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-- regular consultations between SACEUR and the
Government of Spain on military matters of
mutual interest;
-- establishment of, and full Spanish participation
in a "NATO-Iberian Training Complex," enabling
NATO forces to meet weapons training requirements
at Spanish and Portuguese facilities, and which
might involve the participation of the UK,
FRG, Portugal, and Spain (and perhaps France,
in granting the necessary overflight rights)
-- enhanced political consultation, like current
NATO/MALTA arrangements;
- - possible Spanish involvement in the Committee
on the Challenges of Modern Society.
British and German support would be a key to achieving
any relationship, and we should be prepared to use all
the influence which we can muster with them to achieve
their consent. The main problems lie in the political
opposition to Franco by the Socialist parties in the
Scandinavian and Benelux countries, and the UK.
Tactically, we believe that before approaching
our allies, we should discuss a possible "scenario"
with the Spanish so that we would have a better idea
of precisely what arrangements might be of interest
to them. We expect Foreign Minister Lopez Bravo to
visit Washington on March 17 and 18, and we could
discuss all of the possible Spanish-NATO arrangements
with him at that time. The Spanish may relate this
more to their own desire to move towards Europe and use
their own new activist "European" policy--including their
rapprochement with France--to gain support from other
countries for these arrangements. In any event, we
should be prepared to make the strongest possible
effort on behalf of a NATO-Spanish arrangement.
The Spanish clearly desire positive results from
these NATO initiatives within the lifetime of our
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