REACTION OF PDC ON EXPULSION OF FUENTEALBA

Created: 12/6/1974

OCR scan of the original document, errors are possible

3. THfc LEADERSHIP OF THE CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDC) DOES NOT MANY AN OPEN ThE &OVEBNHENT OVER THE EXPULSION PROM CHILE QP HEHAN LEPT-HlNO PDC LEADER.

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THE fcxPULSlQN, THE PUC HAS NOT ATTEMPTED TO PRESSURE POR AN IMMEDIATE CHANCE HE DECISION.

J. IN ADDITION. THE POC HAS hoi APPROACHED

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THE DECISION. BECAUSE THEY Do NOT WANT TO H

PDC LEADERS AHfi PESSIMISTIC ABOUT CHANQINO THE BASIC POLICY POSITION OP THE 6QVERNHENT ON THE QUESTION OP HUMAN RIGHTS. GIVEN THE OVERPOWERING PRESENCE CLOSE To PINOCHET OP RIGHTIST AOVISORS. SUCH AS THqSE WHO PUSHED POR ThE EXPULSION OP FUENTEALBA.

TWfc BASIC ACTIONS AGAINST FuENTEAl'IA WERE

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all OF WHOM DRAFTED THE EXPULSIONHE PDC IS NOT Su*E

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If PINBCNIT PLAYED ANY -other than to REVIEW AND approve the

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recommendation or his advisors.

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THAT DESPITE THE HARSH ACTION AfiA JNST PUEHTEAlB A. THE MAJORITY POC LEADERSHIP STILL rAVORS BRINOINO ABOUT SOME rORM

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Or CONCILIATION BETWEEN ThE PARTY AND THE HE ADDED

THAT WHILE ThEG OFPARTY CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN TM*T

AN OPEN AND COMPLETE BREAK WITH THE GOVERNMENT IS THE BEST POLICY.

LEFT-WING LEAOERS IN CHILE RESOLVED. DURING THE RECENT CONFERENCE

IN COSTA RICA OF THE ORGANIZATION OF CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS OF

AMERICAO SETTLE THE INTERNAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ThEn-

SELVES AND THE HOOERATES LED BY FORMER PRESIDENT EDUARDO I.

ESULT. THE MAJORITY LEADERSHIP haS DECIDED To USE PDC

LEADERS CLOSE TQ THE BOVERNhEnT. - AS JUAN DE DIOS .

TO ATTEMPT THE CONCILIATORY EFFORT.

S. (MP COMMENT! IT IS INTERESTING THAT

AGO, CARMONA WAS ISGRACE WITH THE PARTY BECAUSE HE SPONSORED PRO-GOVERNMENT DECLARATIONNITED NATIONS RESOLUTION AGAINST CHILE ON HUMAN RIGHTS. THE FACT THAT CARMONA ALSO SIOnEO

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ALSO REPORTED

DESPITE THE FUENTEALBA AFFAJR,)

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THE PDC DECLARATION ATTACKINO THE GOVERNMENT FOR EXPELLING FUEN-TEALBA SEfcMS To HAVE* PUT HIM BaCK IN ThE QQOD ORACES OF THE PARTY,

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