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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 ith 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. , '•, (Basque H o m e l a n d . and ; L i b - Solution. \ L a r g e '" crowds gathered erty). It occurred on the narrow ' HendayéJ F r a n c e , Oct 5.— M i n i s t e r , is reported to have M o r e than ., L.Ó0Ó . w o m e n t o l d General F r a n c o that mem- " B u t we also state that the around M r Palme w h e n he road between the, monastery of death penalty. is not an ade- Onate and the village of A r a n - ; blocked traffic into Spain at bers of' the Cabinet were stood in a market place with a 1 quate measure to combat thisTRANSICIÓN collection box. Both he and M r zazu, high in the rugged moun- this border , crossing; today i n a' " enormously satisfied " with the phenomenon, as the most Straeng said the Campaign Was tains about 35 miles south-west, p r o t e s t ' agVirist' "the F r a n c o way Spaniards cheered h i m at regime!" j \ , . " ' ' ' * , ' ' , ' ' the big r a l l y i n M a d r i d on W e d - recent events regrettably dem- going well.—UPI. ;-•-•••• of San Sebastian. . , , . . ' ; , - , r. onstrate, and we urge its aboli- V i e n n a : Fifty-four policemen : Thlé womeft marched'from t h e nesday, and expressed " t h e i r There -were indications , that 1 tion as w e l l as the strictest were injured, four seriously, i n t o w n of Heddaye to the inter- protest against the extraordinary the mine was detonated from a national bridge at Behobie; b u t foreign campaign ' against respect for the most fundamen-' a street battle with anti-Franco, distance at exactly t h é moment:' tal human rights." demonstrators. The demonstra- police |>Iock,ea ..aCpéSs to the Spanish sovereignty and against that, the police. Lapd-Rover • frontier and the women staged our very o w n motherland ". Fedisa, a so-called indepen- tors, mainly Maoists and passed over it. The blast tossed, Trotskyists, wrecked the office ari ' 80-niiriutèl, Sit-in, on t h è . S e ñ o r L e o n H e r r e r a , M i n i s t e r dent study group being used as the vehicle , 20- yards off the, b r i d g e . " ' . , . f . 1 . i " ! " . ' the nucleus of a possible future of the Spanish airline, Iberia, road. . • ' ' , - . ' , ' ' of Information and T o u r i s m , is and stoned a police cordon. ... ' They- release^"balloons'carry said to have told the general political party by people includ- E i g h t days ago t w o Basque 'ing ànti-FrànCólpamphlets, b ù t | that cancellations by tourists Of ing S e ñ o r M a n u e l F r a g a The violence, exceptional by activists and three members of contrary' Winds ' blew t h e m back, previously booked holidays i n Iribarne, the Spanish Ambassa- A u s t r i a n standards, cam? after ,a Mapist revolutionary organiza- into France. The, demonstration •i dor in L o n d o n , i n a statement Spain amount to " only isolated a peaceful ; demonstration tion were executed by firing was . called ' by ' f i v e feminis instances of little importance ". rejected violent solutions,- say- organized by socialist and squads after being convicted of organizations-and d r e w wpihenl ing : " E x t r e m i s t elements, are ; A s if further evidence was other groups.. v ; terrorism by courts martial. The, f r o m : ''the : south-west ' b ò r d e trying to block the evolution B e r l i n : East Germany yesterday killings of .policemen since then j region"and also frdffl PariS.-f-A needed that the regime does not towards future democracy. intend to, alter its policy in the broke off diplomatic relations undoubtedly reflect retaliation with Spain. The decision was face of foreign pressures S e ñ o r " T h e present events should [for the executions b y under- ,.. .;>•'; . U S keepshases, page 4. taken after' sharp East German n Fernando Suarez, the L a b o u r not serve to delay or to aban- 1 ground organizations; ' .'''•''• '/,; .' .. Leading,article,, page 1." M i n i s t e r , was quoted in today's don the solution of the serious criticism of the executions "in, M a d r i d newspapers as saying: problems facing Spanish society Spain.—Reuter. •.•'jxh^'-'^v •' Fundación

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tadvió r i s p ó n d e writes.::.••Returning, here toda S e ñ o r Cortina said how pleased m '<• he -vías that the United"'States I e e m o r e S p a n i s h had again refrained f r o m intejf- B a s q u e b a r o w n e r s h o t fering ' i n Spain's internal affair,* H e expected the details; Of the new agreement to. be a r m y o f f i c e r s Worked out w i t h i n six weeks. d e a d b y e x t r e m i s t s ", A 50-year-old mother of. s i x has been ifhpi^s.bííed and'-jined^' a r r e s t e d f o r s e d i t i o n F r o m . Our Correspondent V - M a d r i d , after serving two years 100,000 pesetas (£800)' without M a d r i d , Oct 6 ' ., • • of a .three-year sentence for-; t r i a l after, criticizing a n d .being autonomous university irt Bar- R i g h t - w i p g ' extremists ' s h o t i l l e g a l propaganda. It is thought beaten up by pro-Government F r o m ' H a r r y Xiébeluis., dead a Basque bar owner-near celona,, who were j a i l e d earlier that he has been'freed to save demonstrators, it. was learnt i n . ( ¡ L T l S l a Bilbao-last bight only hours poSsible embarrassment i n the •"this year a f t e i , b e i n g , accused | M a d r i d today. . . T • , v V s r r e s v d w « after . Basque separatists h a d event of his w i n n i n g the prize,' The authorities' Và ¡of à"breach-Lítl; discipline •'• ;.» There Was.neyéfcrJBJáyi-Qffjíi»... k i l l e d three policemen and F a t h e r Xirmacb.s, a Catalan,, three * more army officers , , | i i , explanation of the, breach; but seriously i n j u r e d another two became" famous for his hunger Barcelona i n a, ' sedition case, i t . was reported i n M a d r i d today; i t was k n o w n a that the .officers J b y blowing up a patrol vehicle. strikes. There y/efi'five all; told, T h e arrests,- ahilòpiìced by,-,the k n r i o y e d t h e i r superiors b y de-,, W i t h ^ seven, j i c l u ^ e ^ lasting 42 days. It 1 r>olitical extremisTs"lriless than' headquarters " o f the . fourth' fending a fellow officer w h o began i n December, , ' © / % and m i l i t a r y region in Barcelona, 5had refused to: reyeal the^names,- a \ week, S e ñ o r Carlos A r i a s ' lie was reported to have been b l e o n took place on Wednesday highjt Ipf c i v i l i a n s involved,in f à , l à b b u j c l Navarro, the . P r i m e M i n i s t e r , near to death, ' •, ' ' . , ' c a l l e d an emergency meeting of at almost the same time that a dispute. . I n 1971, he was brought to fe The ; continuing roundrUp,. ra the * Cabinet today to discuss n i n t h policeman died as a réJ,: r t r i a l for k' declaration ' h a made W stilt- of political violence. •military officers suggests bffi',1 what measures to: take i n the protesting^ at' the' Burgos trials face of the sudden escalation c i a l concern about the, pqssibi-;!| of members of E T A , , and i n B o t h incidents were sympto- of'iyiplence. It was the t h i r d litv of the infiltration of the N o v e m b e r 1972, he,,, was Im- matic of the mounting p o l i t i c a l Cubiriet meeting i n eight days Spanish, officer corps b y anti- prisoned for a mOriihafor refus- t a r y b a s e s tension as,' G e n e r a l Franco regime ejemepts. .,'. find J the .. second emergency : approaches his 83rd birthday. session. '..-:" í•!•'"-; i n g to. pay a * £400 fine for j 'v M a d r i d - newspapers' .today,, t a k i n g part i n a, demonstration. T h e policeman, who, had been attributed ' t h è shooting 'Of•Jjtn.*^ : . G e n e r a l F r a n c o d i d not attend i Señora,*;Ascéhsipp, Lopsieno i n coma since he was shot i n I n Barcelona. todjlV right- Spanish p m i l i t a r y a t t a c h é : i n • today's meeting. T h e Cabinet I Alvarez-is said to have shouted : M a d r i d o n October . 1, was, w i n g a c t i v i s i t s ' smasbed. the Paris, Captain B a r t o l o m e i met for four hours and a state- Í " T h j s . is a disturbance of b u r i e d today, wheh the f u n e r a l i ^windows.; of ::a shop!' owned by •Garcia-Plata Vallé,, to a n organ-,1 ment was expected later. v i í public order " when a group of of two other policemen,; k i l l e d (the; i amily'.'of ',,a' defenfew!Iaw,yeit); ization identified as the J u a n k I t -was learnt today that the * demonstrators, returning from b y their ' colleagues ^ d u r i n g of . one' of the, , f i y e terrorists Paredes M a n o t group. B u t t h e j paramilitary C i v i l Guards who ; l a s t , .Wednesday's huge pro- another gun battle w i t h extre- executed by f i r i n g squadi;:•}.: t Franco rally, passed her. The ETA, through a clandestiiiej were k i l l e d o n Sunday had gone mists, were also held. - spolcesman, denied iñypjffepl^ñt!] to the top of a l o n e l y m o u n t a i n ' j . " ; ? A. w a r n i h g that, the country (demonstrators attacked her, • A n o t h e r sign of the times was i n the shooting. to p u l l d o w n a Basque f l a g . i is" g o i n g through a . period of causing seriousiiiiyürié's | ó her «' government order, made; ? A n E T A spokesman also said, I A f t e r they had r i p p e d the f l a g ' excessive aggression when torture -and . p o l i t i c a l i p r i n t a . p i c t u r e of the Basque have , been hunting J u a n J o s é i Government „ j w o u l d , t a k e • .to. She was charged-under the f i v V inteihgence; I nationalist flag On the cover E c h e v e since he left Spain i n toughen, its already h a r d line week-old anti-terrorist decree, In the southerp¿' p | o v i n c e .of | 1963. H e was one of seven against the guerrillas. U n d e r an w h i c h makes it an offence to last June." That issue was seizedEspañola Cordoba, Spanish troops carriedB Basque [exiles given permission anti-terroriSm law.introduced i n c r i t i c ^ e official actipn, ,;* b y police. tb' live i n F r a n c e by the F r e n c h A u g u s t , ; it! a l r e a d y has w i d e v She' is now i n the women's , A n official note r è g a r d i r i t o t h é , out '• m i l i t a r y manoeuvre*! Government and is said to be i n powers of - search and 'arrest. p r i s o n outside M a d r i d awaiting Barcelona arrests of an'artillery i " against' subversion a n d i i r e g u - r : charge of getting a i m s to E T A » , .The d a w also' makes the death t r i a l on a charge of fomenting major, a n infantry captain and lai- activities ",' according.",tb,;.a'nl Yesterday, his car was . b l o w n penalty mandattfryifor k i l l i n g terrorism. 1 - •-•"> •..'•a a cavalry captain said that' their official statement. T h e return | u p i n "St J e a n de L u z and á few"; a policeman, a n d : speeds up T h e wave .of pro-Franco case is related to, on? ; i n w h i c h -of Several ambassadors reca restaurant belong- : months ago a court procedures. K i y , ' »;''•"•' rallies continued Over the week- nine army arid, air force officers b y their c ò ù n t i ì e s tot cdnsúlta-j i n g to his brother, Joaquin, i n A poljceman -wounded last end and the authorities con- ; arrested last summer are àwait- tions was .reported i n " M a d r i d J ayonne, was damaged , i h an W e d n e s d a y when three of his tinued their drive against dis- I i n g J x i a l i n M a d r i d . In that case, A m o n g t h e m Was M r C h a r l e s ! xplosion. ' , .,',', colleagues' died i n coordinated I centers. ' I n Seville tehs Spf • I t h e prisoner? are accused_ of ' W i g g i n , the B r i t i s h Ambas-r "Qply;40 people., mostly police-, urban g u e r r i l l a attacks was s t i l l j thousands' of peoRle cheered c o n s p i r i n g to:: c o m m i t sedition. sador, who arrived yesterday. ; e n , . attended . the funeral i n very serious condition today, I orators who a i l e d against what Informed sources identified ! Three of the five priestsj ervice for the three C i v i l : doctors said. H e had 'not come jthey called foreign interference. , arrested In M a d r i d for r e a d i n g l ; the officers seized i n Barcelona u a r d s ' i n M o n d r a g o h . .)...'. out of a coma since the shoot-.'| L e a d i n g article, page 11 as M a j o r . . E n r i q u e L o p e z A m o r , * out a sermon to w h i c h authori 1 In M a d r i d , students who tried ing.—Reuter. ''•"'•'i'-i" •'• •,;:•'• Captain; Juafl Diegb Garcia and .'ties objected last Sunday w e r o attend a M a s s for souls of - B e r n e : Switzerland's ; Ambas- Captain A r t u r o Gurrearan today taken to' the Carabanchejj t h e ' five p o l i t i c a l activists sador to Spain, r e c a l l e d for Granados, The sources said that prison to serve j a i l terms im- Executed nine days ago were consultations ,3 week;,; ago i n they were acquaintances of. two . posed without t r i a l u n d e r the t u r n e d away by police on protest against' ti^e; executions 'Other army officers, both of terms of the so-called, P u b l i c horseback and on foot a r m e d of the five terrorists "returned, w h o m had been'teaching at the{ O r d e r Law., ' w i t h s u b m a c h i n e guns. T h e y '• to his post? i n M a d r i d today, the t r i e d ' to hold a service i n the Swiss F o r e i g n M i n i s t r y said. university chapel but a note Several countries " withdrew wasipinned to the door suspend- their envoys'''' front M a d r i d i n g a l l Masses. ,'.'.;.; .Fo.rei^^;^^¡stlfy;-;S l 6Ui^,es''5aid• . A l s o i n M a d r i d , five p r i e s t s the Government believed- that were arrested because; authori- Switzerland h a d ' made its feel- Ex-minister q u e r i e s t h é l e g a l i t y g ties objected to their sermons. ings Clear., a n d . that n o ' good A n o t h e r priest, who. is a w o u l d . , be, served by' the _ con- candidate for this year's N o b e l t i n u e d absence f r o m M a d r i d of G e n F r a n c o ' s t e r r o r i s m d e c r e e Peace Prize, Father L u i s M a r i a the. Ambassador.—Reuter^; . (', F r o m H a r r y Debelius X i r i n a c h s ; was today released .Union boycott, page 6 ported today that a meeting i n c l u d i n g interviews with M a d r i d , Oct. 12 f r o m .Carabanchel prison, , B e r n a r d L e v i n , . page 14 . e , , i . between persons with Christ- Swedish tourists. The equip 1 r . n « M i w ^ .iitamsier" under, i a n Democratic ideas, pertaining Was.! returned just beforeT: General F r a n c p is spearheading to different tendencies, w i l l take boarded the aircraft ' : a l e g a l . c a m p a i g n to have the place during ,the first It) days i t a i v ' b a s h w w '*h„ ^ S p a i n TRANSICIÓNGeneral's anti-terrorism decree of November, probably i n a t o ^ - ^ ^ ^ S ^ * declared.uncohstitutional, it was ' feoza'\, Representatives expec- e m W« ^ employeesD of the learntearnt i n M a d r i d todav.t o d a y . ' . ted to attend includedinch,rt P H t those h n « ' fmp-Joyees of the Fi; M i n i s t e r p l e d g e s ' f r e e f o r a l l ' S e ñ o r Joaquin R u i z G i m é n e z / f r o m the Spanish Democratic tobacco monopoly' have re: president of the National Cohi- U n i o n , Tacitò, a. loose associa- ITU^?