CHILEAN IN LETELIER PROBE LINKED TO SECRET POLICE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81M00980R002000090069-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 4, 2004
• Sequence Number: 69
• Content Type: NSPR

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Chilean in Letelier Probe
Linked to Secret; Police
znando Fernandez Larios, an army
captain attached to the Chilean
secret police, special correspondent
John Dinges reported.
The source, who said he has known
Fernandez since military school, said
he recognized the officer from pic-
tures printed Saturday in the Santi-
ago press.
The Chilean government has re-
fused to comment on the identity of
the two men. Chile has said the
two men sought by the United States
identified initially as Juan Williams
Rose and Alejandro Romeral Jara-do
not exist in military or civilian files.
Williams' picture has been recog-
nized by several persons who said he
was an American, Michael V. Town-
ley, with a reputation for right-wing
activity in Chile.
Another informed source revealed
that the two published photos were
obtained by the U.S. government from
a consulate in Paraguay. The source
said the two men applied for U.S. vi-
sas using unspecified false documents.
It has been reported that two men
using the names of Williams and Rom-
eral traveled to the United States on
official Chilean passports with U.S. vi-
sas.
SANTIAGO, Chile-A military the franc. Public opinion polls give
source here has identified the second Communh t and Socialist candidates
of two men sought in connection with the edge c ever Giscard's ruling center-
the death in Washington of former right coalition in legislative elections
ambassador Orlando Letelier as Ar- that begin Sunday.
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