months to decide whether to formed. The two most influen- Nicolas Sartorius, a leading are confident that the penal grant permission or not. tial Christian Democratic par- member of the underground code reform w i l l be approved The Government has the ties, the Popular Demicratic trade union movement and a by the Cortes (Parliament) right also to suspend the acti- Federation and the Democratic former political prisoner, has been seized before reaching the within 20 days. The Cortes de- vities of an authorized party Left, have already decided to bookstands. The authorizing layed the reform a week ago, for up to three years if the do nothing u n t i l the reform. order was issued by the M a d r i d sending it back to committee party receives money from S e ñ o r A d o l f o M a r t í n Gamero, the Information M i n i s t e r , savy political court. Fundaciónfor further study. -„ abroad or commits a breach of o o o o o o o o Spate's right fights to Spanish opposition lead^ fkeèp ban on parties C freed pending his triaj^ F r o m O u r Correspondent \ J M i l i t a r y authorities are to rom Our Correspondent a legal text since 1939. Pre- M a d r i d , June 18 M b r i n g further charges against S e ñ o r R a f a e l Calvo Serer, the , ttjadrid, June 17 viously the Government had > three of the officers serving íí^j Spain's entrenched right is talked of political associations, opposition leader i m p r i s o n e d sentences for belonging to the t r y i n g to throw o u t j l i e Govern- although few doubted that was two weeks ago w h e n he i l l e g a l Democratic M i l i t a r y 1 ment's Reform of P o l i t i c a l done only to cushion the blow returned to S p a i n after five Union" ( U D M ) . The three were p i Association which lifts the 37- to the right for w h i c h the w o r d years i n exile i n P a r i s , was sentenced to between four and year ban on most political party is anathema. today released f r o m Caraban- eight years at a court martial ' Í parlies. » M a n y of the 92 M P s bitterly chel P r i s o n i n M a d r i d . i n M a r c h for conspiring to com- I Some of the 92 M P s who attacked the reform i n the most A former l o y a l supporter of m i t sedition. S i x other officers 'I voted against the r e f o r m earlier disparaging terms when it was General Franco's regime U n t i l w e r e sentenced at the same he j o i n e d the opposition, he i ; • this month met yesterday to debated i n the Cortes. A c c o r d - t i m e . ' '"''• : - ' - ' - ^ c - V . : ^ ^ was released on b a i l of £2,500 study the possibility of bring- i n g to Spanish l a w an appeal T h e charges against'Major j i n g a case against the Govern- on unconstitutionality may be pending t r i a l on charges of w r i t i n g an article against the L u i s Otero, Captain J o s é F e r - | j ment on the ground that the made by the 100-member nandp R e i n l é i n and Captain 1 preform is unconstitutional. They National C o u n c i l , the r u l i n g Government. H e faces "a F e r m í n Ibarra Renes have n o t l , i s a y that it gos against the body o fthe movement, or the possible m a x i m u m sentence of been specified. It is believed | I fundamental laws of the standing committee Of the seven years for the article i n ] National Movement, technically Cortes. In both instances a he Monde.' they are based, on an i n c i d e n t | I the country's only legal political two-thirds majority is needed. H e was one of the founders w h i c h occurred while., they w e r e I i n .a. m i l i t a r y prison a w a i t i n g ! . ' , i organization u n t i l the penal The appeal must be made of the o l d , democratic? j u n t a IB code is reformed. w i t h i n two months o fthe pub- w i t h S e ñ o r Santiago C a r r i l l o , t r i a l i n February. . 1 The prime movers behind the the e x i l e d secretary of the lication of the law to the A c c o r d i n g to U D M , sources a 1 i conflict between the Govern- Spanish Communist Party, and C o u n c i l of the R e a l m , the g u a rd fired shots into the air I | ment and the old Franco guard was also managing editor of the country's highest advisory body. after several of the officers j j a r e believed to be S e ñ o r newspaper Madrid, w h i c h was A r u l i n g is sought from a accidentally overstepped the I I R a i m u n d o Fernandez-Cuesta, special section of the Supreme closed by the Government i n 1970. boundary of their severely f a n M P ' by direct appointment court. • . • . t , t restricted quarters. :.If that i s L jj of the late dictator and S e ñ o r s o 1 The Government does not S e ñ o r Calvo Serer was other met i t w o u l d indicate the