CO 5 8 8 3 7 6 OIED - • - t ' U S Department of State Case No M-2015-14753 Doc No C05883760 Date 10 01 2015 ·- - _ - I EXDIS I Case Number Sl999000030 PAGE 01 ORIGIN SS-00 STATE INFO ADS-00 LOG-00 100094 SSO-00 000 R 66011 DRAFTED BY S S-O BLEAF APPROVED BY S S-O LTRACY ------------------105346 0401422 38 0 0323142 APR 87 FM SECSTATE WASHDC RELEASE IN FULL INFO CIA WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0000 STATE 100094 EXDIS b t Li EcAPTIONED 1 FOLLOWING SANTIAGO 02440 DTG APR 02 SENT ACITON SECSTATE BEING REPEATED FOR YOUR INFORMATION QUOTE SANTIAGO 02440 EXDIS E O 12356 DECL OADR TAGS PREL PHUM CI SUBJ LETELIER CASE MARIANA CALLEJAS CALLS POLITICAL SECTION 1 SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT 2 SUMMARY MARIANA CALLEJAS MADE A SURPRISE VISIT TO THE EMBASSY ON MARCH 31 SHE EXPRESSED A WILLINGNESS TO TESTIFY BEFORE A U S GRAND JURY IN ORDER TO CORROBORATE THE TESTIMONY OF FERNANDEZ LARIOS IT IS POSSIBLE THAT CALLEJAS' VISIT AND s PAGE 02 STATE_ 100094 THAT OFli 'FORMER CHILEAN ARMY OFFICER INVOLVED IN THE CHARLES HORMAN INVESTIGATI'q JARE PART OF A CHILEAN INTELLIGENCE SERVICES PLAN TO GAIN INFORMATION ON THE U S EMBASSY OR TO ENTRAP EMBASSY PERSONNEL END SUMMARY rs SE Page 1 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No M-2015-14753 Doc No C05883760 Date 10 01 2015 CO 5 8 8 3 7 6 0 IED U S Department of State Case No M-2015-14753 Doc No C05883760 Date 10 01 2015 I · · ' J Page 2 Case Number Sl999000030 3 MARIANA CALLEJAS THE FORMER WIFE OF MICHAEL TOWNLEY DROPPED BY THE EMBASSY AT CLOSING TIME ON MARCH 31 AND ASKED TO SEE POLCOUNSELOR MICHAEL DURKEE HE DEPARTED POST IN 1984 CURRENT POLCOUNSELOR WAS IN ANOTHER MEETING AFTER BEING ESCORTED TO THE POLITICAL SECTION SHE IDENTIFIED HERSELF TO POLOFF DECLINED TO TAKE A SEAT AND STATED THAT SHE HAD COME TO LET THE EMBASSY KNOW THAT SHE COULD CORROBORATE THE TESTIMONY OF ARMANDO FERNANDEZ LARIOS AND THAT SHE WAS WILLING TO TESTIFY BEFORE A U S GRAND JURY IF NECESSARY SHE THEN SAID THAT HER ONLY MOTIVE WAS TO GET THIS OFF HER CHEST AND SHE TURNED TO LEAVE POLOFF SUCCEEDED IN CONVINCING HER TO STAY BY ASKING A SERIES OF QUESTIONS REGARDING THE CASE 4 CALLEJAS IS OF THE OPINION THAT THE U S WILL REOPEN THE INVESTIGATION AND THUS EXPECTS THAT ADDITIONAL GRAND JURY TESTIMONY WILL BE REQUIRED SHE FEELS THAT THE GOC WILL CONTINUE TO PROSECUTE THE PASSPORT FRAUD CASE AGAINST CONTRERAS AND ESPINOZA BUT THAT IN THE END THEY WOULD BE FOUND INNOCENT SHE EXPRESSED SOME SURPRISE THAT SHE HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY THREATS OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS SINCE SHE HAD BEEN INTERVIEWED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND HAD EXPRESSED HER SUPPORT s PAGE 03 STATE 100094 FOR FERNANDEZ AND HER DISTRUST OF THE GOVERNMENT IN ADDITION SHE SAID THE LEFT WOULD NEVER FORGIVE HER FOR HER ADMITTED ROLE AS AN INTELLIGENCE AGENT IN THE 1970'8 5 CALLEJAS IS WORKING AS A WRITER AND LIVES ON A LARGE ESTATE IN THE FASHIONABLE LO CURRO SECTION OF SANTIAGO SHE SAID THAT SHE HAD SUCCEEDED IN GETTING TWO BOOKS PUBLISHED BUT ONLY AFTER GREAT DIFFICULTY ONE BOOK SHE SAID HAD ONLY BEEN PUBLISHED AFTER IT HAD RECEIVED A PRESTIGIOUS AWARD AND EVEN THEN IT WAS ONLY GIVEN LIMITED DISTRIBUTION SHE BLAMED THE GOC FOR HER PROFESSIONAL DIFFICULTIES CURRENTLY SHE IS WRITING IN ENGLISH IN AN TTEMPT TO REACH A WIDER AUDIENCE AND TO AVOID GOC CONTROLS 6 THERE - IS NO READY EXPLANATION FOR CALLEJAS' VISIT A CONSPIRATORIAL MIND MIGHT DEDUCE THAT EXDIS s Page 2 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No M-2015-14753 Doc No C05883760 Date 10 01 2015 CO 5 8 8 3 7 6 0 IED U S Department of State Case No M-2015-14753 Doc No C05883760 Date 10 01 2015 Page 3 EXDIS Case Number S1999000030 SHE IS STILL WORKING FOR CHILEAN INTELLIGENCE FORCES AND IS ATTEMPTING TO FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON AT THE EMBASSY AT ONE POINT IN THE CONVERSATION SHE REFERRED TO HER EARLIER WARM RELATIONSHIP WITH FEDERAL PROSECUTOR BARCELLA AND ASKED IF HE WAS IN TOWN SHE SAID THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO CALL HIM AS IN THE OLD DAYS IF ONLY TO SAY HELLO BEFORE DEPARTING SHE INSISTED ON GIVING US HER TELEPHONE NUMBER AND ASKED THAT WE KEEP HER INFORMED THREE WEEKS AGO A GENTLEMAN NAMED UL MENESA°i CALLED THE EMBASSY AND ASKED FOR A MEE TO DISCUSS THE CHARLES HORMAN CASE UlANESA TOLD POLOFF THAT IE_E -HAD BEEN AN ARMY OFFICER ASSIGNED TO INVESTIGATE THE HORMAN DISAPPEARANCE KN FACT THAT THE OFFICIAL GOC REPORT l I PAGE 04 STATE 100094 WAS A WHITEWASH HE EXPRESSED A WILLINGNESS TO SET THE FACTS STRAIGHT AND TO NAME NAMES ANESAfilSUBSEQUENTLY MET WITH THE CONSUL GENERAL AND A REPORT ON THAT MEETING IS UNDER PREPARATION POST CONSIDERS IT POSSIBLE THAT CALLEJAS AND OR ESA ARE WO KING ON BEHALF OF CHILEAN fJ- U ' I INTELLIGENCE IN AN ATTEMPT TO ASCERTAIN HOW MUCH WE KNOW OR TO ENTRAP THE U S GOVERNMENT IN A CNI-DIRECTED REPLAY OF THE FERNANDEZ LARIOS DEFECTION 8 ACTION REQUESTED IS THERE INTEREST IN PURSUING CALLEJAS' APPROACH PLEASE ADVISE BARNES UNQUOTE SHULTZ NNNN Page 3 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No M-2015-14753 Doc No C05883760 Date 10 01 2015