RESIGNATION OF PUGA AS DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND HIS REPLACEMENT BY GUGO R

Created: 12/3/1976

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AHNOUfcCEO THE RESIGNATION V AS DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC APrAlflS AND MIS REPLACEMENT BY GUGO SON Or THE LAWYER WHO HAS RISEN TO PROMINENCE RECENTLYESULT OF HIS SUCCESSFUL DEFENSE OF THE OOVfeRNHiNT'S POSITICNMPORTANT CASES BEFORE THEOURT. 1

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o GU2HAN and rossnoe SR. over the decision to release ALL the"ELD UNDER state Or siege

IAIHTA1NED Th.T CQNTRERAS was tot allt against the policy BECAUSE APTER ThE release. it WOULD BE difficult TO justify continuance Or the state of siege, kWtm*cOhHENTS:

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was stronoly opposco to ths prisoner release. 8jtfinally accepted the presidential decision.

that following TmE release

contreras NAINTAlNeO that certain civilian lOVISORS had

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MAlNLY dECAUSE THE SECURITY SITUATION MAS SUFFICIENTLY UNDER co NTROL TJ allOnSlEaSE ANO BECAUSE the GOVERNMENT LACKED SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO CONVICT THEM IN COURT, THE DIFFERENCE INATTITUDETflqRELEASE ROBABLY AN INOICATION OF MOMADJUSTS TO CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES. SINCE, ACCORDING TO 4flHbVbVBk1b>

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RELlNbUlSHED HIS ADVISOR, AHUSATEGUJ, TO PINOCHET IN THE HOPE THATL BECOME THE NEXT MINISTER Or FOREIGN AFFAIRS,)

RMY LEADERS MHOHE GREATEST DEGREE OF PINOCHET'S CONFIDENCE ARER VaRRUS USl CESaR BfcNAVlDESi MINISTER OF INTERIOR! AND HERMAN

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STAR HAS OECLlNcD SOHfcWWAT RECENTLY, I OTHERS ARf COLONELS CO NT RE RA Si CARLOS MEDINA, DIRECTOR OF THE ARMY MAR ACADEMY! RENE , SECRETARY TO THE JUNTA! ANO ENRIQUE , UNDERSECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

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12. GUZMANSEENHE INCLUSION OF CIVILIANS IN THE MILITARY POLITICAL AOVISOBT GROUPPECIFICALLY. HE MOULD LIKEE-HAN CROUP TO BE EXPANDED TOSEOSE NO E*HUNATEOUl AND'D'E I LARRAINi MMMm COHMENTI COHHON DfiNO HI NATO RTHESE CIVILIANSHAT THEY APE ALL POLL OH ERE OP FORMER PRESIDENT JORGE ALESSANORI.)

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TO PRESIOENT PINOCHET. BUT AS YET THERE HAS BEcN NO REPLY,

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