lengths m J.jj J o s é A n t o n i o G i r o n , head of e appear to be w o r r i e d by the at the prison gate by two to w h i c h the m i l i t a r y is pre- - m General Franco's C i v i l W a r right-wing opposition and con- opposition leaders, S e ñ o r M a r - pared to go to continue its per- celino Camacho, of the W o r k e r s ' i veterans. fidently believes that p o l i t i c a l secution of the U D M . ! Commissions, the underground |J The M P s met o nthe same parties w i l l be operating soon. trade u n i o n movement, and The organization has been •''1 day that the text of the reform B u t it faces another stumbling S e ñ o r A n t o n i o G a r c i a T r e v i - silent since the t r i a l , w h i c h was i$j»was published i n the official block because the political jano, a lawyer, both recently condemned by the opposition 3 state bulletin i n which the association reform is ineffec- I released f r o m the same prison a s ' ' a continuation of the % words " political parties " tive u n t i l the penal code is and both awaiting t r i a l for methods used under G e n e r a l '& appeared for the first time i n reformed. political offences. F r a n c o . Española Spanish hotel price rises will hit package holidays F r o m Our Correspondent their meal prices by more than M a d r i d , June 20 20 per cent. Í The increase of up to 20 per Rates for l u x u r y hotels are cent in Spanish hotel prices not expected to change much, announced this weekend w i l l but the rise w i l l hit guests i n not affect bookings made hotels of up to three-star cat- Spanish foreign minister hints at official before the increase goes into egory, where most of Spain's effect, Senor A d o l f o M a r t i n foreign visitors stay o n pack- Gamero, the M i n i s t e r of Infor- age tours. recognition of Communist Party £ mation and T o u r i s m , said. Hotelkeepers recently com- F r o m H a r r y Debelius day today to w o r k out an He added, i n what was p r o b - | '. The minister added that a p l a i n e d to the Government M a d r i d , June 32 ' acceptable text for tht Govern- ably a hint o f - f u t u r e official 1 r o y a l decree w o u l d be issued that many had not made a prof- ment's proposed reform of recognition of the Communists K i n g Juan Carlos and Queen " -' ':1 soon authorizing the increase it since 1973, because of the parts of the penal code w h i c h P a r t y : " I think that i f o n e ! and also establishing a more combination of inflation and Sophia flew today from M a d r i d are i n conflict w i t h the new wants to wipe out violence i n | " f l e x i b l e " system of price con- government price controls. A to Barcelona to be at the bed- law authorizing the formation the country's p o l i t i c a l customs | trol on hotel rates. number of hotels i n M a d r i d side of tht King's father, D o n of political partiesT • i n order to make d e m o c r a c y ! Juan of Borbon, when he was A n y o n e p l a n n i n g a holiday were said to be on the verge of The committee finished half work, then one should not l o o k * operated on to correct a i n Spain who has hot yet financial collapse. its work-yesterday by revising to see i f people are on t h e | detached retina. A c c o r d i n g to booked a r o o m can expect to The increase has still left f the law concerning the right to right or the left. pay as much as 20 per cent some hotelkeepers dissatisfied, j i n i t i a l indications, the opera- hold public demonstrations. " T h e Government does not^ more than the current rates. T h e y w o u l d have preferred a\ tion was successful. D r Alfredo The new text, which still needs want to cause unnecessary i r r i - 1 T h e reference to a " flexible " 30 per cent rise to keep ahead | M u i n o s performed the delicate the approval of a plenary ses- tation to certain more' conser- system is generally believed to of the projected rate of infla- t surgery at the Barrquer C l i n i c sion of the C o r n s to become vative sectors of the political mean that hotels offering full tion of about 25 per cent a | in Barcelona this morning. law, would allow public demon- establishment." ' ;• . board w i l l be a l l o w e d to raise year. The K i n g cancelled his offi- strations provided they are not- The k i n d of political vio- cial audiences and left the called for i m m o r a l or c r i m i n a l lence to which Senor A r e i l z a \ffi*£ capital when M a d r i d was purposes and provided they do referred continued i n the Bas- F^f?