CHINA: MIR ON THE RUN

Created: 11/6/1974

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Chllei MIR on tho Run

The military government la maintaining the upper hand in ita campaign against tha extremist Movementthe Revolutionary Left (HIR).

Still reeling from the death of Miguel Enrlquez last month, the MZR has been dealt several additional blows by government security forcea. Claudlo Rodriguez,

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the group's deputy intelligence chief*after herenade atto arrest him. Another alleged MIRFloras,capturedeparate

armed clash the?*nB'mWFaaa On Monday, thoLeura Allende do faecal. Senora Pascal,president Allende's sister and the mother ofMZR leader Andres Pascal Allende, had notbeen sought by the security forcea and was not

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in MIR activities.

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' Particularly zealous security officers--perhapa members of the Directorate of National Intelligencehave been responsiblerisly bit of psychological warfaro against the MIR early Sunday morning;. Tho bodyoung female Min member ^iaaaammaa^ imjmjgjwas thrown into the Italian En-haasy residencewhereeftists, including many MZR members, have sought asylum.

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The current round of government successes is partly tha resultank robbery that took place in early October: for which theronically, may not even havo been responsible* The events leading; to Enrlquez's death beganjwhen security officers searching for tho

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bank robberscoon lied another MIR leader In aautcamsblle. Documents found on Enrique* have provided important leada to varloua MIR member* ana

There are indlcatione that Enrique*IR offensive, but DIM* directorControraa 'ol-

flcials that Enrlq|uea was not Involved In the robbery. The government publicly claimed thatescudos found in the house where he diedfrom the bank, however, and

robbery on an alleged MIR -aegmenf called the Armea Revolutionary Vangard (VAR>.

Carabinoro and Department of Investigationsdo not believe that thehaa ever been cJliilPPRh the MIR. The police VAX leader Nelson Aramburu and recoveredillion oi theillion stolen escudoo from hisouse.

They believe the VAR is nothing more than one of

number of small banda of ordinary criminals that feigned political motives for their crinea when Allende waa in power.

Whether or not the VAR waa an authentic MIR apllnter group remains unclear. It is apparent, that the MIR is .on the run and that eecurity forcee have good mantel pictures of the fugitives. Claudio Rodriguez met his end after he was recognized by an off duty officer while both men wereiddle-class residential-area eupermarket.

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