FIRST reactions to last week's attempted coup in Spain were that it was the action of a lunatic fascist colonel together with 200 civil guards.
show the reverse:
• After the coup attook nearly seven hours for the king make his broad. cast. During unis period he was negotiating with Lic all conditions tor their continued support.
• Among the plotters were many senior army General of the 3rd military region, sent his troops into the streets of complete with vaclicia. tanks, and issued pIoclamations Dallillli strikes, political parties and trau.
•The Brunete tank division miles trom Madrid was put on full It was touch-andgo whether tanks were sent into Madrid.
"• General Armada, the 'loval officer WIIU negotiated with the plothas been implicated in the coup bid and sackSocialist Challenge But the facts which have emerged ed. A purge senior army personnel is now going on.
Large numbers of officers knew about the coup and it likely that security services did too.
completing their transition the fascist-style Franco state 'democracy', Spanish ruling class have Over SULU tions like the Civil Guard and the army, large sections which still nanker ror a relurn 10 fascism.
Friday more than a million Spaniards marched through Madrid to denounce the plotters and to celebrate their This huge demonstration and the ones whick took Silliliat place simultaneousiv virtually and villa Spanish village show that the social polarisa5 March 1981 Page 6 Carlos (right) tion which existed during THe peared.
The mass base of fascism nas evaporated but the fascists remain entrenched Ill the apparatus.
Despite the huge mobilisations on Friday