WESTERN HEMISPHERE BRIEF - CHILE: CHILE'S MILITARY LEADERS RECOGNIZE THAT THEY

Created: 1/21/1974

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HEMISPHERE BRIEF

HILE'S MILITARY LEADERS HAVE APPARENTLY CORE TOHAT THEY RUST HAKE CONCCSSIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES AT HORE IP THEY ARE TO IMPROVE THEIR GOVERNMENT'S REPUTATION ABROAD. REJECTION BY THECSS OP CHILEAN REQUESTS POR MILITARY AID AND EQUIPMENT SALES HELPED DRIVE THE POINT HOMC-V

IN RECCRT WEEKS, THE CHILEAN GOVERNMENT HASiV

RELEASED TWO IMPRISONED CABINET MINISTERS AND THREE LESSER LIGHTS OP THE ALLENDE REGIME AND DEPORTED THEM TO ROMANIA.V

REDUCED SENTENCES IMPOSED ON SOMCLLCNDC POLLOHCRS SHORTLY APTER THE COUP INV

INCLUDED THE SISTER OT THE LATE PRESIDENT ALLENDEIST OP COO PRISONERS IT HAS OFFERED TOO EXILE IN MEXICO.V

TOOUNTRY HILLING TO ACtPT ANOTHCR CROUP

RXSONCRS WHO HILL BE RELEASED IF THEY CAN BE SENT ABROAD.V

HARD-LINT MILITARY AND CIVILIAN OPPOSITION TO AN CASING OF

INTERNAL SECURITY MEASURES SEEMS TO BE WEAKENING, AND ADDITIONAL

CONCESSIONS MAY BE IN THE OFFING- THE STATE OFAY 1

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RELAXED TO PERRIT CIVIL COURTS TO REVIEW THE DECISIONS Or MILITARY

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IN ONE AREA. HOWEVER. TKC GOVERNMENT ISOUGHER LINE-INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES AND COMMISSIONS NO LONCCR WILL HAVE ALMOST

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AUTOMATIC PCRMISSION TO ENTER THE COUNTRY AND REPORT ON THE CHILEAN DOMESTIC SCENE. ANY ORGANIZATION SEEKING SUCH PCRMISSION WILL HENCEFORTH HAVE TO SHOW THAT IT HAS RECEIVED PERMISSION TflSIMILAR MISSIONS IN YHC USSR AND CUBA.

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