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Spain
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The Pentagon did not say so, but
the United States Air Force pre-
sumably will use Spain as the
base for BATS, Americas ace
medium jet bomber, and protect
them with fighters such as the
F-86 Saberjet. From Spain,
BATS could hit Russia.
The United States Navy is
more interested in the right to
use Spanish ports rather than
to establish any permanent bases
| there.
Signing the agreements in
Madrid were United States Am
bassador James c. Dunn and
Spanish Foreign Minister Don
Alberto Martin Artajo. The
pacts are executive agreements
that do not need Senate ratif1ca-
ton. They went into effect as
soon as they we're signed.
Alignment With West.
The agreements, while not
mutual defense treaties imply
that the United States and
Spain would fight on the same
side should war come. The
agreement dealing with the
bases state only that, "the Tina
and manner of wartime utiliza-
ton of said (base) areas and
facilities will be mutually agreed
upon"
This marks the first time that
the United States had decided
to build bases in a country with
which it does not have a mill
tary alliance.
Spain retains the right to limit
the number of American per-
sonnel stationed on the bases
permanently. The Associated
Press reported from Madrid that
such personnel would be limited
to 600. but the State Depart
ment here had no figure to offer.
The bases remain under Span
ish command, with only the
Spanish flag flying over them.
All of this indicated that
Spain drove harder bargain
than some of Americas North
Atlantic Treaty allies who also
granted bases to the United
States and received financial
aid.
10-Year Agreement.
The Spanish-American agree
ment is for 10 years, with pro-
visions for automatic extensions
for two f1ve-year periods unless
one of the countries cancels the
arrangement.
The preamble to the defense
agreement said the United
States and Spain faced a threat
to the Western world and de-
sire "to contribute to the main
tenance of international peace
and security through foresight
ed measures which viii increase
their capability, and that of
other nations which dedicate
their efforts to the same high
purposes, to participate effec-
lively in agreements for self-de-
fense.
The agreement then detailed
Americas rights to use Spanish
bases.
The agreement declared these
policies:
"1. On the part of the United
States, the support of Spanish
defense efforts for agreed pur-
poses by providing military end
item assistance to Spain during
a period of several years to con-
| tribute to the effective air de-
fense of Spain and to improve
the equipment of its military and
naval forces \.
"2. The Government of
Spain authorizes the Govern
ment of the United States
! to develop, maintain and utilize
for military purposes, Jointly
with the government Of Spain,
such areas and facilities in terri
tory under Spanish jurisdiction
as may be agreed upon -.
"3. The Government OF
the United States will satisfy
the minimum requirements
for equipment necessary for the
defense of Spanish territory, to
the end that should a moment
requiring the wartime utiliza-
ton of the areas and facilities
arrive, from this moment, the
requirements are covered to the
extent possible as regards the air
defense of the territory and the
equipment of the naval units:
and that the armament and
equipment of the army units be
as far advanced as possible"
Economic Aid Provided.
Separate agreements provided
for United States economic aid
and military assistance.