}* S p Ì n i s h , cigari 'mission for Justice and Peace, tion o f cent/e-oriénted C h r i s t i a n ^ 9Miss.eJs- f r o m W i l l i a m C h i s l e t t Which has l i n k s w i t h the Democrats ; thè Christian .Demo- 'plained by I t a l i a n authoriti &a h M t h i measure, becaus ^ C h u r c h , and 14 other members cratic U n i o n ; and groups from ft recent cases: of choiera i n M A D R I D the -age of 14, • Sehor' Esteruelas of the organization, wrote indi- the European 'Christian' D è m o - ; • western S p a i n . ' S e ñ o r C r u z M a r t i n e z , Esteruelas, said Spain ran the r i s k of becom- vidual, appeals to the standing cratic Uniqri! -v ";;H.-.-- * committee of the Cortes urging Reports said that the Sp E d u c a t i o n M i n i s t e r , has p r e d i c t e d i n g a society w i t h too many h i g h l y •- The Government .has ordered qualified people on the one h a n d it to examine the decree of • M r Joe Gaiidelman, an A m e r i - :.General ^Directorate'of. B i n a television interview that the A u g u s t 26 for alleged anti- ; and too many labourers on the can frèèlahcé' journalist, V.'to has complained to the I. constitutional provisions. leave the cbujitry. M r Gandel- Government about the ,ba country W i l l have free state educa- other. S e ñ o r R u i z G i m é n e z , a former man, who has been i n Spain no other , Country has ta t i o n before 1980. B u t he stressed In future, students who Success- M i n i s t e r of Education and a ; since ( J u l y , Contributed to the : s i m i l a r , action., Spanish m that t h i s d i d not mean that private fully pass the tWo grades of the prominent lawyer, is also the Chicago Daily News, Newsweek papers claim that the W education w o u l d be p h a s e d ' o u t . professional, t r a i n i n g course W i l l leader of the technically i l l e g a l magazine and other publica- H e a l t h Organisation i n Ge n , a s have the chance to go to univer- but more than ever tolerated tions. H i s passport was stamped not published any ' r e ö f " H e .said..this w o u l d be achieved C h r i s t i a n Democratic move- With a special exit visa obliging mendation i n the matter. ^» sity p r o v i d i n g they pass t h e a p t i t t i d e ment. ".... • i'- • both by b u i l d i n g more state schools h i m to.leavej'the country w i t h i n 1 : : I n Barcelona a n d Bilbao, tests. Senor Esteruelas admitted, ; The M a d r i d B a r Association five days, ^cpnditiOin of p o l i c e m e n i n j u i ' a n d a l s o c o n t i n u i n g to subsidize however, there wefe s t i l l many recently authorized a special .It is knowh that members of fast week i n clashes with a i | § those partly private schools, mostly -cities and s m a l l towns, that had_hq study group to determine the Governn ent were particul- regime activists was reported religious, w h i c h p r o v i d e free or i n - facilities for such training . \ whether there are constitutional arly upset by ä Newsweek cover be Improving. The wave of p i grounds for • a n n u l l i n g the expensive education. Those schools H e agreed also there was a story, entitled " F r a n c o ^ ' H a s t regime demonstrations c o n t i decree. " •; "•'• y...:, ••. ,;' ' hurrah ". , -, •> shortage of Jeachers at a l l levels. ned, w i t h weekend rallies have received oyer £5.5m i n the last The decree, signed by Gen- ; O n Thursday a Swedish 'tele- H e hoped to increase the n u m b e r M u r c i a , Segovia and P a l e n a three years and w o u l d receive a eral Franco, Was not even p r é - V i s i o n news brew flew back to Spahish sports writers: 'real of teachers of general basic edu- sehted to the Cortes for the furtherFundación £G4m i n .the future, he said. W ° ' c »hplm;libmi Ahcante',after;'«ngrily-to 1 ' t h e cancellation of cation (six to 14 years) from formality of approval. ¡ q t l h a d t e m o r a r R e f e r r i n g to the new p l a n of S S , n ^ ? * 5 ? f e - » » y iootball m a t c h i n R o m e , p i a n n d l 100,000 to at least 111,000 a n d The attack on,, it coincided junpounded feheir equipment. ., for . later this month, betwee [ professional formation, w h i c h s ü p : w i t h signs of increasing; toler- bachtlleraiot teachers." (14 ' t o : 17 i i 4 .-wnved...'.tiwxse /-fcazto,' the Rome footbaU tfluTl ance of 'Chrisüafí, Democrat^'' 5 posedly provides s k i l l e d t r a i n i n g , years) from 2,000 t o , 10,000. " H e d a y | f earlier With the i n t e n t i o n ' p i d . t h e Bafceloria' e l u l f ' f o The M a d r i d newspaper i 4 2 C re-- ' ; ;: for" "those unable to continue w i t h also, said the n u m b e r of university of doing-a fiftn report, p o s s i b l y l e c u H t y reaspns; " •"'^•'4 ^ a more academic education after lecturers w o u l d be increased. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O O p . o o O 0.0 0,0. Q o o o 0 0 .

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F r o m . H a r r y Debelius assassinated three Spanish poli- I M a d r i d , Oct 8 tical refugees i n France,, N o s o n - i n - l a w i n q u a r r e l details were immediately avail- Spanish ' political w-tho'J' able, a n d r à report f r o m , F r a n c e F r o m H a r r y Debeiius' '• g r a m today that they w o u l d not I grew today ; v f i t M f y v ^people cast doubt upon the report. u , j * ' j n « 7 * V j ' attend. T h e cancellation is' 5 i n , ' [shot dead i u M $ a r c e l o n a and I n M a d r i d , about 20 people M a d r i d , Oct 7 , • protest,against the TJiitch Gov-: !an uinconfirmedreport of three D u t c h tourists beat up- Gen- ernment's attitude towards the -.'.Ci' attacked the Casa de S ù e c i a r , * fqothers Rilled across the French •erSl-Franco's son-in-law i n _an F r a n t o -regime i n • c o n n e x i o n ' hotel last night, smashing argument about official S p a n i s h . ^ t events i n Spain. | b o r d e r j n St Jean-de-Luz. t h r e c f e l l " i " ; " : " * ' : : . t i , ' . furniture, and painting the policy, according; to reports T^e.vi, authorities^ admitted, T h e dead i n Barcelona were slogan " Olpf K i l l e r Oh .-a w a l l . published today. ' today that a riot had taken ' i t Ithree members of a family The slogan referred to M r . O l o f The Marques of Villaverde, place last night "at the Ocaiia jjcaught i n crossfire between Palme, ,;the ; 'Swedish" P r i m e who is 53 and married to fpolice and terrorists a n d two prison, near M a d r i d , as a result" M i n i s t e r , who w a s pictured i n - General Franco's daughter, Car-j of " a quarrel ' between . t w o . policemen .mistakenly shot by s t Spanish newspapers,, 1 m 0 men, got i n t o a heated dascuS-' prisoners. T h e r m t a n d the W e s other policemen. T w other recently'-taking a collection In | j 0 sion w i t h the D u t c h m e n at a r t e d - b y - t h e prisoners were people were wounded. s t a Sweden for the opposition to restaurant,at P u e m - B w u v r o n ' brought under control without

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tical incidents. F o u r civilians F r a n c o demonstrators used, fire-1 i n s u l t i n g remarks about ítiie,;:-^^^^ s t a r t e d i t all'Was have also, been k i l l e d . bombs to attack an office "of ! regime i n connexion w i t h the ¿ b o u t • > the state-run. trade., unions i n a | '" A ' brief police statement on r e c e n t execution o i , f i y e p o l i t i - ; I n ¿ t j e a ¿' d e .Luz; just across' the Barcelona gunfight t o l d a workers'-suburb of M a d r i d . .caPextreimsts. , „ - . • the F r e n c h border, S e ñ o r J u a n T h e marques ^ / l " a t d f o r i n an tale of tragic confusion.' It The M a d r i d correspondent of I a e . ^ 0 8 é , E c h a v e i W a s injured said the trouble began when Le Monde, Sefion J o s é A n t o n i o kTV i f ^ Á ^ . . ? r K t n f i r i i f explosion believed to. be the two patrols were sent from the Novais, today went into h i d i n g b r o k e n nose A D u t c h " " " " . w o r k of Spanish .right-wingers.; arrested by the ^ t e m to- . ^ suspected, V e r n e d a barracks of the after m a k i n g a formal complaint g fi E c h a v e l s a day remandedL on b a i l of 2.5m warned by) security "police to investigate to the police that his life • had | ] e g d e r o f { h e E T A what sounded l i k e gunfire in a been threatened; as a result of P***as ( S^r M)) ;^;^;V'"-í;a^¥the.'ípÉnish%poHtical-'pdlke.,''He, street near by. A f t e r the patrols apparent disagreement among ; Proceedings ¡ against,, three, ; „ i n v ; t h _ J - t i i s 0 * ¿ . n o l i t i c á l other D u t c h m e n were q u a k e d , left'"the barracks a car ..drove right-wing Spaniards-With what up i n front of the b u i l d i n g . A h e had written. ' A t least two according to "UPI. - \s¡0VbleW up his car. machinegun was p o k e d out of other rforeign 'i 'correspondents v I n another event connected 0 n l t w - p days.ago, right-wing) : o n e o f its windows and fired were reported to have received | with the. tense Spanish.political a c t i v i s t s fatally • shot S e ñ o r ; at the outside of the barracks. situation, Mgr•Alberto. Imesta,. E c h a v é ) y brother, Ignacio,' Who. threats i n the past few days. v the A u x i l i a r y Bishop of M a d r i d , w n e d , R b a r h e a r ' B i l b a o . . " : The guard on duty returned In Bilbao and i n -the • north- left the Spanish capital for M a d r l d Qct 7.—Two football the fire w i t h their s u b m a c h i n e 1 ! western city o f Santiago de R o m e yesterday after pobce A i t o r - A g u i r f e ' a n d ; S e r g i o guns, just as another car, appa- Compostela more, p o l i t i c a l rently not involved^ in." the arrests were -announced. Those : I '•32^!?5JffiS 0.1 * £ l i Manzanar a were today fined 1 I priests for reading out a ser¿ í 1 0 0 > O o o g r e t a s (£120) each by attack, crossed between the bar. i n B i l b a o allegedly included per- 1 m o n he h a d written. It was .i,,,'.-^-,.,. - n f Santander, bro- racks and-the attackers. T h i s ,sons associated with the 1-earnt thatIniestawho : M ^ S S M S ^ & ^ car.;was r i d d l e d with bullets outlawed Basque organization, k n o w n for his l i b e r a l views,, had a r m h a n H , a % a m é the d a v ,frorti both, sides, and three of ETA, and those i n Santiago were received a number of threats , ^"^-¿ecStíon^Wi: ^ Española 'its four occupants died in- accused of belonging to illegal before leaving the country on stantly. They were a man and tudent organizations." his 'Wife, aged 50 and 4 9 : res- pectively, and their 22-year-old « v«-««ii, ^ ' -'-•>' B r i t i s h Ambassador to Spain I n Barcelona, hundreds ^.of ^ r e t u r n * o M a d r i d i n the son. .They had just come f r o m ***,; , « " 7 " TTA.„i w i n r e t u r n to M a o n a t n . r a e people took p a r t j n ^ a ^ brief, ; r two, M r Callaghanv a friend's funeral. A passenger demonstration against the n B 3 t t d a y 0 demonstration against the t h vnreivn S w r t a r v ° W i n their car survived, but Was regime last night, snouting s u b h e * ° r e , g n * e c t 6 t a r y > T seriously injured. Ex-bullfighter in d e c i d e d ? ^ ^ A i ^ ^ ^ l v ^ A n n o u n c i n g this decision.y^s- T h e k i l l i n g s did not end y there. A c c o r d i n g to the police, ISJ. 1 5 w \ nn tit terday, M r (fallaghan saidItha.t one of the patrols apparently coma after 'c^e.^e^deStfato^s had ^ J S & * ^ " h S F f e hearing the exchange of shots A' mnn.tn^ - . a special message from the disappeared. '«. P r i m e M i n i s t e r to the Spanish hurried back to the barracks. charge by coww r I n the w o r l d o f , s p o r t , ,ofji- authorities ' • , v T - In the darkness fellow police- g cials of the C l u b de Campo, Although" the contents of t h e men' opened., fire on them by F r o m O u r Correspondent , where the international!Gillette m e s s a g e * w e r e not revealed, it mistake, k i l l i n g two and wouiid- j^jS M a d r i d , Oct' 6 T l $ ? £ ? i t S T k l ^ " believed that M r ^ W i l s o n ' s ing another. ', A n t o n i o Bienvinida, the f o r - taking placen i n M a d r i d , hauled . r o n r p r n i

TRANSICIÓNgress i n H o l l a n d next week, i n : , opinion, according to authorita- H e a d a c h e s a s c l a s s e s r e t u r n formed the orgamzet-s by tele- tive sources. *' f, f r o m W i l l i a m C h i s l e t t M A D R I D his certificate of general basic edu- j A t least 5.?i of Spain's 8m school- cation (under, 'the new system the c h i l d r e n w i l l tlris year be f o l l o w i n g w o r d examination is no£ permitted) the " n e w " plan of general basic before he can continue w i t h a more j education, now in its fifth year, but academic education and take the . another 150,000 do not have places bachillerato, w h i c h can lead to uni- / and an estimated l m are being versity or a certificate of superior •educated under d e f i a n t conditions. studies. B u t i f a student fails the » - if In its d r i v e to provitle u n i v e r s a l evaluation he; can either start w o r k compulsory education the Govern- 0'- go o n to s t u d y a t a professional ment has built schools in even the education centre. O n paper the pro- smallest villages. T h e villages are gramme sounds ideal but i n prac- 1 being deserted for towns and their t i c e i f is almost impossible to f i n d . schools f a l l i n g into ruins. People S i X m riCXJit (Jtha= educationally, have moved to the large w o r k i n g - Perhaps the most pressing class districts that s u r r o u n d the p r o b l e m , however, is the lack of large cities and in one area out- pre-school education.. Senor C r u z Iiside M a d r i d , for example, there are M a r t i n e z Esteruelas, E d u c a t i o n ,20,000 c h i l d r e n of school age and M i n i s t e r , has announced that it w i l l j only 2,000 places available. have p r i o r i t y this year. L a s t year o n l y 11,500 c h i l d r e n were able to A n o t h e r p r o b l e m this year is the low n u m b e r of 14-year-olds who attend*--6*ite nvrsery schools, w h i l e ! have registered for further practical w e l l over 115,000 attended private m state kinder- ..... , education—called professional f'or- ones. Those attending gartens were about 311,000 and | matUn. A student must pass his final s c h o o l evaluationFundación and receive 417,000 went to private ones. P = y - 0 0 - D o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o c o o o o o o c o o o c o o o c o o o o o o o o o O c c O c o c

