NOTE TO MR. COLBY FROM ROB ROY RATLIFF

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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
21 Feb. 1975
Mr. Colby,
I've talked to labout this. STATINTL
Les Janka the new legWative man on the
NSC (formerly the press representative for
five years) working on it and I
arranged for to get in touch STATINTL
with him as soon as he got copies of the
Harrington resolutions.
Larry.Eagleburger at State has Dr.
Kissinger's copy.
Rob Roy Ratliff
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February 21, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR: BRENT SCOWCROFT
FROM: PHIL AREEDA P A.
Let's discuss how we should respond. We should
probably meet with Marsh and Friedersdorf on it
Saturday morning.
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DONALD W. RIEGLE, JR., MICH,
MARIAN A. CZARNECKI
CHIEF OF STAFF
February 20, 1975
The Honorable Gerald R. Ford
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. President:
I am writing to request your comments on a Resolution of Inquiry
which was introduced in the House on February 19, 1975, and referred to
the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Enclosed are two copies of the resolution, H. Res. 207, directing
the President of the United States to provide information, and to answer
certain questions, relating to American policy toward Chile between 1964 and
1973. Also enclosed are two copies of H. Res. 206, directing the Secretary
of State to provide similar information.
As you know, the Committee must act on this resolution within
seven (7) legislative days beginning today. We will appreciate receiving
your comments as soon as possible, but no later than Tuesday, February 25,
1975.
I am attaching for your information a copy of my request for
comments on H. Res. 206, which I am sending to the Secretary of State.
Sincerely,
TEM:rbnd
Enclosures
Chairman
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94,m CONGRESS
1ST SLSSION
Ffl. RES. 206
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 19,1975
Mr. HARRINGTON, submitted the following resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
1 Resolved, That the Secretary of State is hereby directed
2 to furnish to the Committee on Ii oreinn Af airs of the
3 House of Representatives, within ten days, the following
4 information:,
5 1964 ELECTIONS
6 1. Did the Forty Committee authorize funds for pay
7 ment to opponents of Salvador Allende, prior to the Chilean
8 national elections of 19641 If so, what were the specific
9 dates of the authorization (s) , to what individuals or organi-
1.0 zatious were payments made,,and what W the f,fltUiurt of
1.1 each of these payments? In what or currencies
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1 were the payments made? Describe the method through
2 which each such payment was made.
3 1970 ELECTIONS
4 2. Did the Forty Committee authorize the expenditure
5 of approximately $1,000,000 in 1969 and 1970 to attempt
6 to prevent the election of Salvador Allende as President of
7 Chile? If so, what were the specific dates of the authoriza-
S tion (s) ? What was the exact amount of the funds distrib-
9 uted? To what individuals and organizations were payments
10 made, and in what amounts? In what currency or currencies
11 were payments made? Describe the method through which
12 each such payment was made.
13 SCHEME To BRIBE CHILEAN CONGRESS
14 3. Did the Forty Committee, on September.18, 1970,
15 authorize a, plan to spend $350,000 for the purpose of bribing
16 members of the Chilean Congress so as to prevent the ratifi-
17 cation of the election of Salvador Allende -as President of
Chile? If so, were the funds expended? What wvas the dis-
position of this plan?
20 1970: ANTI-ALLENDE MEDIA CAMPA 6-Y
21 4. Did the Forty Committee authorize the expenditure
22 of approximately $500,000 in the summer of 1970 to finance
23 anti-Allende media? If so, what were the specific dates of
24 the authorization (s) ? What was the exact amount of the
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1 payments made, and in what amounts ? In what currency or
2 currencies were the payments made? Describe the method
3 through which each such payment was made.
PosT-1970: $5,000,000
5. Did the Forty Committee,-subsequent to the Chilean
6 national elections in September 1970, authorize the expend-
7 iture of approximately $5,000,000 for the purpose of assist-
8 ing groups and individuals, including political parties,, orga=
9 nizations, and news media, opposed to the .government - of
10 President Allende? If so, what was the exact amount of'-
11 funds expended? To what individuals or organizations were
12 payments made, and in what amounts? In what currency or*-'
13 currencies were the payments made? Describe the method
14 through which these payments were made.
