I2 IMIAGIOATOIIY CSEE A MLC CCCIISIESP IKIEKIORANDUM 1 ' IUIASY P RE IEW G-t I 6251 TH E IVHI TE HO USE Pp N S N I N MEIIIORANDUN G TO N FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE Letelier Noffitt to Chile S SUBJECT Case and U S Policy President has reviewed your memorandum of October 19 1979 on the Letelier Noffitt case On the basis of your assessment that the overwhelming body of evidence makes it likely that charges would be upheld that high-ranking officials of the Chilean government were responsible for the assassination of Orlando Letelier and Roni Moffitt and on the basis of your judgment that the Government of Chile made no serious effort to investigate or prosecute this crime the President determined that we should take the following actions which would constitute a strong reaffirmation of our terrorism and a deterdetermination to resist international rent to those who might be tempted to commit similar acts within our borders S The cd er Gdl IAA Q 1 Diplomatic Steps State Department should meet with our views that the Government of Chile's failure to investigate this crime is unacceptable The size of our and to explain the actions we are taking reduced as indication of should be a concrete Mission in Chile This reduction should include personnel from our displeasure the State Department and other agencies S I ldh t ' td 2 P MSP' 1' Ph PMSPPl' in an orderly fashion by January 1 1980 The State Department should minimize any termination costs that might require a Congressional appropriation S Chilean should 3 officrals to reiterate o be phased M lG A down th to PMS two p'p 1' officials ' d th M'1G p At the time of termind ation of the pipeline the State Department should then assess whether the other two officials in the MilGroup should remain in Chile and should submit a recommendation to the National Security Council at that time S 4 EX-IN Financin The President has determined that financing'to Chile should be denied because it is in the national interest and would clearly and importantly advance terrorism That U S policy in such areas as international Presidential determination will be published in the Federal RA tet CCo IS S' i I tpc C I d I' J C BY ' Zbi niew Brzezinski 6BBCg D 'CI- X' ' DU Qg26 2999 arne el 6 EX-IN A A Zbign1 ew Brzezrnsk fflI I KARA AA'G AIA IIGI6 l 'l 5 Ex ort Licenses State and Commerce Departments should continue to hold app ications for licenses to export items to Chile for the use of the Chilean Armed Farces Applications for new licenses should be carefully reviewed as they are presented 6 OPIC or undertake OPIC should any new not approve any activities in Chile further S guarantees 7 Statement The State Department should prepare a statement and submit it to the National Security Council for approval by noon October 29 1979 The statement should reiterate our grave concern and deep disappointment at the Chile Government's actions including in particular its failure to investigate the crime and outline the actions we are taking The statement should be a clear and strong assessment of what we are doing S Zbigniew Brzezinski This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu