- 2 NOT OO EXCEED David ORIG UNIT 69 ANF EWRITTEN T ARACTERS PER LINE SPACES INCLUDING PhilliPs TFR EXT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE 23 October 1970 of Copy SE RET CLASSIFICATION DATE AND TINE FILED CITE IMMEDIATE SANTIAGO Approved for Release July 2000 1 DURING DAY OF 23 OCTOBER WE HAVE REVIEWED PROGRAM INCLUDING DISCUSSION WITH WHO RETURNED TODAY AFTER ABSENCE FROM HEADQUARTERS AGREED THAT GIVEN SHORT TIME SPAN OF AND IT CIR- CUMSTANCES PREVAILING IN CHILE A MAXIMUM EFFORT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED A SUCCESSFUL ONLY CHILEANS THEMSELVES CAN MANAGE BUT THE STATION HAS DONE EXCELLENT JOB OF GUIDING CHILEANS TO POINT TODAY WHERE A MILITARY SOLUTION IS AT LEAST AN OPTION FOR THEM AND STATION ARE COS COMMENDED FOR ACCOM- PLISHING THIS UNDER EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND DELICATE CIRCUMSTANCES COORDINATING RELEASING OFFICER SE OFFICERS ET CONTINUED AUTNENTICAT INC OFFICER 2 PO NGT ORIG IT EXT EXCEEO 69 TTPERIRITTEN ARACTERS LINE I'ER INCLOOINO SPACES David A Phillips VII CLASSIFIED MESSAGE DATE of Copy SE CL ASS I F I CA T I ON RATE ANR ET TIRE FILER CITE PAGE TWO TO 2 WOULD APPRECIATE COS COMMENTS ON DESIRABILITY CONSIDERING PRESENT OPERATIONAL SITUATION IN SANTIAGO OF MAKING CONTACT AGAIN WITH GENERAL VALENZUELA OR OTHER INVOLVED MILITARY FIGURE EITHER DIRECTLY PURPOSE WOULD BE TWOFOLD A TO FIND OUT WHETHER THE ACTION AGAINST SCHNEIDER ON 22 OCTOBER WAS A VIAUX UNILATERAL OPERATION ACTION OR WAS IN CONCERT WITH MILITARY INSTITUTION AND STILL VIABLE IF LATTER IS THE AND B TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OPERATION OF THE ENCOUNTER TO REMIND MILITAR Y THAT WE ARE STILL INTERESTED AND STILL PLEASE ADVISE AVAILABLE END OF MESSAGE mas arame DDP i iam V Broe s COORDINATING OFFICERS C WHD ArTFFFTICATINO PFFIC 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 Read related article CIA ‘Effect the Removal of Schneider’ 2020-10-22