PLANS OF OPPOSITION TO AVOID PROVOCATIVE ACTIONS DURING VISIT OF UNHRC

Created: 7/11/1978

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1. THE OPPOSITION POLITICAL PARTIES. THE VICARIATE OF SOLIDARITY AND RELATIVES OF TmE DISAPPEARED PERSONS HAvE ACREEO THAT NO PROVOCATIVE ACTIONS SUCH A3 STREET DEMONSTRATIONS OR SIT-INS HILL BE CARRIEO OUT OUOINC THE VISIT OP THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION (UNHRC) WORKING GROL'p SCHEDULED FOR OULY INSTEAD-IT mas BEEN AGREED THAT THESE GROUPS KILL COLLABORATE IN THE PREPARATIONERIES OF REPORTS ANO BRIEFINGS FOR PRESENTATION TO THE UNHRC WORKING CROU* HHICH will 6E BASICALLY HUMANITARIAN RATHER THAN POLITICAL. THE

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vicariate qf solidarity has been the focal point for the planning ano coordination op this effort, the political parties participating in this effort ape the commg-<lst partyocialist party cscm] ano the christian oeuocratic party (poo,

2. presentations for the unhrc working groupbeing prepaheo in four basic areasl

upioical! the bulk op the presentations to the croup will be maoe by the vicarate of solidarity's cqmhunications oeparthent andcover the areas of disappearances* torture, security services excesses, lack of legal guarantees, ano the total ineffectiveness of the chilean judicial system, ummary report reviewinge3 ofisappeareds will beas well a$ oossiers oh all the major areas of cross repression over the past years, those responsible for the preparation of this material arenrique 3hepeler, radical partyno sergio fernandez (pscm),

. b, labor) discussion of tme lack of labor union preeooms ano violatio of workers rights "ill be taken up "it" the working croup by leaders' of the croup of ten ano the largely marxist national trade union coordinating boot, these labor organizations have been preparing documents and studies totheir position with the legal assistance ofhe vicariate of solidarity's labor depart-

ANO ORLANDO VELASOUEZ (PCCH), THE LABOR CROUPS MLL ALSOERIES OP PUBLICT WHICH IHE WORKING GROUP MEMBERS CAN OICUSS THE PROBLEMS OPENLY *IJH CROUPS OF *ORKERS.

C. rOUTH/STUDENTSl THESE PRESENTATIONS ARE"ITHIN THE UNIVERSITY OF- SCHOOL, WITH

POC) ANOANOVIC SPOKESMEN, ANO EOGARDO BOENNINCER (POC) ANOGARRETON PROVIDING COUNSELING AND THIS FRONT WILL SEEK AN INTERVIEW rtl TH THE WORKING

TO OISCUSS THE LACK Of CULTURAL ANO EDUCATIONAL FREEDOMS

IN CHILE, CONTROL OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND ANO STUOENTS WITH OPPOSITION FAMIL*! THE ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY MEMBERS OF

PERSONS wILL ATTENDPECIAL MASS ,

TO BE CELEBRATEO AT THE CAlMEORAL WITH THE CARDINALWHICH THE WORKING GROUP KILL BE INVITED. THE MASS ISTAKE PLACE OURING THE nEEK OFULY, AS AN ADJUNCT TO THE

PROBLEM THE LEFTIST THEATER GROUP (IMAGEN* HAS PRO-

A PLAY WHICH OEALS WITH THE OISAPPEAREOS IN DRAMATIC

3. PCCH PLANS FOR DIRECT ACTION IN SUPPORT OF THE DISSAPEAREOS WHICH HAO BEEN SET IN MOTION FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE HUNGER STRIKE IN JUNE HRE PUT IN ABEYANCE LARGELYESULT OF THE

PARTT'S ANALYSIS 0' ThE RELATIVE WEAKNESS OF PRESIOENT AUGUSTO PINOCHET DUPING THE CRISIS PERIOD KITH. OVER THE ORLANDO LETELIER THE PART T OID NOT WANT TO STIMULATE Amy ACTION OU'INC THIS DELICATE PERIODMOULD GIVE PINOCHET AN EXCUSE TO DIVERT .ATTENTION FROH HIS 8ASJC PROBLEMS.

THEAO PLANNED TO ATTEHPT TO STIMULATE-DIRECT ACTIONS, SUCH AS DEHQNSTRATIONS, MARCHES AND TAKEOVERS OP UNIVERSITY PACTILITIES IN ORDER TO DRAMATIZE DISSATISFACTION WITH THE GOVERNMENT'S HANDLING OF THE PROBLEM OP MISSING PERSONS).

^SK2IMILAR HOPEFUL STATEMENT ON THE POSSIBILITIES OF AVOIDING MAJOR CON-FRONT AT IONS DURING THE VISIT OF THE AD HOC WORKING GROUP. HE INTENSE HUMAN FEELINGS INVOLVED/ ANO THE VARIETY OF POLITICAL AND OTHER INTERESTS AT STAKE* THE CHURCH ANO THE COMMUNIST PARTY WILL BE DOING HELL IP ThEY CAN KEEP CRITICS AND OPPONENTS OF THE RECIME UNDER CONTROL).

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