LETTER TO HONORABLE WILLIAM D. CASEY FROM JAMES D. THEBERGE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83M00914R002200160039-3
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 17, 2008
• Sequence Number: 39
• Publication Date: October 8, 1982
• Content Type: LETTER

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EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT
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 CONFIDENTIAL
OFFICIAL-INFORMAL
The Honorable
William D. Casey
Director,
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20301
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I very much enjoyed our talk the other day.
I would like to expand on what I said at that time.
Clearly, there has been an inordinate delay in certifying Chile
(and Argentina). Nearly two years (21 months) have passed
since we committed ourselves to restoring normal military
ties. My own personal view is that it may require an NSC
meeting and Presidential decision to certify before the
Christmas Congressional recess to move the process forward.
After talking to a half dozen moderate Congressmen, I am
convinced that the best time for sending the certification
report to the Congress is late November or early December. We
have a strong case on national interest grounds (maintaining
peace and security in the southern cone), and can demonstrate
significant progress on human rights since 1976. With respect
to the Letelier-Moffitt case, the USG has exhausted its legal
remedies, and the Chilean government "did provide a measure of
cooperation in the case".
With adequate and timely explanation of our position to the
media and the Congress we can prevent new restrictive
legislation against Chile. There will be the usual outcry, but
certification should not have any significant adverse impact on
U.S. foreign policy pursuits elsewhere (e.g., El Salvador).
Warmest regards and best wishes,
State Dept. review completed.
United States Department of State
Washington, D.C. 20520
James D. Theberge
Ambassador to Chile
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