IN MID-OCTOBER 1975 - 1975/11/04

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Keywords: CHILE-I
• Keywords: HUMAN RIGHTS
• Keywords: PINOCHET
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00345132
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: November 4, 1975

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1. AMR COMMENT: IN MID-OCTOBER 1975 THEOROPRESS RE-
PORTED THAT THE CURRENT SECURITY CPERATIONS AGAINST THE MOVEMENT
OF THE REVOLUTIONARY LEFT (MIR) HAVE UNCOVERED EVIDENCE THAT JORGE
INSUNZA, MEMBER OF THE POLITICAL COMMISSION OF THE COMMUNIST
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PARTY OF CHILE (PCCH),4HAS BEEN ACTING AS A FINANCIAL COURIER BETWEEN
THE MIR AND THE ARGENTINE PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY ARMY (ERP) AND THAT
HE HAD BROUGHT OVER U.S. $100,000 INTO CHILE AND DELIVERED IT TO
MIR LEADERS ONLY A DAY OR TWO BEFORE SECURITY SERVICES RAIDED A MIR
' HIDEOUT, ;KILLING DAGOBERTOPBREZ, SECOND IN COMMAND OF THE MIR.)
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ID THAT IN LATE SEPTEMBER INSUNZA LEFT
CHILE TO ATTEND. A MEETING IN TUCUMAN,'ARGENTINA, WITH REPRESENTATIVES
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OF THE MIR, THB ERP, THE BOLIVIAN NATIONAL-LIBERATION ARMY (ELN), THE
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URUGUAYAN NATIONAL LIBERATION MOVEMENT (MLN-TUPAMAROS) AND THE PERUVIAN
MIR. ACCORDING.TC4111111111111111WTHE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING WAS.
TO DIVIDE' FUNDS'OBTAINED BY THE ERP PROM KIDNAPPING AND EXTORTION, AND
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'CONE OF LATIN:AMERICA.
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OF PARTY DISCIPLINE. 111.111111,- THAT FOR SOME TIME,1111111111111,
HAVE BEEN AWARE THAT 1NSUNZA'S ACTIVITIES WERE A BREACH-OF.PARTY
DISCIPLINE BUTTHAT.INSUNZA HAS THE SUPPORT OP A SECTOR OF THE PARTY,
PARTICULARLYELEMCNTS OF THE COMMUNIST YOUTH (JCCH). eirSAID IN-
SUNZA'S SECTOR.WAS COORDINATING TO SOME DEGREE. WITH ELEMENTS OP THE
SOCIALIST:..PARTY:(PS),�THEXHRISTIAN LEFT (IC), AND THE UNITED POPULAR
ACTION MOVEMENT.-(MAPU)-;:ellicommENT
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AIIII0 NSUNZA FAVORED TAKING A HARDER LINE AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT, 3
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6.'011111111111,AIIIIIIIMITHAT AS A RESULT OF INSUNZA'S
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URGING, THE PARTY :HAS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS PROVIDED SOME FUNDS
AND PERSONAL PROTECTION FOR MIR MILITANTS BEING SOUGHT BY THE GOVERN.
MENT.:HOWEVER,' APART FROM THIS KIND OF ASSISTANCE, THE PCCH HAD NO
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INTENTION,OF':CHANGING ITS'LONG�STANDING POLICY OF OPPOSITION 'TO ARMED
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SOCIALIST PARTY: (PS) WHO.WERE'MEETING IN HAVANA .THAT CUBA WOULD HAVE
NOTHING MORE!,TO:DO:WITH EXTREMIST ACTIVITIES OR POLICIES REGARDING
CASTRO.MADE IT CLEAR TO THE PS LEADERS.THAT CUBAN POLICY
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PARTY AND THE JCCHNIMNOW FEAR THE GOVERNMENT MAY INITIATE A MASSIVE
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GOVERNMENT HAD RECENTLY CONDUCTED A SECRET SURVEY TO DETERMINE WHAT
DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL REPERCUSSIONS WOULD BE TO AN ALL-OUT ATTACK
ON THE PARTY. THE STUDY RECOMMENDED AGAINST SUCH A TACTIC BECAUSE OF
THE NEGATIVE IMPACT IT WOULD CAUSE. ,PARTY LEADERS FEAR, HOWEVER, THAT
IGIVEN THE ACTIVITIES,OF INSUNZA AND OTHERS, THIS RECOMMENDATION MAY NOW
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: ACTIVITIES,: AND THE CONTINUING PRESENCE IN CHILE OF MIR SECRETARY
GENERAL:ANDRES PAS CA I.: ALLENDE AND HIS ASSISTANT NELSON .
, .GUTE R,k.EZ,,;;PRESIDENT'AUGUSTOPINOCHETISSUED ORDERS
..TOTHEIDIRECTORATE.01F.NATIpiAt'JNTELLIGENCE (DINA):TO BRING:AN,END
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; .THE.ENDOF:,1975:%:. THAT PINOCHET,IS
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DESTROY THE �Pink. STRUCTURE OF: THE PCCH . DINA IS PURSUING 'VARIOUS
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11. CONFIRMED THAT ACCORDING
TO INTERROGATIONi. OF ;RECENTLY. CAPTURED MIR MEMBERS, INSUNZA DELIVERED
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THAT THEIERP'AND.THE ARGENTINE'PERONIST MONTONEROS ARE ASSISTING THE
MIR WITH GUERRILLA TRAINING IN ARGENTINA. DINA IS NOT CONCERNED WITH
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THE LOWER LEVELS.Y.OFMIR LEADERSHIP IN CHILE BECAUSE THEY ARE CONSIDERED
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CAPTURED,: DINA . WI LL CONCENTRATE ITS EFFORTS ON THE PCCH ipINVOPTIiRED,
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LEADERS� 111r1iLTHERE. 'WE� RD NO:�PLOI4ATS INVOLVE-1)4
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