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.'SUBJECT:

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ALLEGED EXISTEIJCE OF TWO PLOTS TO PREVENT THE
INAUGURATION

OF SAL'VADOR
AND

ALLENDE,
THE OTHER

ONE

BY THE
GOVERNMENT

CHRISTIAN

DEI'OCRATS,

BY THE U. S ~

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T IQN

OFFICIALS INVOLVED
RENE

IN THE
N

INVESTIGATION
D

OF THE ASSASSINA-

OF GENERAL

R,

FORMER

CQMNIANDER-IN-CHIEF

OF THE ARMY, 'HAVE

CEIJERAL RQBERTO
V

REACHED

THE TENTATIVE
X
MAR

CONCLUSION. THAT
NQT

RETIRED
PLOT

AMBI 0

'\'JAS

INVOLVED

IN T HE

SEC

Declassified arid Approved for Release

July 2000

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OFFICIALS CONCEDE
ARE
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THOSE

Ui. DER ARREST

HAS

BELIEVE

THAT -THEY

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HAD-

THROUGH

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NOiNE-OF- THOSE DETAINED

ACTUALLY-.

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ADVANCI!JG

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THE GOVERNivENT

INVESTIGATORS
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BUT
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A

ARE

i!OW

THE THEORY

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THERE 'li'ERE

TWO

I NDEPE!JDENT
YIEAtJS TO
N

PLOTS TO REt!OVE GENERAL

PREVENT
ONE

SC!tt!EIDER
OF

FROYJ

THE SCENE
SALVADOR

THE lJAS

INlAUGURATIO!!
BE

PRESIDEiNT

L L E

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PLAN

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FORNED

BY HIGH-LEVEL

LEADERS OT THE CHRIST IAN

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DEPJOCRATIC

PARTY

(PDC)t
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PATRICIO

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E'DUARDO

UN

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ANDRES

ALD I VAR,
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CLAUDIQ OR R EGO,

AND

SERGIO

0 S S
EDUARDO

AS

THE I!JVESTIGATORS ALSO

R

BcLI EVE

THAT

FORNER
APPROVED

PRESIDENT
THE

ivIUST

HAVE

BEEN AWARE

OF AND

ACTIVITIES

OF THESE KEY PDC LEADERS ~

T HAT

THE

PDC PLOTTERS ENJOYED

THE GOVERNMENT
WAS
PL Ah! !JED

THE SUPPORT

OF SONE

ACTIVE DUTY
A

ARNY

OFFICERS ~
PLOT

INVESTIGATORS

BELIEVE THAT

SECOND
Ut'!

BY INTE!'(NAT I 0NAL
TO

GROUPS,

PART ICULARL Y THE

I T ED
IN

STATES GOVERNYiENT,
CHILE ~ I'HIS
SECOND

PREVENT
WHICH'

ALLENDE'S

ASSUYJPT ION
CUBAN

OF POWER

PLANE

UTILIZED

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IIIDIVIDUALS

IN

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S tlAI'E FOR

I XE

ABDUCT ION

ATTEYiPT,

IS
IN

BELIEVED BY GOVERNNENT
SC HNEI DER

INVEST IGATORS TO HAVE RESULTED

~

S ASSA SSI NAT ION

I HAT
IS
ATTENPTING
OF THE
TO
COiNVINCE

T HE

COI'!ilUNI ST PARTY

OF CHILE

( PCCH)

PRESIDENT

ALLENDE

TO THROW

THE FULL

WEIGHT

GOVERN;ENT

'

S INVEST IGAT ION

OF THE

SCXNEIDER CASE

IN THE DIRECTION
.ThIS

OF PDC COi'!PL

ICI TY

TXE PCCH BELIEVES THAT

IF

TACTIC

IS

FOLLOWED,

THE PDC WILL BE COYPLETELY DISCREDITED

AS

POLITICAL
ARE

PARTY BY THE T IPIE THE APRIL

1971

I'!UN

ICIPAL

ELECTIONS

HELD.
COYiliENT:

5.
PENAN
A

"CLARIII,
AN

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PRO-ALLEtlDE
EW

DAILY
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NEWSPAPER,
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OF 23 NOVEPIBER

CARRIED

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LE T

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LEFTIST REVOLUTIONARY
CLAIYiED
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PIOVEINTENT

(IPiIR)
ION

IN

THE

INTERVIEW ZULETA

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7 XE YiIR HAS INFORYiAT

s lvut vl IJ IIV
HE
IW

THAT

LEADERS OF
PREVENT
THE

I XE'

PCC GOVFIYNiVli

Elli'

EU'

LOT TO
THAT

INAUGURATION

OF ALLENDE
WITH THE
ADD

ALSO

CLAIMEO

THE

"YANITEES" NESE
STATED THAT
INFORPIAT ION
THE
AT

IllllDLIIED
YiIR
AN

THIS llssllIH.

THLETA

WOULD

PUBLICIZE TXE DETAILS

OF THEIR

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THE GOVERNYiENT
INFORYiAT ION TO

HAS

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PROVE

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IYPLICAT ION OF SENATORS FRANCISCO

(NATIONAL

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SANFUENTES

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HAS

GENERAL

SCHNEIDER.

THE GOVERNNENT
GENERAL

FEEL IT
U

SUFFICIE, IT EVIDENCE
FO HER

CHARGE
OF

(R) VICENTE
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As

DIRECTOR

GEN=RAL

ThE CARABINEROS,

INVOLVEYENT

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