Chilean Army organization
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Chilean Army removed_from_power
Marxist political parties documented
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“The Junta declares all Marxist political parties illegal…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.212
CIA supplied_arms_to
Chilean Army documented
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“machine guns and ammunition were passed by the CIA to the group that had failed on October 19…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.240
United States supplied_arms_to
Chilean Army documented
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“For example the Ambassador was authorized to make his contacts in the Chilean military aware that if Allende were seated the military could expect no further military assistance (MAP) from the United States…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.246
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
General Schneider headed
Chilean Army documented
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“General Schneider Commander-in-Chief of the Army who advocated strict adherence to the Constitution.…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.254
Edgar Chan Goyenechea supplied_arms_to
Chilean Army documented
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“This was the attache's first contact with the Army officer to whom he would ultimately pass three submachine guns on October 22.…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.254
CIA met_with
Chilean Army documented
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“October5--CIA makesfirst contact with Chileanmilitary conspirators (p 240)…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.309
U.S. Military Attache met_with
Chilean Army documented
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“U.S Military Attache meets with Chilean Army officerand Navy officer…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.309
U.S. Military Attache supplied_arms_to
Chilean Army documented
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“October 18.Tear gas grenades delivered to Chilean Army officerand Navy Captain…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.309
CIA supplied_arms_to
Chilean Army documented
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“October 19.Weapons sent from CIA Headquarters by diplomatic pouch to Santiago…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.309
CIA funded
Chilean Army alleged
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“Provide direct financial support to key military figures who can be expected to develop a meaningful following in their respective services to restrain and perhaps topple the Allende government…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.166
Chilean Army targeted_for_regime_change
Allende Government alleged
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“Provide direct financial support to key military figures who can be expected to develop a meaningful following in their respective services to restrain and perhaps topple the Allende government…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book I: Foreign and Military Intelligence · p.166
CIA supplied_arms_to
Chilean Army documented
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“CIAprovides tear gas grenadesand three submachineguns to conspirators…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.210
Chilean Army dissolved
U.S. Congress documented
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“The new military government names Army Commander Pinochet President and dissolves Congress…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.212
CIA funded
Chilean Army documented
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“Those Chileans who were inclined to stage a coup were given assurances of strong support at the highest levels of the U.S Government both before and after a coup…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.239
CIA spied_on
Chilean Army documented
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“To that end the CIA developed a number of information 'assets' at various levels within the Chilean military…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.20
Chilean Army overthrew
Salvador Allende documented
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“On September 11 1973 of course Salvador Allende was toppled by a military coup…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.21
Augusto Pinochet headed
Chilean Army documented
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“the military leader Augusto Pinochet indicated that the military might have to rule Chile for two generations…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.21
CIA funded
Chilean Army reported
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“TrackII had legitimacybecausethe CIAtold the President whathe wishedto hear... that the Chileanmilitary wasa possible alternative…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.129
CIA met_with
Chilean Army documented
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“Witness the maintenance of CIA's and military attaches contacts with the Chilean military after the inauguration of Salvador Allende…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.157
CIA funded
Chilean Army documented
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“TableI Techniques of CovertAction--Expendituresin Chile 1965-78 ... Promotingmilitary coup d'etat <200 000…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.158
Chilean Army located_in
Chile documented
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“Track II activities in Chile were undertaken in response to President Nixon's September 15 order and were directed toward actively promoting and encouraging the Chilean military to move against Allende…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.174
United States spied_on
Chilean Army documented
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“Throughout the Allende years the U.S maintained close contact with the Chilean armed forces both through the CIA and through U.S military attaches The basic purpose of these contacts was the gathering of intelligence to detect any inclinati…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.179
CIA spied_on
Chilean Army documented
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“In July 1969 the CIA Station in Santiago requested and received Headquarters approval for a covert program to establish intelligence assets in the Chilean armed services for the purpose of monitoring coup plotting…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.187
Chilean Army carried_out_attack
Tacnazo documented
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“These events culminated in the abortive military revolt of October 1969 the Tacnazo named after the Tacna regiment in Santiago…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.187
CIA trained
Chilean Army documented
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“Training of Chilean military personnel in Panama also rose during the Allende years…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.188
CIA proposed
Chilean Army documented
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“The Station proposed in September to provide information some of it fabricated by the CIA which would convince senior Chilean Army officers that the Carabineros Investigaciones unit with the approval of Allende was acting in concert with Cu…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.189
CIA spied_on
Chilean Army documented
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“The CIA's information-gathering efforts with regard to the Chilean military included activity which went beyond the mere collection of information…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.190
Augusto Pinochet headed
Chilean Army documented
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“Following the September 11 1973 coup the military Junta led by General Augusto Pinochet moved quickly to consolidate its newly acquired power…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.190
Chilean Army overthrew
Salvador Allende documented
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“The White Book published by the Junta shortly after the coup was written to justify the overthrow of Allende…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.191
Chilean Army dissolved
Christian Democratic Party documented
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“In addition the Christian Democratic and National parties had been placed in involuntary recess…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.190
Chilean Army dissolved
National Party documented
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“In addition the Christian Democratic and National parties had been placed in involuntary recess…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.190
CIA worked_for
Chilean Army documented
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“The goal of covert action immediately following the coup was to assist the Junta in gaining a more positive image both at home and abroad…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.191
Paul Weimart member_of
Chilean Army book_quoted
“So Rene Snyder happens to be the obstacle of which they will target. Santiago's military attache, Colonel Paul Weimert, used as a go-between with Chilean officers of several factions, had to know too, and Hexter would control him. Otherwise…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 35 @ 32:01
René Schneider headed
Chilean Army book_quoted
“Chilean commander, General Rene Snyder, a strict constitutionalist, had firm control and would permit no interference by the military in the politics. The parameter of action was quite narrow, as Heckscher saw them, while options were limit…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 35 @ 31:31
CIA funded
Chilean Army host_asserted
“have pledged their support, unquote. Truckers staged another nationwide strike, obviously paid by the CIA. They got taxi drivers and other utility people to strike. Meat was becoming scarce, basic commodities like sugar and coffee. They had…”
▶ Operation Gladio in Chile @ 1:22:39
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▶ 1:18:02
These efforts came to premature fruition on June 29th, when a handful of officers staged a confused coup that involved tanks stopping for traffic lights as they made their way through Santiago. For the first time in 42 years, the Chilean so…
▶ 1:18:28
Fratz, the army commander, suppressed it easily. Still, it had nerves on end. As military conspirators prepared to strike against Alente, they faced the same problem that they confronted three years before. The army commander, General Pratz…
▶ 1:27:10
He basically said, I will not resign. I will not do it. I am ready to resist by all means necessary, even if it costs me my life. Foreign capital, imperialism united with reaction, created the climate for the army to break with their tradit…