(DELETED) COMMENT: ON 25 MAY 1973 THE (DELETED) PRESS REPORTED RUMORS OF ORDER

Created: 5/31/1973

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ruhors of oroers issued by the intendent OF santiago for the arrestarge number of tr*DE association (guild) leaders for plotting TO incite public Oil orders'.)

2. ON3 guild leaoers received

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that orders had been issued by intenoent Of santiago for the arrest OF approximatelyuild leaders

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UPON MCIXVIN6 THESE REPORTS. *HE GUILD LEADERS

PRESENTED THEIR INFORMATION TO GENERAL AUOUSTO PINOCHET.

ACTING COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMY. WHO SUBSEQUENTLY SPOKE

' E; SUBSECRETaRY OF THE INTERIOR.

PINK NET TOLD VgRGaRA THAT HE FELT THE ARREST ORDER to BE AN UNWISE MOVE ON THE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT, VERONA. HOWEVER.

i DENIED THE'EXISTENCE OF SUCH ARREST ORDERS'.

ATER IN THE SAME DAY. REPORTS AGAIN REACHEDTHE ARREST ORDERS HERE BEING PROCESSED'. PINOCHETVERGARA AND TOLD HIM THAT HI ORDERS WERE THEY COULD PRECIPITATE ANOTHER GENERAL STRIKE*. HE THAT THE ARMY WOULDECLARATION TO THE IT COULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONSEQUENCESTHE ARREST OF IT IS THE

UNDERSTANDING OF THE QUILD .THAT THE ARREST OflCCRS WERE THEN EITHERR AT LEAST HELD BACK FROM FORMAL PRESENTATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF iNVESTIOATtONS (DI-CHUEAN CIVIL POLICE) FOR ACTION'.

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