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1. CHILEi CHILEAN PRESIDENT PINOCHET'S DECISION TO ADVANCE THE TIMETABLERANSITIONNSTITUTII0NAL RULE WAS MADE IN RESPONSE TO CONTINUING INTERHIINALXTERNAL PRESSURES ON HIM TO NUORHAILIZE POLITICAL LIFE IN ' CHILE- THE ANNOUNCEMENT FOLLOWED OTHER RECENT CHANCES DESIGNED TO IMPIROVE THE COUNTRY'S INTERNATIONAL
ATIONWIDE SPEECHPRILi PINOCHETEW CONSTITUTION WILL BE READY BY THE END OF THE YIIEAR ANDLEBISCITE COULD BE HELD ON IT SOME TIMETHIS ADVANCESBFIVE YEARS THE SCHEDULE OUTLINED BY PINOCHET LAST YEAR.
PINOCHET DID NOT MENTION PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AND WAS VAGUE ABOUT THE OVERALL TIMING- NEVERTHELESS, HIS STATEMENT LEFT THE DOOR OPEN TO EVEN FURTHER MODIFICATIONS.
ALTHOUGH HE EMPHASIZED THAT IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE ARMED FORCES TO RETAIN! THE ESSENCE" OF POWER. PINOCHET SAID CIVILIANS WOULDARGER ROLE IN GOVERNMENT.
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HE DIB NOT ELABORATEi BUT HE HAY HAVE BEEN BIDDING FOR THE COOPERATION Of THE CHRISTIAN DErtOCRATXC PARTY. THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST* UHICH UAS BANNED IN flARCK. THE PARTY MILL BE RELUCTANT TO PARTICIPATE AS LONG AS RESTRICTIONS ON POLITICAL ACTIVITY REHAIN IN FORCE-
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