2 CHILEAN AIDES GET U.S. RED CARPET

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91-00901R000700080018-7
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 23, 2005
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: October 16, 1975
• Content Type: NSPR

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16 oC`lO 1975
By Jack Anderson working group on human
rights .attempted to visit
and deg Whitton Santiago for an investigation,
Chile's controversial but the junta abruptly ca-n-
military dictatorship appears celed the invitation. In his
Washington.
At least two 'top-level
representatives of the junta,
have paid recent visits to the
talks with U.N. officials, say
our sources, Contreras at--
tempted to convince them, the_
U.N. group was barred only
Church (D-Idaho) but could Chilean a long, stiff lecture on'
find no one to talk with. human rights.
Staffers recall him as a On Friday the ' junta's;
."short, round" man who Minister of Justice, Miguel;
appeared "blase and Schweitzer, is scheduled to!
somewhat disoriented. . arrive in Washington. His
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nation's capital, where the red Marxists, assorted; leftists
(D Minn.). There he was by Congress last December,
carpet was rolled out for and troublemakers. sternly .interrogated by : a- Meanwhile, Sen. Edward
them. A third delegate`. is Contreras then hopped down subcommittee staff member Kennedy (D-Mays,) has in-
expected to hit town this week to Washington,. where his about human rights violations formed the .Senate- CIA
The most. notorious ..of the goings-and-comings were in 7.: Chile. The colonel committee of the Contreras
Chilean visitors was Col. considered so secret that even responded with the familiar trip and has rerlu~ted. it be
Manuel Contreras-S?pulveda, the Chilean embassy was kept. claim: that reports of the investigated. We have learned
head ofthe infamous National in the dark killing and torture of
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I prisoners were a Marxist plot staff members ar;; ee min
known-as. DINA....It- is. this . that the colonel stopped off at-, to embarrass the junta. written requests- for in-;
military: organization - . a the CIA where,. say our Another prominent Chilean formation concerning the
Latin American version of the sources,. a private chat was who passed through visit.
C
Intelligence Agency. all IA, FBI. . and Defense arranged with the deputy Washington,. shortly., before our own in uiries at the CIA
director Lt. Gen Vernon Contreras was the '.nt.'s
lumped together - which has
been directly responsible for
the arrests and torture of
hundreds of political prisoners -
Washington, Contreras department cooperated but Baltimore controversialpeoplewhohave-
stopped o l New York He recommended the colonel visit During his 14 day stay, been able to gain access to top
paid a quiet v'sit to the United some members. of Congress however, Willoughby visited U.S. officials. Giorv 2
Nations, where officials are who are critical of the junta ` the CIA -the State Depart- Almirante the Italian n~
preparing a report on
violations of human rights in
Chile.
Three months ago, a U.N.
Walters. Press. attache, ]E'ederica about the Waiters-Contreras'
Willoughby,. He suffers from a meeting, meanwhile,
The . State Department, 'chronic kidney problem and produced }only a Curt "iA'IO
meanwhile, was unofficially came to
the United States comment.
.
asked to suggest a few people primarily for medical tests at - ' Footnote: The Chilean
On Capitol Hill, Contreras meet, andseveralmerlbers of ascist Bader, came . to '.
faced his only unfriendly Congress. He managed to see - Washington in September and..
audience. He wandered into Church, who told our associate met with two officials of-the
the. offices of Sen. Frank Joe'. Spear that he gave the National SecurityCouncit.
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are,
main mission. ',;y our sour-
ces, will be to lobby in favor of
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