oh the current status of
NTERIOR. AMDN NANUEL CONTRERAS. C"r THE DIRECTORATE Of NATIONAL INTELLICENCE (OINA), BRIEFED |BJB
DETAINEES AND on THE INTERNAL POLITICAL AND SUBVERSIVE SITUATION. BENAVlDfeS SAID THATTHEitART TAKEOVER.PfeRSONS HAD BcEN DETAINED0 HAD SOUGHT ASYLUM AND LEFT CHILE. NOT INCLUOING THE CURRENT GROUP IN THE ITALIAN EHBASSY.
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1. St*Nl HAVE BEEN PROCESSED AND GRANTED UNCONDITIONAL LIITt/cM IN CHlLk OR f THAT THE LATTER AND LErT THE COUhTRYl
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S. 'i nave BEEN PROCESSED BUT NOT VET SENTENCEDI
HAVE BEEN SENTENCED TO PRISON TERHSl
ARE CURRENTLY BEING PROCESSEOI AND
E< RE BEING HELD UNDER PROVISIONS OP THE STATE OP SIEGE AND HAVE NOT YET BEEN PROCESSED.ELINQUENTS HHO ARE NOTO HELD UNDER POLITICAL CHARGES.
2* IN RESPONSEUERY ABOUT INDIVIDUALS WHO CANNOT BE LOCATED. WEN av IDES SAID THAT SOME ARE HELD SECRETLY BECAUSE THEY ARE PART OP SENSITIVE. ONGOING SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS. me ADOEO THAT IP THEIR FAMILIES HERE ADVISED Of THEIR DETENYlON, IT MOULD ALERT OTHERS BEING SOUGHT BY THE SECURITY SERVICES. HE SAID THAT IN OTHER CAMS' THE PEOPLE INVOLVED HAVE LEFT CHILE ILLEGALLY OR GAINED ASYLUM UIIN3 PalSE DOCUMENTATION.
1, BENAVIOES SAIO THAT THE COST TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ThE DETAINEES4 MAS8 MILLION ESCUDCS. ibi AT THE THEN OFFICIAL RATESCUDOS TO.EHAT OF THE CURRENT ISO DETAINEES WAITINB TOBROAD. ONLY ave BEhN ACCEPTED Br qthEr COUNTRIES. ONE 4MMWkWMWm%Wm% PRESENT SUOCESTEDETAINEES BE PUTHARTERED PLANE
AND >UC"s TO NeXlCO, HE "ExICans HANDLE THE PROBLEM.
HE ADDED THAT THEIR EXPECTED REJECTION COULD BE US ED TO PUBLICIZE
THE RELUCTANCE uF OTHER COUNTIRES TO ACCEPT THEN.
4. BENAVIDES SAID THAT ThEIGH LEVEL OFFICIALS OF THE POHNcR ALLENDE GOVERNMENT ARE BEING HELD AT THE RITOQUE PRISON CAMP.
BENAVIDES ADDED THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN UNABLED uf SERIOUS CHARGE AfiA IN ST ANY OP THE 32 "HO FIGURES ON THE
THAT MtNAVIOES DID NOT SUGGEST ANY GOVERNMENT PLAN TO FACILITATE THE release OF ANT of THE OFFICIALS.)
ON U OCTOBER.
5, BENAVIDES SAIO THERE HADARKEO INCREASE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY DURING THE PAST THO MONTHS. INCLUDING CONSIDERABLE CONTACT Hi TH RE IUN PRES*. HE ADDED THAT ThE LATTERM THE tkPULSION FNOM CHILE OF RENAN FUENTEALSA, lEFTnING LEADEN OP THE CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY <PDC>. HHO HE SAID HAD CONTACT THE MOVCMENT OF THE REVOLUTIONARY LEFT (MIR) VIAci ANOTHER LEFTHlNG PDC LEADER MHO MAS ARRESTED
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BENAVIDES* BRIEFING. CONtRERaS OF DINA REPORTED THAT THE GROUPS WORKING ThE HARDEST AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT WERE THE PDC* ThE MIR* AND THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHILE <PCCH), HE ADDED THAT THE PDC WAS THE MOST QANQEROUS FORCE. AND SAID THAT IT WAS BEING ASSISTED BY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND OTHER POLITICAL PARTIES ABROAD. ME SAID THAT THE LEFTMJNG CF THE POC HAS BEEN IN'CONTACT WITH THE MIR, ANDECRET FACT WITH THE PCCH FOR C" OP
7, CONTRERAS SAID THAT DDITION T0 ASSISTING THE PDC, THERE IS kVlDCNCE THAT ELEMENTS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH ARE HELPING THE MIR* AS EXAMPLES* HE CITED RECENT FINDS OF MIR ARMS CACHES IN VARIOUS CHURCHES AND CHURCH PROPERTIES. HE ADDED THAT THE SECURITY FORCES RECENTLYATHOLIC NUN COM[ SG FROM ARGENTINA. WHO HAS CARRY! NO MORE. S3OB WHICH HAS TO BE DELIVERED TO
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f, contreras said that the pcch has be co he hope active in the past several months. and that so hec cm mehbers here arrested in early december while participating in political meetings. he said that dina estimates the pcch hasembers who are active in shall resistance committees throughout chile. the main work Or these committees is to agitate among the workers and to propagate ant irumors. he said the committees receive guidance ano encouragement prom radio moscow.
ib, contreras said that dina considers
the mir to be almost destroteo. he said that only three members op the mir political commission remain at large. he added that mir epports to reorganize'have been seriously restrictedhe continuing PRESSURE exerted on the terrorists by the security forces.
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hat relations between
the pdc and the government are steadily worsenino. me said that dina is present! no soke very convincing information that the pdc
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