I fl NClAs JED u DeptofStaic RPS IPS Marg iretP Gareld Dit ify 0'ExwJdai S IOD Decla$$ifyoa _ _ • September s ·f 1974· MEMORA DUM TO INR DDC - Mr William McAfee FROM INR DDC - James R Gardner SUBJECT Forthcoming Y Times Article on US Intelligence Activities Affecting Chile N - I -c Harry Shlaudeman ARA informed me this noon that Seymour Hersh t1Y Times had called Nat D11vis this morning to seek col lll1ent regarding a Hersh article coming out in this Sunday's magazine section of the Times about US intelligence activity in Chile As I widerstand the matter t e Hersh article will contain a resume of 40 Committee discussions and decisions on Chile from the 1969 elections that brought Allende to power through tha period of the Allende presidency up to the time of his overthrow in September 1973 I have no idea at this moment of just what it is that Hersh has Publicatio of the complete record of 40 Committee proceedings on Chile in the indicated period OUld pose some problems The record shows that the Committee --approved_ _in J he 1969 election period in Chile some jto support anti-Allende activity --inquired in this period about the feasibility and possibility of support to the Chilean military should it engineer a coup attempt against Alkende discussed the possibility of creating anti-Allende pressures bv orecioitatina an economic cr±sis in Chile Chilean Congressional --discussed post election to Allende and elections to parties in substantia financial Christian Democratic e - - INR DDC JRG NER tp UriffllFIEO Chile Project #5199900030 ExcisexDeny_·_ D - U S Department of State · Rclease _ _ DeclalJsify In Part'- ---'--ln Full i · Eremntinr I' · V 000-1 UD C1 I 'i ' ' • u i' v f it -- I