BELIEF IN SUP COURT OF AF FAVORING HONEST IN LETELIER CASE

Created: 6/27/1978

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A MAJORITY OF SUPREHE COURT JUSTICES BELIEVED THATERNHENT DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE AGAINST ANY CHILEAN OFFICIALS ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED IN THC ASSASSINATION OF ORLANDO LETELIER TO WARRANT EITHEP THEIR EXTRADITION TO !

THAT THEREECTOR UITHIN THE ARMED FORCES' PARTICULARLY THE ARHY. WHICH FAVORS AN HONEST RESOLUTION OF THE CHARGES AGAINST OFFICIALS OF THE DIRECTORATE OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UINA} ANO NOT A GOVERNMENT 'OJaMoVflBBV'

THATECTOR COULD EXERT STRONG INFLUENCE ON THE COURT AND TURN THINGS'AROUND COMPLETELY-*AVjY THAT ULTIMATELY THE MAJORITY OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICES MAY DECIDE THAT IT WOULD BE MORE PRUDENT AND REALISTIC TO ACCUSE* -AND CONVICT GENERAL <R> MANUEL CONTRERAS. FORMER CHIEF OF DINA. AND THE OTHER DINA OFFICIALS ON LESSER CHARGES AND IN THIS WAY TAKE THE TEETH OUT OF THE INEVITABLE CRITICISM WHICH WOULD ACCOMPANY ANY COMPLETE WHITEWASH.""

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