Za p DePartw eat of State I 3I r T 6RAM ting c J AN PAGE 01 ACTION L-03 SILHT I A 03975 D870rt27-0662 02IrLSTZ LOG-00 COPY-01 ADS-00 H-01 INR-10 HSCE-00 C I AE-00 NSAE-00 HA-09 DSE-00 SCT-02 I HRE-00 DS-O I INFO ARA-00 027 ------------------230562 LI R 02IrLSOZ JUN 87 030152Z 172 38 FH A%7SASSF SAHTlhGO TO SFCSTATF itiSh OC l49$ lhFO AHFltBASST 8VFHOS AIRFS Chile Project NS199900030 U S Department of State Deny Excise In Dedassify In Part Release OEPARTNENT E O TAGSr 12356r PTERe FOR DEPUTY LEGAL ADVISOR Exemption s DECL OAOR Cl SVGJt PRATS FAHlL T AGhlH SFFKS h REF r I ' 2 KOZAK 13 I 2 V SANTIAGO CONF I DENT IAL lHFOltHATJOH ENTIRE TEXT 28 THE TLIO DAUGHTERS OF THE LATE CARLOS PRATSe I610 ithS ASSASSINATED IIITH HIS itlFE IN A CAR BONG EXPLOSIOH IN - SEPTEtlBER 197V IH BUEHOS AIRES AGAIH ILPPROACHEb EHBOFF TO SEEK ASSISIANCE THEY NOTED THAT THE ARGENTINE EHBASSY IN ithSHIHGTON HAS BEEN ASKED BY THE JUDGE IH BUEHOS AIRES i6IO IS INVESTIGILTING THEIR PILREHTS' DEATHS TO PROVIDE AHY IHFORNATION AVILILABLE FROti ILRHANDO FERNAHOEZ LARIOS L0IICH NIGHT PERTAIN TO THEIR PILRENTS THEY RE ITERATEO THEIR EARLIER REQUEST FOR STATE DEPARTtLENT ASSISTANCE IH OBTAINING INFORHATION FROIL OTHER U S AGENCIES AND FRON EHBOFF STATED THAT HE LIOULO FERHAHDEZ LARIOS DENT Iht ON NAY GEHERAL FM CONF-MENT At PILGE 02 SANTIIL PASS THEIR REQUEST ON 03975 02Irt577 TO THE DEPARTNLNT ' BUT r II 9 L iUL4 ll I'ijt NP9BQCLAL W I CLr Full MHF4QBHRAL THAT NE HAD No LHFORtlhTION OTHER THAN THAT tlEHTLONEO IN THEIR LAST VISIT REGARDING WihT ROLE» IF ANYe FERNANOEL LARIOS tllGHT HAVE Hho OF THEIR PARENTS LN THE ASSASSINATIOH HEY LNOICATED THEY BELIEVE FERNANOEL LARIOS PROBABLY PLAYED A HIHOR ROLE LF ANY AT ALL IH THIS HURDER» BUT Tt»EY NANTEO'TO EXPLORE ALL' AVENUES AVAILABLE 10 THEtl THEY ALSO ASKED IF NE HAD ANY IHFORIIATIOH MICH ltOULO ASSIST IN HAVING THE ARGEHTINE JUDGE PRESENT LETTERS ROGATORY To HICHAEL TOWLEY» AS THEY ACCEPT THAT HE CAHHOT BE EXTRAOICTEO To ARGENTINA To TESTIFY EHBOFF ASKED THEN LF THIS ROUTE HAO HOT BEEN ATTEIIPTEO BEFORE ANC THEY RESPONDED THAT THEY itERE HOT CEtiTAIN TURNING To THE ON-GOING EFFORTS BY THE ARGENTINE JUDGE TO PRESENT LETTERS ROGATORY To SEVERAL CHLLEANS» tloST OF THEN APPARENTLY R TIRED NIL ITALLY OFFICERS NHO tIIGtfT HAVE KNoiA EDGE ABOUT THE PtihTS HURDERS» THE ItOHEN STATED THERE APPEARS To BE LITTLE INTEREST OH THE PART OF THESE CHILEAN OFF ICIALS To THEY NOTED THAT COOPERATE IH THIS tlhTTER ONE OFFICIAL» RETIRED GENERAL LUIS RAHIREL PIHEOA iAIO IS PRESENTLY THE RECTOR Of' THE UNIVERSITY OF Lh SERENA ANO WO VAS CHILE'S AT THE TltlE OF LH ARGENTINA HAS RESPOHDED To THE PRATS ASSASSINATION LETTERS ROGATORY FROH THE ARGENTINE COURTS THEY UNDERSTAND THAT IT CONTAIHS No NEii tllL LTARY ATTACHE PNE L F DE WAR PAGE 03 03975 SANTLI 02I»e572 INFORtihT ION THEY DOUBT LF THE OTHER CHILEANS BEING CALLED UPON fo PROVIDE i ITTEH TEST ILIOHY iiILL ACTUALLY COLIPLY 5 COHHENT NE NOULO APPRECIATE KNOIIIHG iiHETHER ToitNLEY HAS ALREADY AHSleERED QUESTIONS FRoti ARGENTINE COURTS IF HOT ltHETHFR 'ARGENTINA HAS THAT OPTION STILL OPEN TO ITi AND ltHAT IS STATUS OF QUERIES To FERNANDE2 ON THE PRATS CASE BARNES CUHFTOBR AL t P Lf