Fri A I CENIRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Non To REG - iouazta REC pigs 'v one saw I Sign and Re'tu'rri as Shown on R vene Side I - - SENDER - A - BLDG on wcuurmist saw HQS ' 11 September 1973 - OF 00 - cu OOCUMENT one 'comes - -- bocuuem rune ATTACHMENTS cuss 'Possibl Request'for U S Government Aid from Key Officer of Chilean Military Group Planning to 'Overthruw Presi ent-Allende RECIPIENT - h- ADDRESQ or xecqmm sacmmetmoWncwo on va Mr William 31 Jorden - Senior'Member Room 380 - A -'EX6 utive Office-Building QE 5 USE EDITIONS DATE OF 12-61 - I 5 o'moun'rbu no to STATES emor andum ro- Senior Member - i 3 DAfEi'll September 1973 I National Security Council Mr William J Jordan 'r v' Mr David A Phillips Requ t for bvernment Aiq from Key Officer of-Chil an Military Group Planning to Overthromeresidgnt'Allende the atfachgd memorandum 6n a possible'request for U S aid from a key offic r of-the Chilean military group planning to overV'p'eclassi edand July2000 ll known to Washington _2050 MEMORANDUM FOR -The Assistant to the President fer Natibnal Security Affairs Mr Jack B _Kubisch - Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs - mMr William'J Jorden' Senior Staif Member a National'Security-Council ross'ible Request for U S 'Government Aid from Key'Officer of Chilean Military Group Planning to OVerthrow President Allende r 1- Late 10 Se tember 1973 contacted an 0 ed'that_ear1y ll Septem er - a Signl 1can part of the Chilean military planned to move to overthrow President Allende He then asked if the 0 8 Government would come to-the aid of the Chilean military if the situation became difficult ' He did not further explain exactly what he desired from the 0 3 Government -In response to - query the officer said that he could not comment on the_matter _t at - the planned action against President Allende Was a Chilean 'operation and he could only promise that question I Approved for Releasc'