[SANITIZED]NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DAILY MONDAY JUNE 13, 1977 - 1977/06/13

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 03014963
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: June 13, 1977

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The
National Intelligence
Daily
Published by the Director of Central Intelligence for Named Principals Only
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MONDAY JUNE 13, 1977
VOLUME 4, NUMBER 136
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� AS: General Assembly to Convene
The human rights issue is certain to
be the major topic of discussion when
the seventh General Assembly of the
...r2Organization of American States con-
venes in Grenada tomorrow. None of
, the participants, however, seems anx-
3.5(c) ious for divisive debate on the issue
Most delegates are interested in
A... meeting Secretary of State Vance and
4- hope to gain insight into the US Admin-
istration's policy toward Latin America
/ and its ideas for restructuring the OAS.
kahe majority of Latin American officials
have had little contact with high-level
US officials; in general, the Latin
Americans are confused by what they per-
ceive as conflicting signals from the US.
The human rights issue is the core of
op) the problem. There have been reports that
ie the southern cone countries�Argentina,
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7-Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, and
razil�have been attempting to form a
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ommon front in opposition to the US on
this issue. None of the countries is anxious
to offend the US, however, and
protestations against Washington's
human rights policy will probably be per-
functory but emotional.
Other topics on the agenda of the
General Assembly include restructuring
the OAS, charter reform, cooperation on
development, collective economic securi-
y, and educational and cultural exchange
programs. Bolivia's desire for an outlet to
the sea and the dispute between
Guatemala and Belize may be raised, but
only statements for the record on these
topics are expected. Panama may bring
up the canal treaty talks; no joint
US-Panama report on the status of the
talks seems likely before the meeting.
As it shapes up now, the General
Assembly could bog down on human
rights discussions, but none of the par-
ticipants seems anxious for a rankling
debate. Most delegates, in fact, want to
get the Grenada meeting over with as
quickly as possible
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Human Rights Issue 3.3(b)(1)
The Chilean Foreign Ministry
appears to be making a bid to urge the
,ruling military junta to alter the public
v' face of its policies.ff it wants better
.?relations with the US. Other Chilean
civilian and military officials reportedly
are increasingly interested in efforts to
improve the nation's image abroad.
Foreign Minister Carvajal has approved a
strategy paper stressing the importance of
seeking a negotiated solution with
Washington on the human rights issue.
Although the Foreign Ministry docu-
ment discusses the option of rejecting US
policy as interventionist, its recommenda-
tion suggests that a fundamental nor-
- malization of relations depends on a
Chilean government decision to relax its
emergency powers.
Resentment remains strong within the
(See Chile. . .Page 4)
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Chile. . .
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Chilean government toward US human
rights policy, and hardliners can be ex-
pected to press their arguments against
)any concessions. Nevertheless, the ap-
parent failure of Chilean efforts to con-
vene a summit meeting to forge a joint
human rights strategy among southern
cone nations may have provoked sober
reflection in Santiago.
In any case, moderates in the govern-
ment may hope to convince President
Pinochet that easing present security
restrictions would go a long way toward
improving Chile's image and restoring
much-needed economic assistance from
abroad. 3.3(b)(1)
sen-
timent for gestures to improve Chile's in-
ternational image has grown among
leading military and government officials,
including some in the army. While
Pinochet's position does not appear
threatened, he may decide that gradual
liberalization is imperative if he is to re-
tain the full support of key armed forces
leaders.
Meanwhile, September I I, the fourth
anniversary of the military coup, is being
mentioned frequently as an appropriate
time to announce important political
steps.
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