Understanding World Events and Trends - Plain Truth Staff - June 1985

Plain Truth Staff

Agreement May Rock Gibraltar - Last November Britain and .. Spain reached a breakthrough agreement concerning the future of Gibraltar. In the short run, both sides benefit. But the agreement creates ominous potentials for the future of this region. Spain agreed to lift the blockade on Gibraltar that the late General Francisco Franco imposed 15 years ago. Since February 15, there has been free movement of people and traffic across the narrow strip of flatland that connects Gibraltar to the Spanish mainland. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library