S p a i n s e e k s N e w c o m m a n d e r s f o r a r r e s t o f a i r • a r r e s t o f a i r SpanishÀrmy^ f o r c e o f f i c e r f o r c e o f f i c e r M a d r i d , Oct ; 10.—General a p p e a r ' i n the r i n g next Thurs- F r o m H a r r y Debelius 1 F r o m H a r r y Debelius ';.'; ."""*' ' F r a n c o named a new head of day, c o m i n g out o f . retirement, M a d r i d , Oct 16 »' M a d r i d , Oct 16 >/; the p a r a m i l i t a r y Guardia C i v i l i n a benefit performance for M a d r i d , i newspapers today M a d r i d newgrtpérs to' t o d a y i n a - series of changes the families o f murdered p u b l i s h e d a Government order p u b l i s h e d a Government order of A r m y commanders intended policemen. H e said he w o u l d for the capture o f ' C a p t a i n J o s é for the "capture bTvapfaii» JoSe' to stamp out r i s i n g p o l i t i c a l appear without fee and w o u l d Ignacio D o m í n g u e z M a r t i n - Ignacio ' Rjminjjprez M a r t i n violence i n S p a i n . also pay for the bulls to ' b e Sanchez, of the Spanish A i r Sanchez., ' o T j t l i e £ Spanish ; A i r 1 H e - also named . new com- k i l l e d . H e i n v i t e d other lead- Force," without mentioning that Force, without mentioning that manders for four m i l i t a r y i n g bullfighters to j o i n h i m . he is the officer who t o l d the he is the oCEfcer.'jvho" t o l d the; regions, i n c l u d i n g / the M a d r i d Spain's leading news maga- w o r l d i n a Paris press confer- w o r l d i n a C ^ r i s press confer- district, w h i c h is considered zine, Cambia-16, failed?• to ence this week about a demo- ence this week about-, a demd- the most important i n the appear today because it had to cratic movement w i t h i n G e n e r a l cratic mbvenjjtat w i t h i n General Franco's a c n i B forces. *- nation. - • •• • . .'• change 35 pages w h i c h , con- Franco's armed forces. "', ; •,;•. t h é c a p t a i n s wanted i n ' c o n ; T h e new commander of the tained articles about the inter- T h e captain is wanted i n con- national reaction to the execu- nexion/with a sedition case i n G u a r d i a C i v i l is Lieutenant- nexion with a sedition case i n w h i c h 12 other army and air General A n g e l Campano, aged tion of five political extremists w h i c h 12 other army and air by f i r i n g squad. force, officers are already under GO, u n t i l now commander of the force officers are already under arrest. A c c o r d i n g to informed F i r s t M i l i t a r y R e g i o n around A. Swedish television team irrest. A c c o r d i n g to informed sources, .'he left ' his M a d r i d M a d r i d . A s Captain-General of was expelled from Spain after ources, he left his M a d r i d home an ,fyix 29 . o n l y ' hours' M a d r i d , he signed the death attempting to interview tourist's tome o n J u l y 29 only hours before m i l i t a r y • police went warrants of three of the five i n B e n i d o r m "to learn their •ef ore m i l i t a r y . police went there to arrest h i m . '' ' ' urban guerrillas executed on reactions to the executions. The here to arrest h i m . ' September 2 7 . — A P and Reuter. Government said i t was expel- T h e 12 arrests so far, w i t h i T h e Ï 2 arrests so far, " with \:' H a r r y Debelius writes N f r o m l e d because it lacked the I probably more to come, had to probably more to• come,' had to M a d r i d : T h e Cabinet meeting necessary authorization from do w i t h the clandestine Demo- do with the clandestine Demo- cratic M i l i t a r y U n i o n ( U D M ) , i n M a d r i d today was also ex-, the M i n i s t r y of Information cratic M i l i t a r y ; U n i o n ( U D M ) , and T o u r i s m . 1 movement w i t h i n the Sgpnish a movement w i t h i n the' Spanish pected to consider specific a r m e d •' forces, most Of whose measures against political ' In Barcelona, two people r m e d forces, most of |*whose i n e m b e r s are m i d d l e members are m i d d l e {ranking violence. These were • forecast were injured by police bullets P a c k i n g fpf ficers or senior non-c( officers dr senior non-commis- on M o n d a y by Serior L e p n i n separate incidents. In ioned officers. T h e y fa sioned officers; T h e y favour a. H e r r e r a , the M i n i s t e r of Inform- Salamanca nine students were leaceful transition tp, a peaceful transition 'to a demo- ation a n d T o u r i s m . ordered to stand t r i a l on cratic f o r m of government i n p o l i t i c a l charges for. allegedly r a t i c ! forni of gqyernm Reports I p u b l i s h e d today !pain. , Spain.- , '. ;-.'.''("- '".i'-V"iSi c a r r y i n g a subversive banner i n A • confidential document • claimed that 300,000 people M/.A • j c o n f i d e n t i a l ' .' d q q a demonstration. „ prepared by t h é i n t e l l i g ë n c ê ï attended a r a l l y i n V a l e n c i a yes- I prepared by the " i r i t e l l F i v e people arrested i n con- services of the Spanish services- Of the Spanish A i r terday i n support of the Govern- n e x i o n w i t h the case of a Force, dated A u g u s t 4, reached ment's policies. A n o t h e r pro- Force, dated A u g u s t 4, reached suspected leader of the Basque correspondents i n M a d r i d to- correspondents i n M a d r i d . ' toi Government r a l l y took place i n organization^ E T A were freed day. It claimed that t h e doctrine day. It claimed that the doctrine Barcelona. on b a i l pending t r i a l . One is a of the U D M " i s fundamentally of the U D M " i s fundamentally The bullfighter E l Cordobes m i l i t a r y officer. \ >••'•-''.- }•• based on" freedom and social based on freedom and Social announced today that he w i l l E x i l e s i n M e x i c o , page '5 justice, giving p r i o r i t y to the justice,, g i v i n g , p r i o r i t y to the former i n order not to fall into former i n order not to f a l l intoEspañola the category of Utopian c o m ; the category of Utopian pom- t. munisro. , . " " , munis m, ï ;. . ! 1 " It can be included w i t h i n " I t can be i n c l u d e d w i t h i n [ K i l l i n g o ftaxidráver¿. j the framework of a very the framework . of,- ,a • .Very '• advanced k i n d of E u r o p e a n advanced k i n d of E u r o p e a n socialism. 1 i . , ' ; 'V* ',<•'<•'' socialism , ' . > *

I m a y b e r e t a l i a t i o n w V . P r i e s t s h e l d i n S p a i n o v e r b y B astìueieparatists p r o t e s t p a s t o r a l l e t t e r ¡ F r o m H a r r y D e b e l i u s . -<¿'L¿ M i n i s t e r , and a death deatl penalty w h e n h e . F r o m H a r r y D ^ w r f i g f l j j „ „ his life from right-wing ¡ M a d r i d , Oct 13 . 1 4 O C T 1 9 ^ % ^ / ° ^ four sus- U U 1 , U M a d r i d , Oct 15 I O • extremists, s i m i l a r to ' those A Basque taxi driver, S e ñ o r pected E T A men, and 12 others, , ; , r _ General ^raaco's:' p d l M « ' . < ^ . ' .' * ^ v e d .. ' by ,a number of 0- ¡íiií.h G e r m a n A g u i r r e , was shot dead a r é expected to be t r i e d o n t i n u e d . to arrest R o m a n Catho- foreign, correspondents i n M a d - ' p o l i t i c a l charges i n the near late last- night near B i l b a o i n l i c priests throughout throughout the r i d . L a s t ' F r i d a y , , Senor - L e o n what appears to be yet another future. .: • •<• - country today as his anti-ter- Herner&, t h e ; M i n i s t e r o f Tnfor- p o l i t i c a l k i l l i n g . H e l i v e d i n the F o u r more priests' were r o r i s m decree . came under m a u o n a n d , - T b b r i s m , 1 claimed arrested for reading a sermon withering fire from the C h u r c h that the Government had not t o w n .of Mondragón, where w r i t t e n by the auxiliary right-wing activists a week ago i n two documents circulated forced h i m , , t o , leave the B i s h o p of M a d r i d , M g r A l b e r t o clandestinely. , countt^y.. '* ,, , ; shot dead a bar owner who was Iniesta, who. is at present i n : • I n . the sermon, the bishop , r ; the brother of two suspected Rome. T h e y We're taken over T ^ d o c u m e n t s were the text • ^ . i : " , ! ; | . ' ; ¡ - ' : : denounced " ill-treatment to get the ; weekend to police .head- of . a sermon written by M g r members of the Basque separa-, statements ,out of '.prisoners, quarters i n , M a d r i d and A l b e r t o Mesta,"; M a d r i d ' s A u x - tist organization E T A . . s o m e t h i n g which has, occurred questioned, then set free, _ It is i l i a r y Bishop) and • a pastoral O n l y '.hours before S e ñ o r a number of times recently i n not k n o w n whether they w i l l be letter s i g n e d by:'832 Catholic A g u i r r e was k i l l e d , E T A blew our c o u n t r y " . H e also voiced up a vehicle, k i l l i n g three para- charged w i t h any offence. priests. B o t h documents expressed strong objections to. the o p i n i o n that the authorities/ m i l i t a r y C i v i l Guards. The k i l l - Three priests, who read out should not resort to summary ing.of the t a x i driver c o u l d w e l l ' the same* sermon, have been T i t h e ami-terrorism decree, the death penalties recently i m - mdilitary trials , i n . view of the be retaliatory .action' b y the released f r o m - p r i s o n after two impoi-tance of giving the days and, according to sources, posed and carried out on poiit- separatists, for the s h o o t i n g . o f a c t i v i i s t s accused the opportunity of a n the bar owner, as left-wing and s t i l l have - not paicT their fines, n "" j and against „ alleged violations of :-human adequate defence, particularly right-wing groups take the l a w ranging f r o m 100,000 pesetas when there is a possibility that (£800) to 25Q,000 pesetasTRANSICIÓN g rights; by, the Franco regime. into their o w n hands. A number of priests have the death penalty might be i m - M a n ytaxi drivers are k n o w n (£2,000). T h e fines were; posed ' ." " *;,-••" * •-. ^ imposed without t r i a l . been j a i l e d without t r i a l or to be police informers. Leaflets fined for reading from' the pul- 1 The sermph asserted that the left b y the body of the last one J u a n M a n u e l Serratf, the pop w pit the. bishop's sermon. / : anti-terrorist decree was a to be shot dead i n J u l y declared f i n g e r , has been expelled f r o m the state-run trade unipri of threat ^ to >-jour,iiailists, priests, that he was a police i n f o r m e r Bishop Iniesta' left ' M a d r i d lawyers aihd citizens i n ' geheral a n d t h a t E T A .Was .responsible entertainment;, because of a l a s t ! week for what Was offi- declaration he made last .week; who are i n civilized opposition, for the murder. c i a l l y ' described as a R o m a n who, neiiJi"e.r think nor act l i k e i n Mexico'. S e ñ o r Serrat said 1 M e a n w h i l e , three suspected holiday, after receiving" threats' terrorists ". ' ' . ' " > '•" members i of E T A who are i n that," the greatest enemy of the Spanish' people is Francisco M a d r i d ' s Carabanchel p r i s o n WSÊÈÈÊÊÈISSÊÊÊ .; ím. were taken out of solitary con- F r a n c o ' ' . It is l i k e l y that whert finement and allowed to see and If he returns'to Spain, he their lawyers, according to offi- w i l l be charged w i t h i n s u l t i n g D a n g e r o f m i n e s f o r S a h a r a p r o t e s t e r s c i a l reports, T h e same reports the head of state. The ban say that another alleged mem- means that he cannbt perform JFrom O u r Correspondent fj Informed sources said i n The, Spanish Government ber, S e ñ o r M u g i c a A r r e g u i , was but bis amouhts to little as he M a d r i d today that S p a i n was declined a l l responsibility" for c a n n o t : r e t u r n without 1 being expected tp ask. the , U n i t e d . also'allowed to see his lawyer, A report whatever might occur i f the but • the l a w y e r i n question, arrested. Nations to send j troops o r M o r o c c a n k i n g went 'through j ^ a h a r a of an incident i n w h i c h observers t q the Sahara i m m e d i - , I S e ñ o r J u a n M a r i a B a n d r é s , to- C i v i l Guards i n Barcelona with, ; ;his p l a n to invade the day denied this report. S e ñ o r arrested four people for s p r e a d - | a Soldier j^yas k i l l e d arid several' ately to act as a buffer force Spanish territory at the head of M u g i c a i s . / a i d to be i n v o l v e d i n g i l l e g a l propaganda and jothers i n j u r e d by mines . w h i l e between the A r m y and M o r o c - the matchers. It said that the i n the assassination of- A d m i r a l ; allegedly belonging to ,' a com- on' border p a t r o l indicated a can c i v i l i a n marchers. march, " i n spite of its pretence L u i s Carrero B l a n c o , the P r i m e munist " platform ". new danger for M o r o c c a n pro- There was no official com- of a peaceful appearance, entails test marchers if, they cross the, ment, however, about the a serious threat to international border. . intentions of the Spanish peaee and security., ' • '"'::«. • A c c o r d i n g to Spanish m i l i t a r y .Government^ other than a state m e n t o n rday saying Spain, " T h e Spanish Government authorities i n E l A a i u n , three Saturday saying Spain reiterates its proposal to seek A r m y vehicles were damaged had requested an urgent meet- Fundación ing of the Security C o u n c i l . the ., decolonization of ' t h e by mines on Saturday. This is .western Sahara under '; ; the f C h o l e r a c a s e s r e p o r t e d not the first incident i n w h i c h F r o m Spanish Sahara came "auspices Of the U n i t e d Nations, r M a d r i d , Oct 20.—Eleven cases mines have cauised casualties reports that nationalist p o l i t i c a l .whose . resolutions approVing ^~ T , - of cholera have been reported, i n t h e .border ajSea. It is organizations were organizing a 'self-determination have .'been in Pontevedra, i n north-west, believed that troop}: o n coiuitermarch of Saharan •endorsed b y the findings of the Spain, according to Pyresa, t h è sides i hav'e"' M ^ni.iMU4»«er.taiii^Tlatives to b l o c k the border to Spanish news agency, today. plaees. C i v i l i a n marchers might the c o l u m n of 350,000 unarmed ^ r l d C o u r t o f J u s t i c e V The 11 people, two of whom are be expected to be even less men, w o m e n and c h i l d r e n that !^--This is the first t i m e ; S p a i n said to have died, all come |aware of the danger than m i l i - K i n g Hassan has promised to > h a s called for an u r g e i l r meet- S t a r y m e n . ' '., fe-^r-V.' '". l e a d I from villages near rivers. * '•.••• fihg of the Security C o u n f i l . 3 o o O O O O O O O O O O O 0 . 0 . 0 O Q O LP A O . Q . . 0 . Q . . C . C . O concern felt in Madrid over General Franco's h e a l t h ifi spite of officiai réassurances Spanish officials admit Fra*m H a r r y Debelius Basque separatists fatally shot "/which" they receive f r o m c e r M M a d r i d , Oct 19 " \y * a plain-clothes senior m e m b e r ^ tain other officers. This is a r i l J H& • ' • „ '' '—~~ of the p a r a m i l i t a r y c i v i l g u a r d ' ' effort designed to root out the] that General Franco fj C o n c e r n for G e n e r a l police o n Saturday night. T h e antiiregime U D M (Democratic] Franco's health added to the policeman, -Senor M a n u e l M i l i t a r y U n i o n ) . Officers, w h o ] mounting problems of the L o p e z T r i v i n o , the father of receive correspondence from has acute heart trouble six c h i l d r e n , was k i l l e d o n his : S p ^ s h Government this week- blacfc-disted colleagues,' and fail- F r o r n H a r r y D è b e l i u Whaj^itatibri'".was p » ^ % w a y home f r o m w o r k . A n un- to report it, are subjected to | f end as anti-regime gunmen M a d r i d , Oct even i n a man of General k n o w n assailant -put three bul- punishment themselves. S u c h k i l t e d another secret policeman ^.age^/.under;<%*aih con- l e t s i n t o his head. > , punishment frequently involves T h e Spanish"h feovernment a d - ; S ^ anjj S p a i n c a l l e d for a Security ditibnst "because endocarditis i n - L i k e another weekend i n c i - being s e t ' b a c k on the promo-1 mitted tonight _ that General C o u n c i l meeting about the flamimitjoh ceases to -be. a dent in- 'the Basque country, i d tion lists. Franco is suffering f r o m heart Sahara. • '. serious' disturbance oUce i f "has f i i g h l y reliable, but unoffi- w h i c h two uniformed m e m b e r i j , ^ - trouble, but denied reports of of the c i v i l g u a r d w e r e f i r e d T a n indication his death. -, • . disappeared. However, it has a ciad, m e d i c a l sources said thaf today that the m o v e m e n t ; has w h i l e o n border patrol A n o f f i c i a l ' statement ' s a i d : tendency to; recur. t b 4 general, aged 82, had to—upon also infiltrated some units of : Irun, the tolling of the ; 4 " . T o n i g h t ' s i i Goyernment cu|r short a regular Cabinet near the p o l i c e . f o r c e s . C a p t a i n " I n the course of a case of plain-clothes m a n is believed to • ;ainnqiU^uwfflerit^appe to sig- meeting' at his E l Pardo palace Julian, Delgado, an A r m y cap- influenza, his Excellency- the be the w o r k of the outlawed nify ^hat the general has come lasjf. F r i d a y because of ijlness, tain who h a d s e r v e d ' for ' 10 C h i e f of .State suffered a 'crisis- ETA (Basque - H o m e l a n d and of acute coronary insufficiehey,' : through* at least two crises- of and that one of Spain's leading years w i t h the security p o l i c e : < Liiberty)!' In the border i n c i - s health-,/ " - j " ' r 1 eandiologists was summoned to i n Barcelona, was removed | w h i c h is - resolving itself satis- dent one of the (policemen was t h C palace o n F r i d a y night. from that assignment, i n - factorily ; he has already begun i T h e Spanish ruler",'was last wounded in one leg. " """• Otljer unofficial m e d i c a l formed sources said, after' a n .rehabilitation and has resumed seriously i l l i n the summer of Sources c l a i m e d that doctors It was at least the second investigation i n t o the •activities \ : p a r t : of his habitual activities. 