NID - CHILE: TENSE WEEKEND EXPECTED

Created: 9/9/1983

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National Intelligence Daily

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CHILE: Tenee Weekend Exported

Democrailc opposillon leaders are evaluating trie success ol yesterday's national protest and preparing responses to Ihe arrests of prominent spokesmen, while the Comrnunists plan more demonstrations through the weekend.1

i government

irm out controlled response to tne'latest protests, and security police entered neighborhoods yesterdayonfy when It appeared the situation would get out of control.!

Comment: Interior Minister Jarpa's call for progovernment supporters to develop their own self-defense groups could lead to more serious violence over the weekend. So far. however, the clashes probabry have not been serious enough to prevent the resumption next week of the dialogue between the government and the moderate opposition. I

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