GOVERNMENT PLANS FOR HANDLING INVESTIGATION IN WILLIAMS-ROMERAL AFFAIR

Created: 3/23/1978

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2, GENERAL ENRIQUE MOREL. CCMMANOER OF THEDIVISION, SANTIAGO, HU INSURE THAT THE THE ISSUANCE OF THE FALSE WILLIAMS INCLUDES TESTIMONY FROM GENERAL (R) ANO VICE MINISTER OF> I RUGA, AS WELL AS TME TWOTRAVELED USING THESE PASSPORTS. MOREL IS PREPARED TOACTION IS DEEMED NECESSARY TO PUNISH THOSETHE ISSUANCE OP THESE ALIAS OFFICIAL PASSPORTS, |ARCH REPORTS MOREL "As DESIGNATED

A SPECIAL INVESTIGATORY MILITARY JUDGE TO OCAL -ITh THIS CASE

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AFTER CIVILIAN JUDGE MARCOS LIBCDINSKV BO" ED OUT BECAUSE THOSE BELIEVED INvOLVEO MERE UNDER MILITARY JURISDICTION.

3, GENERAL (R) MANUEL CONTRERAS IS HIGHLY OIS5AT15FIE0 mITm THE CONTINUEO INVESTIGATION INTO THE "MlLLIAhS-ROMERAL" case. HIS SUOOEN RESIGNATION FROM TmE army ARREARS TO BE THE RESULT Of HIS DISAGREEMENT mITM TmE HANDLING OF THIS CASE AS rCLL AS PRESIDENT PINOCHET'S DISSat IFACT ION MlTH CONTRERAS' MANAGEMENT QT THIS NATIONAL DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE (OINA) OPERATION. ThE TmO INOIVIOUAlS TRAVELED TO. ON THE RlLLIAMS AND ROMERAL PASSPORTS ARMY OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO OINA ANO MERE CLEARLY CARRYING OUT ORDERS GIVEN TO THEM BY CONTRERAS.)

A COUNCIL OF ARHV GENERALS MEETING MAS BEEN CALLED STARTINGARCH TO DISCUSS ThE "MlLLIAM3-ROMERAL" CASE. AS NELL AS OTHER PROBLEMS CONFRONTING THE COUNTRY. PRCSIOENT PINOCHET IS EXPECTCO TO ADDRESS THE CROUP ON EITHERR 2RM MARCH BUT HE NOT bE PRESENT FOR ALL OF THE CROUP'S DISCUSSIONS,

5. ARMY LEAOERS ARE HIGHLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBLE CONSEOUENCES OP THE "MlLLIAMS-ROMERAL" ArrAIR, MOST OP TMEM CONTINUE TO BELIEVE THAT THE CmILEAH GOVERNMENT HAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE ASSASSINATION OF ORLANDO LCTEL1ER. BUT THEY NOM AD-IT THE POSS1BILITT THAT CONTRERAS AND OINA HEREOST ARHY LEADERS BELIEVE THAT ir THIS IS THE CASE. THAT

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CONTRERAS MLL IF NECESSARVULTIMATEACITONS ANO NOT INVOLVE THE PRESIDENT. ON THE OTHER ACTIONSAT THIS TIME DUE

TO MIS DISSATISFACTION NITH ThE FACT THAT THE INVESTIGATION HAS ALLOmCD TO GO FORNARO BT PINOCHET OESPITE CONTRERAS* EFFORTS TO COVER UP THE nHOLC MATTER.

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SAICflkW MARCH T -AD BE TC RESISS, CONTRERAS HAD BEEN CALLED INTO THE OFFICE OF FORESTICR, OIPUTT ARNT COMMANDER* AND GIVENOF RESIGNATION '0 SIGN, BSlVjVsAID THAT CONTRERASABOUT HIS POSITION MOM, SINCE IN Hi? PRESENTME IS SUBJECT TO CIVILCQNTREREAS

BLAMES GENERAL SERGIO COVARRUBIAS. CHIEF OF THE PRESIDENTIAL GENRAL STAFF, FOR MANUEVE'INC CONTRERAS1 FORCED RETIREMENT. S.

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