The World : Italian Cabinet Approves U.S. Jet Move

The Italian Cabinet approved a proposal to relocate 72 U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter planes to Italy from Spain, which has asked that they be moved in three years. The decision, announced by Prime Minister Ciriaco De Mita’s coalition government, must be approved by Parliament, where it will run into strong left-wing opposition. North Atlantic Treaty Organization defense ministers agreed in principle last month to rebase the 401st Tactical Fighter Wing in Italy. The United States was forced to agree to Madrid’s demand for removal of the planes as part of its effort to reduce the U.S. military presence in Spain.