UNCLASSIFIED · DEPARTMENT OF· DEFENSE INTELLiGENCE INFORMATION REPORT HOTZ 1 N• _ Nin _ Jnlo r'CI' •U•dtttl lh• n iliaml ct lM•• of Ui-111 l'JnJt•d ' '' tll•M- nl n-- th• •• p1 II V -S C 4 l•c JJ •nd 794 _ na T1r • lMnflllll·•• • _ II- ' n t• DI• -wrJaUM • ISi A ff n1 h1ei u t It • IEO tJ n allU'NHll r•lt '• '· CO lNTIIY C H I L E su•n cT C DINA CECIFA Internal Jn lich and the Treatment o Detainees 1 l'tE OOl'tT NUMU R 6 eJ 7 0041 74 I i February 1974 o r T1 OF R ORT 1 NO 0 PAGES I J 2 A HCS-10 042 B JR bSJ 7 OOU7 C IR 6 817 0033 74 D m 6 817 74- E IR 6 8170199 73 F CI150 G DIRM 6il 6 A2b n ISC HUM• Ell 11En1n 1tc1 s 6A2c We 6AU 60 6F o r n o INrOPIMATION l'1 Ac1 AIID DATE o r c0 €VALU T O IDUl'tCt l Clb s 2 February 1974 Santiago Chile 2 Februar 1974 B INl'l RM r TION 2_ __ 1 _ APPROVING 817 0039 fs IR This IR rorwarda canmenta on the state Of training ror personnel of he Natiom l Intelligence Directorate DINA its personneJ strength and sane• roblems and contl icts with the Armed 1'oree11 Counterintelligence Center CEC IFA • t also contains c0111ments concerning mterrogation techniques ed by the DINA and ha CECIFA S-e is a 1ong time experienced and generally- aceura-te reporter ho is in a position to have access to in 'ormatioo of this nature though source u vested interest in the CECIFA and is an opponent of the DINA • he c1 vea t NO f JREIGN DISSEM is justified due to acquisition which if disclosed ould result in the identification of aaru itive eouresa or method11 a VFP •--- -- -- ---------------------------------- - ------------------- Source offered the tollowing comments and observations concerning the ·INA its proble n 11 and those which it has created for the CECIFA and other intelligi ca ervices Someo the DINA problems weN discussed in reference a The DINA contrary- to original plans see reference b directly ubordinate to Junta President General PillOCHET When R 0 asked why this was ao ource replied 11 That 1 11 too sensitive to discwis even with youn b Though not yet up to its projected strength of l 100 men the DINA is - pidly reaching its personnel goal it now has about 700 meinbers The major roblem Of DINA is that its personnel a mix of military and civillana are not erly trained or their jobs - 011-T'l'll•U'flOiN av They especi ally lack elementary tr ining in OfUGINATOR ISCINCSO None M M I -0 '-1 1· Classified by U S Defense Attuth6 Santiogo Chile EXEMPT FROM GENERAL DECl ill SO EOULE Of 1i'Ulil £11 V l' U CI' 11652EXEMP ION IVIC• N n bUK't ____ r J OfilASSlfY Ofll z Q ' ' w w 3 w a t D ti r-J PD a 1396 1 - -u m t - U 1a-u1• N HMH - · - Declassified OJA Q-er 12958 ' O UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INT ElllGENCE INFORMATION REPORT • fllt l'Ol'lf I COHTIHUA TION JHEET No 6 t'l7 2 oou ° 2 74 Ql'IIGIN T'OOI ' IJSDAO Santiago Chile t'L Bl ankJ ttelligence and interrogation techniques and tend to be ex remel3 secretive 1is has caused serious problems for the other intelligence servicos When DINA irsonnel many of whom work clandestinely det1LU1S someone or go on an operation 1e1 tell people that they are with Army Navy etc Intelligence Subsequently utncOlllplaintsare made about incidents related to the detention or operation 1ey are directed to the Ministr ir of Defense or the individual HfflOH Checks ietltabl ' reveal that the DINA was involved This has the services ext reme J' set beeau se they must spend considerable the checking out the canplaints and cause it is giving them a bad name c• Another major problem or the DINA is it ayatem of interrogation Source Lid that their techniques are straight out of the Spanish Inquisition and often tave the person interrogated with visible bodily dama ge The CECIFA and service 1telllgence departments are upset about thia esi entiallJ' feeling that in this I V and age there is no extuse or the use of suph primitive techniques Source lid that CECIFA and service intelligence department interrogations u s take Lace in the presence of a qua lilied medical doctor to inlSUr8 no permanent physicaJL mental damage ia dons to the person being interro ted d S-s referred to the Ministry o De eruse Circular s reterencea c and 1 and aaid that the Circulars have been gener•lly well received by all level II the militar r and Carabinero establishments and that the instructiona are being llcwed with few exceptions I st veek three Army generals were sent to Temuoo investigate a violation Of the C1rculars and another violationwasinveatigated l Valparaiso Source said tb t the CECIFA is very concerned about the treatment r detainees but that the supervieion of interrogations 111 a very difficult thing lere are so man - things for thea rmed forces to do at one time that acme things itturally go unreported or uncontrolled e The Chief 0£ CECIFA IJ DR Raul MONSALVE has strongly opposed the methods nployed by the DINA and critical of its subordination to General PINOCHM' vice he Ministr y o Defense After one recent meeting at the Miniatey he was told r General Ni caner DIAZ Acting Chief of the National Defense Staff to moderate is objections about DINA or facet be posaibilit y that DINA personnel would 1 bricate an 'incident which would destroy his career and get hlm out of their ay U DR MONSALV 1a reaction to this warning was not stated The eervice intelligence departments and the CECIFA personnel refer to IN as 'the monster renect lni their apprehension about its growing power nd size -f61 'tl Dj COMMENTS A If source's comm ents on the DINA are true even admitti ouree is prejudiced on the matter it seems a s though it is developing into BG-tl' tl organization as originally predicted in reference d The matter of physieal coercion during interroga tions is one 01 ext reme ensitivit r but evidently being practiced by the various intelllpncuervicei • ouree admiti that it takes place even though s-e evidently •ees it eontrolled r uncontrolled uregret1ble and something which must be controlled D 396c a-a ••• 1t • _ r - 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