LETTER/MEMO RE GENESIS OF PROJECT
Originator: CIA
From: KNOCHE, E.H., ASST TO DCI
To: BELIN, DAVID W., CIA ACT COMMISSION
Document date: 04/28/1975
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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2023 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

TRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

WAshingtoN, D.C. 20505.

Executive Ragistry

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INSPECTOR GENERAL

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28 April 1975

Mr. David W. Belin

Executive Director

Commission on CIA Activities

Within the United States

Dear Mr. Belin:

In accordance with your request, I am forwarding copies

of sensitive Agency documents concerning Chile. One is a copy

of Director Helms' notes of a September 15, 1970 meeting with

the President.

The other is a memorandum for the record pre-

pared by William Bróe, then Chief of the CIA Western Hemisphere

Division. It's the last sentence of paragraph 2. of Mr. Bro's

memorandum that reflects apparent Presidential provisos.

Faithfully yours,

Estsnocha

E. 'H. Knoche

Assistant to the Director

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If September 1970

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT: Genesis of Project FUBELT

1.

On this date the Director called a meeting in connection

with the Chilean situation. Present in addition to the Director were

General Cushman, DDCI;.Col. White, ExDir-Compt; Thomas

Karamessines, DDP; Cord Meyer, ADDP; William V. Broe, Chief

WH Division; James Flannery, Deputy Chief, WH Division, Thomas

Polgar, Chief of Station, Buenos Aires, Kenneth Millian, Chief,

Covert Action, WH Division; and Raymond Warren, Chief, WH/4.

The Director told the group that President Nixon had

decided that an Allende regime in Chile was not acceptable to the

United States.. The President asked the Agency to prevent Allende

from coming to power or to unseat him. The President authorized

ten million dollars for this purpose, if needed. Further, The Agency

is to carry out this mission without coordination with the Departments

of State or Defense.*

3. During the meeting it was decided that Mr. Thomas

Karamessines, DDP, would have overall responsibility for this

project.

He would be assisted by a special task force set up for

this purpose in the Western Hemisphere Division. The Chief of

the task force would be Mr. David Phillips, Chief of Station Rio

de Janeiro, and Deputy Chief of the task force would be Mr. Dino

J. Pionzio, Chief of Station, Bogota.

4. Col. White was asked by the Director to make all

necessary support arrangements in connection with the project.

5. The Director said he had been asked by Dr. Henry

Kissinger, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs,

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to meet with him on Friday, 18 September to give him the Agency's

views on how this mission could be accomplished.

William V. Broe

Chief

Western Hemisphere Division

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On 9 October 1909 Mr. Willian Rhodinda, Secret

Service Agent, said that the Secret service preferred to

walt until the complete debileiing report had been reccaved

before sabnitting Digboro to a polyeron examinetion.

20 October Mr. Rhodunds said that it appocrs that his

sezvice mall want a polygraph exaninat on of bighero

concuctod and requenced that, '1i poacabla, this A00nCy

provide the polygrapà operator.

No said that the bocred

Service would provide cover for the operator in Sin

Franciaco.

It is recommended that the Agency provide the

support requested by the Secret Service in order to try

to resolve the natter of the plot againat the life o^

President Nixon as reported by Dighero.

Therefore, approval

1s requestad to honor the Socret Service's exproscod desira

that this Agency make a poljeraph operator and & spaniel

speaking Vl Division oificer avallable for travel to Bab

ITanCiSCO.

WillianT. Boo

Cidel

Vostern Henlophere Division

Offico of Security

The rocontendation contrined in

paragraph 1179

1. Tolas 6, Yermassines

Peputy Diractor for Pious

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