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•. '. . ... , Si Spanish King considers Three Spanish officers his first choice v w freed, nine still held 1 F r o m H a r r y Debelius communists, who were released for Cortes presidency j M a d r i d , Dec 4 _ ,., f r o m Cairalbanchel p r i s o n i n M a d r i d this week. T h e y were M i l i t a r y ainjjtftiS&Tiave dis- F r o m H a r r y Debelius . « * ( Y 7 S C i f r a said that i n Burgos an arrested last m o n t h and freed •i missed charges against three M a d r i d , Dec 2 " ~ j » • " * ' alleged member of the Basque after a group of well-known separatist organization ( E T A ) j army officers of sedition, but K i n g J u a n Carlos was today lawyers wrote to the Govern- considering the appointment of was released ; but in general the j are to proceed, w i t h the t r i a l ment. - S e ñ o r Torcuato Fernandez- only p o l i t i c a l prisoners to be •j of nine others, it was learnt i n T h e i r release m a y be the M i r a n d o as president of the freed so far out of an estimated I M a d r i d today. result of the K i n g ' s p a r d o n total of 2,000 are well-known Cortes. N o official announce- •A T h e three officers, a r t i l l e r y w h i c h i n m a n y cases obliges people, c o n f i r m i n g the opposi- ment had been made by late : M a j o r E n r i q u e L o p e z A m o r , the prosecution to dismiss tion's assertions that the Gov- afternoon. T h e C o u n c i l of the and infantry captains J u a n charges i f not more than three- ernment intends to use the R e a l m , Spain's supreme ad- iDiego Garcia and A r t u r o Gur- year sentences are expected. visory body, met for a record pardon for political reasons and jriaran, were arrested i n Barce- keep the great majority behind T h e w i f e of a p o l i t i c a l six and a half hours yesterday • ; lona i n October. to prepare a list of three candi- bars. However, unofficial prisoner, Senor L u i s L u o i o dates for the job, for the K i n g ' s reports indicate that a new T h e other nine were arrested Lobato, who is serving a 21- choice of one. government m i g h t declare an j i n J u l y . M i l i t a r y authorities year sentence for i l l e g a l asso- mmm i jhave been careful to p l a y ciation, appeaJed todfey i n a T h e post of president of the amnesty. down the affair, saying that it letter circulated to Spanish Cortes, and automatically that T h e public order court, w h i c h ' lis not serious. Nevertheless, journalists for the families of of the C o u n c i l of the R e a l m and hears o n l y p o l i t i c a l cases, has jthe t r i a l , i f it is public, is p o l i t i c a l prisoners to set up a Regency, became vacant last dropped charges against Senora i • expected to be sensational. It ; pro-amnesty committee. week when S e ñ o r Rodriguez de L y d i a F a l c o n , a writer and : -is believed that the nine V a l c a r c e l ended his six-year lawyer, under the pardon. She, ^officers (a major a n d eight The M a d r i d Stock Exchange term o f office. S e ñ o r Fernandez- her husband, Senor Eliseo Bayo, . icaptains) belong to the clan- d i p p e d today, probably as a M i r a n d a , who is 60, was for- also an author, and two others f . (destine Democratic M i l i t a r y reflection of widespread spec- m e r l y D e p u t y P r e m i e r and were due to be t r i e d for i l l e g a l U n i o n . u l a t i o n that the K i n g w i l l M i n i s t e r of the National Move- propaganda. T h e prosecution retain Senor Carlos A r i a s ment, Spain's o n l y legal politi- yesterday asked for three years' j Charges have also been dis- N a v a r r o as P r i m e M i n i s t e r , at cal organization, under A d m i r a l imprisonment for each of the . m i s s e d against eight alleged least for the time being. L u i s Carrero B l a n c o , General defendants, w h i c h qualifies Franco's first P r i m e M i n i s t e r . them for automatic release H e took over b r i e f l y w h e n under the pardon. A d m i r a l Carrero was assassin- ated i n December, 1973, u n t i l A n o t h e r well-known prisoner, the appointment of S e ñ o r Carlos though not for his political A r i a s Navarro. activities, has been released. • . . . . Senor J u a n V i l a Reyes was S e ñ o r Fernandez-Miranda, j a i l e d for a total of 223 years once the K i n g ' s tutor, is a con- Senor Arias stays in in M a y for fraud and falsifica- servative member of the Cortes tion of documents. but is not as far to the right as S e ñ o r Rodriguez de V a l c a r c e l , H e was i n v o l v e d i n the office with powers € whom many considered to be M a t e s a affair, Spain's biggest the front man for the financial scandal, i n v o l v i n g the Española " bunker ", the entrenching of fraudulent use of Government the right after Franco. export credits totalling about to carry out reforms The K i n g also is expected to £ 6 0 m . The case, w h i c h came to choose a new p r i m e minister. light six years ago, l e d to a F r o m O u r C o r r e s p o n d e B K - { i \ w i l l issue a decree confirming S e ñ o r A r i a s tendered his resig- Government crisis and the dis- M a d r i d , D e c . 5 c Q t £ » * t « the p l a n on the recommenda- nation over the weekend, missal of the ministers of fin- K i n g J u a n Carlos confirmed tion of the Cabinet and i t w i l l according to reliable reports, ance and commerce, and the Seqor Carlos A r i a s Navarro as not be presented to the Cortes and a new appointment is l i k e l y governor of the B a n k of S p a i n . P r i m e M i n i s t e r today and gave for approval. before the end of the week. In Badajoz, Senor Bias P i n a r , h i m . unprecedented powers to Spanish bishops have called The C o u n c i l of the R e a l m w i l l an extreme right-wing notary carfy out reforms of the admin- for " the widest possible inter- submit to the K i n g a list of and a member of the Cortes by istrative structure. pretation " of the K i n g ' s three candidates. Informed direct appointment of G e n e r a l Senor A r i a s offered his resig- general pardon. T h e standing sources say that w i t h a regime F r a n c o , told a c r o w d of sup- nation a week ago so that the committee of the Spanish man as president of the Cortes, porters : " A l t h o u g h Franco is K i n g c o u l d have a free hand E p i s c o p a l C o u n c i l said i n a statement today that this was the new premier w i l l almost dead, F r a n c o i s m has not d i e d . " i n choosing his o w n man. It is certainly be someone more believed that the K i n g asked necessary to achieve national l i b e r a l , to gain the confidence A s i f out of fear that that harmony. m i g h t be so, the platform of Seiior A r i a s to stay o n so that of opposition groups. The two T h e Commission for Justice Democratic Convergence, a he t o u l d carry out some of the appointments, particularly