With marching orders from the White House, the '''CIA sent four false-flag officers to Chile,
starting on 27 September'''.
They were to get in touch with Chilean military personnel, a task considered too hot for locally
based CIA personnel.12 With the assistance of these false-flag officers, the CIA made 21 contacts with officers in both the military and the Carabineros (the Chilean national police) from 5 to 20 October 1970. When contacted, Those Chileans who were inclined to stage a coup were given assurances of strong support at the highest levels of the US government.
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