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ALLENOE OTO HOT EOUAL PCT OF 1964PET THAT-HAS OF THE-PARTIES THAT FORMED THE POPULAR UNITY IT Is OSVTOUS THAT THE CLIENTELE or THE OESERTEO HIH IN DROVES BUT IT IS EOUALLY EVIDENT A34 CONFIDENTIAL I ASSIFIED - FHOUUS-ZISI Department of State TELEGRAM CONFIDENTIAL PASE D3 SANTIA 63499 OF DE esaasaz HROTE ON ELEDTION EVE-THAT 65 PCT OF CHILE AND ALESSANDRT HAS SD IDENTIFIED HITH THAT POSITION THAT HE SAIN THE PREDICTASLE 35 PCT HINIHUH AND NO HDRE HERE ND IN THE NO SUDDEN THAT AEFECTED VOTERS DECISIONS Hg ERRED SY DNE ON ALLENDE TOng NOTE AND HERE ON THE ALESSANORI PREDICTION BUT THE ODHHUNIST PARTY HHDSE LEADERSHIPHAS SEEN HATOHED EDLDNESS or ITS EALEULATIDNS PREDIETED THE EDT As SS PCT AND TALLY As 3A PET DEAD DN TARGET IF ANYONE THINKS THAT SUCH A PARTY NDT FULLY EXPLOIT THE ALLENDE PRESIDENEY TO CHILE A EDHHUNIST STRUCTURE I THE DEAD DE THESE COOL CUSTOHERS I HOULO ALSO - THAT THEY REPLEET upon THE EASE HITH THE TOOK ABSOLUTE OF SOHE SO PCT HOSE THAN SEER POPULAR FORHED IN THE CQUNTRY EANPAIGN NITH HHAT FACILITY THEY HANASEO THE FORMATION PHONEY POPULAR FRONT AND HITH HHAT STEERED THEIR CHOICE ALLENDEAINTO THE N0HINATION SRODPINS A 5 THE POTENCY CDHHUNIST PARTY AND-THE PDYERTT- or THE CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY PDCJ CAN SEST BE SEEN HITH REGARD TD SUBA THE TD- HLAY THEIR OAHE TD CALL-OFTHE HOD SOUAD OF AS THE HIR AND THUS DEPRIVE ALESSANORI OF THE LAN WHICH HIS CAMPAIGN HAS so LARSELY NESTED THE PDC THROUGH THAT No I OE CHILEAN DEMOCRACY FOREIGN HINISTER GABRIEL VALDES CHOSE To ARREASE JUST AS HE ARSDED HITH us THAT THE HAT TO CONTAINCASTRD HAS TO GIVE HIH A FREE HAND AND To cuaA DID HE AND THE HAND THE FOR THEIR TO THE LEFT IN CHILE THEY CEDED DN EVERY ISSUE THIS YEAR To THE PECH AND To THE THEY PLAYED or AHERICANISH AND CASTRO AND THE Lgrr _THEy HE INNDCENT AND UNCOUTH FOR POINTING DDT THAT THEY HERE NOT HAHRINS THE US THEHSELVE3- THEY SHOULD SE GIVEN NEITHER SYHPAHTY NOR SALVATION HISTRUST IS INDEED HOTHER or AND I CANNOT CONFIDENTIAL 4 hunt 1 00113113 DECLASSIFIED Fuooas-zass 'Department of State TELEGRAM PAGE oA canes hi oA-oa HTsoon iT 7 I HAVE nngATzoLY IN THESE HY EQUAL OF A THAT saecoxLY PuRsuao its HAHoagng IN A HYDPIA or AnnosAHT THEY DXSDAINED ORGANTZATIOH AND DELIBERATELY SCORNED THE ONE ELEHEHT or roaczs THAT HAD BOHE or THE NATIONAL PARTY THEY PREACHED THE CHRISTIAN ognocaATs HHon THEY REGARDED As A non JUSTIFIABLE ENEMY aecAus or ITS or CLASS THAH THEAH ENEMY THE onnuuxszs THEY FOUGHT THE RULE or NATURE or AHD INSOLENILY BELIEVED THAT TIHE sTAHos TILL THEY ONLY TOLERATED- THE FEH HODERHISTS in THEIR HEN HERE ND LESS Rica Ho LESS- SELF INTERESTED BUT AT LEAST UNDERSTOOD- THE rLux 1H