FOREIGN POLICY OF CHILEAN GOVERNMENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002200670008-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 29, 1999
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: December 28, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Chile/Brazil/Argentina DATE DISTR. 26 JanuaX y 1?49
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Poblete Nunez was instructoi to make the overtures to the appropriate
embassies, and.to make contacts with individuals who would be friendly
to the idea.
proposed treaty with Argentina. In this the President received the coll-
aboration of congressmen. with whom he had frankly discussed his opinions
of Peron?s government.
The second step, according to Poblete Nunes, was to attempt to arrange
for official exchange of information concerning Communist and Argentine
activities between the governments of Chile.. Brazil, and the United States,
and of the Peron regime; that the proposed commercial treaty with Argentina
would imperil Chilean sovereignty; that the greatest guarantee for con-
tinental peace and prosperity would be found in close collaboration
between Chile,'Brazil, and the United States; and that the United States
has a vital interest in Chile because of its mineral, supplies.
3, The President then began to create obstacles to the ratification of the
Gaspar Dutra, Oswaldo Aranha, and other Brazilian leaders with whom he
had been on intimate terms while serving as Chilean Ambassador in Rio de
Janeiro. According to Poblete Nunes, the 1cswilians gave Gonzales Videla
evidence of the danger presented by Communist activities in South America,
as well as that arising from Argentina?s imperialistic designs on her
neighbors and her antipathy toward the United States.
Upon his return to Chile, the President told the Secretary of Government
that he felt a determined and coordinated effort should be made by all
South American countries to oppose the designs of both the Comauniste
During the first part of 1947, Gonzales Videla accepted an invitation to
visit Brazil, where he again entered into close contact with Eurico
5. While Chile was thus engaged in attempting to foster official exchange of
information between the various governments, the series of recent military
coups d?etat took place, and the recent revolutionary plot in Chile was
discovered.
6. In the face of this situation, Gonzales Videla delayed recognition of the
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military junta in Peru, and even offered a reception in honor of Javier
Correa ..:].ins, who had resigned as Peruvian A mbaseador upon learning of
the success of the (.dria coup. ' leanwhile, according to Poblete Nunez,
the Chilean Foreign Office sent out instructions to all Chilean ;.mbassadors
in ,,marica to report on the possibility of preventing; recognition of the
L-dria regime. Gonzalez Videla received a personal letter from Uruguayan
President Luis Battle Berres, awing about the Chilean views on the
recognition of (dria. This letter was answered at great length by the
President of Child, who warned of Argentine desires of domination in
South i,merica and pointed out the auspiciously close relations between
the Argentine and other Latin i.ierican military governments. The
delivery of these letters was allegedly entrusted to the father of Adolfo
Folle .`.'.artinez, the Secretary of the Uruguayan embassy in Chile.
7. .hen the government of Venezuelan President Gallegos was overthrown,,
Gonzalez Videla continued his policy of confidentially advising friendly
governments about the dangers inherent in facile recognition of revol-
utionary regimes. He allegedly entrusted ::.ario Rodriguez Altamirano, the
Counselor of the Chilean :?mbassy in cashing ton, with the task of present-
ing the views of the Chilean government to the governments of Brazil and
of the United States. :iodriguez Altamirano reportedly was also entrusted
with documents, notes, and other evidence tending to substantiate the
Chilean allegations concerning the subversive activities of the Argentine
government in other Latin-American countries.'At the same time, similar
warnings allegedly were sent to the governments of 'cuador and Colombia
in an attempt to prevent these countries from recognizing the new
Venezuelan government. The Chilean Ambassador to -~euador is Jorge
Rosellot, a former consul-general in Yokohama and an intimate friend of
Gonzalez Videla. The Chilean Ambassador to Colombia is Julio }3arrenechea
Pino, a'poet and former socialist Party congressman. Since both of these
ambassadors lack experience in diplomatic affairs, President Gonzalez
Videla is said to have transmitted his warnings to the JCusdoran and
Colombian governments through other still unknown channels,
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