EFFORTS OF POLITICAL PRISONERS AT PUCHUNCAVI DETENTION CENTER TO MOUNT HUNGER S

Created: 8/8/1975

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Of THE COMMUNIST PARTY OP CHILE <PCCM) AT THE CAMP REFUSED TO BECOME INVOLVED IN ThE HUNGER STRIKE. THIS ATTITUDE MASREAT DEAL OP INTERNAL DISSENSION ANONG THE PRISONERS.

S. MILITARY LEADERS AT TME CAM* REPORTEDLY INFORMED ThE PRISONERS THAT ACCORDING TO REGULATIONS GOVERNINGCAmP, THEY MOULD SI AUTHORIIIO TO EXECUTE LEADERS Or THE STRIKE.

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DEFENSE STArr tEMpNl SENT AN INVESTIGATIONS TEAM TO THE CAMP

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THAT THE MINISTRY OP INTERIOR RfFuSED tq COMMENT ON ThE

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ALLEGED HUNGER STRIKE BECAUSE AN INVESTIGATIONHE

The STRIKE h theThE RS IN SaNTIASO ARE nOK TRYING TOSIT-IN" at.the UNITED states CONSULATEW mess ATTENTION TO PUCNUNCAYl, 'artleiPANTShe SJT-Im would BE drawn froh ThS FAMILIES. PARTICULARLY the WOMEN. Or those on STRtKl'AT PUCHUNCAVl. N would take PLACE ON THE lawn I* front Of the CONSULATE OHPlETELY PfACcPM,,

Ti THlugust REPORTED THAT ACCORDING Ikb BULLETIN FROH the MINISTRY OF INTERIOR* the SITUATION AT PUCHUNCAVl had RETURNED TOWHICHOACIT ACKNOWLEDGMENTUNGER STRIKE EFFORT haD BEEN HADE, ThS PRESS ARTICLE -ENTIONIO ThaTSONThe STRIKE HaD BEEN TO DEMAND INFORKUIQN

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