(SANITIZED) HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHILE

• Document Type: FOIA
• Keywords: COVERT ACTION CHILE
• Keywords: CHILE
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005492956
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: August 31, 2011
• Case Number: F-2000-01886
• Publication Date: February 21, 1975

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21 FE'1975 4 -S -
MEMORANDUM FOR: The Director of Central Intelligence
VIA : Deputy Director for Operations
SUBJECT
Rights In e
1. On 19 February 1975 President Pinochet for the first
time acknowledged.publicly that individuals had exceeded their
authority and mistreated prisoners and that many had-been
punished and some had been removed from their positions. At
.the same time, he announced the establishment of medical
commissions to assure the goad health of prisoners. The day
before, he reiterated that his, regime had waved the power of
prior censorship and announced that the new Chilean
constitution would contain provisions concerning frsedom- of -
the press.
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press and eased restrictions on foreign a.ws n expo ed from
Chile.
of t
General Pinochet publicly renounced VT 10'r censor ip he
The government
-]instructed all security serv cos to notify
appropriate embassies when foreigners were arrested., Pinochet.
issued orders to all unit commanders to guard against all farms
of prisoner abuse..
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general
reduction of sentences for numerous detainees and in increased
gorerarnt efforts to persuade other cowtries to accept Chilean
political exiles.
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cc: DDCI
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