™ expecting an authorized not pose a th4eat to public que country, where a R o m a n i c demonstration against ehe high safety. It w o u l d also l i m i t such Catholic priest was forced . to mfe cost o f l i v i n g . A projection" of demonstrations to those parties go into hiding, with the permis-IMs TRANSICIÓNthe last six months' figures in- recognized by the authorities. sion of his superiors, in order ¥AW dicatts that Spain's rate of in- Communists ar eexcluded). to prevent a death threat made flation may go as high as 25 On C o m m u n i s m , Senor Jose by a right-wing organization per cent this year. M a r i a de Areilza¡ t h é foreign f r o m being' carried out. The M e a n w h i l e , political activity minister, said i n an interview priest, Father Alfonso Carlos continued at fever pitch as the published by the national Beraza, of Basuri, near Bilbao, country prepared to move weekly Actualidad Española: was one >of at- least two people towards democracy. W o r k i n g " W e don't know what strength to receive written death under special rules for urgent the Communist Party has i n threats in Basuri on M a y 26. The threatening letters were JSP procedures, the justice commit- Spain. To begin with, not even f ü tee of the Cortes (Parliament) the -Communist Party Uj«lf signed by the Anti-Communist met for the second consecutive knows." . . \ Q ^ \ > Association of Spain.

Fundación More Spanish political prisoners now than under Franco, lawyers say .?£WNI976 Suspected F r o m W i l l i a m Chislett cases, s a i d : " The repression are serving prison sentences. officers * M a d r i d , June 23 this year is m u c h worse than S i m i l a r l y , 108 members of M o r e people have been before and is incompatible the Maoist W o r k e r s ' Party, charged with political offences with a country w h i c h says it is which is particularly strong in dispersed in,; i n : Spain in the first five moving towards democracy." industrial areas, are awaiting j months of 1976 than i n the 'He is sceptical that the pro- trial, about 15 i n prison, the same period last year ; a trend posed penal code reform w i l l rest on bail. Three members Spain ^ w h i c h could see the total for greatly alter the situation. A s are serving sentences ranging F r o m Our Correspondent 1976 exceeding that of General anarchists, terrorists, separa- from 14 to 18- years for illegal 'M M a d r i d , June 24 Franco's last year of rule by tists a n d communists w o u l d association. P| The m i l i t a r y authorities are more than a third. continue to be i l l e g a l and as The Revolutionary W o r k e r s ' the definitions of those cate- Organization has 22 members transferring suspected m e m b e r s ' B y the end of M a y the two of the i l l e g a l Democratic M i l i - ' P u b l i c Order courts i n M a d r i d , gories would remain loose and in prison, several serving sen- arbitrary, the repression of tences, but most awaiting trial. tary U n i o n to quiet areas- Tof w h i c h cover the whole of Spain, according to information-, Spain, had brought 2,600 cases, " popular f o r c e s " would prob- Another 45 have been granted ably continue. bail. received today by The Time's.,• compared with about 1,800 i n ' A b o u t nine officers have been_ same period last year. A l t o - A n examination of the polit- The political organization the posted recently or relieved of gether about 4,000 such cases ical affiliations of many people with the most members await- awaiting ' trial seems to bear ing t r i a l and serving sentences their assignments " because 'Of" were brought last year, and the exigencies of the service'"." lawyers calculate that if the out the c l a i m that there is dis- is E T A the Basque separatist The most w e l l known officef,* present trend continues this crimination against militant organization. A c c o r d i n g k to year's figure w i l l be over 6,000, wingers. Figures disclosed to Senor V e n t u r a Perez M a r i n o Colonel L u i s Pinilila, who defen- a third more. The Times, admittedly incom- a M a d r i d lawyer, 400 alleged ded one of nine officers court-., plete, clearly reveal the ETA members ; have been martial-led earlier this year on" Lawyers estimate that a sedition charges and sentenced'', political case involves on discrimination. No Christian charged since General Franco Democrats or Socialists are died, of w h o m half are await- to prison terms ranging front' average three to four accused, two to eight years, has been' so that by the end of M a y it is awaiting trial, although their ing trial in prison. A n o t h e r 100 parties also remain illegal until had been jailed since then for I £§j transferred to Cuenca rewrtii*.