that # and Peace, a church-based p o p u l a r front type organization reforms he p r o m i s e d o n Feb- l i : " - i of p r i m e minister, w i l l give an r u a r y 12 last year and w h i c h organization, has reiterated its i d e a of the K i n g ' s political i n c l u d i n g Spanish socialists, but demand for an amnesty and the not communists, issued a clan- wer*e b l o c k e d d u r i n g General n acumen. Franco's r u l e . recognition of basic h u m a n destine statement c a l l i n g for M e a n w h i l e , prisoners, includ- Senor A r i a s is expected to rights, i n a telegram sent to the ing several i n the p o l i t i c a l " f r e e d o m for p o l i t i c a l parties; K i n g . free trade unions; freedom of disftiiss some of his ministers category, continue to benefit next week. T h e composition of Senor J o a q u i n R u i z Gimenez, from the K i n g ' s general pardon. expression, assembly and a former M i n i s t e r of Education, demonstration, and the f u l l his new Cabinet w i l l give an The number of common i n d i c a t i o n of the Government's who is now Christian Democrat criminals who w i l l be freed, immediate and effective exer- leader, and president of the cise of the rights and p o l i t i c a l intentions towards democracy. according to official reports, Senor A r i a s is expected to re- commission, was to speak about liberties of the different m w i l l amount to some 70 per cent m a i n P r i m e M i n i s t e r u n t i l early the general pardon today, but • nationalities and regions of the of the inmates i n some prisons. i n the spring. the meeting was banned. The semi-official news agency Spanish state." H o w far the o l d g u a r d of Controversy s t i l l surrounds F r a n c o supporters w i l l allow article 3 of the general p a r d o n h i m to_ go, or h o w m u c h time decree w h i c h excludes people opposition groups w i l l give h i m , i m p r i s o n e d under the anti-ter- remains to be seen. rorist decree of A u g u s t 27 for T h e Cabinet considered the belonging to a n i l l e g a l organi- TRANSICIÓNzation. It is s t i l l not clear Señor Arias likely to p l a n to r e f o r m the administra- t i o n and create new ministries whether this means that people at i t s meeting today. T h e arrested under the A u g u s t scheme w i l l modernize the ad- decree are excluded from the stay on as Premier pardon o r whether the pardon ministrative structure and sim- p l i f y some functions. is not applicable to any mem- F r o m H a r r y Debelius « _ Senor F e l i p e Gonzalez. ber of a n illegal p o l i t i c a l orga- M a d r i d , Dec 3 4 D E C _ cretary-general of the out- U n d e r the p l a n the informa- t i o n part w i l l be taken away nization. Senor Carlos A r i a s Navarro, lawed Spanish Socialist 1 f r o m the M i n i s t r y of Informa- the Spanish P r i m e M i n i s t e r , W o r k e r s Party (PSOE), as A c c o r d i n g to figures pub- showing a " tendency toward;; t i o n and T o u r i s m and become l i s h e d i n the monarchist news- seems l i k e l y to remain i n his the responsibility of the D e p u t y post at least for the present, a continuation of F r a n c o i s m ". i paper ABC, 1,879 prisoners have C i v i l Guards today shot dead P r i m e M i m s t e r . T h e three been released, i n c l u d i n g 76 despite the fact that he offered m i l i t a r y ministries w i l l be com- his resignation to K i n g J u a n an alleged member of the E T A p o l i t i c a l ones as w e l l as 1,423 (Basque H o m e l a n d a n d b i n e d into one. T h e p l a n pro- people i n p r i s o n awaiting t r i a l , Carlos last week after General vides for new ministries of Franco's death. L i b e r t y ) i n Beasain, an indus-- i n c l u d i n g 159 h e l d for p o l i t i c a l trial suburb of Bilbao. transport and tourism, health reasons. Spanish law does not require anfl welfare, youth, sport and the P r i m e M i n i s t e r to resign Senor L u i s Javier Lopez de This means that just over 10 family, and defence, according per cent of the estimated 2,000 upon the change of the chief of Guereno, aged 18, was k i l l e d i n to i n f o r m e d sources. state, but Senor A r i a s d i d so a fight i n v o l v i n g three sus-| p o l i t i c a l prisoners have been re- It is expected that the K i n g out of courtesy for the monarch. pected Basque separatists and leased. It was previously thought that members of the C i v i l Guard. 1 the K i n g w o u l d choose a new The other rwo m e n escaped. P r i m e M i n i s t e r and con- The police said that they sequently a whole new C a b i n e t ; had been searching for the., however, pressures from the men for several days right have apparently obliged It was the first clash be- h i m to retain Senor A r i a s . E v e n tween E T A and police result- so, a n u m b e r of Cabinet mem- ing in a death since General bers Fundación are expected to be Franco became i l l last October,; changed. a n d it was the first such lei J1-i Senor Torcuato Fernandez- ing in the reign of K i n g J u a n : M i r a n d a was sworn i n this Carlos. The E T A and the morning as the new president M a o i s t F R A P (Revolutionary of the Cortes, the Spanish par- Anti-Fascist Patriotic F r o n t ) , liament. the two p r i n c i p a l anti-regime The appointment of the violent groups, have been quiet president was today dismissed for most of the past six weeks. o o o o o o o o o o o o n n n
Madrid show of police 50 arrests at Madrid cemetery F r o m Our Corresp T h e y dragged benches into the M a d r i d , D e c . 8 " that the protest h a d been i n roadway to block traffic. T h e s p i r e d by the communists. A large poTicel í e fTorce o r c e todatoday police made a baton charge. S e ñ o r J o a q u í n R u i z J i m é n e z , strength shakes prevented demonstrators f r o m A t least one i n j u r e d was taken l a y i n g wreaths o n the tomb of a C h r i s t i a n Democrat leader to police headquarters. and lawyer for S e ñ o r M a r c e l P a b l o Iglesias, the founder o f Nearer the cemetery a group the Spanish Socialist Party, o n l i n o Camacho, the p o l i t i c a l liberals' faith in King of • youths, believed to be prisoner released a week ago the fifteenth anniversary of his Guerrillas of C h r i s t the K i n g , death. A b o u t 50 people were a n d rearrested yesterday, sent F r o m H a r r y Debelius Backed up by at least two sec- an extreme right-wing organiz- a telegram to K i n g J u a n Carlos tions of men on horseback, a arrested. ation, attacked a man. T h e M a d r i d , Dec 7 asking for his client's release spotter helicopter, about a half- F o r the second day police, police intervened, but an eye T h e hopes of liberal H e said S e ñ o r Camacho had dozen water cannon. and estimated at 1,200 u n i f o r m e d •witness alleged that they had Spaniards that K i n g