15 1973: MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
16 6. Did the Forty Committee authorize the expenditure
17 of approximately $1,500,000 for payments to and support
18 of candidates in the 1973 municipal elections who were op
19 posed to the government of President Allende? If so, what
20 was the exact amount of the payments made?, To whom were
21 payments made, , and in what amounts! In what currencies"
22 were the payments made ? Describe the method through
23 which each payment was made.
24 , 1973: $1,000,000
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1 authorize the expenditure of $1,000,000 for the purpose of
2 assisting groups, individuals, political parties,. organizations,
3 and news media opposed to. the government of President. Al
4 lende ? If so, what was the exact amount of funds expended?
5 To what individuals or organizations were payments made,
6 and. in what amounts'? In what currency or currencies
7 were the payments made? Describe the method through
8 which each payment was made.
9 NOTICE TO MEMBER$ OF CONGRESS
10 ,8. What Members of the United States Congress, if
11 any, were informed of each operation authorized by the
12 Forty Committee to provide funds or assistance to opponents
13 of Salvador Allende, before such operations were carried out.?
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On what dates were Members of Congress so informed?
How were Members of Congress- so informed?,
STATE DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATION
J: What were the names and positions of members of the
Department of. State who were informed before Septem
ber 11,. 1973, of covert operations of American agencies,''..
as.authorized by the :Forty Committee, to, provide funds or
other assistance' to opponents of the government of President
22 Allende; from.1963 to September 11, 1973?
23 (a) Which members of the staff of the American_
24 Embassy in Chile were informed of these operations..
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2 carried out ?
3 (b) Was Assistant Secretary of State Charles
4 Meyers informed of any such operations, prior to
5 March 27; 1973 ?
6 (c) Was former Ambassador to Chile ? Edward
7 Lorry informed of any such operations, prior to
8 March 27, 19731
9 (d) Was Deputy Chief of Mission Harry Shlaude-
10 man informed of any such operations, prior to Jane 12,
11 1974?
12 (e) Was Nathaniel Davis, Ambassador to Chile
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from 1971 to 1973, informed of any such operations,
prior to November 9, 1973
EcoNwiio: SANCTIONS
10. Did the Government of the United States adopt h.
policy of economic sanctions against ,the Government of
Chile after the election of Salvador Allende as President of
Chile in 1970? Did the United States: Government' seek to
deny loins 'arid other forms of economic assistance to Chile
from the' Export-Import Bank, the Inter.American Develop-..'
22 rnent Bank, the International Bank for Reconstruction and
23 Development, ! or the International Monetary Fund? If so,'
24- when was such a policy of economic sanctions implemented?
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how much such sanctions would cost the Government and
2 economy of Chile, please supply these estimates. Did any
3 United States representative to the aforementioned financial
4 institutions receive any instructions, memorandums, or other
5 documents or communications concerning economic assist-
G ance to' Chile, and if so, list and provide copies of such docii-
7 rents or communications.
8 INTERAGENCY EcoNomic POLICY GRouP
9 11, Was there an interagency group, in which a repre-
10 sentative of the Department of . State participated, established-,
11 in or after November 1970,. to consider, evaluate, and for
12 mulate American economic policy toward Chile? If so, what'
13 : was the membership of this group ? List and provide copies of
14 any documents or memorandums prepared' or issued by this
15 group in which economic policy toward Chile is discussed.
16 CIIII,E's _ CREDIT
17: Did the Government of the United. States seek and
18 receive the cooperation of American banks and other~finan
19 vial institutions in reducing the'line of credit availableta Chile
from American banks and other financial institutions; and in
21 preventing the renegotiation.: of the Chilean foreign debt'? If
22 : so, with which banks. or financial institutions did represents
23 Lives of the Government of the United States discuss private
24; as well as public economic policy toward Chile? Which banks
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I in the policy? What officials in the executive branch partici-
2 pated in such discussions 1 When were such actions authorized,
3 and by what agency?