-' probable that between 8,000 i n g centre. •) '"<:• and 10,000 people had been the penal code is reformed. illegal association and ter- charged, compared with about F o r example, only Com- r o r i s m , while 400 jailed before j A n o t h e r officer, M a j o r L i t i s ; 7,000 for the same period last munist members of Democratic Franco's death are still serving ( Roldan, who was i n charge df* year. Coordination, the alliance of sentences. I the guard at the m i l i t a r y bar- Whether those charged, Socialist, Communist and The number of people;' racks at Hoyo de Manzanares many of whom are being held Christian D e m o c r a t i c " forces, imprisoned, for terrorist ^ where some of the officers w e r e i n prison, come to trial, have been charged w i t h . advo- offences i n the g e n e r a l l y ^ *cj imprisoned awaiting trial, has depends on whether the cating a change i n the form of accepted sense of the w o r d is a" $ been transferred to the C a n a r y . reform of Franco's repressive government, although all hot issue. Senor M a n u e l Fraga, Islands. He- i s said to h a v e ' treated his imprisoned f e l l o w ' penal code is approved by the parties in the alliance joined ( I r i b a r n e , the Interior M i n i s t e r , officers sympathetically. v' • Cortes (Parliament). The i n its call for a " d e m o c r a t i c claimed earlier this year that I R e f o r m B i l l was withdrawn on break " w i t h Franco's system. there were only 250 people i n In a statement, the D e m o - ' M i l i t a r y U n i o n , . w h i c h | June 9 after protests f r o m the The Spanish Communist prison in connexion with poli- cratic has been l y i n g low since m e 1? right, but is expected, to go Party, long the target of tical offences and 250 more over j court martial, expressed a l a f m " | | before the Cortes in amended repression under General terrorist offences. I f o r m on June 30. If approved Franco, has about 150 The official figure for the at the n u m b e r of senior officers ER ; it could act as a k i n d of unof- members awaiting t r i a l on number of political prisoners who signed a recent letterEspañola t o |f I ficial amnesty for many" of charges carrying sentences of does not. take, into account the the Cortest protesting at the those awaiting trial and serv- more than three years, • who large number of people await- Government's reforms. '- '•'••:-' 1| political' |§j i i n g sentences. would thus not qualify for the i n g trial in j a i l or imprisoned The conservative proposed pardon. F i f t y are in for non-payment or fines im- party Democratic R e f o r i n iM Senor J a i m e Sartorius, a law- acknowledged yesterday that • * jyer specializing in political prison pending trial. A n o t h e r 15 posed without trial. Senor M a n u e l F r a g a Iribarne, the Interior M i n i s t e r , w i l l almost certainly be ejected the-ms ^party's leader at the autumn £•'•.' Congress. „ BSHB Madrid g r o u p ! s 7 C 7 6 threat t.? 6 JU*3 Spanish opposition seeks I b u r n b o o k s h o p s democratic ^ ] F r o m Our Correspondent ry F r o m Our C o r r e s p o n d e n t s uarantees that the referen-;' I M a d r i d , June 25 (y M a d r i d , J u n e 28 W™ d u m w o u l d be c a r r i e d out i m - f •J News stands and bookshops in The Spanish opposition has partially. U n d e r the o l d Franco^ a i M a d r i d are receiving threats embarked en a campaign system, referendums weret | | from a right-wing group calling against the Government's staged a n d managed b y thet i itself the Anti-Pornographic referendum w i t h a w a r n i n g to Government and opposition S ! Campaign that they w i l l be K i n g J u a n Carlos about the views were stifled. 1 burnt if certain magazines l i k e dangers of such a move- w i t h - The referendum w i l l be over [ Play Lady and Encyclopedia of out adequate democratic the establishment of a two-tier { Eroticism are not withdrawn guarantees. P a r l i a m e n t to replace the \ by July 1. V o t i n g lists for the referen- present Cortes and the lower- i Since General Franco died, d u m , due to be held in m g of the m i n i m u m age of a I there has been a considerable October, have been published Spanish m o n a r c h f r o m 30 to 18 j relaxation of the spvere press and the Government is begin- years. . • censorship, much to the anger n i n g its o w n campaign w i t h of right-wing groups. ministerial speeches and some S e ñ o r Gil-Robles said that The threats come at a time television coverage. the only question that needed when bookshops and other The opposition has so far to be put to the people was businesses i n the Basque confined its c r i t i c i s m to tersely whether to give the K i n g ' country are going through one w