Spain Refuses Bases for U.S. Transit of Mideast Supplies  The
Spanish government has informed the United States that it would
not permit the use of Spanish territory for the transit of
military supplies to Israel in the event of a new war in the
Middle East. According to American sources, the Spanish position
is one of the conditions for the renewal of American air and
naval bases in Spain. Previously, the Portuguese government
ruled out the use of Portuguese territory for that purpose,
During the Yom Kippur War in 1973 the Azores. served as a
refueling stop for American transports flying military supplies
to Israel.