CHILE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-460-5-2-3
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: July 10, 2012
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: September 14, 1970
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM: Henry A. Kissir ger~ ~ /
SUBJECT: Chile
Ambassador Korry has rsipOaaded to our S&twr&, '
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=09040 askia g for his recommendations on courses ce
action in CbUe to forestall Allen"* ? accession to the presi4enty.
As you know, Kerry *In* received a cable fsram Seecreta.ry Rogers
Farm tng him that no decisions had duet been queen in Was ngton
sad instructing him to refraist from any direct or indirect politt"l
activity pending instructions.
Korry' a message to us reports late developments, lists what. be has
been doing, and makes ndatians for future action.
His basic strategy is to counter the terror that be says the Allende
forces are now employing with various snasr&xuros focused an the
economy, the armed forces. and direct action against "the mechanism
that trumpets 'civil war'. "" He says that Frei must be prepared, as
be has told him iaerdi tly, "to take out every skeleton in the crowded
Christians Democrat closet to produce ceaiwert among his congress,
to be prepared at this opportaAe to have the Carabineros detain
the leaderships of the Commu"ni st and Socialist wee s, to frightaen
the bell out of his armed forces and to panic the country into more dire
economic cis unsob"r+e es. "
-- Frei' a conversation with. Kash and A ssiats Ulf Spry of
state for, Cultural Affairs Jean chardson, in which be cl,earuw
wished to gat his impressions, 'through to you. Freei's basic
message was to describe the serious c onseequ ences of as Afeeadae
victory-, the fact that be was "pessimistic but not discouraged";
that the U. S. should say no$$ing and be as correct as possible;
and that it the right message* could be quickly brought to the
Chilean public that is getting distorted news, the Implication
of an A - takeover, the climate might shift to permit Frei
a more open role of challenge.
DOS, NSS, review
completed
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-- Frei's mess&Se to certain generals that he intends to resign
shortly after September 18- 19, to permits by constitutional
methods, an interim governor east and new elections in which he
would stanei.. Worry later comments that be is not certain that
Frei really msaar to resign, beat instead may be stirring the
pat to stop any recognition by the armed forces of Allende.)
- - Frei's parallel move to have General Xiauz, leader of
last October's arty sitdown strike, an anti-st
declaration in a few days.
-- Alllaeede's $pooch yesterday in which he threatened a mass
takeover of factories and farms by "the people" if his victory
was "staleen. "
- Plans to turn the big military parade on. September 19 into
a tremendous anti-Comm nist rally for Fred.
-- Formation of a joint Aleaaandri-Freei-Christian Democratic
Party covert propaganda mechanism to inflate Frei and help the
media personnel who are opposed to a Communist takeover.
Ko Acs
He not.. that prior to the message from Secretary Rogers, be had
encouraged, without risking your prestige, the above measures and
sought to arraag, the folhewing:
To have the Chilean government accept Allende l s request
to seek to calm the panic that is prof acting the economy,
but in a way that would also recite the horrendous problems
affecting the country and thus create serious doubts among the
masses that supported Allende and force the Christian. D emc+crats,
whose votes Allende needs. into serious
... To have the armed forces ", aptly reminded" that U. S. laws
under certain conditions would be automatically invoked by Allende
government actions and load to a total ban an U. S. arms and
spare parts sales, thus leaving Chilean. defenseless.
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.- To have the + stian Democrats in the Allen" camp reminded
that almost all Chilean I dustry, which to incomparably larger and
were complex than Cuba, is depondest on Ti. S. ttcl logy, credits
and fiery.
Kerry antes that flue bask point of his efforts is to seek a pose that at
best helps p" teei in tht constitutional play to stop Alloado and at the same
time improvers our (and the Christian errata') bargaining position
with a possible Allend. go er'nmeat. Tbo focus of ttw pressure is both
an the masses and the Christian Uenwerats. He says that he is trying
to canary We out while projecting a cool uni"rte posture that convinces
the press. U. S. beraksiness, and even our awn bureeancracy that we are
not In turning.
Korry adds that $ rani is aehsohA.ly correct in wanting us to say and do
nothing overtly that would make his task harder, that this does not
mean that either rroi at Retry want as to act as if we thought we were
Us beeUevaei that "it we can defeat Al e, and if a man such
rat to the instr eeae~tality, it can only serve our purposes in the
region and in the world, "
"Roo
suggests
bind effort to have
stories published about the precipitous Communist takeover
already of the meeaa, the universities, and many key elements
in tko society;
on the economic siatreation and the consequence a.
As
A similar but more discroet .ffort c mr ing the deems
of the awn armed forcea an U. S. supplies;
.._ The dispatch to ego of a specialist to writ+
for dissomlastion under Korry'aa directioee.
- A deep bacitgreunder by a high official here in Washington
for a select group of U. S. editors or publishers on the facts in Chile.
-- A White lion . effort to persuade airlines to have extra flights
from Santiago to fiuenoaa Aires right after the congressional M&
to allow anti-AUtend. Chikleaens to lave the country.
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-- Asseaeracces to key Cbiloans that they will be able to enter
the U. S. U the and-Allende effort fails.
-- Efforts with Argsntiaeea to allocate publicly extra funds to
ham&* OAI"ns Who might leave the county need mouth.
smr to support
to vabom congressm sk.
tOw now pro-r i pro"ganda 25X1
dal players in thee Same, and
-- State Depaxtnunit support of Korry'a position that no ALt)
hoods in the pipeline be disbursed or any new All) personnel go
to CbUo unless recommend ed by him.
He close # by expressing his concern that there seems to be a lack of
comapteete ander between State and himself as to the basic U. S.
policy line. He pees that deliboratlons now underway will produce a
clear policy Use and support for his Embassy, wbich be says is In
corAqAete agreement, in efforts "to forestall or at bast mitigate wham
could be a serious defeat for the United States. of
He wands you to km w of his profound gratitude for your support, which
has been in4spensablee and is deeply appreeciataed.
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