I SECRET SENSITIVE ' Garcia-Ambassacor oreign Minister g Ap$$Q'gE iscussion L Barnes Backuround t After Foreign Minister Garcia pressed Ambassador Barnes to provide more information on the basis of our concerns the following talking points were the Ambassador in a conversation tfith Garcia late o i0 4 88 They appear to have convinced Garcia that we are s 1ous jl Points Used --Our information plan Barnes Ambassador b the highest by army generals Zt the levels of government to the plebiscite process senior comes from has been approved use violence as a pretext to disrupt closinc the po ls and nullifying the election A occision regarding the plan will be maae in the early a ternoon of October 5 --If tne communist left does not generate sufficient violence to justify the closing of the polls the CNI is prepared to foment addi ional violent inciaents recognizes the plans and intentions of the to challenge the Government on 5 October but it is also confrdent that the chilean armed forces are fully capable o con rollinc the situation without recourse to closing the polls and in effect cancell ng the plebiscite he Communists within ' S it USG n' s ' nformation is rom reliable and concerned sources tne Chalean military It is not a bluff by the USG nor basec o'n ' nf ormation rom sources in the political left Garcia's Follow-uo Questions Q You sav hi s comes rom with the Ambassaaor's answers Generals A Yes Q Tnis comes A rom the Army It is an Army plot ves Q You saic the Ch'I is a backup resource ves SECRET SEh'SITIVE ie Pro en ¹StgggOOt80 S Department of State o Excise i xemption s p n M rp¹ il