4 STATE DEPARTMENT OBJECTIONS
5 13. Did officials of the Department of State, between
6 1963 and September 11, 1973, object in writing to plans of
7 the Forty Committee and/or the Central Intelligence
8 Agency to provide funds or other assistance to anti-Allende
9 organizations or individuals? Provide copies of all such ob-
10 jections, including those memorandums or documents dated
11 August 30, 1970, September 4, 1970, and July 25, 1973.
12 To which specific plans did the State Department. object,
13 and what were the. reasons cited in the objections?
_14 . STATEMENT Or HENRY KISSIN GER
t? . 14. On what facts did you base your statement "o#
16 September 17, 1973:
17 "The Central Intelligence Agency hard nothing to do
1S with the coup, to the best of my knowledge and belief, and
19 I only put in that qualification in case a madman appears
20 down. there who, without instructions, talked to somebody.
I have absolutely no reason to suppose it.".
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94TH CONGRESS
Ss 206
1ST S SESSION]
RESOLUTION
Directing the Secretary of State to provide in-
formation, and answer certain questions, re-
lating to American policy toward Chile be.
tween 1964 and 1973.
By i11r. HAIIRINGTON
FESUUanr 19,1975
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
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9=t rF1s SESSION
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IN THE IIOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FFBRt 1RRY 19, 19 ( 5
Mr. ILAErI\GTox submitted the following resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
RESOLUTION
Resolred, That the President of the United States is
2 hereby directed to furnish. to the Committee on Foreign
3 Affairs of the house of Representatives, within ten days,
4 the following information :
5 TITLE I; -UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD
6 CHILE
7 TOTAL Am TO ALLEN DE OPPONENTS
8 1. What was the total value, in then-yea dollars, of
9 assistance authorized by the Forty Committee, and expended,
10 for purposes of assisting individuals, groups, or organizations
11 opposed to the candidacy, or suhsequent government, of
12 Salvador Allende, during the period beginning in 1962 and
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1 ending with the overthrow of the Allende government on
2 September 11, 1973? Provide an itemized accounting for
3 these expenditures on an annual basis. In addition, provide
4 an itemized annual accounting of the "value" of such assist-,
5 ance, such value to l)c coruputed by comparing the annual
6 expenditures, in United States dollars, with the official as
7 well as prevailing unofficial (black market) rates of ex-
8 change for United States currency and Chilean currency.
9 INTERAGENCY POLICY GROUP
10 2. Was there an interagency group, chaired by Doctor
11 Henry Kissinger, then the National Security Advisor to the
12 President, established in or shortly after; November 1970,
13, to consider, evaluate, and formulate American economic
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policy, toward Chile? If so, what was the membership of
this group ? List and provide copies of any documents or
memorandums prepared or issued by this group, in which
17 economic. policy toward Chile is examined, reviewed, ana-
]yzed, or discussed.
ECONOMIC SANCTIONS
3. Did the executive branch of the Government of the
United 'States adopt a policy of economic sanctions against
the Government of Chile after the election of. Salvador,.
Allende as President of Chile in 1970? Was the goal of that
24:; policy to destabilize the Chilean economy and the govern-
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1 United States Government, in pursuance of that policy, seek
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deny loans or delay the consideration of loans to
Chile;
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(u) limit or deity. credit to Chile;
(c) prevent or hinder the renegotiation of the
7 Chilean national debt;
8 (d) restrict the availability of export or credit, insur-
9 ance so as to restrict foreign and United:. States invest
10 went in Chile;
11 (e) cause a worsening of Chile's foreign exc,lange
12 position;
ica-based corporations;
13 (f) limit trading with Chile by American or Amer-
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(g) limit.the availability of credit to, (Chile, for the
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purchase of agricultural commodities
When was such ,a, policy implemented? llowwere these poli-
cies implemented? How were the specific abjecti-~es
achieved`? If estimates were made as to how much such sane-
tions would cost the Government and economy of Chile, supply
copies of these estimates. Who participated in' the develop-
ment of this policy? Who participated in attempts to accom-
plish the specific objectives? Under what authority of law
were these activities carried out?
