Accession Number:

ADA021847

Title:

NATO and Spain - A Potential Ally.

Descriptive Note:

Student essay,

Corporate Author:

ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA

Personal Author(s):

• Brown,George A.

Report Date:

1975-10-09

Pagination or Media Count:

22.0

Abstract:

The basic question is whether or not Spain should be admitted to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization upon the demise of Generalisimo Francisco Franco Bahamonde the elevation of Prince Juan Carlos de Borbon as King and the return of the government to its traditional monarchial form. The strategic importance of Spain to the NATO Alliance was examined in context of developments in the United States, Spain, and the NATO environment. The research was conducted solely through unclassified documents available within the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe.

Descriptors:

• *NATO
• *SPAIN
• *INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
• FOREIGN POLICY
• MILITARY FACILITIES
• POLITICAL SCIENCE
• UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT(FOREIGN)
• MILITARY FORCES(FOREIGN)
• ATTITUDES(PSYCHOLOGY)
• GEOPOLITICS
• HISTORY
• TREATIES
• COMMUNISM
• OVERSEAS

Subject Categories:

• Humanities and History

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE