ALLEGED US ARMS SALES TO CHILE: POSSIBLE SOVIET DISINFORMATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90B01370R000801030016-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 19, 2010
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: February 21, 1984
• Content Type: CABLE

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E.O. 12356: DECL: OADR
TAGS: PREL, PROP, US, CH, PE
SUBJECT: (C) ALLEGED US ARMS SALES TO CHILE: POSSIBLE SOVIET DISINFOR
MATION
2. THIS MORNING I TOOK CODEL MONTGOMERY TO MEET WITH MINISTER OF
WAR LE. GENERAL OSCAR BRUSH NOEL. WE TOOK OPPORTUNITY AT MEETING TO
STRONGLY DENY CURRENT PRESS STORIES IN LIMA TO EFFECT THAT US PLANS
MASSIVE ARMS SALES, INCLUDING PERSHING MISSILES, TO CHILE. DURING
MEETING GENERAL BRUSH CONFIDENTIALLY PASSED TO ME ALLEGED STATE
DEPARTMENT AIRGRAM REGARDING SALES, WHICH APPEARS TO BE CLEAR FORGERY
(NO. A-1490)
TEXT OF AIRGRAM/FOLLOWS:
BEGIN QUOTE:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
AIRGRAM
CONFIDENTIAL
TO: ALL US DIPLOMATIC POSTS
E.O. 12356: GAS
TAGS: MASS, CI
FROM: DEPARTMENT OF STATE
SUBJECT: SALE OF DEFENSE EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES TO CHILDE
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REF: (A) A-1212
(B) 10 FAM 750
ENCLOSED IS ADVISORY LETTER PM/MC LISTING THE DEFENSE EQUIPMENT TO
BE TRANSFERED TO CHILE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITAR AMENDMENTS AND
PROCEDURES.
THIS ADVISORY LETTER IS BEING DISTRIBUTED ONLY TO POSTS IN LATIN
AMERICA, IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP THEM INFORMED OF CURRENT EVENTS AND
AREA REQUIREMENTS OF MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES TO LATIN AMERICAN
COUNTRIES.
FUTURE NEWS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AS THEY ARE PUBLISHED.
ENCLOSURE:
MC ADVISORY LETTER NO 98
SHULTZ
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20520
CONFIDENTIAL
ADVISORY LETTER ON AMMUNITION CONTROL
NO. 98
12/82
ARMS TRANSFERS POLICY: SALE OF DEFENSE EQUIPMENT/SERVICES TO CHILE
ON OCTOBER 22, 1981, THE SENATE RECOMMENDED TO EXCLUDE CHILE FROM
THE ITAR LIST OF COUNTRIES WHICH ARE DENIED LICENSES FOR EXPORTS
OF AMMUNITION FROM THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER CLEARANCES.
AS A RESULT, CHILE HAS GAINED FULL RIGHTS UNDER ITAR PROCEDURES.
IN ADDITION, ALL THE ITAR AMENDEMENTS AND PROCEDURES PUBLISHED
IN ADVISORY LETTER NO. 96 OF SEPTEMBER 1982 ARE APPLICABLE TO
CHILE.
THE LIST OF DEFENSE EQUIPMENT APPROVED TO BE TRANSFERED TO CHILE
IN 1983-1984 IS AS FOLLOWS:
1. "STINGER (FIM-92A) PORTABLE ANTIAIRCRAFT MISSILE, 200
MISSILE LAUNCHING TUBES AND 800 MISSILES.
W. MULTIPLE LAUNCHING ROCKET SYSTEM (MLRS), 12 X 240 MM., 4 UNITS
3. ROCKET LAUNCHER (M91), 115 MM 45, WITH M-55 CHEMICAL ROCKETS
(GB) -8 UNITS, AND 4,000 ROCKETS.
4. "LANCE" BATTLEFIELD SUPPORT MISSILE SYSTEM (MGM-52C), WITH
M-251 (BG) WARHEADS - 5 UNITS
IN ADDITION, BATTALIONS OF "PERSHING" BATTLEFIELD SUPPORT MISSILES
(MGM31-A) SHALL BE TRANSFERED TO THE CHILEAN ARMED FORCES IN
1984-1985 AFTER THE "PERSHING II" MISSILE BALLISTIC SYSTEMS
ARE INSTALLED IN WEST GERMANY.
THE MGM 31-A MISSILES WILL BE PROVIDED TO CHILE AT A SPECIAL
DISCOUNT RATE OF OVER 60 PERCENT, AND THE WHOLE TRANSACTION
WILL BE COVERED BY A LOAN OF US$780 MILLION TO CHILE, REIMBURSABLE
OVER A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS AT AN ANNUAL RATE OF 8.5 PERCENT.
3. ACTION REQUESTED: PLEASE REVIEW TEXT TO CONFIRM FORGERY.
WE PLAN TO PUBLICIZE THIS AS EXAMPLE OF PROBABLE SOVIET
DISINFORMATION EFFORT.
OGDEN
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