424-10291-1004 AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY: — FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10291-10041 RECORD SERIES: HO AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 109-12-207-3357 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR: CIA FROM: CIA TO: TITLE: DATE: 11/11/1976 PAGES: 5 SUBJECT: OBA, ASSOC, POLIT, VENEZUELA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT ORIGINAL Secret NEW CLASSIFICATION: CLASSIFICATION: REVIEW DATE: — 07/07/ 1998 UPDATE DATE: STATUS _ Redact , RESTRICTIONS: JFK Act 6 (1)\(B) COMMENTS: INC ADMIN PAGE HY 50953 DBoctd: 32306901 Page i
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a 3 413. Use Frevious 7 SECRET (When Filled In) Editions ‘ WARNING NOTICE SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED IND 93225 TOFIRDB - 315/11301- 76° _ PAGE 2 OF4 PAGES _ FURTHER DISSEMINATION AND USE OF THIS INFORMATION SUBJECT « SECRET To CONTROLS STATED AT BEGINNING AND END OF REPORT - 7 Seth a JUNTA. THE FOLLOWING DAY, RIVAS MET LEIGH AND TOLD HIM THAT HE HAD BEEN. SENT BY. PRESIDENT PEREZ TO EXPLAIN THE LATTER'S “INTENTIONS IN PERSONALLY ATTENDING THE FUNERAL OF ORLANDO LETELIER, FORMER CHTLEAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES WHO WAS ASSASSINATED IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ON 21 SEPTEMBER 1976 | AND: RURIED IN CARACAS. Y 2. RIVAS TOLD LEIGH THAT PRESIDENT PEREZ DID NOT MEAN TO ABFRONT THE CHILEAN GOVERNMENT BY HIS ACTION, BUT RATHER THAT. HE. - adrenpen. THE FUNERAL TO SHOW HIS RESPECT FOR VENEZUELA ' S DEMOCRATIC TRADITIONS. RIVAS SAID THAT PRESIDENT PEREZ HOPED HIS ACTION HAD NOT BEEN MISINTERPRETED BY THE CHILEAN GOVERNMENT AND. THAT THERE WOULD BE NO HARD FEELINGS BETWEEN THE TWO “GOVERNMENTS OVER THE: “MATTER .. a GENERAL LEIGH SAID THAT PRESIDENT PEREZ" ACTION HAD BEEN, BADLY RECEIVED IN CHILE AND THAT HE PERSONALLY FOUND IT’ DIFICULT. TO ‘UNDERSTAND THE PRESIDENT'S MOTIVES. LEIGH SAID THAT HE UNDERSTOOD PEREZ! RESPECT FOR DEMOCRACY, BUT HE FELT THAT IN | _ LETELIER' 8 CASE,. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENT TO SEND A emo me - -+ SECRET” ae a / q - a rifieation) . _(dissem_controts) — — , ——— - a - ene wae -. Hbe- eee ee HY 50953 DBoctd: 32306901 Page 3 . 241-100 Y fo
Noa WARNING NOTICE } - 3 41 3 a SECRET (Wi.en Filled In) ) ; 4 SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED * IN 093225 TOFIRDB- 315/11301-76 PAGE 3 OF 4 PAGES ; | _ FURTHER DISSEMINATON AND USE OF THIS INFORMATION SUBJECT _e SECRET To CONTROLS STATED AT BEGINNING AND END OF REPORT REPRESENTATIVE OF. THE PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE . THE DECISION TO - _ PERSONALLY ATTEND THE FUNERAL HAS BEEN USED BY .CHILE' S ENEMIES TO EMBARRASS THE CHILBAN GOVERNMENT. . - 4, WHEN QUERIED ABOUT THE VENEZUELAN INVESTIGATION INTO oy “THE LETELIER ASSASSINATION, RIVAS SAID THAT VENEZUELAN AUTHORITIES | ! HAD’ GONE ABOUT AS FAR AS THEY WANTED TO GO IN QUESTIONING ORLANDO ; . x BOSCH, CUBAN EXILE. ‘LEADER, REGARDING HIS POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT. j ‘RINAS POINTED OUT THAT BOSCH HAD POWERFUL FRIENDS CLOSE TO THE. - ‘VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT AND. THAT PRESSURE WAS BEING: APPLIED ON | -BOSCH'S BEHALF. HE EXPRESSED DOUBT THAT ANY MORE INFORMATION WOULD BE. REVEALED BECAUSE OF THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT'S RELUCTANCE TO PRESS THE MATTER TOO FAR. | 5. (SOURCE COMMENT: THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF RIVAS' TRIP WAS TO EXPLORE THE CHI LEAN ATTITUDE TOWARD A PROPOSAL BY PRESIDENT a PEREZ TO HOLD A MEETING OF PRESIDENTS OF THE ANDEAN PACT COUNTRIES: “TO TRY TO RESOLVE: THE. IMPASSE BETWEEN CHILE AND THE OTHER PACT | MEMBERS. OVER IMPORT. DUTIES AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT, VENEZUELA DID Not B PLAN TO APPROACH ANY OTHER COUNTRIES UNTIL THE CHILEANS AGREED TO. ‘THE IDEA; 5 HOWEVER, “THIS MATTER WAS OVERTAKEN BY EVENTS WITH. SSECRET ES wid classification) vmmemmn{issem controls) HY 50953 DBoctd: 32306901 Page 4
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