TRACK II

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 16032128
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: July 13, 2023
• Document Release Date: March 3, 2022
• Case Number: F-2019-02353
• Publication Date: October 21, 1970

- Approved for Release: 2022/03/01 C01299566
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21 October 1970
TRACK II
A. Actions:
1. General Camilo Valenzuela visited ARMA's residence
dA,ring the early hours of 20 October to pick up the $50,000 for
General Schneider's abductors. ARMA refused to turn over the (b)(1)
money until he had proof that Schneider had indeed been kidnapped. (b)(3)
2. to visit
ARMA on the afternoon of 20 October. told ARMA that (b)(1)
Schneider's abduction was aborted and that they were going to attempt (b)(3)
to kidnap Schneider on 20 October.
3. arrest is receiving front page treatment
linking him to General Viaux. Station is concerned that
become desperate and reveal the names of his? /contacts.
may (b)(1)
(b)(3)
4. Station intends to withdraw ARMA from active participation
in Track II activities before the evening of 24 October.
5. Station's last false flag officer departed Santiago. The
false flag base is now out of business.
B. Accomplishments:
The Station has closed its outside base and all the false flag
officers have safely departed Chile.
C. Situation:
The abduction of General Schneider which was planned for
Monday evening was aborted because Schneider's car was "too fast and the
abduction team was too nervous and inexperienced". Nevertheless,
Valenzuela's group seems intent on overthrowing the government and
has rescheduled another abduction attempt for 20 October.
is in charge of the abduction operation.
T/SENSITIVE
EYES LY
(b)(1)
(b)(3)
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Approved for Release: 2022/03/01 C01299566