1974, ' w h e n he temporarily p o l i t i c a l k i l l i n g i n Spain in the ',' " " A t 1900 hours today, his h a d to p e r f o r m a tracheotomy of t the U D M . W h e t h e r the cap- lianded'jojV^it/"powe^ to hiS;desig; E x c e l l e n c y t h e ' C h i e f o f State (inbision of the w i n d p i p e ) to course of the week. L a s t Sun- tain had links with t h e . m o v e - nated successor, P r i n c e ; J u a n received . the •< President of th.e: east his breathing. H i g h l y r e l i - day might a Basque taxi d r i v e r ment was flot clear. It was also Carlos. His- latest bout of i l l - - Govçrtiment / ( P r i m e M i n i s t e r ) able sources s a i d that a team, was . shot d e a d i n what learned here this weekend that ness began last week when, ' appeared to. be a retaliation a n u m b e r of other Spanish i n his office, maintaining a 45- according to v a r y i n g official of cardiologists had visited the minute conversation w i t h h i m . " gederal earlier i n the week. for the right-wing k i l l i n g of a, m i l i t a r y officers"are 'expected reports, he c a u g h t ' a c o l d o r / Basque businessman. T h e •] ^ . spokesman denied such to be arrested soon i n the The denial came after a day • i w e n t doHyn-with influenza. " A l - r . policeman k i l l e d i n Zarauz was reports, w h i c h i n any case same .Áeditíoa > oaiw''dn':'»vlñch':12 i n . w h i c h M a d r i d was buzzing ' though i t has nipt been offici- at ileast the eleventh m e m b e r did;: not f i n d ' their w a y into A r m y a n d A i r . F o r c e officers with unconfirmed reports that a l l y admitted, it is k n o w n . t h a t of the regime's police to be are awaiting t r i a l . . '- /T; ' •'• 1. t h e 82-year-bld general had died.; he had to cut short last p r i n t i n Spain. The spokesman s l a i n . b y enemies of General- said • on. Saturday night: U n t i l tonight Government Friday's Cabinet meeting. • Franco since A u g u s t 27 last, Military* authorities i n Barce- T h e r e is nothing w r o n g w i t h spokesmen h a d consistently de- - It Is also k n o w n that a team w h e n five p o l i t i c a l activists lona have p u t Senor' J a c i n t o h i i p . A l l of those reports are nied si reliable but ; unofficial - of heart speicialists';v^ited; h i m / | .false. The only thing that hap- were executed b y f i r i n g squads Soler Padro, a c i t y councillor, medical reports that the. gen- about a week ago, that a lead- peried is that the chief of state made up. of policemen, not sol- under arrest for 30 days for- ' eral was suffering f r o m heart i n g / M a d r i d heart surgeon was h a d a cold for a couple of diers. ; •'• - - / • w r i t i n g a letter to the M a y o r , trouble. "' Thus their; credibility summoned to his palace late o h asking h i m to intercede for the days."' M a d r i d newspapers It was learned i n ' M a d r i d i n tonight's statement, denying F r i d a y night, and that several release of a journalist who had; 1 reported today that he had that A r m y officers i n at least reports of his death, was p e r - ' h e a r t ' specialists :went to E l n o w recovered f r o m the cold. some of Spain's eight m i l i t a r y been j a i l e d for " insulting the! haps open ' to question.: ; ; ; Española f ; P a r d o ;: last night •' a n d this a r m e d f o r c e s " i n a story he j ! I n Zarauz, a fashionable Bas- districts are b e i n g required to I n ; s i m i l a r drcumsitjances last m o r n i n g . 1 ' que coastal resort, suspected report any correspondence' wrote about prostitution. ; year, w h e n the aging leader was • AJrhid - a l l this a c t i v i t y , . D r i l l w i t h phlebitis, the state-run Christia&n B a r n a r d , the .South television network showed ex-' A f r i c a n h'eatt' specialist,' flew elusive" f i l m of h i m walking i l l ' v • ' ' ' • » ' • ' • " ' i n t o ' Madrid,' a t - t h e weekend, -along a hospital corridor. ' K and checked o u t .of his hotel i n -Commenting o n the terse * the: city v-Mday^tlK^f'iad^atv §f S p a n i s h opposition l e a d e r e x p l a i n s t h e w o r k i n g \aJ official statement, a f Govern- i n g his destination. ' t ' merit .spokesman confirmed . M e d i c a l sources v-'/expIained : L! e a r l i e r unofficial reports that unofficially that the * question o f a ' l e a g u e t a b l e o f toleration' 2t;^t-P^ the general's heart condition is of D r Barnard possibly per- k n o w n /to ph'ysicia«tK; as .endo- f o r m i n g a heart' transplant o n ' carditis, i n v o l v i n g a n iriflam- General Franco was not even mation of certain heart tissues. being conslderedi but that the Madrid tacitly accepts democrats The spokesman insisted, how- pcrats" were suspicious of its F r o m Our Correspondent s a i d ; " I do not ^cnow why we ever,' • that i t -would be opinion; of the specialist who. c o m m u n i s t origins and * so M a d r i d , Oct 20 .- ; are tolerated. W e are, dem- inaccurate to describe the had p i o n e e r e d / such surgery organized; t h e .. P l a t f o r m - of i There are signs that General ocrats and ' do; not defend or r u l e f s" * temporary ' . "acute" c o u l d be of considerable Value Democratic Convergence. Franco's regime is becoming cultivate violence. T t h i n k one coronary / i n s u f f i c i e n c y . a s - a to the physicians attending the reason .we 'are tolerated could Professor Tierno Galvan é$ri-, : 1 increasingly tolerant of some " h e a r t attaick", as some report? general. v ' ' »- " opposition groups, although be that the country's i m a g e is 'mates that the P S P has about' referred to it. ! < t A meeting of the " f i r s t sec-" the National Movement is the better if we are. "We. are p o l i t i - 3,000 members', Professor ;Ruiz?; tion 1 "^ of the g'dVernirig-council-' only legal political party. cally • in the ghetto, but I must J i m é n e z believes: that in free, If the official d e n i a L i s true, of the / Natjprial M o v e m e n t — Professor , Joaquin R u i z point out that I / h a v e friend's ele c ti o ii s th e' 'Christ iari Dem-' then the general is once again scheduled to /take b l a t e ' i n open Jimenez, the leader of the left- i n all sectors. W e aire not com: ocrats could attract 30 per cent; demonstrating- his remarkable session' this afternoon—was i n of-centre Christian Democrat munists or fascists 'but in the of the vote. The P S O E has powers of ' recovery and his the event h e l d behind closed ! group and a former M i n i s t e r middle." , , ,.: .."" " % ';, / .' '."/ about 7,000 members, but far stamina. Doctors said that such doors. • J - •'• of Education, says that there is . B o t h Professor R u i z Jimenez more sympathizers. • Both a " league; table of toleration " and Professor T i e r n o Galvan .leaders agree on the need for. with the communists the least make frequent . statements in coordination between the cpun-' tolerated. magazines and^ newspapers c i l and the platform to avoid, which leave no doubt- where returning' to Vwhat—Professor "I. would not say that we RUIZ-GIMENEZ, A L "TIMES" their sympathies lie and they Rui^Jimener^calied " the o l d are tblerated, although we are not put i n prison. W e are not have not heen-fiped or' impris--'"Tlicfiotomy of popular unity allowed to hold a meeting or oned. ' which could lead to a c i v i l war publish a statement. Toleration----- Professor R u i z J i m é n e z again ". ;. •-., ••/'' ',:,;, ; ;,;;;- is a relative word and" "it is thinks this is ' because , the Professor :. Tierno .Galvan "EXISTE UNA true to say t h a t ' w e are not regime does not mind " certainTRANSICIÓN s a i d : " W e are in the process persecuted l i k e the Com- statements made in an individ- of forming a .united democratic munists. If we meet and the ual capacity". He adds ; " T was', front. W e have the experience police k n o w and there are not persecuted for m y , recent of the republic and the c i v i l : OPOSICIÓN TOLERADA" more than 20 of us, then we interview with the B B C , but T war a n d have learnt a lesson. 1 are not tolerated. W e are, i f was attacked in Fuerza Nueva' W e must avoid fractiorialism." j> LONDRES, 22.—«Tengo a m i g o s e n todas partes, pe- we remain underground." (a right-wing magazine) which 3 ; The Christian , Democrats ro nosotros no s o m o s - n i c o m u n i s t a s i d f a s c » " ^ - Other parties w h i c h are said ,i that m y remarks were together with the Basque n i he sido e n c a r c e l a d o treason to Spain. B u t I risk^ die m e h a p e r s e g u i d o a q u í , tacitly accepted are a small National Party, the Democratic p o r u n a s d e c l a r a c i o n e s que h i c i e s ? yo e n d í a s r e c i e n - more than official persecution. Unions of V a l e n c i a and Cata- Socialist Party. (PSP), headed tes a l a B B C , a u n q u e h u b o q u i e n me tachase de by Professor E n r i q u e Tierno I may risk private persecution lonia and the Pdpblar D e m - t r a i d o r a l a P a t r i a » , h a d e c l a r a d o el ex m i n i s t r o J o a - , Galvan, a left-wing M a d r i d in- by some rightist groups.'* ."'"• ocratic Federation belong to o u l n Rulz-Giménez e n u n a e n t r e v i s t a c o n c e d i d a a l tellectual, and the larger main- However, not all 'their actiVi-. the European Democratic stream Spanish Socialist Party ties are tolerated. In M a r c h Christian Executive Committee c o r r e s p o n s a l d e l . T i m e s - e n M a d r i d , que a y e r pulfltoó (PSOE) w i t h Senor Felipe the police confiscated Profes- w h i c h meets once a month. el c i t a d o d i a r i o londinense. S e ñ a l a a s i m i s m o R u i z - Gonzalez, a Seville lawyer, as sor Tierno Galvan's passport The meetings are attended by G l m é n e z , s e g ú n i n f o r m a P y r e s a , que las fuerzas d e l secretary general. There are after he returned from ;a meet- two members of each of the centro y de c e n t r o - I z q u i e r d a p r o y e c t a n c r e a r u n b l o - also organizations like Fedisa, ing with the president of the five' partiesl E v e r y year they que u n i d o c o n t r a los comunistas, p a r a e v i t a r que se a so-c^Med l i m i t e d company, European Parliament. The hold an assembly. This year it v u e l v a A p r o d u c i r l a m i s m a s i t u a c i ó n que * n l a se- which says its intentions are police still have the passport. was held clandestinely near g u n d a r e p ú b l i c a c u a n d o los comunistas, i r a s e x c l u i r not political, although its state- The P S P is p a r t of the Dem- V a l e n c i a and was given .public- I otros grupos de i z q u i e r d a m o d e r a d a , se a l z a r o n con ity later.' " T h a t act was toler- ments clearly are. Senor ocratic C o u n c i l which was el P o d e r ^ E ? ex m i n i s t r o español afirma.tambiént en M a n u e l Fraga Iribarne, the formed last summer by S e ñ o r ated post factum", Professor R u i z Jimenez he said. o t r a parte de l a e n t r e v i s t a que «en el R é g i m e n espa- outgoing Spanish Ambassador i Santiago C a r r i l l o , the secretary ñ o l existe u n a o p o s i c i ó n tolerada». „ > in L o n d o n and former M i n i s t e r general of the Spanish Com- T h e , Popular Democratic of Information and T o u r i s m , is. munist Party, in a attempt to Federation is led by Senor a member. unite opposition forces. The Jose M a r i a • G i l RobleS, .. a former i republican minister. , Professor T i e r n o Galvan P S O E and the Christian Dem- PU E B L O 22 dé octubre de 1975 : — Fundación g K M - i'- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 , 0 0 ¿ o o o o o oT)

P r i n c e s e e k s t a k e o v f f a binet rani^^giv^ G e n F r a n c o g e t s b e t t f t tint that General X^mXtUMZz-ii.Ge,iteral* Krprnco is a l i v e , W b u t have visited t h & G e n e r a l ev*fir not ve'ty-well. ;: " . V , , , day; for the past three days. • RMSable -sources, close to : M . A f t e r h i s . e x p e r i e n c e last year;, ranco should resign P a r d o .Palace * household w h e n he* w a s " d i ^ p p d i r t l e d ^ a t squashed persistent Tumours i n ' h a v i n g to hand the power back i F r o r t i H a r r y Debejitui A P T 1 Q 7 & c h i è v i r t g a ' ". smooth . ' f u t u r e I M a d r i d , Oct 23 ¿ ' r U v I 19 i * & a | i t i o n . ' : M a d r i d today that he was dead. to General F r a n c o having exer- n T h e y said t h e 82-year-old dicta- cised i t for seyeral weeks be- One of General Franco's A s i f to apologize for the fact tor s h o w e d signs of being o n the cause the General h a d h serious ministers called f o r . . p o l i t i c a l that;the f i n a l paragraphs of his way to recovery f r o m the heart bout of phlebitis, the P r i n c e is changes , i n a speech reported speech departed from the theme trouble that-brought h i m close believed to be reluctant to' take here today, asserting that " the of agriculture, S e ñ o r A l l e n d e to death early this week. over except • o n a permanent people want . . . to take part i n said : " I already '"' k n o w that basis. , ' when I put things t h i s way. m y One source bore out the ofn- m o r e than gossip and table He' feels that the moment has T specific agricultural objectives d a l Statements b y saying he h a d talk ", , . , , ' - . . come for a permanent transfer might seem to lose importance, seen • G e n e r a l F r a n c o t a k i n g The speech, delivered by of - powers a n d that the General but Í said at the beginning that faltering steps at the palace this Senor Tomas A l l e n d e y Garcia- should renounce h i s position I intended to continue to f a r m m o r n i n g . T h i s coincided w i t h B a x t e r ; ' the/ A g r i c u l t u r e M i n i - I r a ' - S & w i ' P u b l i c l y a n d go into retirement ster, dealt w i t h the future under m y own plot and I do intend to continue to do so, w o r k i n g ft^ofS^wf * g * n c f to smooth the t r a n s o m during P r i n c e J u a n Carlos, General his l i f e t i m e . Franco's designated eventual hard, digging