LEIGH BELIEF THAT TESTIMONY RE LETELIER WILL FORCE PINOCHET OUT

Created: 4/17/1978

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ACTIVELY SUPPORTING THE IDEA THAT PRESIDENT AUGUSTO

SHOULD RESIGN. LEIGH IS TAKING THE POSITION THAT PINOCHET HAS LOST

CONTROL OF THE SITUATION IN CHILE, PRIMARILYESULT OF THE S

- CHILEAN GOVERNMENT'S BAD HANDLING OF THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE 3

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LEIGH BELIEVES THEREOOD CHANCE THAT THE TESTIMONY IN.EY SUSPECT IN THE LETELIER ASSASSINATION KILL SO INCRIMINATE THE PRESIDENT THAT HE WILL BE FORCED TO STEP DCWK.

4HH&COMMEM ON SEVERAL RECSNT OCCASIONS LEIGH HAS GONE OUT OF HIS KAY TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE INO* THAT HIS PROBLEMS KITH PINOCHET HAVE NOT BEEN RESOLVED. HE IS DRAWING OK ALL THEAT HIS DISPOSITION TO PORTRAY PINOCHET.

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