POSITIVE REACTION TO VISIT OF AMB MEZVINSKY

Created: 4/14/1978

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TOP HUHANISGR3 TO THE FOREIGN MINISTRY ARE GRATEFUL POR THE UNEXPECTED AND VERT WELCOME OFFER MAOE BY. GOVERNMENT THROUGH AMBASSADOR MEZVlNSKY WHICH REPRE3ENTEO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CHILEAN GOVERNMENT TO GET THROUGH THE IMPASSE

OF the umud nations human rights commission (unhrc) censure

imi inahility the Chilean

government to TAKE advantage of "CZVlNSKY'S proffereoit -as first brought up in CEmCvA in february has due OROBLt-S on '" foreign ministry

advisors mho did not nant to GIVE any impression of loss of sovereigntt in CHILE's affairs.)

2. AT the mORKING level of the foreign ministry thereEELING of relieved surprise that the letelier investigation never entered into the negotiationsomplicating factor, there is still some ooubt that tme final results hill go as far A5 chile moulo like, particularly inarea OF putting an end to the special fiduciary fund. it is strongly believed. ho-ever, that MlTMsupport of . the important western european nations "ill reduce their level of critical interest in the chilean human rights situation.

j. (embassy comment( february visit failed .to take place because oiez. for his OnN "personal" reasons. mas determined TO portray it sg initiative rather than

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an invitation from the coc. ALThOUCH thjs the

specifically invited MEZVInSKY. oiez stillto ClvE ifferent gloss. ut ofreport 13 ct, me believfUN0ERJTOO0 BY both oie? and thatgood offices areubstitute for direct

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