| ID | 132114 |
| Title Proper | What really happened in Chile |
| Other Title Information | the CIA, the coup against Allende, and the rise of Pinochet |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Devine, Jack |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | On September 9, 1973, I was eating lunch at Da Carla, an Italian restaurant in Santiago, Chile, when a colleague joined my table and whispered in my ear: "Call home immediately; it's urgent." At the time, I was serving as a clandestine CIA officer. Chile was my first overseas assignment, and for an eager young spymaster, it was a plum job. Rumors of a military coup against the socialist Chilean president, Salvador Allende, had been swirling for months. There had already been one attempt. Allende's opponents were taking to the streets. Labor strikes and economic disarray made basic necessities difficult to find. Occasionally, bombs rocked the capital. The whole country seemed exhausted and tense. In other words, it was exactly the kind of place that every newly minted CIA operative wants to be. |
| `In' analytical Note | Foreign Affairs Vol.93, No.4; July-August 2014: p.26-35 |
| Journal Source | Foreign Affairs Vol.93, No.4; July-August 2014: p.26-35 |
| Key Words | Chile ; CIA ; Overseas Assignment ; Pinochet Regime ; Military Coup ; Military Observation ; Simulate Economy ; Land Reforms ; Economic Policies ; Economic Disarray ; Tank Putsch ; Chilean Troops ; Allende Regime |