LATIN AMERICA BRIEF - CHILE: PROSPECTS FOR DIALOGUE FADING

Created: 11/1/1983

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HILE: PROSPECTS FOR DIALOGUE FADING

//PROSPECTSENEWAL OF TALKS BETWEEN INTERIOR MINISTER JARPA AND THE DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE ARE DIMINISHING BECAUSE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S INCREASINGLY TOUGH LINE AND THE OFO [MING ABILITY OF THE OPPOSITION TO MOBILIZE PROTESTORS.//

//THE GOVERNMENT HAS DECREED IMPRISONMENT AND EXILE FOR PROTEST ORGANIZERS AND REMOVED NAMES FROM ALREADY PUBLISHED LISTS OF EXILES PERMITTED TO RET'JRN.

lhCREASED POLARIZATION. THE LACK OF AN EFFECTIVE CHANNEL FOR OIAlCGUE. AND GROWING FRUSTRATION OF THE OPPOSITION. OUPLEDARSH GOVERNMENT CRACKDOWN ON LEADERS OF THE NATIONAL STRIKE set FCR next MONTH. COULO PROVOKE WIDESPREAD VIOLENCE.//