h- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT c-- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ o 1t0Ta1 2'1W• S a N- hAlatN_ e#a _ •-• n - H OJ c _ nJ _ _ n _ - _ • »• _-- u __ _ • -- --•tit-r- - _ _ la iantnN l' P law 1 COUNTIIY emu L Rl' POIIT NUIIHA z su • Ji c T Official Decree on the Creation 6 817 0135 74 July •• DATIi OP' 111 PORTz 2 1974 of the National Intelli3ence Director•te l INA 3 JO HO OP' P'AOUl A IR 6 817 0078 74 NOTAt t lSC Nl nHl' R ft llll l l Llll' NCl S B IR 6 817 0113 74 NOTAL C IR 6 817 0092 74 NOTAt I •• OA'TI OF JNFOAlfATfOIC 18 June 1974 •· PLACI AND DATE OF AcQ •• l YAI UATIOM l IRM Ill CI750 B DIRM 6A2a z 0111G1NATDA• USDAO Santiago Chile Santiago Chile 18 June 1974 SOURCI - - - ' - INrOJtM TION - - ' - · i Tt - · il SAAL 14 'AP'PRl VI G Alif f 7 OUACl 1 1 l DAO Piles Tr f 411 II COL WILLIAM M HON USA l A'n i Diario O id l Th ts report forward• an unoffi cial translation and copy of Decree Law No 521 establishes the Hational Intelli ence Directorate - DINA as published in the DIARIO OYICIAL11 of 18 June 1974 It also makes cOt11Dent -retarding the impact of this new law on the ove all Chilean Intelligence Coomrunity ' c-- •· - C i _ Unofficial Tt-analatton DIAIUO OPIClAL Dtd 18 MINISTRY June 1974 OP INTERIOR CREAnON OP THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DlkECTORATE Direccion de InteUgencia Nacional - DINA DECREE LAY NO 521 - Santiago Chile 14 June 1974 of Decree Law No 1 and 128 of 1973 and YHEPEAS Under'the provisions t• II DIITIIU•'-'TION 0111 IGINll l Olll USCINCSO w o Encl USAFSO w o Encl USARSO w o Encl USNAVSO w o Encl COMNAVINCCl1 v o Encl cfossiilcii 1 ii s' O fanie AnoM oaho o Chile SUBJECT 10 G NEIAL c'ce' - SS F1W10 SCHEDIJlE Of xf U I O fi 11612 WIOIIAll illY o · i G •crn r rwo rm 1 m vm ' • l Slif D O Of MllfR JI 19 ' • • UNCLASSIFIED GOHnn AAL oo - 1396 A TTA CH 1¥T PA Tl 1 £nc osure Clipping Diario Oficial 1 cy 1 pg U Dec1aS$ified per para 5-600 OoD Regulation 5200 1 R - _ DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT CONTINUATION SHEET cc _ 1 ne POAT o Pll C IE Z 0111G1NATOA UNCLASSIFIED Cl•••lll_ Conl ol JJ•rlrln•• 6 Bl 7 0135 74 i J USDAO Santiago PAGU Chile 1 rt s Considering the needs of the Supreme Government for an immediate and p_e_ l n collaboration from a specialized agency which can provide i t'e1U ftC'-pr'bC 8 u •ed fo_r m i tion in order for the government to adequately deal with-the resolution a in the areas of National Security and Development The Government Junta has agreed ·and di - tatea the folloving DECREE LAll Article 1 • Create a National Intelligence Directorate DINA a military agency of a profesaio l technical nature directly subordinate to the Government Junta for the mission of collecting information at a national level originating from the dif ferent areas of operation for the purpose of producing intelligence collection requirements for the foTDlUlation of policies plans and adoption of meaaures require for the secUt'ity and development of the country Article 2 - 'lbe National Intelligence Directorate DINA will be under the direct control of_ a Senior Officer of the Armed Forces National Defense serving on active duty Under appointment by Law as l irecto of National Intelligence he will b-e the overall technical adm tniatratfve director of the agency In exercise of hi authority he ahall be able to dictate resolutions and iaaue inatructiona deemed ne ceaaary for the operation of the agency Article l - ·lb e organization internal inatf tutional structure and reuponsibilitfe of the NatiOha Intelligence Directoral e DINA 111 be set forth by Organic Regula tiona dictated by the Director 'Ihe agency will be composed of personnel of the Armed Forces Institutions of National Defense Whenever deemed necessary to contract personnel ci'Vilian who are not part of the Armed Forces those personnel will