INVESTIGATION OF ARGENTINE CONNECTION OF CHILEAN PRESIDENT'S BROTHER-IN-LAW

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002500190009-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 25, 1999
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: March 16, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT Investigation of Argentine Coatias of
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REPORT NO.
1. An investigation of the present activities of Carlos Marcltman do la Cruse
brother.-ins-law of Chilean President Gabriel Gonzales Videla, was recently
ordered by Investigations Director Luis Bruin D' Avoglio because of Maro1a an
do is Cruz' close contact with Argentine government officials. ?arokrnan
de la Cruz is believed to be in Buenos Aires at this time.
2. 1&dng use of his relationship to President Gonzalez Videla, Marckraan do Is
Cruz has reportedly been engaged in many questionable business deals with
Argentine government officials and with various firms in Argentina. At one
time, he allegedly attempted to purchase Chilean merchant ships for the
Argentine merchant fleet. Later, he purchased large quantities of scrap iron
from the Chilean Fabrics de flateriales do Guerra and exported this as well
as sizeable shipments of copper to Argentina.
3. Exceedingly suspicious of the activities of his brother-in-lair, President
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Gonzales Videla at first attempted to prevent his questionable transactions.
Failing in this, President Gonzales Videla now refuses to have any contact
with T arckman de Is Cruz and has issued orders to bar him from the 14oneda.
The exact nature of t?ia,rokman de is Cruz' Argentine connections is not known
to the Chilean Investigaciones. However, following the election of President
Gonzalez Videla, a telegram from Marekman de is Cruz was intercepted in which
he promised that an Argentine naval contingent would be present at the inaugural
proceedings. Such an Argentine contingent did come to Chile for President
Gonzales Videla's inauguration.
5. Chilean Investigaciones is reported to have some evidence tending to indicate
that 2?iarokman de is Cruz may have been involved in the recent abortive revolu".
tionary movement in Chile. This evidence was apparently suppre6sed at the
order of the Ministry of Interior so as not `wo embarrass President Gonzalez
Videla.
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