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SPAIN's conservative ment is rushing to join NATO, despite the obvious opposition of a large majority of the population.

All the workers' parties from the Socialist Party leftwards are campaigning against the move. For the Socialist Party it is the first serious opposition to the government since last February's altempted coup.

The government first raised entry into NATO in February but they have only now begun a debate on the question in through legalistic and manoeuvres that they plan 1o force the Issue. Not surprisingly they have rejected all calls for a referendum.

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Some hope that Spain can remain • despite being in NATO while others feel that being in NATO military's off hatching coups Only the revolutionaries, particularly the Revolutionary Communist League (Spanish section of the Fourth Internaare calling for opposition NATO as a war-mongering institution, and opposition to all American bases in It will need more mass actions like 50,000 strong march Madrid 1o prevent Spain joining the other capitalist countries in Europe ir