WESTERN HEMISPHERE BRIEF - CHILE: ATTACKS ON SECURITY FORCES APPEAR TO BE TAPE

Created: 9/21/1973

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ATTACKS ON SECURITY FORCES APPEAR TO BCOrr. SANTIAGO AND THE PROVINCES WERE flUIET YESTERDAYARRESTS OP EXTREMISTS AND RAIDS IN SEARCH OF WEAPONS HAVE INCREASED>

THE REGIME NOW SAYS THAT MANY OF THE SiEDO PERSONS UNDER ARREST ARE INNOCENT OF ANY. WRONGDOING AND WILL BE FREED AFTER

OUESTIONING. IT CLAIMS THE ARRESTS WERE JUSTIFIED BY THE NEED

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TO PREVENT THE ESCAPE OF!THOSE SUSPECTCD OF ARMED RESISTANCE

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.OR SABOTAGE. THE LATTER WILL BE TRIED BY MILITARY COURTS.

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ACCORDING TO JUNTA PRESIDENT;PINOCHET. THE COURTS WILL

DEAL SEVERELY WITH FOREIGNERS WHO HAVE KILLED CHILEANS- ITUNCLEAR WHAT THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO DO WITH THETHE THOUSANDS OP POREIGNERS WHO ARE ALLEGEDLY ILLEGAL FOREIGN MINISTER HUCRTA HAS TOLD THE UN REFUGEETHAT CHILE WILL NOT SEND POLITICAL REFUGEES BACKji 1 . ei'i*

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OUN COUNTRIES AGAINST THEIR MILL* SORE EXPULSION* HAVE ALREADY TAKEN PLACE* HOWEVER*

I THE JUNTA IS TO BEGIN ITS ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING EPPORT IN EARNEST TODAY* THE FIRST REGULAR WORKDAY SINCE THE COUP. GOV-ERNRENT WORKERS HAVE 8EEN TOLD THAT IF THEY DO NOT APPEAR TODAY THEY WILL LOSE THEIR JOBS. THERE RAY BE ABSENTEEISM BY THE SUPPORTERS OF THEEGIME*

' POSSIBLY IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE POTENTIAL LABOkGOVERNMENT PLANS FOR THE STATE-OWNED SECTOR OFMAY INCLUDE TURNING OVER TO THE WORKERS A', MUCH ASOWNERSHIP OF ENTERPRISES AND SELLING THE REMAINDERPUBLIC. CHEMEENSE OFFOR THC WORKERS. COMPANIES TAKEN OVER BY THEBUT NOT LEGALLY OWNED BY THE STATEil LL

BE RETURNED TO THEIRiHE JUNTA APPEARS TO BEITS ECONOMIC POLICY WITH PRIVATE-SECTOR INTEREST GROUPS.

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