- organ ization ▁of ▁Carl ism ; ▁within ▁this ▁scheme , ▁Bil ba o ▁was ▁proposed ▁to ▁lead ▁its ▁Sec ción ▁Polit ica . ▁Nothing ▁came ▁out ▁of ▁these ▁plans ▁as ▁Franco ▁pressed ▁for ▁action ▁and ▁soon ▁declared ▁his ▁Un ification ▁Dec ree . ▁ ▁Fac ed ▁with ▁a ▁choice ▁between ▁comp liance ▁of ▁R ode z no ▁and ▁in trans ig ence ▁of ▁Fal , ▁Bil ba o ▁aligned ▁himself ▁with ▁the ▁Franco ist ▁un ification ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁newly ▁established ▁F ET . ▁Though ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁among ▁ 4 ▁Car lists ▁who ▁entered ▁the ▁first ▁ 1 0 - member ▁Secret ari ado ▁of ▁the ▁party , ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁Trad itional ists ▁he ▁was ▁nominated ▁into ▁the ▁totally ▁decor ative ▁ 5 0 - member ▁body , ▁Conse jo ▁Nacional . ▁Ve h ement ly ▁asked ▁by ▁Fal ▁Con de ▁not ▁to ▁accept , ▁Bil ba o ▁stuck ▁to ▁his ▁guns ▁and ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁the ▁new ▁reg ent - c laim ant ▁Don ▁J avier ▁and ▁Fal ▁agreed ▁to ▁exp ulse ▁him ▁from ▁the ▁Comun ión . ▁With ▁all ▁brid ges ▁bur nt , ▁following ▁transformation ▁of ▁the ▁Secret ariat ▁into ▁Jun ta ▁Polit ica , ▁the ▁new ▁F ET ▁executive , ▁Bil ba o ▁emer ged ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁top - position ed ▁Car lists ▁of ▁the ▁regime , ▁becoming ▁the ▁Jun ta ' s ▁member ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 3