US INTERVENTION IN LATIN AMERICA - SANTIAGO, VISTAZO, 13 JUL 65

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US INTERVENTION IN LATIN AMERICA -- Santiago, Vistazo, 13 Jul 65
[The following are excerpts from a feature article by
Ernesto Solovera P.]
To the US, a great general is not worth as much as a good
spy. The first receives epaulets and medals; the second, dollars
without limitation, The Central Intelligence Agency is more
powerful than the Department of State; the Pentagon rules the
latter, but is subordinate to the CIA. Behind them, as supreme
power, is Wall Street and its magnates of the petroleum, copper,
press and telecommunications industries, United Fruit, and such
sinister organizations as the'Ku Klux Klan and the John.- - Iirch Society.
The trio operates in perfect harmony; Wall Street sets the
tasks, the CIA moves its men, and the Pentagon invades.
The Russian revolution was a signal of alarm to the US magnates.
The US Government immediately made use of its intelligence services.
In the 22 December 1917 issue of Pravda it was reported: "The
most outstanding representatives of the l care involved in the
Kaledin plot; they have taken'all measures to provide assistance.
Under the cover of '-.a- Red Cross train headed for the southwestern
front, US officials Anderson and Perkins in Yassin [Iasi?] and
their accomplices, Russian officers Kalpashnikov and Verblyunskiy,
attempted to send dozens of automobiles and many arms to the Don
for Kaledin's use."
In March 1918, the US troops. participated in the occupation
of the northern and eastern extremities of Russia. DeWitt Poole,
US consul, was the chief of the so-called "Lockhart plot."
Izvestiya of 6 November 1918 reported extensively about this
conspiracy. British diplomat Reilly had the mission to divide the
Red Army through corruption, sabotage, and obstruction of the ship-
ment of foodstuffs; Vertamont, a French official, did the dirty
work -- explosions at the Soviets, fires at the grocery warehouses,
etc.; US commercial agent Colomatiano was responsible for the
organization of espionage, corruption of high officials, and
organizing acts against open cities by terrorists disguised in
uniforms with markings of the Red Army.
The Office of Strategic Services (old CIA) founded a series
of international organizations (very similar to the OAS, Alliance
for Progress, etc.), which were supported by.a dozen puppet govern-
ments. Among these was the National Committee for the Struggle for
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a'Free Europe, headed by Grew, former Undersecretary of State.
Among the founders of that organization was Dwight Eisenhower.
The Committee for Liberation from Bolshevism was organized by
Howland Sarglant [sic], a high official of the Department of State
and one of the trusted agents of the intelligence services of his
country.
In 1951, then-President Harry Truman issued the Mutual
Security Law which set aside 100 million dollars annually to
finance "any person selected, having residence in the Soviet
Union, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Rumania, Bulgaria, Albania,
etc., or fugitive from those countries, who enters armed forces
units supporting NATO, or for other purposes."
[There follows a chronological history of alleged US inter-
ventions in Latin America, from 1831 to 1965]. -
Weakened in its world position, the US looked for new horizons
in Latin America, strengthening its enormous monopolies, established
particularly in Central America during the late 19th Century.
During 1929-1933, the US acquired "holdings" in'many countries,
taking advantage of the corruption of some rulers. Nevertheless,
a danger on the horizon bothered Wall Street investors.: the
popular movements acquired increasingly greater vitality, and most
of the small, subordinate countries fought to remove the stain of
colonialism or semi-colonialism. With the establishment of the
"New Policy" (New Deal) and the Good Neighbor Policy, the US pre-
tended to "lighten" its hand.
Roosevelt established the. Good Neighbor Policy, and doubtlessly
was guided by sincere desires for peace. But behind Roosevelt was
Sumner Welles, who for many years had the Big Stick Policy in his
hands as Chief of the Latin American Affairs Division of the State
Department.
This increase in political penetration brought with it a
scientifically prepared plan for penetration and control of the
people. In those years the office of Strategic Services flooded
Latin America with spies. In Central America they interfered
slightly less than shamelessly; iri Latin [South?] America, on the
other hand, they operated with secrecy.
[There follows a country-by country breakdown of US political
"interference" in Latin America].
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Wall Street is the nervous system of the US Government. The
great economic activity of Latin America is dependent on Wall
Street. Statistics from Wall-Street indicate that their [US
.private?] investments in Latin America at the end of 1964
amounted to 17 billion dollars. During that period, private US
investment on the continent included the following: Venezuela,
2,087,000,000 dollars; Brazil, 1,128,000,000 dollars; Mexico,
907 million dollars; Argentina, 1,130,000,000 dollars; Chile,
768 million dollars; Panama, 920 million dollars; Colombia, 530
million dollars; Guatemala, 178 million dollars; Honduras, 110
million dollars; and Uruguay, 70 million dollars.