Juan been arrested near his house, dozens of vehicles, the heavily- m e n and 250 secret police i n further t h u m p e d the m a n o n Carlos w i l l be able to bring at least a m i l e away from the armed policemen took up posi- p l a i n clothes, were out to show the ground. democracy to Spain were prison, while he was b u y i n g a tions on all roads and streets that no c r i t i c i s m of the regime shaken here today by a strong T h e Socialist P a r t y issued a newspaper. leading to the prison. w i l l be tolerated. display of force by the police statement later condemning the A b o u t 50 police o n horseback S e ñ o r A r i a s Navarro, con- and by the rearrest of a popu- They turned back persons police action at the cemetery. surrounded the cemetery of L a It said that some people who f i r m e d by the K i n g as P r i m e lar opposition leader who was w a l k i n g in that direction. T h e y M i n i s t e r on F r i d a y , is expected released from prison only surrounded the exits of under- A l m u d e n a , i n the w o r k i n g class h a d managed to reach it were district of Ventas. W a t e r " v i o l e n t l y repulsed ". to announce his new Cabinet by a week ago on a pardon granted ground railway stations as much the end of the week. by the K i n g . as four stops before the prison. cannon were p a r k e d by a w a l l Socialist delegations f r o m and policemen w i t h _ sub- One man, t i p p e d for a Cab- S e ñ o r M a r c e l i n o Camacho, There was an unusual num- H o l l a n d , Italy and the Inter- machine guns took up positions inet post, is Lieutenant-General was taken into custody i n Mad- ber of persons on the streets national L a b o u r Organization along the roads, m a k i n g ran- M a n u e l Diez A l e g r í a , former r i d when a small army of police of the Carabanchel district for also attended the demonstra- C h i e f of the G e n e r a l Staff. a Sunday morning, but there dom checks of cars. A heli- tion. T h e police confiscated the turned out to prevent a demon- T h e general is k n o w n for was no demonstration ; the copter hovered above passports of the D u t c h delega stration i n favour of an amnesty his l i b e r a l views. H e said the for political prisoners. police saw to that. Most of the ,...=v i » ¿«1 w u i i a m I K i n g must be given time to S e ñ o r Camacho. a 57-year-old strollers were young men and l o c k e d i n s p i t e " o f today being \ Chislett, a correspondent of T/te J examine the problems facing : lathe operator, and a leader of women. the holiday of the Immaculate | Times, w h e n he w a l k e d past the country Conception. A m i l e away, at the cemetery gates. j the i l l e g a l trade union organiza- C l u b - wielding policemen M a d r i d , Dec 8.-—A B e l g i a n I tion k n o w n as the Workers charged briskly into gathering the b u l l r i n g , police reinforce- T h e police disclosed today ments waited i n cars and buses. television team has been de- I Commissions, was arrested on groups t h u m p i n g hard. A b o u t that they h a d arrested 100 p o r t e d after f i l m i n g clashes Several h u n d r e d demonstra- I a street near his home about 100 people were taken into cus- people at the demonstration outside the p r i s o n yesterday, tors marched through a street i half an hour before the tody. outside Carabanchel p r i s o n the B e l g i a n Embassy announced. i n the centre of M a d r i d , chant- j scheduled start of the Pedestrians were stopped for yesterday, who were c a l l i n g for T h e five m e n were put on an i n g : " Socialism and freedom ". i unauthorized demonstration. random identification checks as a f u l l amnesty. The police said aircraft to Paris by the police. T h e police said tonight that far as a mile away from the j he had beeu held for directing prison. Policemen flagged down ; and organizing the demonstra- some cars in the vicinity of the ; tion. But according to S e ñ o r prison and demanded proof of Camacho's family, he had gone identity. I out merely to buy a newspaper. A m o n g the many taken into H e was the second important custody were three members of B a s q u e p o l i c e k i l l m a n w h o member of the W o r k e r s Com- an A m e r i c a n Broadcasting Com- missions to be put behind bars pany television crew. Irish and I again despite the king's pardon. Belgian television men were , T h e first was Father Francisco w a s c o u r t i n g i n c a r also reported to have been Española ' García-Salve, a R o m a n Catholic F r o m Our Correspondent detained. visitors without warning, also! : worker priest who was arrested M a d r i d , Dec 9 The day's incidents, com- clubbing and k i c k i n g h i m and aj j last F r i d a y when about 1,000 Secret police shot a courting D u t c h correspondent. H e | ; persons gathered at the railway bined with the banning of couple in the Basque country, asserted that the police attacked^ • station to welcome him back lectures and prohibitions .if k i l l i n g a 26-year-old man and h i m after they had checked his a from prison. meetings of community associa- tions, the dispersing of strikers wounding his 19-year-old g i r l identification and t o l d h i m that i A b o u t 1,000 policemen, some by police at a M a d r i d factory friend, it was learnt in M a d r i d he could remain i n the area. j| ] in 'the green uniform of the on Friday, are all bound to today. Neither of the two had A l s o i n M a d r i d , police im-'] paramilitary C i v i l Guard forces, raise doubts about whose any c r i m i n a l or political record posed a fine of £1,667 on a^ g others in the grey uniform of authority is greater : that of and no arms or other evidence worker priest, Father Francisco^ ' t h e security police, took part in the police or the K i n g . of illegal activities was found Garcia Salve, without trials- I today's vwell-coordinated nper- W h i l e the police were round in the bullet-riddled car. F r e e d f r o m the special prison;, 1; I ation i n the vicinity of Cara- ing up would-be demonstrators A c c o r d i n g to a version of the for clergymen at Zamora, under;* banchel prison, where the un- outside the prison, opponents incident offered by police, two the K i n g ' s pardon, he was re-; j authorized demonstration had plainclothes members of the arrested as soon as he a r r i v e d ^ j been expected to take place. Continued on page 6. col 1 C i v i l G u a r d approached a in M a d r i d last F r i d a y , wheni, parked car at 11.30 p m last about 1,000 people turned out[; night in the vicinity of Beasain, at the r a i l w a y station to wel-i' near Bilbao, to check the come h i m back. K i n g o f S p a i n ' s s u p p o r t e r s identity of the occupants. The Both the priest and Senor, driver started the engine and M a r c e l i n o Camacho, the labour j drove away. T h e c i v i l guards leader, were interrogated