</s>104-10228-10030 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 SECURITY INFORMATIO 7 January 1953 MEMONANIN FOR: DEPUTY DIRECTOR (PLANS) SUBJECT: REF In Turkey ACTION VESSARY: Will you please decide or cause or cause to be decided the following question: Should the National Committee for a Free Europ in its approach to turkish authorities exploring the possibility of the creating a RFP station in Turkey contact Turkish authorities as a creating the RFP Station in Turkey Contact CIA-infanced institution? Background 1. The State Department has asked not RFP not to approve Turkish authorities until until all attempt to set up Turkey given an accepted or refused by the Turks. The Department has now given the Voice of or refused the Turkey's Department has no evidence of the Vice of government. These negotiations appear to be leading; nowhere and on, government. Those negotiations appear as to lead; november and on. ment has authorized REF to negotiate to Turkey. The Depart- 2. Bob Lang, Bill Burke and Wadsworth, Former Asherizer to Turkey, as well as the Division have been all over all on discussions to Turkey. He was as a member of the Department. He has been on discussions that all cards he had on the table, he has been receiving an that all ged on his table, and he has never had his RFP is likely to be further concerned that he can't afford it anymore. If he is other hand hopes that the approach can be that of a private committee and that he has not yet been able to do so. of the building of a turkish station or that of operations from Turkey. By PR: decision at the last hearing on the right question not constitute approval of the following a turkish station or operations from turkey. In PR: administration brought back here for approval of the attitude of the Turkey is favorable. Thomas W. SRAIN Chief International Organizations Division SECUTT SECURITIY INFORMATION

Summary  
The documents detail U.S. government activities related to Chilean political developments during the late 1960s and early 1970s, focusing on intelligence assessments of leftist movements, military coups, and international diplomatic efforts. Key discussions involve U.S. officials evaluating Chilean President Salvador Allende’s administration, potential threats from socialist policies, and the role of foreign entities like the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) in supporting leftist groups. Intelligence reports reference alleged repression by the Chilean military, economic instability, and covert operations to counter anti-Chilean propaganda. Administrative records include classified communications about document handling, message routing, and operational directives. The texts also mention refugee communities in the Netherlands, ideological conflicts within Chilean politics, and U.S. diplomatic engagements with Turkish authorities regarding media initiatives like Radio Free Poland. No content directly pertains to John F. Kennedy, the assassination, or related investigations.  

Key People  
- Salvador Allende (Chilean president)  
- Augusto Pinochet (Chilean military leader)  
- Emilio Galetzki (U.S. embassy official in Tokyo)  
- Milton A. Tolgigen (U.S. intelligence officer)  
- Arthur Canning (American citizen in Hartford, Connecticut)  
- François Mitterrand (French socialist presidential candidate)  
- Juan Cahipos Campos (Chilean delegate to WFTU)  
- William Kent (U.S. official involved in Chilean affairs)  
- U.S. diplomatic and intelligence personnel (not named explicitly)  

Key Locations  
- Chile (political and military activities)  
- Turkey (RFP station discussions)  
- Netherlands (refugee communities and asylum seekers)  
- Germany (media outlets like *DER STERN*)  
- Sweden (planned media feature on Chile)  
- Lima, Peru (international meeting location)  
- Tokyo, Hartford, Connecticut, Paris, London, Bonn (administrative and intelligence hubs)  

Key Events  
- U.S. intelligence assessments of Chilean political dynamics under Allende and the military junta  
- Discussions on potential support for leftist candidates like Mitterrand  
- Military coup in Chile (September 1973) and subsequent political instability  
- Scheduled meeting in Lima, Peru, to coordinate organizing efforts in Chile  
- U.S. monitoring of Chilean military actions and economic policies  
- Expulsion of Cuban extremists from Santiago, Cuba, and raids on institutions linked to leftist activities  
- Administrative handling of classified documents, declassification protocols, and message routing  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- U.S. Department of State (intelligence operations)  
- Chilean military junta  
- World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)  
- German media outlets (*DER STERN*)  
- Dutch press/media outlets (e.g., *Reformatorisch Dagblad*)  
- Industrial Development Society SOFOSA (Chilean economic entity)

JFK Declassified Files

104-10225-10030.pdf

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