JUAN CARLOS WIELDS NO REAL POWER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78S01932A000100080004-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 13, 1999
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: August 3, 1974
• Content Type: CABLE

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.THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON AUGUST 2 THAT JUAN CARLOS WILL CHAIR
THE SPANISH COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETING 4N AUGUST 9 SUGGESTS
THAT FRANCO REQUIRES MORE TIME FOR RECUPERATION. THE NEW YORK
TIMES ON AUGUST 3 CITES A COM~'IENT IN MADRID THAT JUAN CARLOS
T_S DEMONSTRATING SOME POWER BY CALLING THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
TOGETHER. THE EMBASSY, HOWEVER, DOUBTS THAT TS-!E PRINCE MELDS
ANY REAL POWER? IT NOTES THAT THE MEETING'S VENUE IN FRANCO'S
PALACE RATHER THAN THE PRINCES PLACES THE MEETING UNDER
F'RANCO'S SHADOW? IT ALSO NOTES THAT SEVERAL RECENT LAWS PROMUL-
GATED UNDER JUAN CAf2LOS~ NAPiE IN FACT WERE ~+RAFTED UNDER FRANCO'S
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