this J s e e t h e i r c a r s w r e c k e d opened fire. afternoon by a magistrate of a ? ; l A n unpublished report by a agents arrived on the coast for political court, apparently to I I C o n t i n u e d from page 1 Spanish journalist to the determine whether new charges K a " tranquillizer tour " after re- M a d r i d Press Association has should be brought against them. £ ., of the regime were scattering ports of troubles i n S p a i n had described in detail how riot Sefior Camacho was rearrested m j leaflets in other parts of caused cancellations by some of police beat up the wives and last Sunday i n front of his home |~- ! M a d r i d , c a l l i n g for a demon- their, prospective customers. children of prisoners as they in M a d r i d exactly one week l': stration tomorrow at the main The Generaj C o u n c i l of waited outside the Carabanchel after he had walked out of the 4 M a d r i d cemetery, beside the prison on Sunday morning for a Carabanchel prison, also under Lawyers has published the text chance to see their detained I grave of Pablo Iglesias, the the K i n g ' s pardon. H i s arrest H of a petition to the Government relatives d u r i n g normal visiting apparently was related to a founder of Spanish socialism. c a l l i n g for the revision of hours. demonstration demanding an §•;, : j The graveside gathering, General Franco's anti-terrorist A c c o r d i n g to the journalist, amnesty for a l l p o l i t i c a l r •! already prohibited by police, is decree of last August. The the police attacked the waiting prisoners.
to commemorate the fiftieth lawyers demand legislation toTRANSICIÓN j 1 " i * ^ —T T - n - • .' anniversary of Iglesias's death. do away with courts martial for I n M a l a g a , on the Costa del civilians, eliminate obligatory ji-Sol, about 40 private cars were death penalties, give convicted S p v e r t u r n e d or damaged i n the persons the right of appeal, and j C l e a r l y h „ „ . „ of yesterdav morn- permit lawyers to see thsir : | i n g . A l l of the cars attacked clients awaiting trial on terror- . : bore stickers expressing support ist charges. . for the K i n g . Some of the cars In B i l b a o , the police an- . had their tyes slashed ; others nounced the arrest of five young 5 had windows broken ; others people, i n c l u d i n g a 25-year-old woman, charges of unlawful j were toppled on their sides. 1 association and illegal propa- T h i s politically-inspired van- ganda. A c c o r d i n g to the police, » dalism occurred just as a group the woman was caught pasting of about 30 U n i t e d States travel subversivxe posters on walls.
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4 D E C 1 9 7 5 U e a d $ B i l b a o j a i l regime in new Cabine •1 F r o m H a r r y . D e b e l i u s \ . ( F r o m H a r r y Debelius I M a d r i d , D e c ^ 4 ~ ~ " - F r o m Our Correspondent M a d r i d , D e c , l struggle are protesting overt Democratic opposition M a d r i d , Dec 10 a wage freeze and are askingj i groups said today that they do Police brp emonstra- for amnesty for p o l i t i c a l ; T h e r e was speculation i n not think the new G o v e m m e n r tion near B i l b a o today calling M a d r i d today that S e ñ o r A r i a s prisoners. for an amnesty for political 1 ¿I w i l l last v e r y l o n g unless it I n Tarragona protesters h a d N a v a r r o , the P r i m e M i n i s t e r , j qu i c k l y introduces reform. The prisoners and better working i.;, w o u l d try to give his Cabinet police on the r u n when they conditions. differing groups a l l agree that a new look by naming four men chose a novel way of expressing : the Government is one of tran- S i x people were taken into k n o w n for their outspokenness their dissent. T h e y p l u c k e d t h e ' custody i n connexion with the : | ; sition, and that its credibility i n the past .They are S e ñ o r J o s é feathers f r o m a dozen hens and j disturbance outside the Basauri 'depends on m a k i n g the prom- m M a r i a de A r e i l z a , the Count of painted their bodies with anti- H I P r i s o n . Civilians, said to be M o t r i c o , who was one of General regime slogans. The hens were ised reforms a reality, I members of the extremist right- i,-: Franco's most distinguished am- let loose -yj _ A s a possible sign that | w i n g movement, W a r r i o r s of bassadors, S e ñ o r M a n u e l F r a g a S e ñ o r M a r c e l i n o Camacho, the j liberalization is imminent, ] C h r i s t the K i n g , joined police Iribarne, Ambassador i n L o n - leader of the i l l e g a l W o r k e r s ' ;f authorities this m o r n i n g i n dispersing demonstrators, don u n t i l last month and a Commissions, appeared before decided not to bring further i J One man helping the police re- former M i n i s t e r of Information a magistrate of the political charges against S e ñ o r Marce- • I portedly carried a whip. .. a n d T o u r i s m , S e ñ o r F r e d e r i c o P u b l i c Order Court today. The l i n o Camacho, the leader of 1 | M e a n w h i l e , reports from S i l v a M u ñ o z , a former M i n i s t e r court must decide whether the W o r k e r s ' Commissions, the tu Seville said that Dolores Bascón S e ñ o r Camacho, who was freed . i l l e g a l trade union movement...N Banos, a 15-year-old g i r l who of P u b l i c W o r k s , a n d S e ñ o r : A d o l f o S u á r e z , former governor on pardon 10 days ago and re- H e was set free after spending • I had been shot i n the back by of Segovia and director of state- arrested three days ago, must : five days i n police custody. g | | police during a demonstration r u n television. face new charges. ¡ S e ñ o r Camacho was arrested i isj there on F r i d a y , was recover- ing. .. None of t h e m represents an A c c o r d i n g to political for allegedly directing demon- jH anti-regime group, but they prisoners and their relatives, I'. strations outside Carabancliel M I The Bilbao demonstration have spoken out against some who gave a news conference j prison, demanding an amnesty. ? I | came only a day after S e ñ o r of the regime's policies, par- secretly in M a d r i d today, an - j In fact, he was arrested near | Carlos A r i a s Navarro's newly- • t i c u l a r l y S e ñ o r A r e i l z a and estimated 2,000 prisoners are 1 his home. formed Cabinet was sworn in at f the palace Outside M a d r i d . fe S e ñ o r F r a g a , who have called still locked up for political But while S e ñ o r Camacho F for liberalization. reasons. T h e y say that 237 poli- R e f e r r i n g to his speech of '" ¡ was free his colleague, Father | F e b r u a r y 12, last year, in which £ W h i l e S e ñ o r A r i a s is h o l d i n g tical prisoners were released j F e d e r i c o G a r c i a Salve, the | his series of meetings to choose under tht K i n g ' s " g e n e r a l he had promised liberal r e I R o m a n Catholic w o r k e r s ' ; forms, S e ñ o r A r i a s Navarro his new Cabinet, w h i c h is ex- pardonJL,. but about the same : priest, is s t i l l being h e l d . H e ' said : " Now is the hour to re- pected to be announced by numbejPja% r^ff^iirOsted since : was fined £1,687 without trial | F r i d a y , strikes are affecting affirm what was said then with ' this week, having been 1 a view to the future." different parts of the country. T h e y alleged that the police ' a r r e s t e d when he returned t o . T o d a y was the first of three were adopting subtle new tor- ..: M a d r i d a week ago. The police ' M a d r i d , Dec 14.