THE Spanish voted in favour of the country entering NATO.
Catalan and Basque nationalists the government won an easy majority. Opinion polls, however, clearly show an overwhelming Spanish people move. Because of and despite this sentiment all appeals for a referendum on the issue were defeated.
The army, into the NATO, also made sure that an amendment demanding that no nuclear weapons Spain was defeated.
by the entire Spanish left, though the Spanish Socialist Party's ment was somewhat weak. position was not based on hostility to NATO as an organisation. Socialist leader went so far as to oppose the Greek socialists' leave NATO.
that a future Socialist government Sierra Leone is a small West African state has With the help of the traditional majority of the opposed to this COR Robles which favoured entry be installed in putting Opposition to NATO was voiced Their opdeals.
Indeed, Gonzalez, campaign to hospitals, The Socialist Party did promise Spanish!
Stevens has received messages would call a referendum over NATO Meanwhile they have called demonstration for 'peace', as part of their policy of not destabilising the government.
The NATO debate remarkable biased coverage imposed by the new direcex-Francoist censor Robles. Most time was given over to overment speakers ensured that a pro-NATO documentary was screened.
The United States has naturally welcomed the decision and denied pressure on Spanish big business meanwhile will be looking for improved conditions for trade with the USA, while the American arms manufacturers will look to Spain for new NATO arms Increased arms expenditure will hit the Spanish people hard. Little enough is spent now on schools and and combatting unemployment. The Jobs not Bombs slogan may soon be translated into was TV Carlos and Spain In 1978 Stevens called a King Juan Carlos inspects the Spanish troops Anglo-American Corporation