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,ON #e ,FEBRU>Y1 ! ,IRON ,COLUMN CONV5$ A MEET+ 9 ,VAL5CIA ( ALL ! CONF$]AL MILITIA UNITS 9 ! ,LEVANTE 9 AN ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE ! PROBLEM ( MILIT>IZATION4 ,TAK+ P>T W]E REPRES5TATIVES FROM ! COLUMNS ,TI]RA Y ,LIB]TAD1 ! ,DURRUTI ,COLUMN1 ! ,EXTREMADURA ,&ALUSIA ,COLUMN1 ! ,VALDEP5AS & ,MANZAN>ES ,SECTORS1 ! ,ASCASO1 ,IB]IA1 ,IRON1 ,ORTIZ1 ,TEMPLE Y ,REBELDIA COLUMNS & ! ,C,N,T #ac ,COLUMN4 ,! ,C,N,T'S ,NATIONAL ,COMMITTEE WAS NEI!R 9VIT$ NOR 9=M$1 BUT A REPRES5TATIVE TURN$ UP ALL ! SAME4 ,!RE W]E TWO ITEMS ON ! AG5DA3 07#a7 ,! ATTITUDE TO BE ADOPT$ BY ! COLUMNS 9 ! FACE ( ! MOBILIZATION DECREE &1 7#b7 ! EFFECTS ?IS WILL HAVE UPON US40 

,F]N&O ,PELLIC] ( ! ,IRON ,COLUMN OP5$ ! DEBATE BY ACCUS+ BO? ! HI<] COMMITTEES & !MSELVES3  
  

'444 S9CE WE HAVE BE5 GUILTY ( KEEP+ \R F9E/ AT ! FRONT :ILE1 BY CONTRA/1 P>V5US 5SCONC$ BEH9D !IR DESKS HAVE REMA9$ 9 ! ORGANIZATION'S COMMITTEES TO 5GAGE 9 ACTIVITIES 9IMICAL TO ! PROP] FUNCTION+ ( ! SAME444 

',WE >E NOT HO/ILE TO 7MILIT>Y7 EXP]TIZE BUT ?OSE :O BLA!R SO MU* AB\T IT \<T TO KN[ ?AT 9 ,SPA9 ! MILIT>Y :O FAIL$ TO MUT9Y DID SO SIMPLY ?R\< C[>DICE OR SIMPLY BECAUSE ! OCCASION DID NOT >ISE444 

',LET US /ATE ?IS FACT CLE>LY3 IF WE HOPE = A SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION TO ! W> FROM ! PRES5CE ( ONE >M$ COMRADE URG+ =W>D SEV5 OR EI<T MILITIAM5 AT GUNPO9T FROM BEH9D1 !N WE MI<T AS WELL SAY WE HAVE LO/ ! W>444 

',! GOV]NM5T KN[S ?AT ! ONLY ONES CAPABLE ( CLEAN+ UP ,LEVANTE >E ! ,IRON ,COLUMN & = ?AT REASON IT D5IES US WEAPONS4 ,AS F> AS ,LEVANTE IS CONC]N$1 ! ,ORGANIZATION .<,C,N,T.> HAS PLAY$ A SORDID GAME -- PLAY$ AT SETT+ UP COMMITTEES1 COMMITTEES :I* HAVE GIV5 !IR CONS5T TO MILIT>IZATION EV5 ?\< A RESOLUTION TO ! CONTR>Y WAS PASS$ AT ! LA/ ,REGIONAL ,PL5UM ( ,SYNDICATES4' 

,DELEGATES FROM ! ,ASCASO & ,ORTIZ COLUMNS AGRE$ ) ,PELLIC]'S OP5+ /ATEM5T :ILE ! DELEGATE FROM ! ,COLUMN ,C,N,T #ac 9=M$ ! MEET+ ?AT IT HAD ALREADY RE-ORGANIZ$ ITSELF & MILIT>IZ$ BECAUSE !Y FELT ?AT !Y HAD TO BE C]TA9 ?AT 'IF WE HAVE #a1 M51 WE WILL BE #a1 M5 UND] AN OBLIGATION TO DO \R BITS4' 

,! UN9VIT$ SPOKESMAN FROM ! ,NATIONAL ,COMMITTEE PROTE/$ AB\T NOT BE+ 9=M$ & W5T ON TO SAY ?AT MILIT>IZATION HAD BE5 IMPOS$ ON NO ONE4 ,! DECISION HAD BE5 TAK5 ) ! APPROVAL ( A ,PL5UM ( ,REGIONAL ,COMMITTEES & IF BLAME HAD TO BE APPORTION$ IT LAY ) ?OSE :O ABUS$ !IR (FICES4 ,! DECISION TO MILIT>IZE WAS APPROV$ BECAUSE 'WE HAVE SE5 ?AT COLUMNS ) COMMUNI/S 9 CONTROL OP]ATE ) W> MAT]IALS APL5TY :]EAS WE >E 9CREAS+LY BE+ />V$ ( ! SAME4' 

,! DELEGATE FROM ! MILITIAS ( ! ,C5TRAL REGION PO9T$ \T ?AT IF ! MILITIAS CONT9U$ FI<T+ AS 9 ! PA/ !RE W\LD BE A DISA/] 'BECAUSE WE NO LONG] POSSESS ! SELF-DISCIPL9E ?AT WE HAD AT ! \TBREAK ( ! W>4'.<#h#f.>  
  

