Word: franco
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...exclusive British public school, he was recruited by the Communists in 1934 while he was studying German in Vienna. His assignment: to penetrate British intelligence, no matter how long it took. The assignment paid off. After a stint covering the Spanish Civil War from the Franco side for the London Times, Philby made use of his old-boy ties and conservative credentials to get a job with...
...traitor and a spy, he can claim another distinction. Because of his consummate duplicity, he is undoubtedly the only Russian agent ever to have been decorated with the Order of the British Empire and to have been awarded the Red Cross of Military Merit, an unwittingly fitting tribute from Franco Spain...
Under the new Constitution, 65 of the 563 seats in Parliament will still be chosen personally by el Caudillo. Two weeks ago, Franco stopped off in Madrid from a summer holiday in Galicia, announced his choices, then left again for some hunting in Andalucia. An other 394 members of Parliament will be picked by Spain's municipal councilmen, trade unions, Falange, and professional and cultural organizations. The big change will come in the selection of the remaining 104 members. They will be popularly elected by Spain's family heads and married women over 21, representing half of Spain...
...Certain Cynicism. In his first experiment with democracy, Franco took enough precautions to guard against creating a noisy opposition in Parliament. To win nomination, a candidate must first be a past or present member of Parliament or be endorsed by five parliamentary members or seven provincial deputies-most of whom, of course, are loyal to Franco. Otherwise, he must get the signatures of 1,000 eligible voters in his province, a step that requires campaign money and at least some rudiments of an organization. Yet the government ruled that each candidate must run on his own without party or associations...
...only a few stray posters and spot announcements on government-run television urging viewers to vote. Whether they will or not, no one can tell until election day. By Western standards, the election is certainly limited; yet even a step toward democracy is a welcome curiosity in Franco's Spain...