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ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE WEEKLY (ANNEX)
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February 17, 2004
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Publication Date:
May 31, 1973
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REPORT
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ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE WEEKLY
Western Emergency Aid to Chile
Several Western governments have decided to help the Allende
government by filling some of its most immediate supply needs. Food and
fuel shortages have been approaching the critical stage, adding to already
marked political turbulence. Emergency shipments from Mexico, Argentina,
and Western Europe now promise to lessen consumer hardships in the
upcoming winter months and probably foreshadow a more forthcoming
response from Chile's creditors than in the past.
Mexico's President Echeverria himself apparently decided to honor
Allende's ur zent plea for i
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sent specialists to repair Chile's two major refineries.
that Mexico City is allowing Santiago to use a $2 million export credit
reviously extended to it to finance grain purchases in the United States.
Argentina's emergency help includes up to $10 million worth of food
and 120,000 barrels of diesel fuel on credit. Buenos Aires previously had
granted credits only on manufactured goods exports, demanding commercial
terms for sales of its easily marketable grains and meat,
I Bonn reportedly has offered Santiago a 3 million
a- package, including $11 million in export credit, $7 million in technical
assistance, and long-term development aid.
The generous response of these Western nations undoubtedly has come
as a welcome surprise to Allende. In contrast, Santiago is bitter about
inadequate handouts from Communist countries. Despite past
disappointments, a Santiago mission presently is in Moscow seeking $220
million in balance-of-payments assistance.
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