o r d e d statements rejecting powers to c a l l free general [ of their worst periods for some the referendum as a Govern- elections w i t h i n a m a x i m u m ! time. m e n t trick to tie upTRANSICIÓN its pack- period of s i x months and with-1 age of reforms. B u t more con- out the exclusion o f a n y polit- f structive c r i t i c i s m m a y now be i c a l party. A t present, a l l polit-1 forthcoming. i c a l parties are theoretically f illegal pending the r e f o r m of A document attacking the the penal code next month. referendum, drawn up by Communists and separatists \ Senor Jose 1 M a r i a Gil-Robles, w o u l d continue to be outlawed the Christian Democrat leader afterwards. and head of the Democratic P o p u l a r federation, is believed T h e document lists several to be i n the K i n g ' s hands. other requirements, i n c l u d i n g T h e document calls for amnesty for p o l i t i c a l prisoners. Í

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Spanish policemen find themselves on trial ¿* F r o m Our Correspondent _ _ prosecutor s a i d : " The police particularly communists, w i t h the activities of the wo r If M a d r i d , June 29 are not being judged, only a injured themselves so that they kers commissions, tbe illegal , policeman." could justify before their underground trade union move. T n e «1., authorities have started . g - - j . colleagues why they had given ment. The commissions intend

L; b r i n g i n g police to t r i a l for ^ A s c a n i o was arrested information and also b r i n g to go. ahead w i t h a c o n g r e s s , . , : * | alleged torture and r maltreat t e m b e r a l l d t a k e n t 0 action against the police. i n spite of a government ban &•••;< ollaoad tnrturo and maltreat- « m » * « » «»V?u«w, «ie»ieu ...... ,. " In Valencia «* u amtrnnimt C i v i l Guards han P. • l i c e The c o u r t has not yet an- F^.uS&^a£tS P ° headquarters where he broke up a meeting of GOO com- p m ! S i nf ! /nd order was interrogated by Inspector nounced its verdict and sen- mission members this morning. w e r e ^ a T m o s ? u n T e a r d V but ^ a t u t e about his political tence. Three were detained for a B " now there are signs that the activities. Inspector Matute faces timer In M a d r i d the police kept Government of K i n g J u a n Carlos Inspector Matute, who is a further charges i n another case £ e f r "distance" w h i l e " " severai means to live up to its word judo expert, holding the black of the murder of a communist n U n d r e d Falangist right-wingers W and b r i n g culprits to justice, belt, is alleged to have h i t the worker. He was taken from demonstrated outside the birth- f l The case against Inspector student on the feet and testicles M a d r i d , where he is m prison . rf . & A n t o n i o Primo*de * • Jose Matute Fernandez, former and other parts of his body head of the p o l i t i c a l police i n The student later agreed to Tenerife.watting trial on this charge, to regime.giv ^ W a ^ v i n g q their {th e F red r a n c 0 and

Tenerife began i n Tenerife make a statement saying he was A c c o r d i n g to one magazine, D l a c k banners they shouted anti H vesterdav H e is accused of beat- a leading member of the Com- which was banned from pub- Government slogans i , i n g and coercing a student i n munist LeagueT „ — « „of * T Tenerife. « » . . , f , lishing the report, more than appealed for unity "¡3 the police headquarters. The T h e inspector, denying the 70 people have made denuncia The newspapers reported to- prosecution is asking for five charges, said he had spent 27 tions to the authorities about d a y that t n e reform of the K i months' imprisonment and a years i n the police force and alleged torture and maltreat- p e n a i c o d e w i l l be debated i n M fine of between £120 and £400 this was the first time a case ment since General Franco died t j , € Cortes next Tuesday under

v for each offence. The student's had been brought against h i m . and none- of the cases has yet fae Government's urgency pro- si lawyer is asking for the The student had been treated come before the courts. cedure, with a m a x i m u m of five ™l inspector to be exiled for six w i t h a l l correctness when he S e ñ o r M a r c e l i n o Camacho, hours discussion. T h e reform j years. was i n custody. the workers' leader, appeared is v i t a l to the effectiveness of Inspector Matute pleaded not H e alleged that often people before the political court i n the other reforms allowing guüty^To" the "charges. T h e arrested for political reasons, M a d r i d yesterday i n connexion p o l i t i c a l parties and meetings.

