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### Viewing cable 86MADRID5480, QADHAFI RETALIATES AGAINST SPANISH EXPULSIONS

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Reference ID | Date | Classification | Origin
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86MADRID5480 | 1986-05-12 17:05 | SECRET | Embassy Madrid

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    O 121758Z MAY 86
    FM AMEMBASSY MADRID
    TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8202
    EC COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
    INFO AMEMBASSY ALGIERS
    AMEMBASSY RABAT
    AMEMBASSY TUNIS

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    S E C R E T MADRID 05480

    E.O. 12356: DECL:  OADR
    TAGS: PTER PINR PREL SP LY
    SUBJECT:  QADHAFI RETALIATES AGAINST SPANISH EXPULSIONS

    REF:  A) MADRID 5426, B) MADRID 5425, C) MADRID 5418

    ¶1.  (C) LIBYA MAY 12 RESPONDED TO FRIDAY'S EXPULSION OF
    ITS CONSUL GENERAL, CHARGED WITH PASSING FUNDS TO
    A SPANISH ARMY COLONEL ON THE ANTI-DEMOCRATIC RIGHT,
    BY PNG'ING THE SPANISH COMMERCIAL AND CULTURAL
    COUNSELORS IN TRIPOLI.  MFA'S SUBDIRECTOR GENERAL FOR
    NORTH AFRICA TELLS US THAT THE GOS WILL NOT RETALIATE
    SPECIFICALLY FOR THESE EXPULSIONS; AS INVESTIGATIONS
    CONTINUE INTO THE LIBYAN ACTIVITIES HERE, HOWEVER,
    MORE EXPULSIONS ARE QUITE POSSIBLE.

    ¶2.  (U) AFTER THIS MESSAGE WAS DRAFTED, WE RECEIVED
    A WIRE SERVICE REPORT QUOTING INTERIOR MINISTER
    BARRIONUEVO SAYING THAT SPAIN DID NOT PLAN ADDITIONAL
    LIBYAN EXPULSIONS.

    ¶3.  (C) COMMENT:  IT IS NOT CLEAR WHERE THIS SERIES
    OF EXPULSIONS AND REPRISALS IS GOING TO TAKE SPANISH-
    LIBYAN RELATIONS.  THE GOS IS DRIVEN BY TWO MUTUALLY-
    EXCLUSIVE DESIRES.  ON THE ONE HAND, IN THIS ELECTORAL
    PERIOD IT WANTS TO DISCREDIT THE FAR RIGHT (WHICH IT
    HAS DONE BY PUBLICIZING THE COLONEL'S CONNECTION TO
    QADHAFI - REF C), AND SHOW IT IS
    EFFECTIVE AGAINST TERRORISM (WHICH IT DID
    BY BAGGING THE 10-MAN "CALL OF JESUS CHRIST" GROUP -
    REF A).  AT THE SAME TIME THE GOS WANTS TO AVOID
    BECOMING A PRINCIPAL TARGET FOR QADHAFI BY PERSERVING
    AS MUCH OF A RELATIONSHIP AS POSSIBLE.  FOREIGN
    MINISTER ORDONEZ     PLAYED  TO THE SECOND LINE THIS
    WEEKEND WHEN HE REFUSED TO COMMENT ON LIBYAN ACTIVITIES
    HERE, SAYING "I DON'T WANT TO MAKE ANY STATEMENT WHICH
    MIGHT AGGRAVATE A STATE OF RELATIONS WHICH IS PASSING
    THROUGH A DELICATE MOMENT."  WE UNDERSTAND FROM OUR
    MFA SOURCE THAT SENIOR MINISTRY OFFICIALS MET TODAY
    TO DECIDE HOW TO REACT TO LIBYA'S RETALIATION
    (WHICH LEAVES THE GOS EMBASSY IN TRIPOLI WITH ONLY
    3 DIPLOMATS).  THE DECISION TO DO NOTHING IS
    CONSISTENT WITH THE MINISTRY'S LINE -- TAKEN PUBLICLY
    THIS WEEKEND -- THAT IT DOES NOT WANT TO SEVER
    RELATIONS WITH TRIPOLI.  THIS STRATEGY IS ONLY POSSIBLE
    IF QADHAFI PLAYS ALONG.

    ENDERS

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