deep and care- Cifra¿? fe". successor. H o w e v e r i t was w r i t - , fully: ' - ;- • • " I f everyone farms h i s " o w n ! : i ; ; ' / ^ v • ten as i f that future were, plot w i t h hope, backing the immediate. ','.', Spain . f Government's p o l i c y at the same T h e impression among some time,-among a l l the people of 1 of the-listeners at the e x c l u s i v e the Country Wé can offer a Col- F r e s h c l a m p C l u b Siglo X X I i n M a d r i d was lective enterprise i n w h i c h a l l that it was a v e i l e d hint that Spaniards' w i l l have ah increas- the t i m e has come for G e n e r a l i n g participation., , Our com- o n c a m p u s F r a n c o to step down. The care- patriots w i l l , again" have some- f u l l y worded speech o n " A g r i - thing to. believe in,- a n d , the c u l t u r a l policy i n the near danger that other siren calls ímiiítants' f u t m e " was the first of a series might be heard w i l l decrease." at the club on " M o n a r c h y and f r o m W i l l i a m C h i s l e t t *- Significantly, S e ñ o r A l l e n d e is, social change ". both the minister i n the Cabinet - M A D R I D : The club is'a,legally tolerated w i t h tliè, longest record of con- A decree establishing' university dis- p o l i t i c a l discussion group Which tinuous service i n the Govern- c i p l i n a r y committees 'has • been serves as a f o r u m for Spain's ment, and the first of General sighed- by G e n e r a l Franco' i n a n leading p o l i t i c a l figure's, i n c l u d - ! Franco's ministers ever to have attempt to stop further strikes by i n g some Opposition politicians: visited a communist country. teachers'and students a n d , prevent T h e minister' s a i d : " S o m e of H e is k n o w n for his sympathies incidents such as the closing of V a l - those who "Want to defend towards Prince J u a n Carlos, as l a d o l i d University (THES, M a r c h F r a n c o i s m do not realize that w e l l as for his friendship w i t h 21). T h e university, shut since Feb- F r a n c o i s m is not a static con- .some of Europe's most, outstand Española cept except i n the minds of i n g socialist leaders. r u a r y , reopened this week. In the those who are more Francoite The A g r i c u l t u r e M i n i s t e r ' s past discipline was administered by than F r a n c o . " speech was also significant deans o r through direct police H e added : " T h e failure of because of its timing. E v e n as action, _ - the liberalization to materialize he spoke, reliable ..sources T h e Jiiew committees w i l l censure _ can help t u r n the arguments affirmed that G e n e r a l Franco's of the immobilists into reality." advisers' are urging h i m to h a v e . I The Spanish people should now retire and hand over power .the right to. expel anyone who i s con- begin to take an active part " i n permanently to the Prince, who s i d e r e d a trouble-maker. T h e decree something more than gossip and is 37. The sources said that the gives the committees power to take | 3 L table talk. P r i n c e w o u l d be r e l u c t a n t ' t o the " necessary measures t ó m a i n t a i n J p p " Once the institutional apex accept a temporary appointment a n d restore academic order and ful- ' • • has been assured by continuity as acting Chief of State as he f i l the duties inherent i n the func- i n the person of the Prince of d i d for a f e w Weeks last year, t i o n i n g of a u n i v e r s i t y " . T h e r e w i l l Spain,, we have the respons- since this would not give h i m a free hand to develop his own be no r i g h t of appeal. f . H E i b i l i t y of dedicating all our w i l l - power and imagination to policies. ':' A n o t h e r p a r t of the decree l i m i t s g • • •. the number of times that students | g can retake their - examinations to four. P r e v i o u s l y Students c o u l d resit their exams i n d e f i n i t e l y . General Franco in a M a n s h o t itt- T h i s w i l l mean that c h i l d r e n f r o m wealthy families, man y of Whom take years to pass t h e i r exams, W i l l have critical condition oberisi» B a s q u e ^ f c 1 to w o r k a l i t t l e harder. B u t it c o u l d go against the w o r k i n g class, whose c h i l d r e n m a k e up o n l y 3 per F r o m H a r r y Debelius^ Mr r. t.1 - i b l e . They/Said! a transplant was p o l i c e c h a s e cent of the student body. A l t h o u g h M a d r i d , Oct 26 ^ «•'-•« -out'of the question. • V '... T h e . three-man ' ' R e g e n c y t u i t i o n f e e s ' a r e l o w (science sub- '-General' Franco's state of jects '£28 a year and arts subjects C o u n c i l , ' w h i c h automatically , health worsened suddenly to- takes over the official functions £ 2 2 ) , books are v e r y expensive, lib- C i v i l Guards ' shot , a n d night. H e was stated to be i n of'.the chief, of state during^ a h raries f u l l and a c c o m m o d a t i o n . h a r d [wounded a man at Legarreta, to f i n d (£88 a month for an average | a c r i t i c a l condition. Interregnum/ '• h e l d < A m e e t i n g , but there was no announcement j i n the Basque province of Gui-, h a l l o f residence)* I n such c o n d i A n announcement said he about any possible t r a n s f e r / o f jpuzcoa, M a d r i d newspapers tions many students need several had suffered ah intestinal power to P r i n c e J u a n Carlos.' ' attempts to pass a subject. haemorrhage and his cardiac (reported ^today. The shooting U s u a l l y reliable diplomatic M e a n w h i l e , meetings have been problems h a d worsened..-, i- • occurred yesterday - when the TRANSICIÓNsources c l a i m e d that • 'jsfenbr talcing /place between professors of A n official b u l l e t i n said the ICiyil.Guards chased a man 'car- the various faculties i n M a d r i d over Carlos A r i a s Navarro, the P r i m e Spanish leader had h a d a M i n i s t e r , h a s ' w o n ..agreement I r y i n g a packet.. It Was said to t h e p r o b l e m ' of overcrowding. M a d - gastric haemorrhage and rid's Complutense University w i l l from certain key members of | contain i l l e g a l propaganda. serious upset i n his heart the establishment' for f o r m a l have a n estimated 125,000 students r h y t h m , w i t h m a r k e d cardiac In _ M a d r i d today, police this academic year, although it- can- transfer of powers bjr"*mext I announced '• the arrest *. .of ' 1 9 ' insufficiency. H i s doctors con- Wednesday, '.,'.//;.-; . - v/^V'/i o n l y officially take about 100,000.: sidered the situation Critical.. I members' of / the M a b i k , brgani- Professors are also w o r r i e d about zatioh F R A P ' ( R e v o l u t i o h k r y Sources close to the general's P o l i t i c a l arrests continued (plans to b u i l d a university 30 miles over the weekend. Police^con- Anti-fascist _/ Patriotic F r o n t ) , m e d i c a l team said he h a d been r nitside M a d r i d at A l c a l a d e Henares.. fiscated three toris of alleged i n c l u d i n g seven Women. One of given a n emergency blood trans- fime see this as a deliberate.policy i l l e g a l propaganda'in Barcelona, them is said to be' the secre- fusion. ,-' ' \centralization at a t i m é w h e n they where they detained 15 suspec- tary' o f the . Castilian regional A f t e r the doctor's b u l l e t i n gl more universities are .needed i n t e d ' members of the Chinese- committee of the Spanish Com- was issued, P r i n c e Juan Carlos, i ¿ provinces. i T . orie'hted Spanish / C o m m u n i s t munist , Party, which police say the• general's designated heir, 1 P a r t y (Marxist-Leninist) i n an they have broken up. j and Government officials, were investigation into' the k i l l i n g of False passpo.rts, ' national mmsm summonded to the / Pardo a policeman. I n . Bilbao," f but- identity Cards a n d plans' to palace. • / . - - >. other people were arrested on ! A n assassinate w e l l known 0JiiMM earlier report indicated suspicion of subversive activity. < ^ * S ? ^ that General Franco's family Spaniards arid members of the • ^ i t i & s l w a s a t n ' s hedside this m o r n i n g M a d r i d , Oct 26.—In , a mes- police', forces were" allegedly w h e n Mass was s a idi d i n his sage to General F r a i i c o . ' the found i n one of the girls' quarters. Pope sent his, blessingtand.'said home. ' ', ' ' WÊm he had prayed for **divine A c c o r d i n g to a Spanish news I n -'a / related ' development, h e l p " for h i m ,in his i l l n e s s . ' l l d agency, ' ' -three ' of G e n e r a l three more cotivicted members reply, the,general thanked h i m . Franco's- c i v i l war comrades i n of F R A P are awaiting the for his. prayers' w h i c h , h e ' s a i d . result of their, appeal against arms offered their hearts today " comfort, me very m u c h % to saivc'the dying dictator's life. sentences handed down last Such' s u i c i d a l devotion w o u l d Jt • was h o t / k n o w n . WhetSe'f December. The three appealed Fundaciónbe, pointless, i n the opinion of this reply was' written!,!pe'ison-. to the .Supreme ./Court ;after y n official'medical sources who ally or by, the head of. 'General being found guilty of i l l e g a l m a i n t a i n .that the 82-year-old Franco's h o u s e h o l d . — A P . . ' . ' ; ' association. Two of them were general's condition is irreversf . Fu t u r e leaders, page 4 sentenced to five , months' imprisonment and the t h i r d to one year a n d l i y e m o n t h s . O O O O O O O O O O O O O O ,Q, O O Q, Q„Q ,Q .Q.Q.Q o o.o o . o o n O, O O O O

fîfGeriFranco n e g o t i a t e s S i p tt V T- • r e f u s i n g fF r a n c o ministers^^^^ ^ ® f-v'V ^ffiSahaï^|l^S^ C o n t i n u e d from page 1 : 'coul d save days of possible .iri- F r o m Harty'Debeliui^''>-íí/,.'' pletioh, whereby S p a i n % l H J j l r l o t o g i v e u p M , ,. O - f t A P T 1 Q 7 C - s t a b i l i t y w h i l e . ' t h e institutions M a d r i d , O c t 28 •"- / . ^ V " " • ' over the phosphate-H£h Sabara than usual, little \%A&ftoK7|y of the regime go through the Representatives o f , ' ; the desert t e r r i t o r y to M a t o f t f y j ^ j C ; any deep concern.-' ->••/.!• v-/(motions ,qf formally' naming Spanish Government today the possible p a r t i ^ « l 6 l r ^ i c " p o w e r : I n bars where radio or tele- the Pr i n c e as K i n g . ' f™' negotiated what were believed Mauritania. T h e - o j U y ^ H i t t v i s i o n sets broadcast the offi- T h e . regular F r i d a y Cabinet believed td r e m d m | M w t i t » v i i l F r o m H a r r y Debelius ;. to be the f i n a l details of a c i a l version of the news, j u k e meeting ' d i d not take place decolonization agreement for cussion at present'a^^o^omwf f boxes a n d p i n b a l l . machines today. T h e • explanation was J M a d r i d , O c t ^ 4 Q QGT 19/5 i the Spanish Sahara, at a meet- affairs. Spain is h e j i m w rojMvM continued -to sound loudly, that it had already taken place Those wh»- were anxious to i n g here w i t h the F o r e i g n made a generous offer t o . drowning, the words about the yesterday. In fct, Senor A r i a s o b t a i n General Franco's appro- M i n i s t e r s of ' M o r o c c o and M o r o c c o - i n b M ^ n S ^ ^ y o w J v a l 'for fa transfer of power to state of health of the Chief of di dmeet his fellow ministers becoming involved i n an over? -Mate, . , ; f o r 10 hpura-,- but it was ori- Mauritania. - S>-.- ,A?>K: P r i n c e Juari Carlos learnt here seas armed conflict at" a t i m « | Nevertheless, the . rumour ginally supposed " that the ' D r ' A h m e d L a r a k i , the today that not o n l y do o l d sol- M o r o c c a n minister, and M r of critical domestic p ^ b l e n i s . J S i persisted in M a d r i d .that the thursday meeting was a cus- M a r r a k e c h , O c t ? ? , 2 8 . « * ^ | B ^ diers—nev£r_ die, they some- H a m d i O u l d Mouknass of < general is already"dead. T h e r e , ; tomary -One,' not . o f f i c i a l l y L a r a k i and M r Oulpf M p u k n l B f f times even resist fading away. is good evidence" to believe classed *as' a Cabinet meeting, M a u r i t a n i a arrived i n M a d r i d were reported h e r e ^ t f t ^ p ^ j H r ^ Informed sources s a i d . that that this is false. .The man i n ' during which matters are pre- today as D r K u r t W a l d h c i m , the Senor Carlos A r i a s Navarro, the^-street is probably \ w r o n g , pared for presentation to" Gen- U n i t e d Nations Secretary .'-seating Spain w i t h r J L * w M ^ M t h e ' . P r i m e M i n i s t e r , has been divide the disputed, tftifritprx? but*his reaction is'-understand- e r . a ] Franco every F r i d a y . - General, was leaving. B u t all t r y i n g to get G e n e r a l Franco able i n a country w i t h a c o n Lieutenant-Colonel A n t o n i o three visitors were discussing between their countries ^With to agree to a plan to hand over trolled press, ,- • P e d r o s a LataS, president Of the the same problem. . ' " . . " the north going to " M o r o c c o , power w h i l e he i s - s t i l l alive to and the R i o de / Qro / / t p * the 37-year-old prince whom he ' T h e special precautions labour committee, said : " It is In a d d i t i o n a personal repre- Mauritania. ' £>--f;* chose as his political heir. taken by the military, who regrettable^ that the-, institu- sentative of President Idi A m i n A blindin g sandstorm "s/wept . If that should not be pos- allegedly have put into effect a [ tiobs, and i n this base, at least of Uganda came to M a d r i d this today across the Tarfaya area/f^ sible, the same sources said, Secret emergency p l a n k n o w n t h i s ' committee, are not duly afternoon. H e is said to have where some 150,000 M p r o c c ^ ^ ] certain h i g h officials of the as j ' B l u e S t a r " , were h a r d l y i n f o r m e d ' with he dsired and brought a ' personal message volunteers are waiting it\ regime are considering the noticeable, necessary frequency, T w o u l d from General A m i n i n his improvised tent camp for " K l p j f idea of passing on the power i f indeed Senor A r i a s does say minute by minute, about a," capacity as president of the ^assan's " march of ' c o p q u e S t m , without the specific consent of have i n his possession a signed h u m a n a n d political, p r o c e s s ' Organization for A f r i c a n U n i t y against the' S p a n i s h / - ' S a h t f i j H to S e ñ o r Carlps A r i a s , the the dictator,' provided he is transfer 'of powers, and if' he- which,, disturbs a l l of • us and Communications and; air l i n k s ' Spanish P r i m e M i n i s t e r . : <\ declared to be incapacitated. should produce it immediately.' concerns the netire country." w i t h the Tarfaya area were dis- General F r a n c o . is reported, after the general's 'death, . i t ), ; k , L e a d i n g article, page 13. Informed sources said i n rupted for several h o u r s . — U P . I ; but not officially, s t i l l to be M a d r i d t h a t a deal is near corn- / a n d A P . , " - * * " refusing to give up his job. As long as he is alive and con- scious, regardless of the* seriousness of his condition, it, Men who hold key to Spain's future

is almost unthinkable that / t h e : members of the C o u n c i l of the F r o m Harrys "DebeJiuSJ f; I ">«- ¡Civil Guard, • áíid the h e r o Of •'"Claim to; the throne,, arid has R e a l m and the Cortes (parlia- M a d r i d , Oct'26 the political, p o l i c y , , the Opposed General ' F r a n c o from- ment), a great many of them The task facing - Prinze J u a n í W a r r i o r s , ¡for C h r i s t t h e ' K i n g «exile i n 1 Portugal for many h i s own direct appointees, Carlos, -General Franco's *'and other extreme right-wing .years./ / , /:¡,.fc''-. - .-f ,-: • |V, w o u l d go 1 along with any pro- designated hejr,-. i s pot afij- easf 'elements; M a r c h i n g rightists "t\ I f tiW monarchy as, ah insti-- posal to take the power out of one, and ne " W i l l 'need the f have m o r é ' ' thah ohce' shouted ; tution is to survive i n S p a i n , his hands without his consent, r cooperation of the best talent i n M a d r i d : " Iniesta to power ". D o n J u a n w i l l have to heal the _wounds of Spanish monarchists It i s believed that for emer- "in leadership. If he is to ease H e once p r e d i c t e d , that L Española gency-purposes ' à . .document Spain -into "the"pdSt-Franco era General Frahco^s'TegiBle wtfuia by renouncing' his ETalni—trr transferring power" and signed w i t h a m i n i m u m o f disturbance, last 3,000 years. H e c o u l d easily . favour of his son. It appears b y the 82-year-old-ruIer m a y he w i l l need a l l the popular, b e c o r n é the r a l l y i n g point of that a renunciation b y his son already be i n "Senor A r i a s ' s p o l i t i c a l and m i l i t a r y support right wingers seeking a' new i n .favour, of Don J u a n can possession, but w i t h the uwder- that he can muster. •: " • ,.: \ . " *; *" as-Chief of the Joint Chiefs of was immediately revoked by hours on October 24 the 'situa- Staff, apparently because S e ñ o r ' A r i a s / who '• was then -Lieutenant-General A n g e l Cam- tion of the Chief of State General Franco considered h i m Deputy P r i m e M i n i s t e r , and is' p a n o L o p e z was recently, showed improvement. ; The. too liberal. General Diez not a, soft, man himself. , appointed national commander signs of cardiac insufficiency A l e g r i a s t i l l enjoys consider- P r o f e s s o r » M a n u e l , F r a g a of the.65,000-stróng C i v i l G u a r d . w h i c h were observed yesterday able prestig,e^moisB.,hisjEellow H e is one of the " b l u e " gen- have remitted. H i s v i t a l , func- : i r l b a r n e , was, u n t i l this \ month, > erais, so-called - because they officers, is a friend of the Ambassador i n L o n d o n , and is tions are n o r m a l . The evolu- P r i n c e , and a favourite of non- >fopgbt.! i n the: Spanish B l u e t i o n , of his heart disease fol- a former Miñisi/er - Of *|nfor'ipa- violent opposition politicians. tion and Tourism.' H e has b e e n *• D i v i s i o n dn the side/of Germany lows its normal^ course -without •Moreover, H e h a s , travelled i n the Second W o r l d W a r . ; ,«':.:/ other complications." /.. . openly camphighing w i t h an eye extensively'- abroad, and has to the future for some time. ' H e ' t o o k over- the C i v i l G u a r d It was only the second medi- f r o m Lieutenant-General ' J o s é many frieflds in t h e , military, H e is believed to have been c a l bulletin to bear the- signa- V e g a Rodriguez who is some- establishments and governments on the'- short .3i$t for "Prime tures of ; his attending ' doctors of both Wcstertt and communist M i n i s t e r i n 1969, w h e n General what less right w i n g J . ' since he -fell i l l last week. "Un- countries. H e c o u l d probably Franco chose A d m i r a l Carrero E a r l i e r General Campano b a d official m e d i c a l : sources assure the support of • the, been Captain-General of the regarded one phrase of, the , Blanco. A lawyer, Professor farmed forces,'" with the excep- F r a g a considers himself a demo- " F i r s t M i l i t a r y District,' w h i c h | latest b u l l e t i n as ominous : tion of a fe,W aging generals, crat. Most of those who have includes M a d r i d arid surrourid- " T h e é v o l u t i o n of h i s heart for the P r i n c e and his policies. w o r k e d with h i m consider h i m i n g provinces. I n that capacity disease follows its normal If Senor Carlos A r i a s hands he approved the death sen- course." •• • "' yi. --''.'» f a n autocrat. H e is, a long-time I n his resignation: as P r i m e supporter of the P r i n c e and be- tences pronounced last month These sources said that the M i n i s t e r , as expected, it is safe lieves that he w o u l d make a on terrorists. . " -' n o r m a l course of e n d o c a r d i t i s , to assume x that P r i n c e Juan good P r i m e M i n i s t e r . H e is D u r i n g a'" secret meeting of G e n e r a l Franco's affliction, -is. Carlos w o u l d be pleased to find reputed to have good contacts Senior m i l i t a r y leaders , i n - | one of r e c u r r i n g attacks, p a r t i - TRANSICIÓN the general's name on the list w i t h the leaders .of/the armed M a d r i d last week, sources say, c u l a r l y i n a" m a n of his age of. candidates' for that post ' forces. ."•itis/';":, ';. " ,. . ' _" he strongly objected to a sug- and with a m e d i c a l history which must be submitted to h i m D o n Juan' of Bourbon, P r i n c e gestion that the succession w h i c h precludes the use of cer^ by the C o u n c i l of the R e a l m . J u a n Carlos's father, is the son Should be carried out and that tain treatments. They said the LieUteriant-General' Carlos of K i n g Alfonso X I I I , the laSt General Franco should be de- prognosis was not hopeful, -, Inicsta is a hard-line former r u l i n g Spanish monarch. " H e clared incapacitated, without A s t h e ' m a n who has r u l e d commander of the paramilitary has never renounced his OWtt his consent i f necessary. '. them for 36 years l i n g e r e d at ; death's door, ; Spaniards remained v e r y . c a l m . There was no u n u s u a l activity . i n the streets of the capital, no sign of a : greater police *• presence 2 OCT C o n t i n u e d o n page 4, c o l 1 7 1975

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Fundación ¡:;: fraiWlifè after F r o m O u r Correspondent security police.> •;' :-:»'<,!< ; "«">:'.- ' F r o m tiarry DebeliuS ' 'ShM?^ general's ' wife C a r m e $ £ T % £ M a d r i d , Oct 27 f'< - V ; * i: ' M a d r i d , Oct 28 daughter, son-in-law and grand- onowi In his last h o u r s , the'octoge- ; T h e condition of General 1 c h i l d r e n were also,preMi^wfi|p : n a r i a n dictator, is i n s p i r i n g "situation F r a n c o was % s a i d ' to be . .General F r a n c o was j t i an Spaniards to a more' a v i d taste M g r Pedro jCante'ro; ,Ctiaffl|i^5^ " " stationary " i n ' a communique " extraordinarily grave Condi- |k-he frequently con- for news than at a n y ' t i m é d ü r - - the Archbishop, l a i d t$$fi5roe";'4# issued at E l P a r d o palace here tion " tonight. A m e d i c a l bulle- j?tas soii,,prince Juan i n g his 36 years r u l e . ' ' News^' the s i c k b e d j , , , * . ^ ' shortly a f t e r ' 5 ^ p m . ' T h e '82* papers: carrying the latest com- t i n issued shortly after 9.30 p m , . The deterio^|tj'0%'i^aj^;'an^ year-pld r u l e r had been'resting.' muniques on h i s health; have" said he had suffered a throm- G e n e r a l Franco,'.'wjid W 8 2 , h a i r n o r m a l l y , i t was' said. :• '"• * mm : h i t reCord circulation f i g w e s . bosis, resulting i n intestinal spent one of B i s better day? «JfiA I?previpus b u l l e t i n , " i s s u e d One paper w i t h a norma}' c i r c u - since hen.was' t a t e n i l f | o v e r 11 .about three hours/ earlier, des- paralysis and the accumulation lation !of about "70,00(r> distri- days ago.' A b u l l e t i n issued only cribed , the Situation". as *' s t i l l of liquids i n his abdoltiinal ( r u l e r ) , ' u \ 5 g M b u t e d 350,000 .copies' 'last hours earlietfhoted an evident s e r i o u s " . B u t ' even that'..was cavity. : .-. d / b f t h e i S r w u i s h Saturday. . , ' » , t ; i m p r o v e m e n t " . i n M s ' condition, ;'a f slight' i m p r o v e m e n t " *oyet / f r o y a "•¿ | A p a r t ,fr6m /the'police'shoot- The bulletin, signed this time though it was s t i l l seriods. earlier -bulletins - w h i c h 'had* a ftown '/'/bolit.ical/ : i n g there Was another -'incident ; used the w o r d :".*'critical" to by 16 doctors—three more than The afternoon report ' l e d p ó s t ù r i showing h o w ' t e n s i o n is r i s i n g . '-•-as he has always* • / d e s c r i b e the dictator's state of the previous one—also said that : some Spaniards to./p%lieVe that •.In M a d r i d a . g a n g e r .right-wing said—4te IjjftU not do anything/ .health. .'••-.?••"»*•*.«•*»•-' - - internal bleeding had increased the .general'.would once again against-his/son."/ ., ... im} % demonstrators interrupted "* á »' I n any casei'*" ^unofficial and his general state of health B r e c h t play at the L a r a theatre. demonstrate '.-•' his tremendous T h e M a d r i d stock market, m e d i c a l sources said i t was not had g r o w n worse over the past F o r more than 20 minutes the powers of recovery and that which began to c l i m b last week} •expected that i he w o u l d ; p u l l actors h a d to h o l d b a c k , t h e i r few houts. this might delay any plans to w i t h the, news of General through.;/- A n y ; .'such' '•' minor lines as the demonstrators [After tonight's announce- turn over power to his chosen Franco's serious'illness, moved .changes/in" h i s condition. Were), whistled, jeered and" shouted ment, the A r c h b i s h o p of Zara- successor, P r i n c e J u a n Carlos. up one more point today. T h e orily ..variations • i n a graph fascist slogans. goza placed on the General's bed B u t tonight General Franco's peseta has also.strengthened i n . which,'was. gradually headed 'Pi chances of s u r v i v a l appear s l i m . ; 1 a r o b e s a i d to have belonged to value since the nCws of the head downward. ," A n g e r e d at the interruption, one of Spain's patron saints, the D o n J u a n of Bourboni father of state's illness. • •j,'As -tension heightened 'bvelf the p u b l i c h u r l e d back insults V i r g i n of P i l a r , the national of the P r i n c e J u a n Carlos and General- Franco's prolonged! It is -believed that Spanish at the demonstrator^ to such a n news agency C i f r a said. " A c - Pretender to the vacant throne, though apparently yain, struggle businessmen expect r a p i d integ- extent that i t was' impossible cording to one of the doctors said i n Lausanne that he w o u l d for', l i f e . { i p | L u g d . northwest! ration into the E u r o p e a n Econo- to hear anything being said. Who was present General F r a n c o not do anything to oppose his Spain, the sub-machine gup of m i c C o m m u n i t y once G e n e r a l P o l i c e a r r i v e d and, hustled the opened his eyes, kissed the robe son. a c i v i l g u a r d went off b y acci- right-wing shouters out into the Franco has disappeared from'the and c r i e d " , C i f r a reported. The ", dent' today inside a police 'bar-' street. • •,-v-;S ;.¿v/-- • A statement issued o n his scene. v racks as aThewijshift was about! I n V a l e n c i a University, an ex- to go On duty. JK f e l l o w police- plosive device smashed windows m a n was k i l l e d and. another and caused other-damage at the wounded. " : ' Spain sets faculty of philosophy and let- o T h i s was at,'least the second j i Franco heir ters early today. •* accidental police k i l l i n g i n less R u n n i n g out of things to say deadline than three w e e k s . : ° O n October about G e n e r a l Franco's illness, 8 security police; fatally gunned the Spanish national radio i n its down two colleagues and t h r e e regular news bulletins resorted for leaving innocent people- i n a Barcelona to quoting at great length f r o m backing for gunfight w h i c h ''started w i t h an f o r e i g n ' newspapers reporting exchange of fires at night be- o n the dictator's illness. Sahara) o c t 1975: F r o m Our Correspondent takeQv^'^ Española F r o m Our Correspondent M a d r i d , Oct 29 M a d r i d , Oct 29 . -. Spain w i l l p u l l out its troops P r i n c e J u a n Carlos,: General from Sahara, with or without a Franco's 1 designated * heir, is settlement, w i t h i n less than already making poiliicy decisions PPLEMENT 24.10.75 three weeks, according to a re- for the future i n meetings w i t h port published in M a d r i d today. senior m i l i t a r y officers, even The evening newspaper Infor- before he takes over as Spain's S p a i n maciones said that the deadline chief - of state, a reliable: mon.- has been set for N o v e m b e r 15. archist source s a i d ' i n M a d r i d N o confirmation has been given today. .- . j; for this date by officials, but it A m e d i c a l bulletin /this even- Education gets ing said that there was no. is believed that a l l Spaniards, i n c l u d i n g civilians, w i l l have change, i n the j general's c o n d i - 14% of Budget, left the territory before the end tion,' which was reported this of November. morning as " grave ". ' Doctors This w o u l d presumably leave indicated that the accumulation f r o m W i l l i a m C h i s l e t t the Polisario (Sahara Popular of fluids i n his abdominal M A D R I D L i b e r a l Front) in charge, along cavity is continuing, but, there w i t h the Puns (Sahara N a t i o n a l has been a partial recovery M o r e than £ l , 0 0 0 m w i l l be spent 7 U n i o n Party).' B o t h have made from the ' ihtestinail paralysis on education next year according to w h i c h he suffered yesterday. it clear i n demonstrations this They said that treatment for his the B u d g e t figures for 1976. M o s t week that they do not approve intetriiail bleeding seemed • to be. of the m o n e y w i l l go to state educa- any sell-out by Spain to showing-favourable results. tion, but t l 2 6 m w i l l be allocated i n M o r o c c o . They favour total Mi- subsidies to, private schools. T h e dependence. Outside his E l Pardo Palace, a c r o w d of several thousand education - s p e n d i n g represents 14 M a r r a k e c h , Oct 29.—The w a i t e d ; and this evening more M o r o c c a n march into Spanish per cent of the total Budget. '•; gathered i n answer to a c a l l Sahara w i l l take place between A t t h e same t i m e as the G o v e r n - from right-wing groups for ment announced the B u d g e t i t November 4 and November 6, people to say the rdsary at the regardless of whether there has approved a . 16 per cent rise i n gates. But another^ palace was been a prior agreement with private School fees. the m a i n focus of interest—the Spain on the transfer of Zarzuela rata eft A f o T e l t f N l c c M a n y of the state institutes closed sovereignty, M r A h m e d T a i b i Juan Carlos 4*ves. " V ' W « J last week i n M a d r i d , o n l y a week ben-Hima, the M o r o c c a n Infor- H e received a number of after starting classes. T h e . r e a s o n mation M i n i s t e r said tonight. for the closure was that the A s s o c i a - leading m i l i t a r y m e n and, TRANSICIÓNa W B g w a g S g B a c c o r a " i n g to a reliable source, tion of Institute Teachers has re- -J \ ;M fused to c o m p l y w i t h an urgent dir- I was assured of the", support of ective f r o m the M i n i s t r y of E d u c a - the A r m y for his takeover from tion o r d e r i n g an immediate reduc- G e n e r a l F r a n c o i n -accordance tion i n the n u m b e r of contracted w i t h the F u n d a m e n t a l Laws of teachers. the regime. ' i M o s t teachers are contracted and The source added 15iat sucbia so do not have secure jobs w i t h takeover would.occttf/'only on a tenure u n t i l they pass the state permanent basis. There >Was no examinations w h i c h gives them c i v i l possibility that the prince w o u l d servant status. T h e y say the minis- take over temporarily.. try's reason for the cuts, l a c k of funds, is not j u s t i f i e d because of the large sums of money going to subsidize private schools. T a l k s are S p a i n c o n t i n u i n g between the two sides. O v e r s p i l l c a m p u s o p e n s