Spanish backing for party politics* ^ F r o m Our Correspondent / all parties should be recognized, fully elected; 9 p e r cent were •<%i M a d r i d , June 30 \s The small proportion of indifferent to any electoral A large number of Spaniards people who want to keep things system; 2 per cent believed that are i n favour of recognizing a l l as they are, and maintain the both Houses should be by H political parties, i n c l u d i n g the National Movement as the only appointment. The rest had no m Communist Party, according to political organization, reveals opinion. >-j an official p o l l published i n the dissatisfaction of most A s k e d whether the Govern- . '. J M a d r i d today. Spaniards with the continued m e w ' s or the opposition's 1 Española gUj The p o l l , carried out by the monopoly of the Movement. approach to achieving demo-1 Institute of P u b l i c Opinion i n Other replies i n the survey cracy was more satisfactory, 33 I j Senor Arias resigns M a d r i d . Barcelona, Seville show that 35 per cent of those per cent favoured the Govern- f, and B i l b a o , shows that 43 per asked were i n favour of greater metre's programme of reforms cent of the 1,449 people asked contacts between the Govern- while 17 per cent supported the w o u l d l i k e a l l political parties ment and the opposition; 15 per opposition i n calling for a com- j as Spanish Premier; to be recognized, 24 per cent cent thought that the present plete break w i t h the past, some parties, 3 per cent only contacts were sufficient; 2 per Opposition groups are meet- I F r o m Our Correspondent F o r reformists, l i k e Senor I ' one, and 30 per cent had no cent that there should be no ing this week to study the draft m M a d r i d , J u l y 1 . M a n u e l Frange Irrigane, tne In- I f ? I opinion. contact at a l l and 2 per cent of a document to be sent to the g Senor Carlos A n a s Navarro, terior M i n i s t e r , and Senor P o s é m S The p o l l , whether intention- that the present contacts should K i n g warning h i m of the I the Spanish P r i m e M i n i s t e r , re- M a r i a de A r e i l z a , the F o r e i g n m I ally or not, could not have been be reduced; 46 per cent had no dangers of the October referen- I signed this evening, E u r o p a M i n i s t e r he has not been l i b e r a l published at a more opportune opinion. dum. A spokesman for the I Press, a M a d r i d news agency, enough. p>' I reported. T h e agency said K i n g . H ' ; moment as the reform of the O n the question of universal Democratic Coordination told T h e n a m e s o f t h o s e t w 0 m i n i s 1 penal code, w h i c h gives the suffrage 52 per cent believed The Times: " W e shall be I J u a n Carlos had accepted the t e r s m m t s u r e i y figure {„ any F-ï: green light to some parties, that both the Lower and U p p e r advising the K i n g of the risks I resignation and that the Cabinet Ust of possible replacements to P S goes before the Cortes for Chambers should be composed involved to the monarchy w i t h 1 would meet later. b e submitted to the K i n g . T h e j approval next Tuesday. The of elected members. The the present referendum. The Senor A n a s , aged 67, became f e a r a m ( M , g the opposition is m

r e l t e r m j Government intends to continue referendum to be held i n referendum is not democratic ™ 7 ? M ™ . January t h a t s o m e o n e i n the same m o u l d * I to ban. the Communist Party October w i l l be to approve the and so the monarchy itself is J 1974, after the assassination of as Senor A r i a s might be appoin- W- ! while allowing the Socialists, establishment of a two-tier Par- at risk of becoming undemo- ] A d m i r a l L u i s Carrero Blanco, ted. Î P j Christian Democrats and other ]ianient to replace the present cratic. W e are trying to save A former M i n i s t e r of the In- ' * TW „ , „ „ u f r t h e r - j fm a t w o u l d e n y moderate parties to take part Cortes. Part of the Senate is to the monarchy." I terior, he pursued a tough law- j ? K ï y " r f t b e g a p b e t w e e n I i n political life. be by appointment. The