CHILE'S MILITARY JUNTA, 20 MONTHS IN POWER

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 2, 2004
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• Publication Date: May 12, 1975
• Content Type: NSPR

NEW YORK TIMES,,
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12 MAY 1975
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were planning to overthrowllez 'was allegedly a memberlby her son in an appeal to tion with the purpose of pro.
Dr. Alleride's Marxist regime. of an extreme left-wing group. a Santiago court for a writ ducing the intelligence necessa-
Commander Cebailos succeeded Civilians Hurt by Rivalry of habeas corpus. He com- ry
to ?arniulate.,polici.es fl .n-
in obtaining .'for 'Mr. 'Pere a 'The intelligence rivalry has plained that despite his effortsning and the adoption of mea
relatively light '15-year sen. occasionally enveloped civilians to locate his mother through sures to assure national securi-
tence, which he has been serv-'beyond suspicion of leftist acti- Government and military chap-qty and the development of the
ing as a sort of personal secre- vities. nels, he had been unable to country.",
aItary for the commander. On April -8 Elena Abalos obtain any information. The same decree gives the
Another protege is Adolfo . Formes, a businesswoman, sat Broad Mandate Given- agency unlimited access to "the
Puz, a Socialist who led alin her living room negotiating DINA is led by an army resources that are necessary
bazooka attack against a police; with an officer to rent an apart- colonel, Manual Contreras, and for its financing" and allows
bus during the coup. One ofiwith an officer to rent an apart- most of its agents, estimated :t duty-free imports of equlp
the few incidents of resistance,,ment to air force intelligence, at 1,000, are army intelligence ment- and accessories, the attack killed more than'for an interrogation center. (officers and enlisted men but mably fpr interrogation and s=izes
a dozen policemen. I Two men in civilian clothes!it includes members of other vestigation.
Mr. Puz has not yet beenlmocked on her door, identified; military and police branches Its agents almost aIwayx
sentenced; Commander Cebal-l themselves as members of;as well as a growing number wear civilian clothes, rarely
los convinced the militarylDlNA and announced that they'of women. display identification doco?
courts to'try him on violation had come to arrest her. When The decree creating the an en- menu and drive in unmarked
of the arms control law, a}the air force' officer and Mrs.: cy at the beginning of 1974 cars or refrigerated meat truc`,3
far lesser charge than he could-Abalos Formes protested that' gave it a mandate: broad imported by the Allan de
have expected. she was a stanch supporter enou4h to grow into P. full-IGovFlrnment's P'blir n-,.ern-..
Last month air force securitv>of the junta, on? of thu? a. eats( fi"r:nrd c -rce ' olive fnrcn.lm r,i Cnrneration. Ttc - terro-
officers under Commander Ce- said: "i will give you 10 min- tneoreticaily responsible onlylgatian centers. include army
hallos secretly spirited Tomas utes to get ready and come to the junta. garrisons as well as forniar
Gonzalez Reese toy sanctuary with me. If you do not I am The decree states that' thelprivate ,properties, the best
in the Papal Nuncios diploma.-;going to get you out of here mission is "to gath"r all inf',r- known of which is Villa Grimal-
Etic residence rather than turn-'with my fists." I inaa.,n at a national leve: fron di, a one-time discotheque on
shim over to DINA. Mr. Gonz3-1 The incident was recounteditlte various theaters of operc-;the outskirts of S~antia"n.
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SANTIAGO. Chile. May 5- `oun
!4a`ter 20 months in pLast week President Au;usto human-rights lawyers ahd con-
Aft es military sunt power ow shows Finochet Ugarte unveiled a new cerned clergymen. There are
signs of dismantling the Series of rules to prevent "abu. five intelligence services, with
ft~w
ses of power that the Govern. one or two of them rapidly
vast apparatus of political re- ment has never approved." gaining moretpoweer than the
the on crea
cancer to extirpate fey ,ill for the punishment, ha t expanded rthroughout ti the
of torturers and require that,shantytowns, factories, schools
'The military took over when new detainees be released with
-t
the country was bitterly polar- in five days or turned over
ized between an anti-Marxist to the.'courts. Intelligence servi-
.majority and a-icjftlstminority, ces must inform a detainee's
:and rapidly drifting toward eco- nearest relatives within. 48
nomic chaos and a possible civil hours- 6f his arrest.
'ar. i ut from its beginning the) Th& junta's domestic critics
junta has chosen to treat the) remain skeptical because scores
Ifollowers of the late Presiidenti are stall arrested every week
Salvador Allende Gossens as a: and allegations of torture con
vanquished enemy capable atl tinue ;to make their way into spreads beyond the confines
,any bale, of posing a strong1 public. records. of clandestine interrogation
centers
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9 Luis Guillermo
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. r NOfiez, one of Chile's best- This is true of Comdr. Edgar
know~t painters, was invited Ceballos, a leader of air force
Accord ng to Government es- f .. to exhibit a series or his works) intelligence, a burly man in
tt mates more than 41,000
at the; French-Chilean Institute his early forties who has repor-
Pple - one of every 250 of Culture. About 500 people tedly often taken a personal
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Chileanshave been detied tdt thi hand in torture
-anurne up ae openng exhi-.