M A D R I D M a d r i d ' s overcrowded Complutense U n i v e r s i t y has opened its new cam- pus i n the t o w n of A l c a l á de L i n a r e s , 20 miles f r o m the city. Sections of the departments of biology, chemistry, medicine, phar- macy and economics have m o v e d there. A t the moment 1,170 stu- dents attend classes o n the new Fundación Campus. T h e y travel daily f r o m M a d r i d , using special r a i l w ay vouchers. T h e ' Complutense U n i v e r s i t y , M a d r i d ' s Original university, has an estimated 125,000 students/this year, although it can o n l y officially cater for about 100.000. M a d r i d : i t was Confirmee that Senor.tjatri U l d S i d i U l d ] o o o o o Sahara talks break blamedY u m a n i . leader 6f the 'Sahara,] Where will National Assembly, had deser,-] ted to M o r o c c o and sworn] on Algerian presence loyalty to K i n g H a s s a n - i n ] A g a d i r . l i e was also a m e m b e r ! Prince Juan Carlos interview he has granted since F r o m H a r r y D e b e l i u ^ of the Spanish Parliament by I M a d r i d , Oct 30 the "green m a r c h " of M o r o c - cans to the Spanish Sahara direct personal appointment .by | Talks over the figure of the lead Spain? began, as saying that the General Franco.' Spanish Sahara J a R k e down His defection is a serious! A s far as most Spaniards are for the o l d general to lead the marchers w i l l enter the terri- here today. I n f o m f d sources blow to Spain's position i n the ? concerned, the most charac- prince before the rubber-stamp tory between November 4 and said that the talKs were inter- Sahara because of l i i s ' \ c o r i s i d - | teristic thing about Prince Cortes to put that body's =*, 6, with or without an agree rupted for " a pause for erable influence, among/ the] J u a n Carlos, G e n e r a l Franco's approval of the succession p l a n K reflection " after the M o r o c c a n ment. The K i n g s a i d ; " It the designated p o l i t i c a l heir, who on record i n 1969, he was inti- E Moroccan and Spanish delega- native population of slightly' delegation, led by M r A h m e d more than 70,000. „ . Y r V f t " again took " temporary" power mately identified w i t h the H L a r a k i , the F o r e i g n M i n i s t e r , tions now i n M a d r i d woric M* seriously and decisively, t h e y | this week and h e l d a C a binet i image of the dictator. General H objected to the presence of an 0 5 N 0 V W m i- w i l l find the adequate solution & ; - ' . meeting yesterday, is that he F r a n c o gave the impression o f E S A l g e r i a n representative at the keeps his mouth shut. W h a t looking upon h i m as the sonffa bargaining table. before the march begins." - he intends to do, as w e l l he never had. D o n Juan, the, - The sources blamed the inter- M a d r i d , Oct 30.—Algeria has . as the more important question prince's father, fired off ajT.;-j ruption on " the fluidity of the forcefully intervened i n nego-fi of what he w i l l be able to do statement from E s t o r i l which- • s i t u a t i o n " and said that the tiations on the Spanish S a h a r a / General Franco are a secret. Some accuse h i m d i d not hide his anger at Gen-[ ' talks w o u l d be resumed i n the reliable sources said here to-) i of being " the P r i n c e of J u l y e r a l Franco's decision to s k i p ; near future. T h e y c l a i m e d that night. O"...-'. ' one generation i n the n o r m a l | | suffers new 1 8 " , meaning that he is totally a high-level negotiator, who is They said A l g e r i a was read; identified w i t h the regime that line of royal succession. a relative of K i n g Hassan, was to oppose by a l l availabl . arose out of the m i l i t a r y upris- A s violence began to escalate | | | expected to arrive i n M a d r i d means the bilateral' formula, complications ' : ing of J u l y 18, 1936. Others see i n S p a i n recently officials w i t h i n a few days. ,; being w o r k e d out betwee F r o m O u r ' C o r r e s p o n d e n Spain and the joint M o r o c c a n i n h i m a hope for liberaliza- of the regime convoked a mass Before the f i n a l session, M r tion. Probably the majority r a l l y i n M a d r i d ' s Oriente Mauritanian delegation. M a d r i d , N o t ó G W L a r a k i told reporters: " W h a t I New'^medTcaT complications consider h i m , i n a p o p u l a r Plaza—significantly i n front of can assure you is that the Only the breaking off o today i weakened General phrase, " J u a n C a r l o s the the unoccupied National R o y a l dialogue continues between negotiations had taken the hea Franco's faltering grip on life. B r i e f " . Palace—to demonstrate against M o r o c c o , Spain and M a u r i t a n i a , out of the situation after a f i r - foreign reaction against the and we do not accept the parti- warning i n a message fro Doctors said that he, has devel- W h i l e most of the state- executions of five p o l i t i c a l acti- oped thrombophlebitis w h i c h ments made over the years by cipation of another country i n President Boumedienne vists by police f i r i n g squads at these negotiations." A l g e r i a to the Spanish authori- might prove fatal if the blood the 37-year-old prince are the end of September. clots reach the heart or lungs. M a d r i d ' s reliable evening ties delivered by an A l g e r i a n W-.:S. vague, i f not vacuous, they are H i s kidneys were also function- General Franco, dressed in a newspaper Informaciones delegation w h i c h arrived i n i cited b y both factions to prove ing badly. ' their points. On the day he was navy blue u n i f o r m laden w i t h quoted K i n g Hassan, i n the first M a d r i d last night. named eventual successor of gold braid, and a red and g o l d The general's conditon, after the generalissimo and Spain's sash, raised his trembling an operation on M o n d a y to stop next k i n g , J u l y 23, 1969, the hands and spoke i n his t h i n internal bleeding, is said to be !'&' prince told a delegation of the voice to cheering crowds. H e General Franco normal i n the circumstances, Spanish Parliament (only 17 took four curtain calls. The but doctors are deeply con- per cent of w h i c h is elected by prince, towering over the little j is said to \r General Franco ¡«^«y^ahojit,the complications universal suffrage): " I def- general and wearing a k h a k i initely believe that this is a army uniform, stood close beside his mentor, giving the I )e 'much worse' mandate of our people, •Yom Our Correspondent expressed i n a legitimate and impression of continuity of the survives M a d r i d , N o v 3 honest f o r m , through their regime's autocratic policies i n true representatives i n the the future. General Franco was i n Franco. " I t said that the con- Spanish Cortes (Parliament). Y e t not even that can be critical condition i n M a d r i d dition of the general, who is 82, E d u c a t e d i n the Spain which taken as an absolute definition tonight after a s t r o n g i n t e r n a l an operation was about the same as yester- began on J u l y 18, I have fol- of the prince's position today. F r o m H a r r y Debelius day. Española H e Was- s t i l l i n a serious lowed step b y step the impor- A f t e r a l l , observers point out a M a d r i d , Nov 3 condition, suffering f r o m inter- tant accomplishments w h i c h here, he could hardly do any- ^opedS4HGVW^- Doctors operated on General nal bleeding, the accumulation: have been achieved under the thing but support General y F r a n c o here tonight i n an j of f l u i d i n his abdominal masterful leadership of the Franco implicitly, and he could A n official communique attempt to save his life after cavity, occasional spells of fever generalissimo. F o r me, this hardly have retained his desig- ssued shortly after 7 p m said one of his arteries burst T h e and other difficulties. transcendental pact means m y nation as future k i n g i f he had :hat he was " considerably _ Spanish leader, who is 82 was , The decision to defend total commitment." spoken out boldly against such ivorse ". Doctors, i t added were | reported late tonight to be i n Sahara represented an about- i n t y i n g off the broken ai tery . things as the violation of basic still t r y i n g to control the bleed- 1 a " most serious " condition. ? u r n [ n S p a n i s h p o H c y r e g a r d h u m a n rights by the p o l i t i c a l L a t e r , encouraged by the way On the other hand he told a ing. The first phase of the opera- ang the " overseas province,". police. G e n e r a l Franco withstood the delegation of the V a l e n c i a Bar The latest complication came tion, according to the Spanish U n t i l talks between Spain and Association on F e b r u a r y 4, anaesthetic, the surgeons de- Intimates of the prince insist after medical reports earlier i n news agency Pyresa, consisted M o r o c c o broke down i n M a d r i d 1970, less than Seven months that his real viewpoint was the afternoon had indicated a cided to perform the second last Thursday, it looked as i f later: " A l l efforts must be embodied i n an article pub- slight improvement i n General phase, of the operation. Spain was on the verge of giv- orientated • towards making lished five years ago i n The lFranco's l a r r y Debelius condition. writes T E r o m i n g i n to M o r o c c a n demand] more preside over our struc- H a r r y Debelius writes from 1 New York Times, signed by avoid the_ J ? o 5 s J t t ¥ < i a T « < M a d r i d : It was confirmed today [ ^ M a d r i d P r i n c e J u a n Carlos ture, so that the t r a n q u i l l i t y R i c h a r d E d e r . That story that Senor Jatri U l d Sidi U l d armed coi and satisfaction of citizens may quoted " sources close to the Kfthe acting head of state, arrived The ch; jYumani, leader of the Sahara ^ i n S a h a - a t ( „. leader of the Sahara y i n S a n a r a tnAa to inspect be b o r n of the righteous appli- p r i n c e " as saying 'that he National Assembly, had deser- j lieved to be because of A l g e r i a ' s cation of justice, i n the know- l S p a n i s h l r o o promised a democratic regime. ted to M o r o c c o and sworn , , . JX.. demand for Saharan indepen- ledge that their true freedom A In fact the Spanish govern- loyalty to K i n g Hassan i n r lifor^S" of an dence and because P r i n c e J u a n is guaranteed." ment was rather miffed about A g a d i r . H e was also a member ) A r m y general, the prince Carlos, influenced by m i l i t a r y the article, since M r E d e r had a r r i v e d i n his M y s t è r e jet at E l t B o t h these views may be right of the Spanish Parliament by | men who opposed g i v i n g i n to —or both wrong. The prince, been granted an interview w i t h direct personal appointment b y g A a i u n , the capital of the desett M o r o c c o , decided to take a grandson of Spain's last r u l i n g the prince, but apparently on General Franco. I territory, this m o r n i n g and left stronger stance. monarchy, K i n g A l f o n s o X V I I I , condition that he did not H i s defection is a serious, for M a d r i d after an eight-hour A g a d i r , M o r o c c o , N o v 2.-*-' visit. d i d not choose to become admit that he had spoken to blow to Spain's position i n the[ K i n g Hassan arrived here today Franco's protege: he was cast h i m directly. The newsman Sahara because of his consid-i M e a n w h i l e , i n M a d r i d , a team en route to Tarfaya where he i n that role as a c h i l d when his stuck to his side of the bar- erable influence , among the' of 24 doctors issued the latest plans to lead the march. gain, but the subterfuge was so father, D o n J u a n the Pretender, native population of slightly, m e d i c a l bulletin about G e n e r a l M o r o c c a n sources said K i n g ., made a deal w i t h Spain's auto- thin that it showed through i n more than 70,000. | {;} cratic r u l e r for the boy to be the published article. educated i n Spain. Thus Don " I a m Franco's heir, but I Juan, who p u b l i c l y opposed the ;3 am Spain's heir as w e l l , " the continuation of the Franco prince said at that time. H e T h e at E s t o r i l , f o ^ h h " S h t i n g was said regime f r o m his exile was reported to be frustrated to have^ been between the Portugal, offered F r a n c o his with his role of having to dog r i a n b a C k e d P o ] i 'son. j regarding the "overseas pro- Hassan w o u l d . not stop the , \ f h " D , * a r i o the heels of the aging dictator. 3 P p u l a r 1 Y o u n g J u a n Carlos was a TRANSICIÓNmarch unless Spain publicly re- F r n n H . ° Liberation Such frustration was logically f r o n t ) and the M o m r - ™ ^ i a , d M o reasonably good student and bound to increase when the ' in m ! . « > c c o broke down cognized M o r o c c a n sovereignty :Jsupported F l u s ( U n i t e d Libera- was commissioned after studies prince first took over the ' K i ^ . a d n d -, , a s t Thursday, it over the territory, regardless tion Forces of the Sahara). at a l l three m i l i t a r y academies. d S l f S p a n w a of anv decision taken by the powers of the chief of state on v e r o ! „? ! * ° " the a i n S t o u g h U n i t e d Nations.—AP and U P I . F n , T ' well-trained H e received a w e l l rounded a temporary basis in J u l y 1974, verge of giving m t o M o r o c c a n o r e i education, with special demands to avoid the possibility-* ! £ g n L e g i o n are manning a 1 when General Franco nearly ot an armed conflict. L - line of defence about 60 miles teachers, and turned out to be died with phlebitis and compli- The change of policy is be- f north of E l A a i u n . 1 a good linguist and a good ath- cations. Not o n l y did the gen- Tarfaya, Nov 5 . — K i n g I lete. Today he is a regular win- eral take direct action and I.eved to be because of A l g e r i a n " h Hassan of M o r o c c o may curtail demand for Saharan indepen- ner of yachting cups;, and he write a letter to K i n g Hassan his peace m a r c h " to a short A speaks to his Greek wife, P r i n - of Morocco from his sickbed dence and because Prince /mm f'- mass walk across the frontier 9 cess Sophia, i n E n g l i s h since while he was technically not in Carlos, influenced by m i l i t a r v ' that V would r u n no risk o f S that is their most convenient charge, but he also grabbed njen who opposed giving in t £ < | encountering Spanish-rtroops, g common language. back the power i n early Sep- Morocco, decided to t a s k 2 I government •..pmlrtfUO said ^ If he and his father drifted tember, pushing the prince stronger stance, j today. Q f i U U V S a i d H . MeanwhileVlW f apart, it should not be a sur- into political limbo once again. Idlest medical S b a d i s bulletin on General f » u " t " i o n would leave prise to anyone. D u r i n g the N o w it is not clear whether Franco, the K i n g open to charges of more than two decades of his who is 82, was issued by a team the o l d supporters of the backing down, but it would m life w h i c h he has spent in regime w i l l let h i m be his own of 24 doctors It said his con- avert open war with Spain. A I I Spain, he has received a hand- boss. A n d if they do it is not dition was about the same as Spanish ^ g o v e r n m e n t source ' ' some subsidy from the regime clear which of his statements yesterday. H e was s t i l l Tuhet S a i d : " I think everything's fl and been treated w i t h formal i n the past w i l l represent his clear. W e have left certain t l r 1 deference. E v e n General policy i n the future. Our M a d r i d "Correspondent n t o r y so they can march i n if 1 F r a n c o addressed h i m during i w r i t e s : Spanish troops have they want. B u t if they reach 1 his illness as " Y o u r Highness ". f e T / ' a n ° d C a S i ° n a l H w " h d r a w n to strong defensive our defence lines, they can try Harry Debelius S3rS d other W h e n the time f i n a l l y came difficulties. " positions at an average distance to cross only at their own r i s k " A g a d i r , M o r o c c o , Nov 2 — of about seven miles from the E l A a i u n , Nov 5.