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1 UNITED STATES BAN -KS
2 4. Did representatives of the executive branch of the
3 United States Government, including but not limited to Fed-
4 eral bank examiners, discuss private as well as public Ameri-
5 can policies toward Chile, pursuant to the plan to impose
6 economic sanctions- on Chile, and seek the cooperation of
7 these banks in the plan, with any or all of the following
8 banks : Chase Manhattan, Manufacturers Hanover Trust,
9 Bank of America, First National Bank of (New York), or
10 Morgan Guaranty Trust? If so, which banks were contacted?
11 When were- 'the contacts initiated, and how often were such
12 contacts made? Who ordered the contacts, and under what
13 authority of law? Who actually made the contacts?
14 MU LTILATEPAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
15 5. Did representatives of the executive branch of the
United States Government, pursuant -to the plan to impose
17 ecoliorilic sanctions on Chile, seek the cooperation of Ameri-
18 can officials of or delegates to the following multilateral finan-
19 cial institutions, in carrying out the plan: the Export-Import
20 Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Interna
21 tional Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or the In-
ternational Monetary Fund? If so, which institutions were
23 contacted? When were the contacts initiated and how often
24 were such contacts made? Who ordered the contacts, and
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1 Under what authority of law?, Who actually made the coil-
2 tacts? What were the results of the contacts?
3 ECO_No~Iic POLICY Doc U-ME\ TS
4 6. Provide copies of all, memorandums,.. Studies, instrgc-
5 tions, Cables, or other docurnerlts which pertain to the policy
6 of economic sanctions referred to in questions 3, 4, and 5 of
7 this title,
.8 ASSISTANCE OF UNITED STATES COUPORATION S
9 7. Did the United States Government seek, or receive
10 the cooperation of any domestic corporations, or foreign sub-
.11 sidiaries of domestic corporations, to, act a?s conduits for pro-:.
12 viding financial assistance to anti-Allende groups,, organiza-
zn in . .ml
13 tions, or individuals? If so,, provide a list of the names .of such
14 corporations and. their place of incorporation or, in the case
15 of foreign subsidiaries, the name, of the subsidiary as, well as
16 that of the : domestic parent corporation. Describe the type
17 and method of, assistance provided by such corporations ..` or
18 subsidiaries.
19 (a}_ Did such cor'porations or subsidiaries assist in
20 converting United States currency into foreign curren-
21 Gies! If so, list those corporations providing such assist-
22 ance together with the amount of United States currency
23 supplied.
24 (b) Were such corporations or subsidiaries solicited
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by officials or agents of the executive 'branch of the
United States Government? If so, list those corporations
or subsidiaries solicited, as well as the name and position
of those -officials or agents of the. United States Govern-
ment who solicited' such assistance.
(c) List any corporation' orsubsicliaries which with-
out prior solicitation by an official or agent 'of the Gov-
ernment of the United States, volunteered'to assist ef-
forts opposing the Allende'govei?nment in Chile.