be authorized by law and approved by the Ministry of Finance All legal privileges and ay will be same as those for Civil Service personnel of the Armed Forces Article 4 - The Director of National Intelligence will have the authority to require from the State Municipalities Legal Representatives of Organizations of the State or Agencies th contributions repreaentation or participation any reports or information which are deemed necessary to successfully car y out the objectives of the Director of DINA Failure to comply with this will be reported to the Comptroller General who will take appropriate adminis rattVt action against violator in accordance with respective and applicable statutes The standards that classify specified tDaterial Secret or Confidential will not obstruct the right of the National Intelligence Directorate DINA to obtain information or data requeste without prejudice to its personnel who share the same respons btlity of protecting that which is Confidential or Secret Article 5 - The Organic Regulations referred to in the first sentence of Article 3 will establish l gal privileges and benefits of ersonnel of the four branches of the Armed Po cea National Defense and the Inveatigations Investigaciones Service who Are assigned or appointed to the National Intelligence Directorate DINA and will be the same as the other personnel of the Armed Forces Article 6 - 'n e annual budget national vill include in general th e funds required for financing operational expenditures of the National Intelligence DINA Directorate The National Incellfgence Direccorate DINA Budget for 1974 wi 11 be apprcpriated directly by the Ministry of finance Article 7 - All Equipment Accessories and other Hardware imported will be exempted from all duties and taxes required by Cuatoms Law as well as other forms of taxation and duties imposed by Article 190 of Law No 16 1 464 and modifications thereof including the 101 Tax Article 44 of Law No 17 564 Article 8 - Md after sentence a of Article 19 of Law No 17 798 on the Control of Arms a new sentence UNCLASSIFIED CON l il tsm6 I DD -- 1396 c c ••• _ _ r _ -• Ac • O •o •o••·•· 'AUG ll ANO O- -0 t'-I 101 1 AVG •O DEP ARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT itl F ORT ttO PAO CONTINUA TIOH SHEET 6 817 0135 74 J 01uc 1NAT011USilAO 0 J Santiago PACU Chile L v • Bl_ The National Intelligence Directorate - DINA will ccmziiy in the aame manner with all of the actions referenced in the preceding sentences under the same conditions mentiOned Articles 9 10 and 11 of this Decree will be published in an Annex of the Diario Ofic al at a lacer date Ca- MENT References A through C have reported the initial efforts of the Chilean Navy and subsequently the other branches of the Chilean Armed Forces to es tabliah more effective efficient and coordinated service intelligence organization The prime motivator of these efforts has been a atrong desire within the respective branches of the Armed POt cea to counter-balance or neut alize the steadily growing influence that DINA is acquiring within the GOC power structure SOlbe authoritiee vi thin the military and - igefl Ce ·· •e Ce8 v l n-' tbia ·aev La-w-· 52-1 i a t9 _· -· --· dation upon which a GES'IAP6 typ·e poliCe··force· vill be built Article 4 1 taken at -- ··face value grants sweeping investigative powers to the DIRECTOR-DINA In addition and equally significant there are no'apparent restrictions to the intelligence ope rations that the Director can initiate • In total the law provides legal official blessing to an organization that is already fully active and represents a potentially damaging blow to the efforts of the service intelligenee organizations to consolidate and enhance their position AAWSNA • - UNCLASSIFIED COPlF f• JN-M C DD f 1396c IIC•1 'c S • ID - 1'011 ' 111i 1•I I '1 10 •D 'ND DA 1'011 ' •Dtl I 'UG •D '1' 41