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...rules and what policies will be pursued, remains a political mystery. Its oldest officers and the veterans of the Blue Division (the volunteers who fought alongside the Nazis in World War II) back the bunker. Other key officers like former army Chief of Staff Manuel Díez Alegría openly advocate gradual, democratic reforms leading to a politically pluralistic Spain. Several hundred radicalized young officers who call themselves the Democratic Military Union have circulated an ideario (statement of ideas) that demands "democratic freedoms, reforms leading to an equitable distribution of wealth and the convening of a democratically elected...
Last month Arias backed down on a promise to allow the formation of political "associations" (nascent parties), which have been banned throughout Franco's rule. The same day General Manuel Díez Alegría, the comparatively progressive chief of staff of the armed forces, was sacked. All during May, General Díez Alegría had regularly received a monocle in his mail-a pointed hint that he should emulate Portugal's António de Spínola and liberate Spain. To foreclose the possibility he was replaced by the more reliable General Carlos...
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