AssIsT &_- CR OF FOREIGN CORPORATION-S
'8'."Did the United States `Government use+anyy'foreign
c;? ~o.a'ttons d'coridiits for piovidinb financial assist rice or
other "a' ld 'to anti-Allende 'groups, individuals, or organiza-
tionsiu Chile? If so, what are the names and plaees of incor-
poratlon'`of these foreign corporations, and what '`type of
assistance did t ese' coip`oratiorrs 'provid'e ? Did such col pora-
Lions assist in the conversk of United States ctfirrency into
1s
Chilean or other foreign currency? If so, what wts the" total
aniount offilnds con'e Led? On what dates were payments' of
United- States currency y rziade to `Stich corporations; and 11
what atinounts, Describe the method through which these
transactions were made. Was tlie' assistance of such corpora;
23 tions solicited by officials or agents of the' 'execnltive branch
24 of the Go V ernment of the United States ? If so,' list the names
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'1 NSC-FORTY COMMITTEE DECIS1OIXS
2 f). Did the Forty Committee after January 1, 1969,
authorize expenditures to assist opponents of Salvador
4 Allende, candidate for and later President of Chile? Who
5 participated in these decisions ~? List and provide copies of
6 any and all National Security Study Memorandum (NSSM)
7 National Security Decision Memorandum (NSDM) Na-
8 tional Security Council Intelligence. Decision (NSCID)
9 memorandum, and Director Central Intelligence .Decision
10 (DCID) memorandum, in-which American policy: toward
11' the candidacy and subsequent government of Salvador Al-
12 lende are examined, including
13 (a) NSSM-97, prepared in July 1970, studying
14 United States policy options in the event Salvador
15 Allende was elected President of Chile;
16 (b) NSSMI-131', prepared in or about Februaiy
17 1971, - examining, among other issues, termination ?f
18 economic assistance to-the Government of Chile;
19 (c) NDSM-136, issued in October 1071, relating
to termination of economic assistance to Chile, amine'
-21 other issues.
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1 TITLE II-U TITLI) STATES ANTI-ALLENDE
2 OPERArTIONS
AID TO THE NATIONAL PARTY
4 10. Did the Forty Committee authorize payments of
5 funds intending that the recipients, through direct or indirect
G meads, be members of the National Party of Chile? If so,
7 what was the total amount of such payments? On what dates
a were such payments made, and what was the amount of each
9 such payment? To whole were payments made, and. in what
10 currencies? Describe the method through . which each pay-
11 relent was made.
12 AID TO PATRTA Y. LIBEIITAD
13 11. Did the Forty Committee authorize payments of
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funds intending that the recipients, through direct or indirect
means, be members of the Patria y. Libertad in Chile? If so':
what was the total amount of such payments? On what dates
were such payments made, and what was the amount of each
such payment?, To whom were the payments. made., and in
what currencies? Describe the method through which each
payment was made.
AM TO CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
22 12. Did the Forty Committee ,authorize payments of
23 funds intending that the recipients, through direct or indirect
24 'means, be -members of the Christian Democratic Party in
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1 On What dates Were such payments made, and what was the
2 'amount of each such payment? To whom were the payments
3 made, and in what currencies? 1)escribe the method through
4 which each payment was made.
5 AID TO STRIKING SHOPKEEPER AND rROFESSIOKALS
6 13.. Did, the Forty Committee authorize payments of
7 funds intending that the payments, through direct or indirect
8 means, be used to support truckers, shopkeepers, and profes-
9 sionals on strike in October 1972, in Chile ?'j, If so, what was
10 the total amount of such payments? On what dates were such
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payments made, and what was the amount of each such pay-
ment? To whom were the payments made, and in what cur-
rencies? Describe the method through. which each payment
14 was made.
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1973 Tn CIiERS STRIKE
16 , 14. Did the Forty Committee authorize payments, of
17 funds intending that the payments, through direct or indirect
18 means, be used to support the trucker's strike in July, Au-
19 gust, amid 'September of 1973, in Chile? To what individuals,
20 groups, or organizations, were such payments made?, What
21 was the total amount of such payments? On what dates were
22 such. payments made, and what was the amount of each such
23 payment? In what currencies were the payments made? De-
24 scribe the method through which each payment was made.
