UNREST IN CHILE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001900450002-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 28, 2001
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: October 5, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2001/11/23: CIA-RDP,87.-QO 'R001900450
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CON'lv="~"!-L"i' DATE DISTR. 5 October 190
SUC,IECT
rarest in Chile
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1. Conrado Rios Gallardo, former Chilean rlrbassador to Irrentina, Jairme
-_o :gain? Agrarian Labor Senator and for mr presidential candidate, and
: tired General Carlos Ibanez del ? Campo, -former President of Chile, were
vol red in a plot against the present ?Government which was discovered
D7,-i r to 18 September 1948. These individuals had sought the support of the
t -Tillery regiment of Maturana. ?comrrent: Colonel Mardoqueo Munoz
is in charge of this small regiment, which apparently has high norale.) 25X1A
2. Since 1S September 191.`3 the Chilean Government has maintained a
lurveil.lance on retired Nationalist Colonel lrmando Gonzalez, the former
chief of information for the Chi? can General Staf f, who made several visits
ftto the Y.aturana rep, irnent. Gonzalez has contacted General Ibanez snd
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Guillermo Izgaierdo lraya, a Chilean Nationalist who is now in disrepute,
Ii also reported to be involved in the lot. He is presently in Cuonos
mires, where he has seen Peran. comment: Argentina has spent 25X1A
. _i creasing sums of money for propaganda i n Chile. )
`Ihm bad economic situation of the Array has created discontent anti is
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Corr rent: The Government is planning to raise the pay of the armed
z orces apain in October.) The Tacna and Buin regiments are the only two
units upon which the Government can rely for support, since the carabineros
are also anti-Government.
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