I 1 2 RFiSXI 1 'TED HANDLING DO NOT EXCEED MESSAGES T GE DELIVERED D IRECTLV TO SPEC I AL 69 Tl'PEWRITTEN RACTERS PER LINE AL CENTER St'ACE'S IttCLDOtttG Deshss APPoved for Release VII 2000 RESTRICTED HANDLING IT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE 16 October 1970 of Copy SEC ET 3pLIA- CLASSIFICATION I I g DATE AND IMMEDIATE SANTIAGO IVI TINE FILED CITE TO t LF s N J HEADQUARTERS' EYES ONLY fb 1 POLICY I I 88zocTTII OBJECTIVES AND ACTIONS WERE REVIEWED AT HIGH USG LEVEL AFTERNOON 15 OCTOBER CONCLUSIONS WHICH ARE TO 2 IT IS FIRM BE YOUR OPERATIONAL GUIDE FOLLOW AND CONTINUING BE OVERTHROWN BY A COUP IT POLICY THAT ALLENDE WOULD BE MUCH PREFERABLE TO HAVE THIS TRANSPIRE PRIOR TO 24 OCTOBER-'BUT EFFORTS IN THIS REGARD WILL CONTINUE VIGOROUSLY BEYOND THIS DATE WE ARE TO CONTINUE TO GENERATE MAXIMUM PRESSURE TOWARD IT IS THIS END UTILIZING EVERY APPROPRIATE RESOURCE IMPERATIVE THAT THESE ACTIONS BE IMPLEMENTED CLANDESTINELY AND SECURELY SO THAT THE USG AND AMERICAN HAND HIDDEN BE WELL WHILE THIS IMPOSES UPON US A HIGH DEGREE OF SELECTIVITY IN MAKING MILITARY CONTACTS AND DICTATES COORDINATING RELEASING OFFICER SE OFFICERS ET CONT AUTHENTICATING I 2 - RESTRICTED HANDLING pO NOT EXCEED 69 MESSAGES TYPEWRITTEN ORIG' T SE DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO SPECIAL RACTERS PER LINE INCLUOIHG SPACES L CENTER RESTRICTED HANDLING IT EXT UII CLASSIFIED MESSAGE DATE of Copy SEC ET CLASSIFICATION pATE AND TIIIE FILED PAGE TWO CITE HEADQUARTERS TO THAT THESE CONTACTS BE MADE IN THE MOST SECURE MANNER IT DEFINITELY DOES NOT PRECLUDE CONTACTS SUCH AS REPORTED IN SANTIAGO 544 WHICH WAS A MASTERFUL PIECE OF WORK 3 AFTER THE MOST CAREFUL CONSIDERATION IT WA S DETERMINED THAT A VIAUX COUP ATTEMPT CARRIED OUT BY HIM ALONE WITH THE FORCES NOW AT HIS DISPOSAL WOULD FAIL THUS IT WOULD BE COUNTERPRODUCTIVE TO OBJECTIVES IT WAS DECIDED OUR THAT GET A MESSAGE TO VIAUX WARNING HIM AGAINST PRECIPITATE ACTION IN ESSENCE OUR MESSAGE IS TO STATE WE HAVE REVIEWED YOUR PLANS AND BASED ON YOUR INFORMATION AND OURS WE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT YOUR PLANS FOR A COUP AT THIS TIME CANNOT SUCCEED FAILING THEY MAY REDUCE YOUR CAPABILITIES FOR THE FUTURE YOUR ASSETS WE WILL STAY IN TOUCH COORDINATING RELEASING THIS OFFICER SE FORM FOR USE BY ADTHORIZED PRESERVE THE TIME WILL COME OFFICERS ET RESTRICTED HANDLINg AUTHENTICATING pFFICER MESSAOE DEERE ONLY 14 2 - RESQIICTED HANDLING I70 N ST EXCEED MESSAGES 69 TVPENRITTEN ORIG' UNIT T SE DELIVERED DIAECTLV TO SPECIAL PER RACTERS LINE INCLUDING L CENTER SPACES RESTRICTED HANDLING EXT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE DATE of Copy SEC CLASSIFICATION SECRET DATE T TINE FILED AND CITE HEADQUARTERS PAGE THREE TO WHEN YOU TOGETHER WITH SOMETHING ALL YOUR OTHER FRIENDS CAN DO YOU WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE OUR SUPPORT YOU ARE REQUESTED TO DELIVER THE MESSAGE TO VIAUX ESSENTIALLY AS NOTED ABOVE OUR OBJECTIVES ARE AS FOLLOWS A TO ADVISE HIM OF OUR OPINION AND DISCOURAGE HIM FROM ACTING ALONE B CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE HIM TO AMPLIFY HIS PLANNING C ENCOURAGE HIM TO JOIN FORCES WITH OTHER COUP PLANNERS SO THAT THEY MAY ACT IN CONCERT EITHER 24 OCTOBER BEFORE OR AFTER IN B SIX GAS MASKS AND SIX CS CANNISTERS AR E BEING CARRIED TO SANTIAGO BY SPECIAII COURIER ETD WASHINGTON 1100 HOURS 16 OCTOBER 4 THERE IS GREAT AND CONTINUING INTEREST IN THE ACTIVITIES OF TIRADO CANALES VALENZUELA ET AL AND WE WISH THEM OPTIMUM GOOD FORTUNE 5 THE ABOVE IS YOUR OPERATING GUIDANCE CDDRDINATING RELEASING THIS OFFICER FORM FOR USE BY AUTHORIZED OFFICERS NO OTHER CONTINUED ADTNENTICATING OFFICER RESTRICTED HANDLING MESSAGE USERS ONLY - s REGAPICTEO- ANGLING 2 PO NPT EXCLEO 4 MESSAGES 69 TTPE'FRITTER ORIG' UNIT T GE OELI FERRO O IRECTLT TO SPECIAL RACTERS PER LINE SPACES L CENTER RESTRICTED HANDLING EXT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE DATE SE CLASS IF ICATION SECRET TO INCLUOING PATE ANO I CPI ET TINE FILES CITE HEADQUARTERS PAGE FOUR POLICY GUIDANCE YOU MAY RECEIVE FRO ITS MAIIXIMUM EXPONENT IN SANTIAGO OR ON HIS RETURN ARE TO SWAY YOU FROM YOUR COURSE 6 PLEASE REVIEW ALL YOUR PRESENT AND POSSIBLY NEW ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE PROPAGANDA BLACK OPERATIONS SURFACING OF INTELLIGENCE OR DISINFORMATION CONTACTS OR ANYTHING ELSE YOUR IMAGINATION PERSONAL CAN CONJURE WHICH WILL PERMIT YOU TO CONTINUE TO PRESS FORWARD TOWARD OUR MMOB JECTIVE IN A SECURE MANNER END OF MESSAGE DAVID A PHILLIPS C WHD RELEASING OFFICER COOROINATIN SE OFFICERS ET C WH TFR AUTNENTICATING This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu Read related article CIA ‘Effect the Removal of Schneider’ 2020-10-22