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Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs [Read More]
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Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs [Read More]
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]
President Bush's Trip to APEC- Santiago, Chile and Colombia - November 19 - 21, 2004
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U.S. Dept. of State FOIA Electronic Reading Room - Hinchey Report (CIA Activities in Chile)
The political action program under consideration called for the Embassy and Station to influence the Chilean Congress as it took up the matter. This involved encouraging Congress to vote for Alessandri for President in spite of the fact Allende received a slightly higher popular vote. (Allende won 36.3 percent of the vote on 4 Septembera plurality, not the majority required by the Constitution to avoid Congressional reaffirmation of the victory.) The Station and the Embassy, working through intermediaries, urged Frei to use his influence with Congress to convince non-leftist forces to vote for Alessandri. The scenario was to have Congress elect Alessandri as President; he would then resign, thereby allowing Frei to run as a candidate against Allende in a new election. ... [Read More]
South Africa
Bureau of African Affairs Countries and Other Areas [Read More]
U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement
Key Facts on Chilean Economy ... The U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will further open Chile's markets for U.S. manufactured goods, agricultural products, services, and investors. It will increase competition and consumer choice. The FTA will enhance prosperity in the United States and Chile, serve the interest of expanding U.S. commerce, and advance overall U.S. national interests. The U.S.-Chile FTA is the first United States free trade agreement with a South American country. The FTA will add momentum to continued implementation of the free market economic policies that have made Chile a model for its Latin American neighbors. ... [Read More]
The Treaty of Tlatelolco
Fact Sheet ... On January 18, 1994, Argentina and Chile, and on May 30, 1994, Brazil, brought into force the 1967 Treaty of Tlatelolco for their national territories. These actions greatly expand the land area for which the Latin American nuclear weapons-free zone is in legal effect, and constitute a significant step toward the full incorporation of the zone throughout the region. Argentina, Chile, and Brazil have now assumed a binding international commitment not to acquire, manufacture, test, use, or station a nuclear explosive device in their sovereign territory. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Fact Sheet: USTR on Labor, Environment in Singapore, Chile FTAs
Fact Sheet: USTR on Labor, Environment in Singapore, Chile FTAs ... (begin fact sheet) ... (end fact sheet) ... [Read More]
Consular Information Sheets
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