FOLLOWING THE UNCOORDINATED AND ABOERTIVE UPRISING BY THE ARMY'S SECOND ARMORED

Created: 7/7/1973

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s, rouomlhb the uncoordinated and abortive umiifnq by the' 'army's second armored battalion on jf june. the rain arneo forces plotting orouR. mEaoed bt'aRrt and air force generals ano'navt3 as the tarqetour d'etat*.homever* the cour hill not take place on this date, since the army plotters cannot assure the other services that it can fulffll its role of taking over the city of santiago.

IS NO FI*EO DATE FOR THE NEXT COUP D'ETAT ATTEMPT,ITHE PLOTTING OFFICERS ARE TRYING TO HAKE THE NECESSARY OVE WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO, FlABOF ALL THREE^SERVICES ARE MEETING REGULARLY FOR ADMIRAL ISRAEL , DIRECTOR,HAS, ESULT OF THE ABORTIVE UPRJS1NQ ON 29

JUNE, NOW BECOME AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE MAIN PRIOR TOUNE. HE WAS. AWARE OF THE PLOTTING AND IT, BUT HE WAS BASICALLY ON THE SIDELINES IN TERMS z- PL ANN I HUERTA IS HICMLY RES pE WITHIN THE '

INSTITUTION. HE IS REGARDEO AS AN INTELLIGENT ANO EXTREMELY

FOR THE DECISION BY HUERTA TO BECOMEU THE PLOTTING ACTIVITIES, THE OTHER POUTivE ASPECT

OF THEUNE_ AFFAIR. HA* THAT THE CAR.ilINEROS (NATIONAL UNIFORMED -POLICE)'DID NOT HOVE AGAINST The'ARMORED BATTALION* WHILE THE GUARD AT THE PRESIOENTUl'PAIACE DID NOT SURRENDER AfREOUESTED BY'LT. COLONEL' ROBERTO SOURER, COMMANDER OF THE V.

ARMORED BATTALION, THE PLOTTING OFFICERS FEEL THIS HAS DUE TO A

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GUARD TQR THE1RSURR6RT 1UTHER THAN THEIR SURRENDER.

THE MILITARY CONSPIRATORS ARE CONCERNED-UPRISINO ONUNE HAD THE FOLLOWING NEGATIVE EFFECTS!

IT HAS DEPRIVED THEN Of TW ELEMENT OP SURPRISE. AND THE COMMUNIST'AND SOCIALIST PARTIES AREARE ACTIVELY PREPARING POR SIMILAR ACTIONS Or-

'NATURE^ IN THEr;

i, IT HAS STRENGTHENED GENERAL CARLOS PRaTS. ARMY COMMANDER IN CHIEF,

HAS CAUSED DiSILLUSlONMJNT WITHIN THE RANKS GfFORCES BECAUSE MILITARY LEADERS DID NOT MOVE TOSECOND ARMORED BATTALION. ^lhb COMMENTi THIS HAS hoEFFECT ON THE OPPOSITIONHOLE.) - ;

HAS HADE IT MORE DIFFICULT THAN EVER TO LINE UPARHY REGIMENTS IN THE SANTIAGORMLY BEHIND THE COUPPI^TETSRS.

THEUNEUPRISING- THE MIL!TARTTHEY COULD COUNT ON THE SUPPORT OFIN"THE "TACNA" ARTILLERY REGIMENT. AND THESCHOOL* IN ADDITION OF COURSE TO THE ARMORED BATTALION.

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THEY MERE AWARE THAT THEY COULD MOT COUNT ON THE INFANTRY-iSCHOOL* THE EVENTS OFURE. HOMEVER. DEROMSTRATED HOW, IFFICULT IT ISEOIRENTAL COMMANDEREBARD MILITARY DISCIPLINE.AND THE AjNY CHAIN OFENERAL PRATS* GENERAL MARIO ! ND GENERAL I C fl I , ALL OF MHOM ARE PRO-GOVERNMENT. DIRECTLY ASSUMED, COMMAND OF THE-UNITS IN ORDER;TO PUT DOMN THE UPRISING. EY PROBLEM FOR THE MILITARY PLOTTERS IS HSU HON TO^ OVERCOME THIS VERTICAL CONMANO IMPEDIMENT,' ONE MAY MOULD 8fi FOR THE PLOtfiNO ARHY GENERALS ft? HEET WITH GENERAL PRATS* ADVISE -I" HE NO LONGER ENJOYEDONFIDENCE* OF THE ARHY HIGHND THUS REMOVE HIM. .THE PLOTTERS CHOICE TO REPLACE PRATS. AT THEOUP D'ETAT IS TO BE ATTEMPTED"IS GENERAL MANUEL- TORRES. COMMANDER OFTHE-FIfTM'AMY DIVISION.AND THE THIRD RANKINO ARMY OENERAL. THEOT-REOARD OENERAL AUQUSTO , MHO IS THE SECOND HOST.SENIOR OFFICER IN THEUITABLE REPLACEMENT, FOR PRATS UMDER SUCH CONDITIONS.

PLOTTING GNOUP IS FORESEEN. NONETHELESS. TENSIONS WITHIN THE

COUNTRY AND WITHIN THE ARHED FORCES ARE NOT BELIEVED TO HAVE.-.

SUBS1DEO SINCE THE EPISODE flPUNE. THE ARHED FORCES ARE

AWARE OF ANO ANE CONCERNED BT REPORTS THAT THE POPULAR UNITY A -

tUP) FORCES ARE DISTRIBUTING WEAPONS TO THEIR THERE HAS BEEN NO INDICATION THUS FAR THAT ALLENDE INTENDS TO ATTEMPT TO MOLLIFYFORCES BY ADOPTING SORE OF THE MEASURES THEYHIM DURING ThE NEGOTIATIONS'RELATING TO THE POISJBLE ENTRY HbMbVBbI^M

ARMY fEELS THATACIT COHMITHENT.TO COMPLY WITH SOME OF THESE MEASURES. GIVEN THE CURRENTMBIENCE INHE POSSUM" EXISTS THAT SOME MILITARY MOVEOVERNMENT COULD DEVELOP IN THE NEAR FUTURE. PROMPTED IT UNFORESEENi

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