PINOCHET ON RELEASE OF POLITICAL PRISONERS AND EFFORT TO IMPROVE INTERNATIONAL

Created: 1/30/1976

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to ThE,june conference OF THEmerican states

[oas) in santiago, he noulo release all-: are iclnc mel9 under provisions of the state of se ice out who have not had specific charges levied aoahem.

e1presseo skept1sm that atoint inivsn dramatic roves on human rights would marl llttls immediate Difference in cmilE's international image, pinocmet

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indicated. HOmEVER. THAT THERE HAS GENERAL AGREEMENT IN THE JUNTA to MOVE rohWARD in THEHT5 AREA.

n this'.regano, pirochet said That some changes'would

jec MAOETHE DIRECTORATE OP NATIONALLTHOUGH H| OID NOT ELABORATE on TH|H. Hfi AODlO* HOWEVER. THAT'.

HE DID not 'LAN .to [REMOVE colonell director oflthough'HE ADMITTED THAT THE LATTER HAD

MAOE MISTAKES. pinochet IDENTIFIED ONE OF DINA'S ERRORS AS ITSINABILITT TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS WJTH.ThE various MILITARY INTILLI6ENCE SERVICES. (SPECIALLY THE AIR FORCE. HE ALSO STATkD THAT DINA HAD TO TAKE IMMEDIATE s'EPS (NOT CLARIFIED) TO DRASTICALLY LOWER ITS PROFILE.

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BETnEEN ThE INTELLIGENCE SERVICES HAD BEEN MAlNL* DUE Tfl PERS0NAL1TT CONFLICTS. WHICH HAD BEEN LARGELY OVERCOME AS A

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INTILLIGENCE EFFORTS MERE NOW BEINO MORE CL5SELY COORDINATED. *mWMi COmnEnTi THEME mis NO DISCUSSION of The MISTREATMENT OF DETVlNtES.I

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