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CII.ILEAN INDUSTRIAL ASSOC'l~1'1'1()N
2 15. Did the Forty Committee authorize the Central In-
telligence Agency, or any of its employees or agents, to
4 make payments to SOFOFA, an industrial association in
5 Chile, for the parpose of assisting opposition to the govern-
6 inent of Salvador Allende?, If 'so, what was the total amount
7 of such payments? On what dates were such payments made,
and what yvas the amount of each such payment? In what
` 9 currencies were the payments made? Describe the method
10 through which each payment was made.
11 PAYMENTS TO P.OTEXA /CTRUPO MENDOZA
12 16: Did the Forty Committee'aiithorize, or did the Ceti-
13) tral Intelligence Agency arrange, for payments to be made
14 to Protexa, a company based on Monterey, Mexico, for pur-
15 poses of providing assistance to anti-Allende individuals,
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groups; or organizations in Chile? \Vet?e payments made to
Grupo Mendoza, 'a company based in Caracas", Venezuela,
for such purposes ? If so, what was the am' ount of these pay-
ments, and when were the payments made t6'each company'?
AMERICAN 'INSTITUTE FOR FREE ' LABOR DEVELOPMENT
17. Did the Central Intelligence Agency, between th,,
years 1962 and 1973, provide financial or organizational
assistance to trade union groups in Chile opposed io the gov-
ernment of Salvador Allende through the assistance or use of
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(~1.II+'I1D) ? If so, describe' the'iiattu?e of `assistanc0piovicled
through the'use of IFL- '''Did the Forty Committee ali-
thorize' the' ex
peiidititre of` hinds to be used to` provide `filia i-
cial assistance and otherwise support individuals groups, 'or
organizations opposed to the goveinrnerit of Salcticlor ll-
lende, with ' the expectation that 1II'I~D would 'lie ilsed as
'conduit forthis assist~irce nnd?st iport? If so; ~Vhat'{v as the
8 total amount of payments authorized, and what' was the
9 actual amount' of payrnciits made 'to ''or through the use' of
10 II+'IrI7 Provide a list of the separate elates' and amounts
11 of payments to or through the use of AIFZf..::
12 PAYMENTS ' To EL HERCURIO
13 18. B'ettiveen 1962 aud1078, what was the total tiinoiint
of financial` ssistn'nce provided the Chilean stew paper E1
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I~Ierct rio `by of ' chi oilgh tl e' directiol of "the Central hitelTi-
Bence Agency? Describ" the 'rrethocl through which such
IT assistance was, provided." In' what etiYZene t was such assist-
18 ance provided:? Was stich"a ssistance nested or solicited,
19 and if so, hy,whom?
20 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY PERSONNEL IN CO UI'
21 A. Were any American civilian personnel, including
22 personnel attached to or in the employ of the Central Intelli-
23 gence Agency, serving as advisors to Chilean military units,
24 or commanders, .during the two months prior to, and/or two
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ntent of Salvador Allende on September 11, i97:, ? How
2 many such personnel - were assigned as advisors? Did any
3 participate in the fighting, that followed the coup of Septent-
4 ber 11, 1972)? Were any killed or wounded'? If so, how
5 many?. Provide copies of all documents, including SCID's,
6 DCID's, or other orders: which authorized the American
7 civilian.. and/or Central Intelligence .agency personnel -to
8 serve as advisors.
9 STATEMENT OF PRESIDENT FORD
10 20.. On what facts did you base your .statement of Sep-
11 tetnber 10, 1974:
.12 "In a period of time, three or four years ago, there was
13 an effort being made by the Allende government to destroy
14 opposition, news media, botlt,.the writing press as well as the
15 electronic press. And to destroy, opposition political, parties.
16 "And the effort that was made in this case was to help
17 assist the preservation of opposition newspapers and. elec-
18 tronic.media and. to preserve. opposition political parties.".
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111 0 H. RES. 20,E
s1 Si~s szo~
RESOLUTION
Directing? the President of the United States to
provide information, and answer certain
questions. relating to American policy= to-
ward Chile between 1964 and 1973.
By Mr. WARRINGTON
FR;nau.&sr 19,1975
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
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