opposition wants the and-order Dolicv but also those wishing K P S e m g The opposition, loosely Of those asked i n the survey referendum to give the K i n g Ittempted to start th^liberaft f / £ S j î h f m f ? ^ 80 b n n gathered together i n the Demo- 5 per cent believed that only powers to b r i n g a f u l l demo- zation of General Franco's S^Lfe"*tJ* 9? J ° f I cratic Coordination, argues that the L o w e r Chamber should be cracy. reeime » p a m into line with the rest of k:, I n his famous speech of F e b E u r ° P « - , M ruary 12, 1974, he announced T h e names of seeyral m i l l - . ' that political associations would ^ men, such as Lieutenant- be allowed w i t h i n the frame- General M a n u e l Diez-Alegna, f ; work of the official National have also been c i r c u l a t i n g as r i & a Movement. possible pwme ministers. W h e n the dictator died last M a d r i d , J u l y 4 . — A spokes- i November Senor A r i a s formally man for Senor A r i a s tonight Spanish Air Force general J; i resigned, but K i n g J u a n Carlos confirmed his resignation and f «" TRANSICIÓN! reinstated h i m . Since then its acceptance by K i n g J u a n - & ] hardly a week has gone by' Carlos. .; without reports of crises and Senor A n t o n i o Ayarbazal, the sees strange flying objector . disputes w i t h i n the first Cabinet Secretary, added that N 4Cabinent under the monarchy, the resignation had been " on r%"; F r o m Our Correspondent of extraterrestrial object as it r Spanish press reports of the the c a r d s " since the b e g i n n i n g ? ' - ' . M a d r i d , J u l y 1 had covered the distance in ^impending resignation of Senor of the K i n g ' s reign, A senior m i l i t a r y officer and under two seconds, j A r i a s , although officially dis- Senor A r i a s had " f u l f i l l e d K | As a general ", he said, " I -. a doctor have joined the in- : missed, haave gathered strength the v e r y delicate p e r i o d of hold the same opinion as the | - creasing numbers of people re- I i n the past few weeks. • transition. The K i n g took ad- ffSfe M i n i s t r y of A v i a t i o n , but per- ; porting unidentified flying j Senor A r i a s has been under vantage of the offer Seiior A r i a s ps" sonally I think that these un- ! objects i n Spain. T h e i r state- j strong criticism from both the has made repeatedly." R§ ments published in the press identified f l y i n g objects are j 1 right within the Government A s k e d by reporters w h y p f : this week have made even seep- extraterrestrial spaceships, D r Francisco ' J u l i o Padron > j a n d the Spanish hierarchy and Senor A r i a s chose to resign, [ - § tics wonder whether after all D r Francisco J u l i o Pat ; from reformist ministers. when r e f o r m proposals w e r e f i X there might be something in the L e o n , who a so works in the • F o r the right, his willingness, s t i l l being pushed through the C;'p strange reports Canary Islands, said later that although reluctantly, to go Cortes (Parliament), S e f i o r F y ^ General Carlos Castro Cavero, he had recently s e c n ^ ' a n un- along with reforms designed Oyarzabal said he presumed l - ^ chief of the Canary Islands usual perfectly round sphere, j to dismantle the dictatorship, the P r i m e M i n i s t e r had just d e - p f c air division, said that he had silhouetted by a greyish blue 1 amounted to betraying the cided i t was the end of the- ' recently seen a flying object light, a b o u t ^ metres (o9tt) j Francoist cause. period of transition. hovering above the village of i n diameter Sabada i n eastern Spain for H e saw two very tall figures . more than a n T o û r . The" object dressed i n brilliant red inside | was " brilliant and remained the sphere as he was d r i v i n g stationary in the a i r " and along a road. The radio in his " then flew to Fgea de los car fell silent as the sphere , . Caballeros 20 kilometres (12 approached and landed on a [. i miles) away ". house roof. It them took oit |. TheFundación genera vas convinced again the direction of \ i that 't must have been a k i n d Tenerife.