of the situation by making reforms that limited room for political manoeuvre at The new Government inherited an relieved by measures like the devaluation Something had to be done quickly.
vent such struggles becoming generalised political prisoners.
Moreover King Juan Carlos is due to pay a state visit to France at the end of major diplomatic offensive towards the heaval and bloodshed in Spain would be The autumn will thus be a time of fatal weakness for the Spanish dictatorship, when a serious push could smash it of the workers movement-the Communist and Socialist Parties (as well as a number of influential groups who like to pretend are more concerned with bureaucratic deals and wooing ageing capitalists like Premier ADOLFO SUAREZ Christian Democratic leader Gil Robles than in stimulating the struggle of the The Spanish Government understands this well. So it has opened up "discussions" with leading figures of the opposition, like Socialist Party leader Felipe Gonzales, after first sweetening the path with a limited amnesty for Thus far the Government has been highly successful. Gonzalez came from his intimate chat with Suarez full of praises for his "sincerity" and 'good faith' a 'nego tiated break' with the dictatorship was quite possible.
The basic scenario proposed is as follows: a draft law on constitutional reform to be drawn up by the present Government, which will then be put to elections for an Assembly then to be held under this law in May of next year. Hopefully this burst of democratic activity will take workers minds off their economic problems; their "leaders', eager not to upset this •delicate democratic applecart, will work to hold them in check; and Kig •Juan Carlos can trot off to Paris witi a democratic feather in his crown.
Red Weekly 19 August 1976 car had been hijacked earlier by members of the Provisional IRA who were making their getaway after a gun battle with British troops. Danny Lennon, te driver or the car, wa killed instantly and his comrade was seriously mured Finaghy Road North acts as the border to many working class housing estates, and were are always crowas of children playing in the streets it is also a busy thoroughfare. In firing on the getaway car the soldiers showed no regard for the safety of the people when the population were seized upon by the Northern Ireland Office. the capitalist political parties, the Official Republican movement. and the reactionary woman Together' group to launch a 'slam the Provos campaign. According to them tne young LiA volunteer already dead car crashed is a murderous tnue wule me brush croobs wne emptied sixty bullets into his back were 'only doing their duty' ist community. the return of the RU0 to the Catholic ghettoes, the return of Stormont and all the sectarian dis crimination in jobs and housing which goes along with the Protestant ascend ancy. And always lurking in the back ground are the murder gangs of the Lovalist paramutarles Those behind the 'peace' move- with their sophisticated politi ment cal organisation, full page press ads and massive TV coverage • are fully aware of what is involved. But many of the women who have so far turned out to