ARE- ALL cAusHT I 0 CONFIDENTIAL avid-H 4am an 6 71 0 9 - 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Department of SMWG of i i f CONFIDENTIAL 474- i SANTIA aauss -92 0E 92 asaallz THE are BUSINESS or CHILE IS FRAGILE THTHET- Asap IT EAH HITH FAR GREATER EASE THEN Na 1 i 1 i i FRANCE OR IIALYT 5 1 5' THE POLITICAL RIGHT DEPENDS UPON THE-ECONONIC RIGHY1 OF THERLATTER AND SETH13 PROCESS PROCEEDS IT IN METHOD THAIIYHE THESE SIX YEARS IN A SOCIETY THAT OTHER MRINSTIY OF THE CENTER IRE RADICAL i gARTva I ii THE FREE PRESS IN CHILE IS REPRESENTED PRIHARTLT I GROUP THIS av guousTTN suppoaTEo EREzrru Isak - AND-SINCE THIS TIRE THE COHHUNISTB THE GREAT FOR-ALERSAHQRI 1T Is ooqu AND MEANS THE IN RE A LARGE NUMBER HEHsranggz AND THROUGH THE 1T ugLL I 0 8T BUT av AN IRREBTIBLE 3 THE SUPPLY RIEEs THE 2 gr MEANINGEUL AND FREE 3 EPENDB ULTIMATELY 0H To STILL VOTEE IS ogssEHTi Tv- GHANNELS IN SANTIAGO TR ONE 13 TOTALLY av THE eHxLEa ANOTHER Ts CONTROLLED BY A consIHATgou or a TuoquRv LEFT 3 AHD THE THIRD 13 THE A CHILE HA3 AH FOR THE NAHINO 118 HILITARY connAHo AVE THE GREATEST INFLUENCE on THE or a EARABTNERO auT ELECTED THav- AVE PASSED ON THE NO MORE HAS EVER pvasen To HETHODS A CHUNK oi-opposxTTON CONFIDENTIAL - M numh- - - min-b '0 DECLASSIFIED Department of State BIUOOS COUNTRY 1 T 7T PAOE A SANTIA aauss a2 OF ca H ECONOMICALLY CHILE Is IN THE BEST SHARE EVER iT' HAS TN HARO HORE PER EAPITA THAN THE us- STARTING NEXT YEAR IT HILL SE TRE- SEEOHO LARSEST COPPER PRODUCER IN THE HORLOA SURPASEINO THE SOVIET UNION THANKS TO THE ENORHOUS- INVESTHEHT 07' COHPANIES THERE BE OEIHARKETST PRIME CUSTOMERS ARE HESTERH EUROPE AS IN THE CASE OF CUBA THESE NATIONS HAPPILY 8E READY TO PICK UP OASEHENT BARGAINS ON COPPER AN ALLENOE HILL ALSO SAVE A LARGE 0 HARD CURRENCIES TN PROFITS AHORTIIATION LICENSE PAYHENTS ANO HAY EVEN DEFAULT ON THE- OF- A BILLION DOLLARS iT ONES To AID-ANO- THE sx-IH EARR- POINT IS THAT IT NEED NOT ECONOMIC FOR SOHE TIME i IS REALLY AN ISLAND ITS THREE NEIGHBORS RAVE SUFFICIENT PROBLEMS To cscHEH ANY PRESSURES ON THIS J THERE IS NO COUNTRY ON EARTH- THAT IS SO FAR PROH THE THO AND REE CHINA IT Is NOT POLANO NOR is IT MEXICO IN SUN IT HILL NOT ANY MASSIVE COMMITMENT EROH ANYONE THE SOVIET UNION HOVE CAUTION EXPAND ITS BASE IT NEED NOT RISK MUCH SOON CHILE IS NOT ANOTHER CUBAN DRAIN OF RESOURCES HILL- TAKE YEARS BEFORE THE DEAD-HETGHT NEH SVSTEHI CRUSH THE ECONOMY OF THE COUNTRY 12 IT IS LAHENTABLY THE US THAT TO MOVE FASTER TOMORROW HE REPORT ON THE HE ARE TAKING TO PREPARE FOR NEH ERA Ta LEADERSHIP DEPENOS UPON IP I HAY use SPANISH CABEZA CORAZON ANO CAJONES - HEAD HEART ANO OUTS in THET COUNTEO UPON EHAEHARA- CONFIDENTIAL -n11nI 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