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U.S. Dept. of State FOIA - Church Report (Covert Action in Chile 1963-1973)
1. United States Policy and Covert Action In his 1971 State of the World Message, released February 25, 1971, President Nixon announced: "We are prepared to have the kind of relationship with the Chilean government that it is prepared to have with us." This public articulation of American policy followed internal discussions during the NSSM 97 exercise. Charles Meyer, Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, elaborated that "correct but minimal" line in his 1973 testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Multinational Corporations: Mr. MEYER. The policy of the Government, Mr. Chairman, was that there would be no intervention in the political affairs of Chile. We were consistent in that we financed no candidates, n ... [Read More]
U.S. Dept. of State FOIA Electronic Reading Room - Hinchey Report (CIA Activities in Chile)
Some CIA officers expressed reservations about certain activities during this period. The Intelligence Communitys analytic assessment of the prospects for a coup in 1970, for example, was that military action is impossible because the Army was too deeply committed to the Constitution and unwilling to oust the civilian government. The DCI stated that the Agency was being asked to do the impossible. A senior CIA officer said the idea of undermining an Allende victory was unrealistic. National Intelligence Estimates produced between 1969 and 1973 reflected declining confidence over time that Allende would be able to subvert Chiles constitutional order. In addition, in the period preceding the successful coup against Allende, CIA officers were concerned about the blurring of lines between monitoring coup-plottingcollecting ... [Read More]
Joint Press Conference with Foreign Minister Ignacio Walker of Chile
MINISTER WALKER: [unofficial translation] Good afternoon. I want to speak to you as the Foreign Minister of Chile on behalf of the Government of Chile.I am pleased to have had a bilateral meeting with Secretary of State Colin Powell, a great friend, who leaves his post soon. We have reinforced our friendship, and paid homage to him the day before yesterday at APEC, for everything that he has done in terms of his contribution to international relations and wish him the best of luck. We are very happy that he is here with us and we are also pleased that President Bush will have an official visit tomorrow in addition to the work that they are already developing within APEC. I want to say also that we discussed with Secretary Powell the excellent relationship between the United States and Chile. We spoke about our concerns for the region, especially Hait ... [Read More]
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Remarks to the Press with President Ricardo Lagos of Chile
(5:15 p.m. Local) PRESIDENT LAGOS: (in Spanish) I would like to start by saying that it is a matter of deep satisfaction to meet once again Condoleezza Rice. I'm not sure but -- I don't know if she recalls, the first time was when she was a dean in Stanford and we met in Davos so as to discuss the third way. But then we have met when we have been with President Bush and today we are welcoming her today at La Moneda as Secretary of State of the second government of President Bush. Chile and the United States have worked seeking a modern and mature relationship, one of two countries that make a friendship and candidness -- compon ... [Read More]
V. Country Narratives -- Countries A through G
Cyprus is a destination country for women trafficked from Eastern and Central Europe for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Traffickers who forced women into prostitution continued to fraudulently recruit victims for work as dancers in cabarets and nightclubs on short-term "artiste" visas, for work in pubs and bars on employment visas, or for illegal work on tourist or student visas. There was increasing evidence of Chinese women being trafficked for sexual exploitation in Cyprus. The Government of Cyprus does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so. Cyprus made some progress in its anti-trafficking efforts over the past year. The new police anti-trafficking unit produced successful results and showed vigilance in combating the problem. Government recognition of the problem improve ... [Read More]
2004
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Chile
There were no further developments in the investigations of military-era detentions and disappearances of persons at Colonia Dignidad (renamed "Villa Baviera"), a secretive German-speaking settlement 240 miles south of Santiago during the year. Paul Schaefer, founder of the 34,000-acre enclave, remained a fugitive, wanted on charges including the 1994 kidnapping and disappearance of Alvaro Vallejos, at year's end. In 2000, the authorities arrested Schaefer's deputy Gerhard Muecke in connection with Vallejos' disappearance. The Government issued an order to expel Muecke, but first he must stand trial in connection with Vallejos' disappearance and two other charges that remained under investigation. Muecke remained in custody at year's end. In 1985, Boris Weisfeiler disappeared near Colonia Dignidad under circumstances that have yet to be clarified. The case was reopened in 2000 and remained under investigation at year's end. [Read More]
Under Secretary for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky
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Chile's Progress Report as Chair of the Community of Democracies Convening Group (March 2003-September 2004)
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