—Señor I M a n u e l F r a g a Iribarne, the new " days of s t r u g g l e " organized ture tactics, such as m a k i n g j alleged that he organized a [.. Interior M i n i s t e r , yesterday b y the communist-influenced p o l i t i c a l prisoners remove their : j communist demonstration at | | telephoned Seville University E J u n t a D e m o c r á t i c a . shoes and socks before they j the station on a r r i v a l . H e may Española I n M a d r i d , according to offi- were locked up in basement Hospital to ask after the condi-ji I face charges, but these have < tion of S e ñ o r i t a Bascón Banos. 1 c i a l figures, 25,000 workers cells at the central police head- I not been determined by tlief • went o n strike y e s t e r d a y ; most Quarters here. I n the M o d e l Such interest in a " subversive E : political P u b l i c Order Court. r | d e m o n s t r a t o r " was practically m of t h e m were s t i l l out today. A t P r i s o n in Barcelona, they said, O n his release S e ñ o r Cama-jH unheard of under the F r a n c o " one factory, police" evicted 800 the police recently used an ' cho said about the new*' J I r e g i m e . — U P I . s t r i k i n g workers. The workers electric cattle goad to control G o v e r n m e n t : " W e have to I, I t a k i n g part i n the " days of rioting prisoners. 1 wait to see what is going to ber*' done. There are some people -j-. J i n the Government who say! " I they are l i b e r a l , but l i b e r a l i n i - i the regime's context." It is possible that S e ñ o r Fíj Composition of Senor Arias's new Camacho was released at the IS : request of K i n g Juan Carlos. E ; Several people, i n c l u d i n g I members of his f a m i l y , ! , Cabinet expected to disappoint • attempted to make contact with •'•• I the K i n g about his arrest. • ' i S e ñ o r i t a M a r i a Caudra, an actress and daughter of S e ñ o r Spaniards hoping for liberalization M a r i a n o C a u d r a Meadina, the r'-f. former A i r M i n i s t e r , spoke to f£t F r o m H a r r y Debelius M i n i s t e r of Information and celona and a former senior Debelius .„ official of the trade union the K i n g ' s secretary. O n W e d - , M a d r i d , Dec T o u r i s m : Sr A d o l f o M a r t i n nesday, S e ñ o r Camacho's w i f e | ¿ Gamero Gonzalez Posada, A m - organization, a moderate Falan-; Senor Car gist. telephoned the K i n g ' s secre-r rlos Svnas Navarro bassador to M o r o c c o and former 1 announced his new Cabinet tary to ask for a n audience' ;- chief spokesman at the F o r e i g n M i n i s t e r , Secretary-General of; and the secretary suggested today, the first under K i n g J u a n M i n i s t r y . the M o v e m e n t : Sr A d o l f o that she write to the K i n g . \ i Carlos Suarez Gonzalez, former U n d e r M i n i s t e r of the Presidency : M r R a u l M a r a d o , a lawyer, There are no suprises, but Sr Alfonso Osorio Garcia, for- Secretary-Generalof the Move- ment, a right-wing founder of of the P o p u l a r Socialist Party p ! rather a reshuffling of familiar mer U n d e r Secretary of Com- s a i d : " I am neither pessimis-["?i: H figures, many of them former merce and former president of one of the political " associa- tions " recently tolerated i n tic nor optimistic but if thétfj 1 j ministers under General Franco, the board of governors of the authorities continue arresting\ Ii I whose political leanings in the state-run railway network, a Spain ; A r m y M i n i s t e r : Lieute- nant-General F e l i x A l v a r e z - people, if they do not r e t u r n ! * M m a i n can best be described as liberal monarchist ; Labour passports, i f they continue r e s - K g '• centre-right. T h e list is : M i n i s t e r : Sr J o s é Solis R u i z , A r e n a s Pacheco, former Cap- tain-General of the second tricting the press, if they abo- r - D e p u t y P r i m e M i n i s t e r with- the present M i n i s t e r of the TRANSICIÓN m i l i t a r y dlsrricr, with head- lish the Guerrilleros (the W a r - j a l out Portfolio : Lieutenant- National M o v e m e n t and former riors for Christ the K i n g , af; ; M i n i s t e r in charge of the quarters i n Seville ; Nav y M i n i - i| General Fernando de Santiago right-wing activist group) as afj regime's state-run trade union ster : Rear A d m i r a l G a b r i e l P i t a H y Diaz de M e n d i v i l , present de V e i g a Sanz, one of the late m i n i m u m , then I w i l l lose orginization, a moderate right- 1 : ! director of the Centre for General Franco's most trusted faith. It is a Government for {'•; N a t i o n a l Defence Studies ; winger ; H o u s i n g M i n i s t e r : Sr Francisco Lozano, president of m i l i t a r y aides, unchanged in his j the Christmas season, a v e r y ! \ J'j Interior M i n i s t e r : Sr M a n u e l p o s t ; A i r M i n i s t e r : Lieutenunt- \ transitory one. j: F r a g a Iribarne, former Ambas- the board of the state railway system ; C o m m e r c e M i n i s t e r : General Carlos Franco Iribar- A n o t h e r Socialist leader, íí¿ n sador i n L o n d o n and fo er negaray commander of the third Sr Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo, an ; Professor E n r i c o Ticarno G a l - ' M i n i s t e r of Information and A i r F o r c e district. : ! T o u r i s m ; F o r e i g n M i n i s t e r : Sr engineer who is a member of 1 van, said : " It is a Government RB the board of U n i o n Explosives, ! w h i c h Franco could have ras i j J o s é M a r i a de A r e i l z a , Count of T h e composition of the new R i o Tinto and former president [appointed five or six years • M o t r i c o , General Franco's cabinet is expected to draw of the board of the state r u n jago". |p I former ambassador i n key posts expressions scorn from railway network ; Industry I Centre groups like the Chris- | such as Washington, Paris and opposition groups, most of M i n i s t e r : Sr Carlos Perez de tian Democrats were equally S if Buenos A i r e s , a liberal monarch- whom are bound to see a B r i c i o , a senior official of the : doubtful. S e ñ o r Joaquin Ruiz- j i ist ; Justice M i n i s t e r : D r repet '.ion of the o l d names Industry M i n i s t r y , a techno- G i m é n e z , whose father, a ' 1- A n t o n i o Garrigues Diaz-Caiia- identified