,CIPRIANO ,M]A1 SPEAK+ ON BEHALF ( ! ,DEF5SE ,COMMITTEE ( ! ,C,N,T 9T]V5$3  
  

0,DISCIPL9E %\LD BEG9 ) ! COMMITTEES & ITS IMPOSITION SOLELY UPON ! MILITIAN CANNOT BE ACCEPTABLE ANY MORE ?AN ! FACT ?AT ! COMMITTEES %\LD DO AS !Y SEE FIT )\T CONSULTATION ) ! COMRADES CONC]N$4 ,WE NE$ TO EMBRACE A /RONG S5SE ( ORGANIZATIONAL DISCIPL9E :I* WILL NOT1 H[EV]1 BE ( ! B>RACK ROOM SORT4 0  
  

,! ,TI]RA Y ,LIB]TAD DELEGATE SPOKE TO SAY ?AT AL?\< !Y HAD 9ITIALLY AGRE$ TO MILIT>IZATION !Y N[ WI%$ TO R5\NCE ?AT DECISION3  
  

',WE CONV5$ A MEET+ 9 \R COLUMN2 ! CONS5SUS WAS ?AT MILIT>IZATION BE REJECT$4 ,! PRO( ( ?IS IS ?AT HALF \R RANKS1 #adc M51 CONT5D ?AT ANYONE MAY BE OV]COME BY PANIC1 :E!R HE BE SOLDI] OR MILITIAMAN4'  
  

,:5 ! ,CONGRESS 5D$ TWO DAYS LAT]1 #h ,FEBRU>Y1 AL?\< UNIT$ 9 !IR CRITICISM ( ! HI<] COMMITTEES ( ! ,C,N,T & ,F,A,I1 ! MILITIANS REMA9$ DIVID$ OV] ! QUE/ION ( MILIT>IZATION4 

,ACCORD+ TO ,CIPRIANO ,M]A 'EV]Y DELEGATION SAVE TWO -- ! ,IRON ,COLUMN & ! ,TI]RA Y ,LIB]TAD ,COLUMN -- ACCEPT$ MILIT>IZATION4'.<#h#g.> ,! ,ITALIAN AN>*I/S ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,BATTALION ATTA*$ TO ! ,ASCASO ,COLUMN W]E ALSO BITT]LY OPPOS$ TO MILIT>IZATION4 

,9 ! FACE ( GR[+ PRESSURE = A DECISION1 ! ,W> ,COMMITTEE ( ! ,IRON ,COLUMN PUBLI%$ AN URG5T MEMOR&UM 9 ,NOSOTROS ON #af ,FEBRU>Y W>N+ ITS MEMB]S ?AT A DECISION HAD TO BE TAK5 V]Y SOON -- MILIT>IZE OR DISB&6 ,IT EXPRESS$ ! HOPE ?AT ! ISSUE C\LD BE F9ALLY RESOLV$ AT A G5]AL ASSEMBLY ( ,COLUMN MEMB]S TO BE HELD %ORTLY4 ,NO =MAL DECISION WAS EV] REA*$ & ! SITUATION /EADILY BUILT UP TO CRISIS PO9T4 

,MEAN:ILE1 ,/AL9 9CREAS$ ! PRESSURE ON ,L>GO ,CABALL]O1 URG+ HIM TO =M A S+LE PROLET>IAN P>TY1 M]G+ ! SOCIALI/ & COMMUNI/S 9TO ONE ,UNIFI$ ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY ( ,SPA94 ,:5 ,CABALL]O F9ALLY REJECT$ ?IS PROPOSAL BO? ! ,/AL9I/S & !IR RI<T W+ B\RGEOIS ALLIES1 EA* = !IR [N REASONS1 DECID$ ! TIME HAD COME TO MOVE AGA9/ ! ,SPANI% ',L59' AS HE HAD BE5 MISNAM$4 ,! EMOTIONAL CAPITAL CREAT$ BY ! FALL ( ,MALAGA TO ! ,NATIONALI/S ON #h ,FEBRU>Y PROVID$ ! OPPORTUNITY = ! OP5+ %OTS 9 ! CAMPAIGN ( VILIFICATION OR*E/RAT$ AGA9/ ,CABALL]O4 ,= ! NEXT F\R MON?S HIS POSITION )9 ! GOV]NM5T & ! P>TY WAS TO BE /EADILY ]OD$ UNTIL HE WAS TOTALLY ISOLAT$4 

,! FALL ( ,MALAGA1 A MAJOR BL[ TO ! ,REPUBLIC1 MI<T HAVE BE5 AV]T$1 ACCORD+ TO ,BORK5AU1 BY A POPUL> 'FI<T ( DESPAIR' :I* '! AN>*I/S MI<T HAVE L$'1 AS OPPOS$ TO A MILIT>Y SOLUTION UND] ! COMM& ( REGUL> >MY (FIC]S 

,REVOLUTION>Y MORALE & HOPE HAD EVAPORAT$ AS ! EV]-5CROA*+ P[] ( ! /ATE & ! SECT>IAN 9T]E/S ( ! P>TIES SUFFOCAT$ ! POPUL> ORGANS ( ! REVOLUTION & MASS 9VOLVEM5T4 ',! NUISANCE ( HUNDR$S ( 9DEP5D5T VILLAGE POLICE BODIES HAD DISAPPE>$1 BUT ) IT ! PASSIONATE 9T]E/ ( ! VILLAGES 9 ! CIVIL W> 444 ,! %ORT 9T]LUDE ( ! ,SPANI% ,SOVIET SY/EM WAS AT AN 5D4'.<#h#h.> ',! ,SPANI% ,REPUBLIC'1 ,BORK5AU OBS]V$1 'PAID ) ! FALL ( ,MALAGA = ! DECISION ( ! RI<T-W+ ( ITS CAMP TO MAKE AN 5D ( SOCIAL REVOLUTION & ( ITS LEFT W+ TO ALL[ ?AT4'.<#h#i.> 

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