The Times. Octover 1975
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ero o t o u r p ojicemeiilM- o n d a y o £ F r a n c o r | F r o m chants* of -'Franco, Franco, M a d F r a n c o " . , . • * L , ' J a ^ • G u i t o n A s h o t ' d e a d four uni Prince J u a n Carlos, : t l | f c j ( H H | formed policemen in," 1 M a d r i d tor's- choice fas."his-. eveMMJH today, just' a few hours' before successor,• siood, to.; G t f f l j B an estimated 150,000 people Franco's left and: 'one^sjjgffl behiitd. The prince's appearaned I 4 f* h 'attended a r a l l y to express' sup-; , , Iport for;,th^,policies of' General at,-Tj|he .'ratjOyì' .Called., {•by;itiaj^ffl ! Franco's Government. I ' r ^ T Wtnei'i element? Éo. shoyi( .SupplpC . ' T h e ' : shobtings, r , w h i c h took, for the regime at ' a • eritìtìEÉ •place almost simultaneously in moment, was-.a dear; indieajMB; four different parts of M a d r i d , that he is totally i<ientified.^n; the Government and its policies^ were believed to, be a retalia- ; tion—by Maoist: revolutionaries "• A s i f to e'rtphasize his"idén|jj* p.e ;.Bas;aHe^SeparatiSts—f or the.L fication vv>th the general t i » execution "iasT'Saturday of t w o " ^ P n n c e wOfé?$ military ü t a í é * * ; members of the Basque separa-' , T n e general hiinself wore a.dajflt tist Organization E T Ä and three- blue unifornV w i t h gold briiid members o f , t h e "Maoist move- 1 , and a sash'" i n the national J ment' Revolutionary •,• A n t i - ; colours,, of r e d , a n d gold. v {Fascist Patriotic F r ö n t ( F R A P ) . ' > A l t h o u g h i t is probable 'that • T h e ; great •majority, of' l h e , ( the P r i n c e ; could not , nave crowd which f i l l e d the t i g " avoided appearing at' the r a l l y Plaza del Oriente in the early without m a k i n g a clear break : afternoon' to - cheer General with the regime,; his presence •(Franco was s t i l l unaware 'of;the';. c a n be expected to alienate some [latest killings: Y e t their mood liberal and dempcratic Spaniards; was angry; anti-foreign, " and who f might,i otherwise have ,' v e r y . m u c h : pro'regime. They accepted h i m as /Spain's leader , j carried dozens of banners prais- after < General F r a n c o . \ { 1 ing the Government and show- ;! rAft*!" ,the, r a l l y some of the ing disdain for other countries,' ci-Qwd marched ; to; the head- a n d ' shouted: such slogans .'as quarters- o f the local military ' " N o pardons", - " E T A - b e f o r e ; region, where • they sang {the. ; - ••! the f i r i n g ' s q u a d " and " S p a i n - Falangist apthem " Face to the is getting a h g r y ' ' . -. • S u n ". Later, groups of several G e n e r a l Franco appeared op; h u n d r e d marched past'*', the the balcony of the royal palace C h i l e a n , Embassy, wher.e • em- facing, the: square accompanied;.': bassy of ijiaals',, canie out. o n • a ; by his ministers,, and addressed., balcony, to accept applause'and the.-. c r o w d for , less than 10. more .fascist salutes,, and then jininut-es. I n that time there Oh to , th e I. F r e n c h and Porju-! General Fr anco, with Prince J u a n Carlos at his '.side, acknowledges cheers , w e r e many interruptions con- guese. Embassies,, ' wh ere riot' supporters at the huge demonstration in Madrid yesterday. sisting of cheers,> applause and Continued on" page ,6, col mmsmmmmmamm Española S p a n i s h C abinetofficially d e f i e s B a s q u e g u e r r i l l a s k i l l f o r e i g n c r i t i c i s m a s m o r e t h r e e p o l i c e m e n Q c o u n t r i e s a t t a c k F r a n c o r e g i m e i n r e p r i s a l b o m b i n g F r o m H a r r y Debelius " The Government is not going in its deep and just aspiration M a d r i d , Oct 3 to confuse liberalization with for change, reform and ' up-to- F r o m H a r r y Debelius ETA s p o k e s m e n ^ i n 'France The latest k i l l i n g s of police- abdication from its prime duty, dateness '." M a d r i d , Oct 5 .'..../ issued 'warnings ^"before the energetically to repel attacks." The Christian ;, Democratic executions that t h è E T A wouldj m e n ; have Strengthened the Enemies of the Franco regime : determination of the. Spanish S e ñ o r Suarez was speaking at U n i o n , which has no l e g a l exis- exact revenge i f even one .of it$ k i l l e d three i m o r e policemen ; Government " to carry out the a meeting of. a legislative com- .tencei.said : " The union, whose members' was• executed. mittee of the Cortes (Parlia- objecfivesi Include m a k i n g a today, b r i n g i n g the number; Last Wednesday simultaneous l a w and see that the law is k i l l e d in the past eight-days to fulfilled ", according to a com- ment). " The unhesitating con- democratic regime workable as gun attacks i n three"" districts of seven. ,r(.--'r-; .-,'• '•, ";, ,:. * . i . munique issued i n M a d r i d today. demnation of terrorist actions soon as possible and. by means, M a d / i d left, t h r e é ^ p p l i c e m e n l The phrase was part of an and of anti-regime manoeuvres of peaceful evolution, states its A remote c o n t r o l ' l a n d " m i n e dead - is General'.'; franco' wasj Official,'summary---of.... matters ... is the best guarantee for most absolute repulsion .for. blew up a p o l i t e p a t r o l vehicle- celebrating ; the7 ; {fhirty-ninthj dealt i'jvith at today's regular constant advancement ", he said. those who participate in terror- in the Basque .country, k i l l i n g anniversary of his ripe .to power. Cabinet meeting presided over Several legal or " tolerated " i s m , and those tH»o in one "way three of the members of the These ' attacks • were attributed by 'General Franco at his E l political , organizations issued or another support or defend paramilitary Guardia C i v i l who to '.. the ' Maoist .Patriotic A m i - Pardo palace on the outskirts,of statements condemning political i t . " ' ' ~, •>'**>•' • were io'it and critically i n j u r i n g Fascisf - Revolutionary F r o n t another. Police immediately be- M a d r i d . The wording of other violence. The illegal but rela- Stockholm : M r .Olof Palme, the which lost three militants i n thef| gan a border check of border parts of, the communique made tively unpersecuted Spanish Prime M i n i s t e r , and M r Gunnar executions'. : crossing-poi-nts into France i n a clear the f i r m position of the Social D e m o c r a t i c . U n i o n said it Straeng, the Finance M i n i s t e r , , Not 'since the e n d bf the C i v i l hunt for the : Government over foreign criti- condemns " violepce as a poli- led Social Democratic Party f i l l e r s . W a r ^ . h à v e ' "General " F r a n c o ' s l cism of its decision to execute tical, method regardless of members in a campaign to raise The explosion is believed to- enemies!killed so many police- five p o l i t i c a l extremists last where it comes frenl, regardless funds for opponents of the be the work of the outlawed men i n such a short time. T h e week. .- .. : of whom it serves, because it Franco regime i n Stockholm separatist, organization E T A number k i l l e d since the begin- leads only t& conflict without ning of this year "IS " n o w : 17. ¡"Señor Carlos A r i a s , the P r i m e yesterday.