closely with General ! bate, a lawyer and former crat ; P u b l i c W o r k s M i n i s t e r : f o r m e r Education M i n i s t e r , Franco's authoritarian regime. S Ambassador to the U n i t e d Sr A n t o n i o Valdes Gonzalez now heads the Democratic T h e C o u n c i l of E u r o p e has I States. R o l d à n , a highways engineer C h r i s t i a n left, s a i d : " It is a asked Spanish politicians to go and the only c i v i l i a n member ghost government. B u t it is to Paris next Tuesday to inform F i n a n c e M i n i s t e r : Sr J u a n of the Cabinet other than obvious that the soft line has M i g u e l V i l l a r M i r , a highways the C o u n c i l about Spain's Senor A r i a s to remain in his prevailed over the hard one " . engineer who is president of political situation. present post. A g r i c u l t u r e M i n i - ! Several members of the the boards of Spain's two ster : Sr V i r g i l o Onate G i l , The appointment of a new Government belong to a group biggest steel p r o d u c i n g compan- another highways engineer, for- cabinet conies on the second day ies ; M i n i s t e r of E d u c a t i o n and assembled by S e ñ o r M a n u e l mer U n d e r Secretary of A g r i - of a period of strikes called by Fraga Iribarne, the Interior Sciences : Sr Carlos Robles culture ; M i n i s t e r of Trade various left-wing organizations . M i n i s t e r , and former Ambassa- Piquer, a former senior official U n i o n Organization : Sr Rodolfo as a political protest. dor i n L o n d o n . They include- at the MFundación i n i s t r y of Information M a r t i n V i l l a , Governor of Bar- and T o u r i s m under Sr Fraga ; L e a d i n g article, page 17 S e ñ o r J o s é M a r i a de A r e i l z a , .the F o r e i g n M i n i s t e r , and ISeñor A d o l f o M a r t i n Gamero, : ; • |the Information and T o u r i s m ¡Minister. S e ñ o r F r a g a and S e ñ o r A r e i l z a are cited as the l i b e r a l s in the Government but jtheir earlier calls for democ- r a c y may prove hard to f u l f i l n o w that they are i n govern- 0 0 o O O O O Ö O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O Ö Ò O O O QOO O 00,0:0.0 00.0 o o o c c c . . ¡II, •„ ,„. ••
I C a u t i o u s g r e e t i n g f o r f i r s t f s h i f t t o w a r d s d e m o c r a c y ^ Driver stili I h i n t o f S p a n i s h r e f o r m w face trial over í e í o ™ t o u T d ^ n f y , k ^ R ^ m r don of liberalism came when I. T h e new Spanish Government that they would bring Spain p F r o m Our Correspondent Sehor M a n u e l Fraga Iribarne, is expected to announce a pro- nearer to Europe. " The first f M a d r i d , Dec 16 Britons' deaths Opposition groups gave a the Interior Minister, dined F r o m O u r Correspondent jgramme of l i b e r a l reforms after part of the reforms w i l l be con- with Professor E n r i c o Tierno y : guarded welcome today to see Rioldtng its first Cabinet meet- eluded within two y e a r s 'he . Galvan, the Socialist lawyer 5 the Government's proposals A court official at M a r b e j k i n g today. said. and leader of the Popular for democratic reforms. A wait- today denied that charges n"ad T h e programme is expected The Archbishop of M a d r i d , f Socialist Party. to put S p a i n on a path leading and-see attitude is being been dropped against Hie C a r d i n a l V i c e n t e E n r i q u e y f • The evening newspaper gradually to d e m o c r a c y ; b u t . i t j adopted, but there are signs Spanish van driver i n v o l v e d i n Tarancon, told the assembly of p Informaciones asked: " Is the is thought u n l i k e l y that free that the Government has begun the road crash last A u g u s t i n Spanish bishops today that the £ to carry out the spirit if not thaw b e g i n n i n g ? " Professor elections and the acceptance of w h i c h the wives of M r R i c h a r d C h u r c h was ready to accept S the letter of its programme. Tierno Galvan said of the p o l i t i c a l parties other than the M a r s h , c h a i r m a n Of B r i t i s h R a i l , p o l i t i c a l changes. " N o one can p S e n o r v > M a r c e l i n o Camacho, Government's proposals: " F o r National M o v e m e n t w i l l be and M r D a v i d Jacobs, the tele- ignore that the difference be-p leader of the W o r k e r s ' Com- me this is the first positive act announced at present. However. v i s i o n entertainer, were fatally tween c i v i l society and the f missions, the i l l e g a l trade since the death of Franco. . . . the authorities, and i n par- injured. - .« ecclesiastical c o m m u n i ty is get- union movement, was allowed If the Government can follow Reports i n L o n d o n had sug- f p ticular the police, w i l l probably ting bigger, . . . Our faith to the [* ' to speak last night in Barcelona the line set out i n its pro- be asked to show greater toler- gested that the driver, S e ñ o r Gospel and to the people impels uf, about trade u n i o n i s m and gramme and do it quickly then ance for dissent. , , J u a n C a l d e r ó n M a r t í n e z , w o u l d ¡éüli us to assume changes", he I f politics, something which* we can arrive at a harmony '• S e ñ o r M a n u e l F r a g a Iribarne, not be brought to t r i a l , having IJ| J declared. would have been unheard .ofj among a l l people. But I hope the Interior M i n i s t e r , is be- benefited under the recent par- EES in the recent past. H e s a i d : it does not fall into the danger don announced by K i n g J u a n E l lieved to have presented the P o l i t i c a l prisoners at Segovia [ " '•We are convinced that we a G J of militant anti-communism " I C a r l o s . T h e court official s a i d p C a b i n e t w i t h a programme for and Carabanchel prisons in F ; now approaching freedom." P H Sehor Carlos Zayas, a spokes- i t h e case w o u l d c o n t i n u e ; t h e f the acceptance i n due course M a d r i d have gone on hunger ' A l s o near Barcelona, polree* man for the mainstream Jjiprosecutor was s t i l l d e c i d i n g f ! ! Of a l l . p o l i t i c a l parties except strike/demanding an amnesty. allowed over 3,000 people Jjg Socialist Party, was not so I^awhat charges to b r i n g the .' communists. H e said : There are an estimated 180 poli- demonstrate outside the M o i J Q forthcoming i n praise. He said : Recently that " t h e reforms tical prisoners s t i l l i n Carra- serrat A b b e y c a l l i n g for fi*1 " There is nothing that has not I'hich, the new Government banchel. A b o u t 50 others have amnesty. Previously these been expected. U p to now no Jans, mean neither revolution been set free under the K i n g ' s , demonstrations have been fundamental decision has shown 6r a .rupture ".• • .