REACTION TO LETELIER CASE IN MIL

Created: 5/24/1978

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accused president augusto pinochet.

general "epnan , generalm

and general hector of be tray altSVBBRWTHtT

all OP the porenaheotoFOB the present delicate international situation in hHICh chile finos itselfesult OP the letelier investigation.

2, HORt:i. mmmmWmmmmmmmWM* there isa serious

hor*ale proble" in the army because younger opficebs "ere NO longer certain thatcould oepend onOPopficers pro"received oroers. additionally.

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IHE INTELLIGENCE SERVICES HERE .NOW PUTRIFYINGESULT OF THIS SITUATION,

3, ACCOROINC TO iSVSW BENERAL (R) MANUEL CONTRERASt FORMER DINA DIRECTOR* MAS THE ONLY SENIOR OFFICER INVOLVED IN THE LETELICR CASE HMO CONTINUCO TO ACT IN THERAOITION OF THE CHILEAN ARMY OFFICER CORPS, CONTRERAS HAO REFuSEO TOUBORDINATE OFFICER TO ACCEPT THE BLAME FOR SOMETHING THATCONTRERAS. HAD OROEREO DONE, FOP THIS REASON* THE YOUNGER OFFICERS THROUGHOUT THE ARMY and ESPECIALLY IN THE PUNTA ARENAS AREASTRONGLY BEHIND CONTRERAS AND HAO OFFEREO TO SUPPORT HIM IN THE EVENT OF DIFFICULTY.

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OFFICERS IN TME SANTIAGOMHO HAVE NEVER BEEN CONNECTED MITH OINA MHO HAVE ORGANIZEO THEMSELVES TO CONDUCT SURVEILLANCE ON GENERAL CONTRERAS FOR TmE PURPOSE OF INTERVENINGE EVENT CONTRERAS IS FACED MITH DIFFICULTY, iSSB THEREUMBER OF FORMER OINA OFFICERS ON FURLOUGH AT THE MOMENT MHO ADE TRAVELING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRV CONTACTING FRIENDS IN VARIOUS MILITARY UNITS IN AN EFFORT TO ORGANIZE SUPPORT FOR CONTRERAS FROM AMONG THE OFFICER CORPS, 4JJJJJJJJ|VJ> oMkWjR THAT THE OVERALL IMPRESSION THESE FORMER OINA OFFICERS HAVE RECEIVED IS THAT THERE IS WIDESPREAD DISSATISFACTION IN THE OFFICER CORPS MITH THE PRESIDENT AND HIS GROUP OF HInISTERS

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cver the manner in which they have manc.eo the letelierthe majority OPINION, according TCtMHBVl 13 that The MILITARr is non receivinc orders from civilians ano they pino this

5. finally*thatnjis in punya arenas area here hilling to take forceful action to protect general contreras and himself if an attempt is maoe to arrest them OR extraoite them to the united states, if

all else4WmmmMmmmm%mW- general contreras has passage

e0 on foreign carriers unoer false names. the reservations are updated from time to time under oifferent names so that if norse comes to.worse contreras can make his escape.

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8 described the situation in the punta arenas area as extremely tenseesult op the current visit of general CONTREPiS. according TOfflMBMfc

army units in the punta arenas area had decided to take violent action if necessary to prevent the arrest and extradition op general contreras and colonel.

that in lateormer member op dina, lt. colonel carlos morales, who is also stationed in puntas arenas, was called to Santiago totatement regarding the hllllams and rqmeral false passports. after

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MORALES HAO NOT BEEN HEARD fROM FOR SEVERAL DA'S.ELEGATION OFFFICERS IN THE GRADES OF MAJOR AND BELOM* MENT TO TALK TO GENERAL NlLO TO INQUIRE ABOUT MORALES' SITUATION, GENERAL FLOOOVESSAGE TO THE MINISTER OF DEFENSE ASKING FOR INFORMATION ON MORALES' STATUS,ESSAGE HAS RECEIVED FROM THE DEFENSE MINISTRY STATING THAT MORALES HOULO BE RELEASED FROM QUESTIONING SHORTLY ANO ALLOHED TO RETURN TO PUNTA ARENAS, ThEFFICER DELEGATION KAS NOT SATISFIED KITH THE REPLY AND REFUSED TO LEAVE UNTIL THEIR SPOKESMAN HAS ALLOHED TO TALK WITH MORALES BY TELEPHONE, AFTER CONFERRING HiTH MORALES BY TELEPHONE* THEFFICERS DEPARTED FLOODY'S OFFICE,

GENERAL CONTRERAS HADARGE NUMBER OPOF PUNTA ARENAS TO AN UNKNOWN EUROPEAN DESTINATIONSHIP NAMED "flANNDESTElN" ONPRIL

THAT THE SUITCASES MERE SHIPPED UNOER ANOTHERBUT CONTRERAS "AS THERE TO ARRANGE FOR THE SHIPMENT.

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