—General H a r r y Debelius writes from K i n g Hassan arrived here today M o r o c c a n border. This has F e d e n c o Gomez de Salazar, the created a " n o man's l a n d ' FundaciónM a d r i d : The decision to defend en route to Tarfaya where he in m i l i t a r y governor of Spanish which irregular forces Spanish Sahara represented an Plans to lead the march are Sahara said today that i f the apparently operating freely marchers pass Spanish frontline about turn i n Spanish policy M o r o c c a n sources said K i n g M o r e than 50 desert positions they would guerrillas have been k i l l e d in minefields and the enter the past three days, according sequences would be terrible' con- # • to reports published here Reuter. ._ I! Sahara talks break blamed orary power for on Algerian presence <ç Prince Juan Carlos Madrid puts F r o m H a r r y Dibelius L a r a k i told reporters : " What I f-ast mght the Spanish G o v e r n . off Sahara •palace the P u b l i c Order Court m M a d r i d , Oct 30 can assure : y o u is that t i e #ient said it had delegated the today sentenced eight members Talks over the future of the dialogue 'continues between fftowers of the a i l i n g G e n e r a l ot the Revolutionary A n t i - Spanish fcjfehara broke down M o r o c c o , Spain and M a u r i t a n i a , F r a n c o to his designated suc- withdrawal! Fascist Patriotic Front, a M a o i s t here tqgay. Informed sources and w é do not accept the parti- j| cessor. P r i n c e J u a n Carlos, organization, to prison terms.' F r o m Our Correspondent £ , said thlt*4he talks were inter- cipation of another country i n u n t i l the General recovers and ranging from six months to M a d r i d , Oct 31 ; ,, r u p t e d >?fpr " a pause for these negotiations." takes back power. reflectin}'' after the M o r o c c a n M a d r i d ' s reliable evening: three years for " unlawful asso- S p a i n has delayed its plan-to delegation:, led by M r A h m e d newspaper Informaciones]S$ f r o m Our Correspondent evacuate civilians f r o m Spanish M a d r i d Oct S O - ; - " ^ fe ^ i f f l g . ^ * Sahara, according to reliable L a r a k W t h e F o r e i g n M i n i s t e r , quoted K i n g Hassan, i n the first- 83 reports. It is also believed that objec^gg to the presence of an interview he has granted sincehff th» ^ " I b u U e t i n issued \ y g a n d a " and found that a'l 0 f e r s l e a m Spanish troops have been •1 A l g e r g y i representative at the the " green m a r c h " of Moroc-j c n L - , r . £ r of 19 them possessed subversive docu- im | bargaining table. cans to the Spanish SaharaEyi speciahsts this afternoon said ments when arrested ordered to stay on perhaps for 0 r e m a i n e several months, u n t i l a referen- I The sources blamed the inter- began, as saying that the " s e r i o u s " h,?, "" . , , d - I " P a m p l o n a , a prosecutor j | r u p t i o n on " t h e f l u i d i t y of the marchers w i l l enter the terri-; '. serious but " w i t h o u t any recommended i n a Dre-trifll d u m is held to decide the future of the territory. II t h ! situation " and said that the tory between November 4 and ; K ^ e r s6nt T ho a ^rs « eight m i n e ^ w h o H talks w o u l d be resumed i n the 6, with or without an agree-rte tered irrSSLiV* b e e n r e g l s - 0 o k - p a r t i n a s i t " i n should be Government employees i n i M near future. They claimed that ment. The K i n g s a i d : " I f the ' Wn, i* "- imprisoned for a year. - Sahara are said to have been S a high-level negotiator, who is M o r o c c a n and Spanish delega-^sJ Not far from the General's Senor Fraga's V i s i o n page 6 put o n double pay as an incen- i j a relative of K i n g Hussan, was tions now i n M a d r i d work?'*", tive to remain. i | expected to arrive i n M a d r i d seriously and decisively, they The new attitude has emerged H w i t h i n a few days, w i l l find the adequate solution after the failure of the talks be- a Before the f i n a l session, M r before the m a r c h begins." Madrid delays tween representatives of Spain Morocco, and M a u r i t a n i a i n [Sahara M a d r i d yesterday. The reason for the breakdown f * % S 3 1 1 Franco powers passio ^V'-r>ii'.;»? of the talks has not been offi- - : S S |^withdrawal F r o m Our Correspondent O c i a l l y announced, but i t is |||||Madrid, Oct 31 JSSI believed that M o r o c c o objected $>&3m S p a i n has delayed its p l a n - £ g to the participation o f ! A l g e r i a i n the n e g o t i a t i o n s , ' • Prince Juan Carlos evacuate civilians f r o m Spanish A c c o r d i n g to a report i n The transfer of power was Sahara, according to reliable F r o m H a r r y Debelius reports. It is also believed that M a d r i d newspapers today carried out under the terms | g |fif§ A l g e r i a considers , that M a d r i d , Oct 30 &m Spanish troops have been of an article i n the laws of the Morocco's , proposed " g r e e n 1 m ordered to stay on perhaps for General Franco's 36 years of regime w h i c h says : " D u r i n g march " on Spanish Sahara is a |S|| several months, u n t i l a referen- power ended here today. Prince the absences of the H e a d of M "provocative a c t i o n ' 'and it is d u m is h e l d to decide the future J u a n Carlos, Spain's future State from the national soil, or p fSp?| thought that this could; lead to K i n g , took over power f r o m the i n the case of illness, his .;/. gj§M of the territory. a new alignment of forces i n dictator, who is gravely i l l , on a functions w i l l be assumed try; | | •Mm Government employees i n N o r t h A f r i c a . " temporary " basis. F e w people the heir to the, crown, i f there B Sahara are said to have been M r A h m e d A b d e l G h a n i , the i n S p a i n doubted that the should be one who is more than | , S i l t ? put on double pay as an incen- A l g e r i a n Interior M i n i s t e r , is General, who is 82, had come 30 years old, or, i n default of E¡ tive to remain. believed to have t o l d the to the end of his rule. the same, by the C o u n c i l of the | , The new attitude has emerged Spanish Government that his A medical bulletin issued this Regency." - . H after the failure of the talks be- country regards the march as a tween representatives of Spain, afternoon by the 19 specialists S e ñ o r A r i a s Navarro, the É casus belli. H e is reported to M o r o c c o , and M a u r i t a n i a attending h i m said his condition P r i m e M i n i s t e r , notified the I U have made the r e m a r k just remained " serious " but " with- H beforeEspañola the meeting between rep- Spanish Parliament formally of g out any significant c h a n g e " . the Prince's assumption of F; • resentatives of N o r t h A f r i c a n NO more heart flutters had been H nations and Spain ended. C o n t i n u e d on page 6, c o l 3 | registered i n recent hours. M A l g e r i a supports the Polisario, . one of the Saharan indepen- . dence movements w h i c h opposes M o r o c c a n annexation. Presum- General Franco worse as Prince takes over ably A l g e r i a hopes to gain i access to the A t l a n t i c coast via F r o m H a r r y P.belius cept for one foreseeable inter- A s the P r i n c e settled in to approve of death sentences. Sahara in order to ship out iron \ ; M a d r i d , Oct 31 ruption. The Fundamental Laws his new job events in various Other events^ a l s o , & put j j i e I ore from mines at Tinduff. Wi A s P r i n c e J u a n Carlos pre- specify that the P r i n c e cannot parts of the country posed prob- P r i n c e i n an^smBa/ifcsa jf Spanish troops tore down two JPj sided over a Cabinet meeting take over after the death of the lems which could easily become tion, One was' the' death" • M o r o c c a n flags w h i c h had been HI today after his takeover as act- general u n t i l he has been for- threats to his position. In Bar- political suspect while in police I r u n up at a customs post at T h a i n g C h i e f of State, a bulletin m a l l y named by the C o u n c i l celona, it was learned that two custody i n the Canary Islands. J l i n Sahara yesterday. A c c o r d i n g to police, the issued by 24 doctors announced of the R e a l m and the Cortes suspected members of the prisoner, Senor A n t o n i o Gonza- that General Franco, already (Parliament). This process Maoist organization, F r a p (Revolutionary Anti-Fascist lez Ramos, aged 39, jumped out gravely i l l , had developed peri- might take as long as eight Patriotic . Front), are to face of a police vehicle arid fell off tonitis. w o r k i n g days from General Prince takes a cliff while being transported Franco's death. court-martial on charges of ter- The Cabinet meeting was the to police headquarters i n Santa Thus the P r i n c e can expect r o r i s m in connexion with the first to be held at the Prince's fatal shooting of a policeman Cruz de Teneriffe. The police over to be temporarily replaced by ''M Zarzuela Palace, rather than at there. U n d e r the decree on claimed that h e . was a com- the three-man Regency Coun- i E l Pardo. B u t it was the t h i r d terrorism, m i l i t a r y judges have m u n i s t ; informed sources j£ald c i l i n the i n t e r i m preceding his under the Prince's leadership. no option but to impose the that he was a member m a H e presided over two last year formal nomination as K i n g . The Franco powers death sentence if they are found Canary Islands separatist move- d u r i n g his previous six-week president of the Regency Coun- guilty. ment. Continued from page 1 stint as deputy for the ailing c i l , the C o u n c i l of the R e a l m power. T h e article under which | general. and the Cortes is Senor The possibility arises that C a l l for amnesty, page 4 ; he has done so is the one under " T h e takeover, although offi- A l e j a n d r o Rodriguez de Valcar- Prince Juan Carlos may soon Where w i l l Prince lead Spain ? which the Prince, who is 37, cially considered temporary, is cel—a representative of the so- find himself i n the position of page 12 ; L e a d i n g article, took over briefly last summer expected to be permanent, ex- called " bunker forces " having to decide whether tp page 13 when General Franco nearly died from phlebitis and inter-, nal bleeding. The General's present illness Condition of General Franco worsens as was first evident when he had heart trouble d u r i n g a Cabinet meeting on October 17. Govern- Prince Juan CarlosTRANSICIÓN takes over ment spokesmen d i d not admit the seriousness of his illness m a l l y named by the C o u n c i l r o r i s m i n connexion w i t h the • V F r o m H a r r y Debelius until four days later, when he of the R e a l m and the Cortes fatal shooting of a policeman If. M a d r i d , Oct 31 there. Under the decree on | suffered what was described (Parliament). This process as " acute coronary in- A s P r i n c e J u a n Carlos pre- might take as l o n g as eight terrorism, military judges haye £ sided over a Cabinet meeting no option but to impose t h e | sufficiency." w o r k i n g days from General Since that time, except for today after his takeover as act- Franco's death. death sentence if they are found I i n g Chief of State, a bulletin 1 brief minor periods of improve- Thus the P r i n c e can expect guilty. | issued by 24 doctors announced The possibility arises that I ments, his condition has grown to be temporarily replaced by worse steadily. In view of his that General F r a n c o , already P r i n c e Juan Carlos may soon i the three-man Regency Coun- age, his illness and the many gravely i l l , had developed peri- find himself i n the position of c i l i n the i n t e r i m preceding his complications which have set i n , tonitis. having to decide whether to formal nomination as K i n g . T h e unofficial medical sources say The Cabinet meeting was the president of the Regency Coun- approve of death sentences. he is not expected to recover. first to be held at the Prince's c i l , the C o u n c i l of the R e a l m If he shows clemency, he ,^ E v e n so, General F r a n c o con- Zarzuela Palace, rather than at and the Cortes is S e ñ o r risks th*7wrath of the powerful g| tinues to be the Chief of State E l Pardo. But it was the t h i r d A l e j a n d r o Rodriguez de Valcar- extreme^jlght i n Spain, which H for as long as he is alive. under the Prince's leadership. • I : eel—a representative of the so- c o u l d evef&htfv unseat h i m not- B P r i n c e Juan Carlos, who H e presided over two last year called " bunker forces ". w i t h s t a n d i n ^ u s designation by Ha,' assumes power in the meantime, during his previous six-week A s the P r i n c e settled i n to General F r a S j a ^ is the grandson of Spain's last stint as deputy for the ailing r u l i n g monarch, A l f o n s o X I I I . his new job events i n various Other evenfwalso put the general. He was proclaimed formally as parts of the country posed prob- Prince in anerirawrassing p o s i - ^ i General Franco's eventual suc- T h e takeover, although offi- lems w h i c h could easily become tion. One was tire death of a | s threats to his position. In Bar- cessor and future K i n g at a cially considered temporary, is p o l i t i c a l suspect while i n police^'*: celona, i t was learned that two plenary session of the Spanish expected to be permanent, ex- custody i n the Canary Islands!:? cept for one foreseeable inter- suspected members of the Parliament i n J u l y , 1969. ruption. The Fundamental Laws M a o i s t organization, F r a p C a l l for amnesty and photo-,/;* A graduate of a l l three specify that the P r i n c e cannot (Revolutionary Anti-Fascist graph, page 4 ; W h e r e w i l l Spanish m i l i t a r y academies, he take over after the death of the Patriotic Front), are to face P r i n c e lead Spain ? page 1 2 ; has been groomed for power Fundacióngeneral u n t i l he has been for- court-martial on charges of ter- L e a d i n g article, page 13. since he was 10 years o l d . : j The Prince w i l l preside over - - a Cabinet meeting at his resi- dence, the Zarzuela Palace, to- morrow morning. H i s appoint- ment was welcomed generally i n political circles here., ? Española

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