•••'. ^ g e n e r a l g a r d o n , " ^ . . . . ^ ^ , . ^ ^ broken up. Father L o u i s the desire to dismantle the ; ''-^v',- F ~ ' F - : ^ • F F X i r i n a c h s , a Catalan priest, .is institutions of the dictatorship. on hunger strike inside the W e are very sceptical. La reforma abbey with six other people to There is s t i l l no amnesty demand an amnesty. political parties, no free d e m o c r á t i c a , jDemocracy and more A n o t h e r pointer in the direc- unions." : s — en m a r c h a LO NDRES, 17. (Efe.)—Hay In- freedom promised w dicios de que el Gobierno e s p a ñ o l ha comenzado a poner en p r á c - T r u n c h e o n s tica el e s p í r i t u de su programa S p a n i s h | de reformas democráticas, dice hoy fby Spanish Cabinet el matutino Independiente londi- nense " T h e T i m e s " . m w i e l d e d w ? F r o m Our Correspondent —m\ viting " all citizens i n d i v i d u a l l y Como ejemplos, el corresponsal \ M a d r i d , Dec 1^ £j f j £ £ \%( V ' or collectively to offer their de]Española diario en M a d r i d cita el hecho " ideas and participate in public i n M a d r i d de que M a r c e l i n o C a m a c h o pro- The new Spanish Government matters . . . responsible criti- nunciase una conferencia en B a r - today promised more freedom F r o m O u r Correspondent celona, la manifestación que m á s cisms are a relevant way of « 2 to the people and said it would participating ". F r o m Our Cprres m M a d r i d , Dec 18 de tres m i l personas- realizaron en I begin " to construct a democracy porìident Montserrat sin que interviniese la The next few weeks w i l l put M a d r i d , Dec 18 I F o r the second day r u n n i n g w h i c h cannot be harmed by any P o l i c í a y la cena de M a n u e l P r a g a the Government's statement of I in M a d r i d , police t*J$ght broke totalitarian threat". It issued a A w o r k e r p r i e s t j j i Father E I Iribarne con el dirigente socia- intent to the test. Calls for 1 up a c r o w d demonstrating out- statement after a Cabinet meet- Fedenico Garcia-Salve£3nay bet g lista Tierno G a l v á n . amnesty are increasing and the i n g with K i n g Juan Carlos set- brought to t r i a l withoutihe per-1 I side the M i n i s t r y •otrjustice for opposition groups are becoming ^cmm^wmm ?m 7: ting out i n general terms its mission of the Archlftsfjpp o f j * an amnesty for
Police watch Basque flag being unfurled as pressures for an amnesty mount throughout Spain F r o m O u r Correspondent that many Basques from Dur- ciliation " c o u l d not be M a d r i d / D e c 29 ango were i n prison for p o l i t i c a l achieved without amnesty, the ¡É P a s s i v e r o l e F o r the first k n o w n time in reasons or l i v i n g i n exile. T h e return of exiles and "official recent Spanish history, demon- document said that freedom for recognition of the rights of strators unfurled the Basque the p o l i t i c a l prisoners and the freedom of expression and • g o f p o l i c e nationalist flag near B i l b a o as r e t u r n of p o l i t i c a l exiles was association. police stood by without inter- fundamental for " a trueArecon- There was hope among vening. c i l i a t i o n " . r democratic Spanish organiza- a t B a s q u e A b o u t 700 people gathered i n The M b a o j i a s s o c i a t i o n of tions that the K i n g w o u l d seize A l g o r t a early yesterday and architecwrj%*nd architectural the opportunity presented by marched behind r o l l e d Basque engineersFTvent even further. It the R o m a n Catholic H o l y Y e a r , p r o t e s t s flags and a p l a c a r d c a l l i n g for appealed to the authorities not which is about to begin at Santiago de Compostela, the F r o m Our Corrsepondent amnesty for political prisoners. only for amnesty for political i i M a d r i d , J a n 4 They planted two of the green, prisoners, but also the abolition shrine of Spain's patron saint, I Police adopted a vigilant but p | white and r e d flags at points of p o l i t i c a l courts and the re- James the A p o s t l e , to declare ! passive role w h e n several jgh where they w o u l d be p l a i n l y peal of General Franco's anti- an amnesty. thousands of demonstrators visible. A f t e r the demonstrators terrorist decree of last summer. Other signs of the times massed i n the two m a i n Basque left the area, the m u n i c i p a l came i n a policy speech I n Madrid a group of mem- cities of San Sebastian and police, not the feared paramili- delivered to the Cortes today bers of the Government- Bilbao today, c a l l i n g e n the tary c i v i l g u a r d took t h e m by Sefior J u a n M i g u e l V i l l a r sponsored c u l t u r a l association Government to grant f u l l down. M i r , the Finance M i n i s t e r , who * k n o w n as Ateneo sent K i n g amnesty for political prisoners. promised that the Govern- Three months ago, c i v i l guard J u a n Carlos a petition for The police, under orders f r o m ment's fiscal policy w o u l d a i m troops who c l i m b e d a mountain amnesty, asking that it be exten- Sefior M a n u e l F r a g a Iribarne, at a " m o r e just distribution to n p down a Basque flag r a n ded not merely to p o l i t i c a l Spain's new M i n i s t e r of the of the burdens and sacrifices " , over a booby trap that k i l l e d prisoners but also to other Interior, allowed both demon- w i t h m a x i m u m p r i o r i t y given three of them. categories. These i n c l u d e d strations to be held. Only 15 days ago police baton workers dismissed for ideologi- to f u l l employment. charged demonstrators at a cal reasons ; people persecuted E v i d e n c e of more freedom i n The m a i n protest took place s i m i l a r gathering near B i l b a o , for trade union activities ; mem- the offing came i n the pub- i n B i l b a o last night, when 500 StM scattering t h e m and t a k i n g bers of the armed forces await- lished remarks of Sefior F r a g a , people, mostly families and WSM about 40 into custody. The m i l d ing t r i a l for political activities ; who said that the Government friends of political . prisoners, WM treatment of the c r o w d at A l - penalized students and profes- intended to speed up the began an all-night sit-in at the fe^S gorta reflected what appears sors ; and i n general a l l those " d e m o c r a t i z a t i o n " of l o c a l C h u r c h of San A n t o n i n the o l d Em| to be a new l i n e of tolerance undergoing punishment " the government. H e was quoted part of the city. A f t e r morn- |;?pp of peaceful demonstrations l a i d o r i g i n of w h i c h lies in the by the news agency C i f r a as ing mass, they left the c h u r c h , ti d o w n b y S e ñ o r F r a g a T r i b a r n e , restriction . . . of the freedoms saying that a proposed law Joined by more than 5,000 fj >$ people, they marched the m i l e £ ^ the new Interior M i n i s t e r . The of expression, assembly and regarding elections sent to t and a half to the c i v i l gover- " : demonstrations are s t i l l tech- association " . Parliament after last F r i d a y ' s T n i c a l l y i l l e g a l , however, Some of