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HAO OISCOVEPEO THAT THE CHRISTIAN
DEMOCRATIC PARTY (POC)t THE CHILEAN COMMUNIST PARTY OTHER CHILEAN MARXIST ELEMENTS HAO AGREEDLAN TO ATTACK ANO ftEAKEN THE COC MHICHDURING THE NEXT Ft" MONTHS WHEN TMECOURT MILL CONSIOER THE EXTRAOITION REQUESTSORLANDO I B ASSASSINATION,
TME OPPOSITIONRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE IS TO CREATE THE NECESSARY CONDITIONSARTIAL OR TOTAL CHANCE
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in the chilean political process ano key leaders ofcorup believe ThAT ThE coc "ill be especially vulnerable once the evidence in TME letelier case is presented to THE PUBLIC. HlV th*t PLt>>- "ILL 6e Ci&fflEO out IN three stages i the initial stage "ill focus on the deprivation of human rights unoer the current regime Hith special emphasis on the "oesaparecioos"t those individuals. aMD have disappeared under the current military regime. the plan also calls for labor and stuoent agitation, the secono stage mill consist of provoking major problems ourinc the8 anniversary celebrations OF the military coup hHICM established the current chilean regime. THcSE problems "ill include stuoent, labor ano anti-governhent demonstrations hhi Cm coulo lead to violent clashes HiTH local security forces or pro-governhent groups. the final stage, according to mill take place ouringextraction process and mll intensify labor ano student agitation in AN effort to provoke the goc intotate OF siege, in aooition,
these groups hill also attempt to expose THE goc's efforts to block the extradition of the chilean officers ind1cteo in the assassination OF ORl.anoo letelier,
2, mW that recent incidents at the university of chile prove that the first stage of the plan has already
9EE IMPLEMENTED.OMONSTRATIONS AT TME
UNIVERSITY law SCHOOL* EPTEMBER, IN
oc AND PCCH STUDENTS PRQTESTEOPOLICIES OF NICARACUan. THE DEMONSTRATIONS QUICKLY TOOK ON anAND ONS SEPTEM8ER RALLY,LASH BCTwEENanTI"GOVERNMENT STUDENTS was NARROWLYVIOLENCE ORCONFRONTATIONS BETWEEN
PRO ano anti-GOC STuOENTS BREAKS OUT AT THE UNIVERSITY, II COULD LEAD TO COC INTERVENTION MTH UNPREDICTABLE CONSEQUENCES. SANTIAGO Daily 'la EPTMBER, ALSOONFRONTATION 8ET*EEh PRO ano ANTI* GOC STUOENTSEPTEMBER AT THE EAST CAMPUS OF CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, "El MERCURIO- OPEPTEMBER REPORTED THAT THEERUPTED INTO VIOLENCE AND IT tookINUTES for CAMPUS POLICE ANDTO RESTORE calm, ALSO.EPTEMBER EDITION OF -EL MERCURIO" REPORTEO THAT GOC SECURITYPKEMARCHVEREMONSTRATORS IN THE DOWNTOWN SANTIAGO PLAZA DE ARMAS. TWELVE PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED IN LATTER INCIDENT, IN ADDITION, THE COC HAS ACCUSEO THE PCCH OP INVOLVEMENT IN THE CHUOU1CAMATAPUTE.
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SEPTEMBEH, WHO WARNEO THAT THERE WASSATIsf ACT ION
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WITHIN MlOOLE GRADE OFFICER (CAPTAINS, MAJORS ANO Of THE ARMY BECAUSEBELIEVED THAT TME, PRESSURES ON THE LETELIER CASE. THE PREVENTATIVE ARRESTS OP THE THREE OFFICERS AS EVIDENCE. FURTHER, THESE CONCERNED THAT AS THE MILITARY GOVERNMENT INCORPORATE CIVILIANS INTO POSITIONS OFGOC, ClLVlANS "ILL GRADUALLY
THE BUREAUCRATIC OECISION MAKING AUTHORITY, YETHILL CONTINUE TO BE BLAMED ANO BE HELD ANY PROBLEMS THAI DCSPITI
TME FACT THAT THERE IS SOME DISSATISFACTION AMONG HIODLE CRA.DC OFFICERS hITh ThE MANNER IN WHICH THE GOC HAS HANOLEO THE LETELIER CASE. THE SITUATION IS IN NO HAY SERIOUS AND HILL NOT GET OUT OF MANO.)
OMMUNIST PARTY HAD INFILTRATED THE LOCAL PRESS.ALLY THE NEWSPAPERS "LA TEHCERA" AND "LA SECUHDA" AND THE MACAZINES 'HOY" ANO "ERCILLA", QrMWW "aTmEDIA WILL BE USED BY OPPOSITION ELEMENTS TO FURTHER THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE GOC.
MW^ HE PLANNED TO 1
PENETRATE THE COC OPPOSITION GROUPS IN AN EFFORT TO EXPOSENE^Ta*Li:EE* PLANS. IH-ILL MANIPULATE THE NEwS
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INTO INFLUENCE THE CHILE*'. PEOPLE AND TOtST AND DISTU"8ANCESImE NEXTHON THS,
EMBASSY COMMEMT:AKE ALL ASSERTIONS OF POC/PCCx COOPf RATION, PARTICULARLY WHEN COMING PRO"
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A MEASURE OF CAUTION. BOTH PARTIES SEE CAINSORE ACTIVE POLICY AT THE PRESENT TIME, -EMOT SURE HQ* CLOSELY ThEIP ACTIVITIES ARE.
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