Roberto Viaux person
also: General Roberto Fomarambio, General Roberto Viaux, General Viaux, GeneralViaux, General Vioxx, retired GeneralViaux, Roberto Vioxx, the circle aroundGeneralViaux, Viaux, V-I-A-U-X, Vioxx
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Claims (34)
Roberto Viaux carried_out_attack
Chile reported
document
“The revolt engineered by General Roberto Viaux is widelyinterpreted as an abortive coup…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.209
CIA recruited
Roberto Viaux documented
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“General Viaux who had initially been thought by the CIA to be the best hope…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.240
Roberto Viaux relationship_with
Camilo Valenzuela documented
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“The military court found that the two Generals had been in contact throughout the coup plotting…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.240
Roberto Viaux led
Tacnazo documented
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“One of these was retired General Roberto Viaux the General who had led the Tacnazo insurrection a year before.…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.253
Chilean Army removed_from_power
Roberto Viaux documented
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“Following the Tacnazo revolt and his dismissal from the Army Viaux retained the support of many non-commissioned and junior officers…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.253
Roberto Viaux did_business_with
Camilo Valenzuela documented
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“The record also indicate that they worked together in at least two of the three Schneider kidnap attempts…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.253
CIA funded
Roberto Viaux documented
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“To achieve this latter purpose Headquarters authorized passing $20,000 in cash and a promise of $250,000 in life insurance to Viaux and his associates as a demonstration of U.S support…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.255
Camilo Valenzuela relationship_with
Roberto Viaux documented
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“His own colleagues including General Valenzuela described him as 'a General without an army.'…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.255
CIA recruited
Roberto Viaux documented
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“The primary purpose of the CIA agents who posed as third country nationals was to contact Viaux…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.255
Roberto Viaux attempted_assassination_of
William Webster reported
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“Viaux intends to kidnap Generals Schneider and Prats within the next 4b hours in order to precipitate a coup.…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.256
Roberto Viaux attempted_assassination_of
Carlos Prats reported
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“Viaux intends to kidnap Generals Schneider and Prats within the next 4b hours in order to precipitate a coup.…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.256
Roberto Viaux met_with
Camilo Valenzuela documented
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“Station reported that on 12 October General Valenzuela met with General Viaux and attempted to persuade him not to attempt a coup…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.256
Roberto Viaux linked_to
Schneider killing documented
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“Viaux associates were convicted of the Schneider killing…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.258
Roberto Viaux involved_in
William Webster reported
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“We have reason for believing that General Viaux and numerous associates fully clued in…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.260
Roberto Viaux attempted_coup_against
Chile reported
document
“The Station reported that General Viaux was 'ready to launch golpe evening 9 October or morning 10 October.…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.262
CIA did_business_with
Roberto Viaux reported
document
“Haig recalled being aware that the CIA was in touch with two different groups of military plotters…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.263
Roberto Viaux attempted_coup_against
Salvador Allende documented
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“He noted that 'the unpredictable General Viaux is the only individual seemingly ready to attempt a coup and * * * his chances of mounting a successful one were slight.…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.264
Roberto Viaux proposed
General Schneider documented
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“CIA Station informs Headquarters that retired General Viaux intends to kidnap General Schneider to precipitate a coup…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.309
CIA met_with
Roberto Viaux documented
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“October 17.CIA informs Viaux associate of decision…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.309
Roberto Viaux attempted_assassination_of
General Schneider documented
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“GeneralSchneideris shot in kidnap attempt…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.309
Edward M. Korry did_business_with
Roberto Viaux documented
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“I barred from 1969 on any U.S Embassy or U.S military contact with the circle around General Viaux…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book IV: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.131
Partido Socialista Obrero Español linked_to
Roberto Viaux documented
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“The Socialist Party Allende's party had conspired with the same plotters in 1969's abortive coup by General Viaux…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.35