Spain's leading play- cabinet meeting was a first nor's office with the intention g 3 § | step. T h e move towards of d e l i v e r i n g a Española petition signed jjSSsj frpi A l s o near B i l b a o , the mayor wrights went on record i n the I of Durango received a petition capital i n favour of amnesty. democracy w o u l d be carried by several thousands c a l l i n g for B0$k I for amnesty signed by more T h e y sent the K i n g a letter out " g r a d u a l l y and w i t h a f u l l p o l i t i c a l amnesty. I than 2,000 people. It claimed saying that " national recon- moderation ". However, the p o l i c e h a d ' T sealed off the b u i l d i n g and Wsm Tn Barcelona, the Govern- refused to allow the petition to fej-^fS S e n t e n c e o n ment banned a lecture on be delivered. S p a i n r e a d y t v " H u m a n rights i n a socialist A c r o w d of some 2.01)0 ' ; c o n t e x t " w h i c h was to have gathered i n the centre of S a n j « - S p a n i s h been given tonight b y S e ñ o r Sebastian for an amnesty % F o n o l l a , secretary of the Asso- t o e a s e j demonstration, but again the K. ciation of F r i e n d s of the police made no attempt t o / . : ' * w r í t e ^ k m m U n i t e d Nations. 1 intervene. T h e lecture was to have been c u r b o n c i v i l : A c c o r d i n g to the Government, g..-.y.t given i n the Catalan language. there were about 1,000 political ; c o n f i r m e d The speaker is said to have l i b e r t i e s 2 ^ prisoners i n Spain at the time &."'//"? connexions w i t h the technically of General Franco's death, of From Our Correspondent illegal Spanish Socialist [ whom almost half have been M a d r i d , Dec 30 F r o m O u r Correspondent W o r k e r s Party, the Catalonian released under K i n g J u a n *> The Spanish Supreme Court Christian Democratic U n i o n M a d r i d , J a n 1 Catlos's partial amnesty ; but SSfeJ today upheld the conviction of and the newly-formed C o u n c i l S p a i n started the new year^f" opposition sources contended 2 s * p § a man j a i l e d for w r i t i n g articles of Catalonian P o l i t i c a l Forces. today w i t h a promise that laws; that the total held for political £*4A for foreign newspapers. M e a n - In Pamplona, the B a r Asso- ] restricting c i v i l liberties w i l l ' " offences was about 2,000, of K>:fe 1 while, amnesty petitions kept ciation announced that it w i l l be applied ' " f l e x i b l y " , and whom only some 200 had been piling up on the desks of offi- ask the M i n i s t e r of Justice for w i t h tangible evidence thatw-; freed. cials a l l over Spain. this policy is already i n effect."™ a general amnesty, d i e repeal The Interior M i n i s t e r said The court findings, announced of G e n e r a l Franco's anti- P o l i c e remained on the side-' last week that until a f u l l study f'.:M in M a d r i d , confirmed the sen- terrorism decree and the aboli- lines as groups of workers i n ; . . had been made of existing laws, yqk tence of four years, two months tion of a l l p o l i t i c a l courts. B i l b a o and Seville saw i n the\_\ the Government w o u l d enforce • ^ ' . ' - ^ and one day imposed by a poli- In north-western Spain, the new year w i t h hunger strikes-' the present legislation with i ; ' fi tical t r i b u n a l o n S e ñ o r Carlos A r c h b i s h o p of Santiago de inside churches. what he called " f l e x i b l e cri- A l v a r e z Cruz for " i l l e g a l pro- Compostela t o l d S e ñ o r A n t o n i o In B i l b a o , 34 protesters' t e r i a " . That seems to mean e ""?fl paganda ". H i s offence con- Garrigues y Díaz-Cañabate, the entered their eleventh day ofy that i f demonstrations do not \ sisted of the publication of M i n i s t e r of Justice, i n a p u b l i c fasting at the church of S a n disturb law and order, they w i l l articles bearing his signature ceremony : " Pardon and Jos6, to back their demand for F now be tolerated. i n Scandinavia. The Supreme amnesty w i l l smooth the way wage increases Court also confirmed a 10,000 towards the needed reconcilia- T h e traffic police of Bilbao" pesetas (£85) fine imposed on tion among a l l Spaniards." went on strike briefly on Tues- I h i m . TRANSICIÓNday, leaving motorists to sort j Despite the Supreme Court out the Christmas season traffic .j r u l i n g S e ñ o r A l v a r e z Cruz w i l l jams by themselves. T h e y want ' not have to spend more time i n wage increases of about 67 per ' prison. He was released earlier cent jFa this month pending trial, after A n o t h e r demonstration, but.' having spent more than a year of a different nature, took j i n prison, and under the terms place on the same day i n t h e . ; of the general pardon recently Basque town of E i b a r , 'where"; granted by K i n g J u a n Carlos, police allowed more than 1,000. j the remainder of his prison sen- persons to march behind a i ( I tence is remitted. Basque nationalist flag to"]-, T h e newspaper articles i n demand amnesty for p o l i t i c a l H question appeared i n January prisoners. and February, 1974, i n Dagens The unaccustomed restraint,' \ Nyheter of S t o c k h o l m and In- shown by police was explained..'., formation of Copenhagen, by Sefior M a n u e l F r a g a I r i - l [ u n d e r the titles: " T o the barne, the Interior M i n i s t e r , i n •!-. l e a d e r ' s conscience", a n d : a N e w Y e a r ' s E v e statement. [• " Liberalization and repres- " U n t i l a study has been m a d e . j sion " . regarding changing the l a w s , ! In the northern city of the Government w i l l a p p l y V L o g r o ñ o a young woman was current legislation w i t h flexible "j released after spending six days criteria ", he said. i n police custody following a Sefior F r a g a Iribarne, a ' J g Christmas E v e demonstration former ambassador i n London,,,* calling for an amnesty for poli-i . admitted that certain laws j tical prisoners. Police also restricting citizens' rights were |~ fined her 50,000 pesetas (£427) " to some e x t e n t " archaic, and 1 without trial under the terms were largely designed for"'. of the P u b l i c Order L a w . Fundación " socio-political circumstances of j B y contrast, armed police- unusual nature, now for---;- men i n the south-eastern city tunately overcome " . 'j Of Cartagena stood by and made no effort to interfere He a d d e d : "Following t h e ; ' w i t h a pro-amnesty demonstra- guidelines of the first message ! tion on M o n d a y evening. The of the C r o w n , the Government r ' mayor of Cartagena even is v i t a l l y interested i n promot- received a delegation of the i n g the participation of a l l 'j demonstrators, l e d b y a lawyer, Spaniards i n public affairs and and by a priest w h o m police is ready to undertake the indis- - " had previously fined without pensable reforms q u i c k l y . "
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