WESTERN HEMISPHERE BRIEF - CHILE: SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS REMAIN PREDOMINANT I

Created: 10/3/1973

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WESTERN HEHZSPHERE BKIEF ITERSAVE BEEN COORDINATED

HILE: SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS REMAIN PREDOMINANT IN THE JUNTA'S POLICY DECISIONS. ITS ECONOMIC PLANS* WHILEASIC COMMITMENT TO THE IDEA OP EflUITABLE DISTRIBUTION Or THE NATION'S WEALTH, ALSO ARE DESIGNED TO COUNTER LEFTIST APPEALS WITH THE PROSPECT OF CONCRETE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROGRESS. IN ADDITION, THE JUNTA CONTINUES THE HARSH MEASURES IT DEEMS NECESSARY TO RID THE COUNTRY OF MARXIST

THE ARMED FORCES APPARENTLY BELIEVE THE LEFT IS REGROUPING POR SABOTAGE AND GUERRILLA ACTIVITY. SEVERAL FRIENDLY GOVERNMENTS HAVE BEEN ASKED Tv PROVIDE COUNTERINSURGENCY MATERIEL AND TRAINING*

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CONCERN THAT THE LEFT HAS NOT BEEN TOTALLY NEUTRALIZED PROBABLY EXPLAINS THE JUNTA'S APPARENT WILLINGNESS TO ALIENATE SOME SUPPORT AT HOME AK3AD PRESS ABROAD. WHEN THE JUNTA CONCLUDED THAT THE UNIVERSITY RECTORS WERE NOT WILLING TOHOROUGH IDEOLOGICAL HOUS"CLEANING, FOR EXAMPLE, IT DECIDED TO Mill

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