PINOCHET CONSIDERING DISSULUTION OF THE JUNTA STRUCTURE

Created: 4/22/1976

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2. 6 NT iucusto ! A ik cons i:no oissuiution or ThE junta structure, believes that TnE peruvian government hodel is ho re and me mores that so"fcT InG ini-1le can aoo'tCOIPICD version or TmE peruvian system. wherein TherelEaRL*oerEaOS or Tm( otherservices are just TmAT and nothing more.

i . pinochet is aware ThiT ThERE are grumblings inorcehEC[s mooe or govern) ncs

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LACK Or BETTERhEmbeRS or TmEHE DOES NOT CONSROBLEM. HEAL FO ST IBS PERCENT UNITEDHICH IS

WHAT REALLY COUNTS. IN ADDITION. HE DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT THE DISCONTENT IN THE OTHER SERVICES IS SJ CM THaT ANT SERJCUS TMCUCHT IS BEING GIVEN TO AN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE HIM.

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4. EGARD TO HIH GENERAL AIR FORCER Of THE JUNTA, PINOCHET AT SOME POINT ME MUST N Ft. ON T THE CONSTANT REPRESENTS TO HIS AUThOR[Tt ANO> IN EFFECT, JUNTA, RELATIONS BETWEEN THE Two AREWORSE, AND LEI OH OPPOSES PINOCHETEVERY ISSUE WHICH CQmES BEFORE THE JUNTa . LEIGH SEEHS Tfl GO OUT OF WAY TO LE AW TIGHTLT WITHIN THE JUNTA (NOT FURTHER SPS La rI

INCREASINGLY STHAlhED. AND leiqn BELIEVES that pinochet IS BECOMING ISOLATED rW)H THE JUNTA AhO IS MOVING to haICTATORSHIP POLE. LEIGH STILL BELIEVES IN THE IMPORTANCE OP MAINTAINING N[ TV Of THE JUNTA. MOnEVEB. an 0 HILL CONTINUE TO ATTEMPT TO AVOIDh PINOCHET.

7. PINOC-ETtSm MILITARY AND CIVILIAN. b| Th p. TiE GOVEOVENT BELIEVE TmaTHPh AS I?E

NiB.isT theme is his speeches, these caimcs even speculate

THAT CHILE'S INTERNATIONALANDat ionshi PS might BE CONSIDERABLY IMPBOVEO If PINOCHETBEHOVED AS PRESIDENT.

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BELIEVE THAT THESE IS LITTLE EiCUSE PflB MAINTAINING EITHER. THE STATE Of SIEGE OS THE CURfE* GIVEN THE GOVERNMENT'S CONTROL Of THE SECUBITT SITuATUN. HE ADDED. HOWEVEB, THAT PINOCHET HAS SEEN EXTREMELY CAUTIOUSf TIngECAUSE HE HASt LU EN* EGRESSIONS Of CONCEBN raoH THE OIBECTORATE Of NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE tOINAl THAT IT COULO NOT GUANANTEE |T| ABILITY TO MAINTAIN SECLBlTt GIVEN THE OA NG EB Of STRIKES *Nt OTHgB l'NREST JP ThE

STATE or SIEGE IS RELAXED,)

Or PUBLIC RELATIONS, TOOUGH DRAFTT ATNP ER ATL ITj nt a, PINOCHETT UNDER ThE PRESENT STRUCTURE. NO CONCEPT Or GOVERNMENT EXISTED. RATHER. WhaT EXISTEO HAS an UNACCEPTABLE PLURALISM WITHIN TwE EXECUTIVE POhER, REFERRING TO THE AUGUST 9 CRISIS IN JUNTA, POLLOWlNG WHICH HE AGmEED TO CftEAlER CONSULHEEHBERS. PINOCHET SAIO THAT he WANTED TfE NEW DRAFT STATUTE TO PLACE ALL EXECUTIVE POWER e PERSONe PRESIDENT.

13, INOCHE T1 S INSTRUCTIONS HERE IS So EDECEIPT Or THE RESULTS or THE MOST RECEnT GALLUP POLL. IN WHICH He RECEIVED VERT HIGH MARKSIS COnOUCT OF TmE PRESIOENCT,

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ECEIPT Of TmE REPOT. PINOCHET hid LEADED that IT "CjlD BE NEGATIVE. RT IC| TH REGARD TO ECONOMIC POLICIES. AND THAT ]T CONTAINED SERIOUS CRITIC1SH Of SERGIO CASTRO. MINISTER Of

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REPORT IN WANO. PINOCHET CAME ccON TmE SIDE op THE pollSAID THAT WHILE he REALIZED The PROBLEMS HhIchPi CT ed PuPULACE WERE ECONOMIC IN NATURE. ONTINUED to BE GOOD ANO SHOWED ThatANO ACCEPTED THE NEfcCONTINUE WITHMEASURES. PINOCHET"IS SUPPORTCASTRO AND ThE ENTIRE ECOW'IC TEAM AND SAIO That hEOf CRITICISMS AGAINST THE POLICT. PAHTICULASLTTHE NAVT AND THE AIRC OMME nt I

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GO YEkl OFFICIALSYQR MODIFICATION OfECONOMIC AUSTfcftlTY PROGRAMIM PINOCHET TO OUTLINE ThEIAANDONTAINED IN AREPORT. PINOCHET HAS NOT AT 'LL RESPONSIVE TO THEIR ARGUMENTS

13. (EmBaSSy TMlHIS SEEN THIS REPORT ANDROBABLY REFLECTS ACCURATELY THE INCREASING TENSIONS HI THIN THE JUNTA'S LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE. HE NOTES THAT THE REPORT CAREFw.LT AVOIDS EDITORIAL JUDGMENT AND AGREES THAT FURTHER INFORMATION MILL BEBEFORE ANT FIRM CONCLUSIONS CAN BE ORlt-N FROM INFORMATION DISCLOSED. )

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