Christian Democratic Party organization
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CIA funded
Christian Democratic Party documented
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“The Central Intelligence Agency in 1964 for example spent over $3 million in election programs financing in this process over half of the Christian Democratic campaign…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.13
CIA funded
Christian Democratic Party documented
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“The CIA's contribution was slightly more than half of this sum or $3 million…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.15
Committee of 40 funded
Christian Democratic Party documented
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“More than half of the 40 Committee-approved funds supported the opposition political parties in Chile the Christian Democratic Party the National Party and several splinter groups…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.19
United States government funded
Christian Democratic Party documented
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“after Allende's inauguration the 40 Committee approved a total of $7 million in covert support to opposition groups in Chile…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.19
Salvador Allende blackmailed
Christian Democratic Party reported
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“Blackmailedliterally the twomajoroppositionparties (the Christian Democratsand the Nationals)…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.118
Salvador Allende targeted_for_regime_change
Christian Democratic Party documented
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“The certain knowledge that the Christian Democratic Party (PDC)... would be the main internal target of the Marxist Leninist government…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.121
Salvador Allende carried_out_attack
Christian Democratic Party reported
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“The Allende government... were to silence political opposition... and most important to destroy the PDC by sowing internal dissension at every level…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.121
Eduardo Frei member_of
Christian Democratic Party documented
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“Eduardo Frei the candidate of the newly formed Christian Democratic Party…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.156
United States funded
Christian Democratic Party documented
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“More than half of the Christian Democratic candidate's campaign was financed by the United States…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.160
5412 Group funded
Christian Democratic Party documented
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“In 1962 the Special Group (predecessor to the 40 Committee) authorized several hundred thousand dollars for an effort to build up the PDC…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.161
International Telephone and Telegraph funded
Christian Democratic Party documented
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“Eventually at least $350,000 was passed by ITT to this campaign…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.164
Committee of 40 funded
Christian Democratic Party documented
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“In February 1965the 303 Committee approved $175,000 for a short term political action project to provide covert support to selected candidates in the March 1965 congressional elections in Chile…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.168
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