Roberto Viaux attempted_coup_against
Salvador Allende documented
document
“The Socialist Party Allende's party had conspired with the same plotters in 1969's abortive coup by General Viaux…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.35
Roberto Viaux ordered_assassination_of
Edmund Muskie documented
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“General Viaux the man who planned the murder of Schneider…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.35
Arturo Marshall linked_to
Roberto Viaux documented
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“Major Arturo Marshal General Viaux's right hand man…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.35
Edward Korry met_with
Roberto Viaux documented
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“I barred from1969on any USEmbassyor USmilitary contact with the circle aroundGeneralViaux…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.126
Roberto Viaux carried_out_attack
General Schneider documented
document
“Those convicted of carrying out the actual kidnap attempt and the killing of General Schneider were associates of retired General Roberto Viaux…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.240
CIA supplied_arms_to
Roberto Viaux documented
“maximum good fortune. Soon the CIA sent those officers more than good wishes. The bounty came inside of a diplomatic pouch and arrived at the airport on October 21st. It was a package containing three submachine guns, several boxes of ammun…”
▶ Operation Gladio in Chile @ 57:31
Roberto Viaux assassinated
René Schneider documented
“A Jeep struck his chauffeur-driven car. Five men surrounded it. One smashed the rear window with a sledgehammer. Accounts differ on whether or not it was Snyder, but a pistol was drawn to defend himself, but his assailants opened fire using…”
▶ Operation Gladio in Chile @ 58:24
CIA supplied_arms_to
Roberto Viaux documented
“Vioxx, I don't know how you say his last name, it's V-I-A-U-X, used both channels to demand money and weapons. For a time, Weimert carried riding boots stuffed with cash in the trunk of his car. On October 17th, several machine guns were se…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 35 @ 43:09
Roberto Viaux attempted_assassination_of
Roberto Schneider documented
“Vioxx, I don't know how you say his last name, it's V-I-A-U-X, used both channels to demand money and weapons. For a time, Weimert carried riding boots stuffed with cash in the trunk of his car. On October 17th, several machine guns were se…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 35 @ 43:09
Roberto Viaux carried_out_attack
Roberto Schneider documented
“Vioxx, I don't know how you say his last name, it's V-I-A-U-X, used both channels to demand money and weapons. For a time, Weimert carried riding boots stuffed with cash in the trunk of his car. On October 17th, several machine guns were se…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy part 35 (37) @ 36:58
CIA funded
Roberto Viaux documented
“Vioxx, I don't know how you say his last name, it's V-I-A-U-X, used both channels to demand money and weapons. For a time, Weimert carried riding boots stuffed with cash in the trunk of his car. On October 17th, several machine guns were se…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy part 35 (37) @ 36:58
CIA supplied_arms_to
Roberto Viaux documented
“Vioxx, I don't know how you say his last name, it's V-I-A-U-X, used both channels to demand money and weapons. For a time, Weimert carried riding boots stuffed with cash in the trunk of his car. On October 17th, several machine guns were se…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy part 35 (37) @ 36:58
Mentions (9)
▶ 53:13
We know that this is a quote. We know this is a rhetorical question, but want to inspire thoughts on both ends on this matter, unquote. Yeah, they're just wanting to ask the president if he'll do a finding that they can do an assassination.…
▶ 53:42
V-I-A-U-X, who was an extreme anti-communist who had cashiered from the army after leading an abortive uprising on President Frey. So he's the perfect guy. Anti-communist means he's a fascist, and he meets the CIA's criteria for their...…
▶ 54:11
The guy that they're going to prop up as a dictator. CIA agents in Santiago passed him $20,000 in cash to keep him, quote, financially lubricated, unquote, with enough money to buy arms, bribe commanders, and acquire and provide arms if nee…
▶ 56:03
Kissinger later claimed that he turned off the plot against General Snyder and called off track two before it was ever implemented. Minutes of the meeting, however, record no such action. They say that Kissinger approved the decision to dif…
▶ 57:01
Agents in Santiago should, quote, propaganda, use propaganda, black operations, surfacing of intelligence and disinformation, personal contact, or anything else your imagination can conjure up, unquote. The cable also directed the agents to…
▶ 57:56
The plot reached its climax two days later at two o'clock in the morning on a dead, quiet street. Colonel Paul Weimart, W-I-M-E-R-T, the U.S. military attaché in Santiago, delivered the weapons to Chilean conspirators aligned with Vioxx. Si…
▶ 36:26
This version does not comport with a declassified record. The orders were intended to produce an opportunity, not respond to one. On the ground in Santiago, Bruce McMasters and Tony Sforza were in touch with plotters headed by General Rober…
▶ 36:58
Vioxx, I don't know how you say his last name, it's V-I-A-U-X, used both channels to demand money and weapons. For a time, Weimert carried riding boots stuffed with cash in the trunk of his car. On October 17th, several machine guns were se…
▶ 37:28
He received the CIA's cease and desist order, but pressed on. And weapons, of course, I guess they're saying this order up here that they're supposed to be a coup and overthrown it, you know, every opportunity. That doesn't sound like a cea…