Spanish sympathising section of the Fourth International. Franco's funeral). and friendship..... in the history of Spain. While Juan Carlos's police were brutally anacking demonstrators calling for the liberation of political prisoners, the King himself was being feted by the representatives of world capitalism who had turned up for his coronation.
resident sencel or west Germany. President. Giscard d'Estaing of France, and Vice-President Rockefeller of the US were there, along with the Duke of Edinburgh representing the British Government. One head of state conspic uous by his absence was President Pinochet of Chile, who had arrived for Franco's funeral but was discreetly whisked away immediately afterwards - in order to avoid showing just whom the heads of 'democratic' Europe were uning up win (arnougn even this did not seem to worry the Wilson Government, wich reachy sent Lord Shep herd to join the Chilean butcher at Before leaving Madrid, Giscard d'Estaing - the most ardent advocate of Spain's cause in capitalist Europe took the opportunity to state support bouring country of Spain I want to testmy to our desire to immate and develop with Spain relations of a good neighbour tAl me same ume mey parted the Portuguese Sixth Provisional Government on the back for its efforts to crack down on the working class upsurge.)
Ine situation in ine iberian peninsula today terrifies the European ruling class, and they are cager to throw their weight behind those who are working to keep the Iberian working class down. The only thing holding them back is the danger that if they do this In too blatant a lashion it will provoke massive protests at nome from une work ers movement