These exorbitant investments, returning interests never
revealed but which are considered to be sky high, require a
powerful political-economic-military machinery to guard it.
The Pentagon is ready to defend with blood and force of arms
the interests of the bosses of the great monopolies of the US.
The role of the Pentagon goes far beyond the sphere of
military discipline. The expenses made public are approximately
1.9 million [sic] dollars. The Pentagon has a propaganda corps
of 530 "public relations" men and a team of 1.2 million civilian
workers. Auxiliary women's corps. are included.
The Pentagon publishes many periodicals, all of a political
nature and directed by obstinate "ultras" or Fascists, among them
Robert Welch, president of the John Birch Society, which also
makes anti-Communist and pro-Fascist films available. Among other
publications are The Airman, All Hands, Arm Aviation Digest, Army
Information Digest, NavZ Operation News, an t ousands of pamphlets
intended to create an awareness of the anti-Communist and anti-
popular movements. The accounts that the Pentagon keeps are for
its own use, and this has caused serious friction with the White
House. Not long ago the' disappearance of 40,000 dollars from the
"confidential funds of the Pentagons" was announced. The matter was
buried after a brief publicity campaign.
The Pentagon maintains 2,300 military bases in the world,
chiefly in the Pacific area.
The Central Intelligence Agency has been a headache for the
State Department. Established in 1947, it at present has more
than 200,000 agents distributed throughout the.world, in addition
to'"collaborators" from other nations who also receive a nice
monthly income.
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The CIA is a veritable human cocktail. In it are professionals,
tradesmen, workers, high military chiefs, and ordinary sergeants,
women, old people having an unassuming appearance, etc.
Its budget is small (500 million dollars), but it has free
acccsss [to funds] in matters of "national interest." Thus, its
expenditures are calculated in billions of dollars, invested
principally in the shady business of buying souls.
Allan Dulles, one of its "ultras," had within, his hands great.
responsibilities...and enormous failures: the landing in the Bay
of Pigs, ignorance of Nasser's plans with respect to the Suez Canal,
and his underestimation of the missile capacity of the Soviet Union.
Dulles was also criticizes for paying the mercenaries of the
Bay of Pigs (25 dollars daily) directly.
The central CIA office has a. sinister appearance and is
located on the outskirts of Washington. It is an enormous building
of grayish-white concrete..
Everyone knows that the CIA is there, but there is no sign
on the building to indicate it. The people of the US call it
"the deep, dark depths."
The organization, presently directed by John McCone, controls
the National Security Council, the Army, Navy, and Air Force secret
services, the FBI, the weapons industries, the Atomic Energy
Commission, etc.
The entire property is surrounded by wire, and the building
is topped with antennas, radar equipment, etc. The laboratories
are equipped with the strangest things: a ball point.pen that
writes perfectly and appears.to be nothing but a pen but is actually
a pistol. The "Nut" electronic brain catalogs, selects, locates,
and computes a fantastic amount of information that is received
daily in the offices of this sinister organization. McCone, as
well as his cohorts, are magnates connected with large enterprises.
The CIA is more..informed about what happens in our country
than the Chileans themselves'.' Their agents operate surreptitiously
in political, intellectual,, military, religious, labor, peasant,
and other activities...
During the 1964 presidential elections,a dilemma confronted
the CIA and the Pentagon: either they had to make. an effort that
Duran or Frei would win, or if Salvador Allende were elected, they
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would have had to proceed with direct, armed intervention. This
type of threat was heard repeatedly in the Foreign Ministry and
Government circles. Joseph Jova, advisory minister [deputy chief
of mission] of the US Embassy, obeyed CIA's orders more than those
of the State Department. Proof of this was that he was always in
command over Ambassador Charles Cole, who played a protocol role.
CIA agents toured the country from north to south; it was
CIA agents that prevented the withdrawal:of Duran's candidacy; CIA
agents who forced the Chilean government to break with Cuba during
the pre-electoral period; CIA agents who inundated Chilp"with
propaganda, made in the US in.the most impudent intervention in
our country's history.
As:'is customary, the CIA has established a series of organi-
zations that are mysf'erious in themselves: the International
Development Foundation, whose purpose "on paper" is to organize
agricultural cooperatives and provide housing for the peasants.
The Peace Corps fol Qws it, with surreptitious penetration in the
Rural Education Institute. According to the CIA, Communist
penetration in the country "is alarming."
Plan Camelot, which the US has now with the greatest candor
in the world declared "cancelled," will continue. It will change
in form but.not in substance. The ultra-rightist organizations
of. Chile are advised by members of the US Embassy and by foreigners
who, like Mr. Jara of Gonzalo Drago, speak in this way:,. "Me not
Chilean. Me not know the US."
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