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...progressive wing of the church is rising in influence; Catholic Action's Martin Artajo is still Foreign Minister and emerges clearly as Spain's No. 2 political figure. Restrictions on the press and on business are likely to be relaxed...
Housecleaning or Harshness? Franco had two courses open to him: 1) house-cleaning of all corrupt influences in government; 2) harsher police repression of all signs of discontent. Franco seemed to be taking the course of repression. At week's end Foreign Minister Alberto Martin Artajo told the Spanish cabinet that the Barcelona strike had stepped up an "anti-Spanish offensive abroad by the Communist press and radio." The cabinet appointed Rafael Hierro Martinez, a friend of Franco, to be Inspector General of the Armed Police, charged him with preventing uprisings in the Barcelona pattern...