Rat least temporarily for politi. bit of. his abstracts, on. such "With leftist military' officers
themes as social conventions, who were detained he was .a
t ~...._. _ r. .,.,,, -,,, alienation and loss of freedom.] beast and worked them over
rrith an .1wicontro1W animal
ncerneci themselves with Despite the tact tnat the'
po show was partly Embassy, it sponsored
was bye
led with several of the victims.
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fi urr? ._: clo=per to 95,000, ones quickly closed by, the secret With civilian suspects, some
-crr eve--y 50.5. Both the Govern- police::The next day Mr. Nuliex he them left-wing extremists,'
he has mixed severe torture
.siren ,,r._; t~ .?ror-csilc critics Was arrested at home by secret:
poi,roen who ac.r_r wn:h personal courtesies, it is
;~ :, a?cal '.tb L tlu;rl? :.re ~rding to
ti ' :1'.?7 pet+ple i-; l~risptn t c of ichbors, arrived in a said. He has invited some
$P.?311 ?irktip truck.. c_ t.la-
1;Ss Ito snacks at I9ico's, a well-
14- - r'o't:ica1reas r.:., t~;'ty longed' an appe l for.,a ",i'n pizzeria in an
upper-;lrs o p opi , writ of habeas co-p'as. But he! class neighborhood. Sometimes
C'Ir h`.:'lit u n Ill -' S 117: on heard i rora. the arrange; rendezvous for
r r; : K t':: cr+up :.ast r -n:.ttr J: +l . t i lveda prisoners with their woman
sa?t hi:?r:dru Atuncil)iw, 47-yea:--r-!. rx er friends in. apartments rented
l t e: an
3nC a:l repair In t was by :.; force intelligence. After
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a - ::'l..,Scr i,., r.;. , Yr.ri?SiC?' l; two ;,`' ors la 1,Z-V7-z.on en ):aster Isla:-.,d
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public agencies are often
scfeened...by the intelligence
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The agents are able to ignore
standards of conduct set by
the Government for other offi-
cials and ordinary citizens. Oc-
casionally, an intelligence offi-
cial's eccentric reputation
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By 30NATHr1N YAti'DELL i rlerital circles in co: ~'v_?. gut he c_ ss . 'r,i~cri:D:~... ... firF?s
passe i through detention in lies 6: lji' it ::''?1i'f.~ ~i'v '. he a'_ran},.
. i'.' ?.it- it -tic; or the Collet S~?^'?i1?,;ja ,priso:ii:rs t?.~..t, '.;,`?iI? c1^r)I all
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t"is)iCt T-esdtlit :`iie::d `Aranci:)ia, 47-year-oili C+^,71rf ;trieiith I;; T-;7
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in 1St;, the ;~rre.;;i6 Tanr of .?.1: 14 rFJa - 4: ;O', t`?ZS by air f)
a vacati:so-, - a vacatio,r c% ,ass er Isl;aand?
ttern;.';: =c ;r,, fv:o of Ills so-,s
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10:. :Cif!;i:Lin tl''_. L"Ilafti >,\i',?_i ?Ie'r-r f, _t ` :.?. .-Z. ~'t..iit.Clta to L-ct-s 1lita,
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'L gross v-.1 t' ,j
visits To 4tit:t. cr.,h as not yet beeni,lmockcd on her door, identified'mititary and police branches) ? Its agents almost . ahvavv
se :e e I: "Commas tier Cebal-lthenlselves? as members of'as well as a growing number were cisilian clothes. rarely
l.-s convinced the militaryiD1N,', and announced that they !of women. display identification docu-.
crvits to try him on violationIhad come to arrest her. WhenI The decree creating the agen- meats and drive in unmarked
C he arms control law, a; the air force'officer and Mrs.: cy at the beginning of. 1974 cars or refrigerated meat trllc`.tis
fa: lesser charge than he couid'Abalos Formes protested that'iga~.'e it a mandate bread imported by the Allenr??a
hrvc exoe~cted. ishe was a stanch sunaorterEenouga to gro.v into a full-iGovernment"s Publir n_
i.ast month air force securitvinf the junta.. one of the asents fle~Iecl secret palice force?menr. C_'urporation. Its iil.e r~~-
c,:ricer; under Comm-noer Ce-'said: "1 win give you iv min- theoretically responsible only gation centers include army
tr-.secretly spirited Tomas)utes to get ready and come Ito the junta. `garrisons as well as former
Ge?nzalez Reese to sanctuary with me. If you do not I am; The decree states that thetprivate properties, the best
in the Papal Nilnc;o'S diploma-!r oing to get you cut of hero mission is "to gather a11.'r.for-!kitetin ofv:hick. is Villa Crimal-
It:c residence rather than turn- with my fists." ma i ea at a national level from'di, a on -a-time discotheque on
lhirn over to DINA. Mr. Gonze-( The ."ncidcnt was recountedithe various theaters of opera- !tile oiztskirtsof Santiago,
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