"Santiago, Chile, 29th June 1973." "When not able to constitutionally dismiss President Allende," "The strategy of the North American government and the Chilean opposition became the strategy of the coup d'etat" "After its failure in the parliamentary elections of March 1973, the opposition applies a Plan of insurrection." "29th June at 9 in the morning" "A single regiment attacks the Palace of Government with six tanks." "A little later an Argentine correspondent films his own death." "Also registering, two months before the final blow," "The true face of a sector of the Chilean army." "For one hour the tanks interchange fire with the police who are in the interior del Palace of the Currency." "In these first moments 22 people die." "Parliament, the Judiciary and the opposition parties" "Keep silence." "Nevertheless, the troops participating in the coup do not receive the support of the rest of the Armed Forces." "Perhaps considering that there are still no conditions for the success of the uprising." "the rest of the officiality do not join this action." "Meanwhile, the loyal troops initiate the counterattack to break through the encirclement." "At 10:30 more loyal troops are mobilized in the direction of downtown." "By the North Pan-American highway towards the capital, ten vehicles of troop transports of the Infantry regiment of the city of San Felipe." "The civilian population must keep calm." "After a brief confrontation the tanks initiate retirement." "The army Commander-in-Chief, general Carlos Prats, personally directs the operations." "11 in the morning, as fighting continues," "President of the Republic enters the Palace of Government." "at the same time, more loyal soldiers arrive." "headed by the Minister of Defense, Jose Tohá." "Young communists of Chile" "Viva the President of the workers!" "Fight, Create, Popular power!" "Although the situation improves," "There are still are some forces of coup participants who have not surrendered." "In their retreat, the tanks continue firing." "Jose Tohá, Minister of Defense, tries to instill calm before the danger of a new confrontation." "This action is given to General Pickering." "Minister, If we can't control these people There will be a massacre." "Help me." "Let us go away!" "Leave, please!" "because if not we risk having deaths." "Generals Pickering, Sepúlveda and Prats head the group of officials who choke the military revolt." "However, other High Commands are limited to remain expectant." "Which is the case of Augusto Pinochet, later head of the military government, who at this time is with the loyal forces." "At 11:30 general Carlos Prats assures the Defense Minister" "The surrender of the insurrection and indicates the location of his own troops." "South of the Currency building are the Non-commissioned officer school," "North are the Buin Regiment." "But General Prats is going to consider indispensable" "The implementation of the state of siege to control the situation." "We must implement a state of siege," "If not it will be impossible to control the situation" "Allende, Allende, the people will defend you!" "12 o clock, when the defeat of the rise is already confirmed," "The Christian Democratic Party shows its support to the constitutional regime." "The other sector of the opposition, the National Party, refuses to make declarations." "Whereas the director of the fascist group Mother country and Freedom, takes refuge in the embassy of Ecuador, confessing along with the authors of the military revolt." "We need an iron hand" "At 6 in the afternoon the presidential flag is taken down by the guard." "that defended the palace." "For two hours this Company under the control of Lieutenant Perez had defended the seat of government." "Along with General Prats, they are the heroes of the day." "The facility with which the squashed coup had arisen raised many questions." "The revolt indicates that part of the officiality was with it, and that only the fear of facing other soldiers impeded escalation of the rebellion." "Therefore, Allende leans on the constitutional officials and discards actions that can debilitate the legality of the government." "We will carry out revolutionary changes in pluralism, democracy and freedom." "but that does not mean tolerance of the anti-democrats, nor tolerance with the rebels and never tolerance with the fascists, comrades." "Close the National Congress!" "But you must understand that this is the real position of the government." "I do not intend, because it is absurd to close the Congress." "I am not going to do it." "I have said, I respect... but if it's necessary..." "If it's necessary, I will propose a law to call an election so that the people slice it..." "Bourgeois shit, the street belongs to the left!" "The next day Allende asks Congress to apply the state of siege." "From the morning of 29th June, workers of left assume the control of factories, mines and agricultural centers throughout all Chile." "Create popular power!" "Companions, the conclusions of the 500 workers of the packing factory are the following:" "Fortify industrial Cordons, to fortify the Communal Councils, to fortify the Meetings of Neighbors to fortify the JAP, to fortify all the living organisms of the community, companions," "Companions, we think that it is necessary to take advantage of this conjuncture to take the offensive in terms of gaining new sectors, in terms of nationalizing new industries." "We, the workers have a new position to fight." "which is our freedom to work, constructing the elements necessary to defend them until the last man against any attack from fascists or any other attempt from other sectors of the armed forces that tried to overthrow the government." "We must protect our fighting position primarily in the industries." "At the same time, all the means of popular power are fortified, especially Industrial Cordons." "Each Cordon is a grouping of factories and companies that coordinates the tasks of the workers in the same zone." "In the main cities of the country 31 Industrial Cordons have been constituted, of which 8 belong to Santiago." "Companion, who do you represent?" "." "Macul Cordon. companion." "Macul Cordon." " and you, companion?" " Cerrillos-Maipú Cordon." " and you, companion?" "Cerrillos Cordon." "Vicuña Mackenna Cordon" "Vicuña Mackenna Cordon" "O'Higgins Cordon" "The Christian Left" "The Radical Party" "THIS BUSINESS IS RUN FOR THE WORKERS" "With the support of Cordons the government puts under the permanent control of the state some factories of strategic nature, using legal mechanisms." "Companions, as we all know fascist groups tried to demolish the government and apparently ramifications of it still exist." "Therefore there remains a latent danger against a process put in place and controlled by the working class." "Therefore it has been decided that:" "considering that the Alusa packaging and aluminum foil has suspended the delivery of its products, that this is an obstruction of distribution, conforming to the supreme decree nº 338 and law nº 16464, it has been decided:" "Firstly to requisition it and use the industrial establishment , machines and other elements necessary for the production and distribution of the Alusa factory." "On 2nd of July the law on the state of siege, proposal by Allende, is presented in the Parliament." "This law consists of granting to the Chief of State extraordinary powers to name, to transfer and to dismiss the military leaders whom they think it's advisable." "Any questions?" "The debate is closed." "During the three previous governments implementation of the state of siege has been authorized twice." "the delegated gentlemen who reject the proposal raise their hands." "state of siege, the main instrument to confront an emergency situation," "Is not authorized." "Result of the voting:" "For the affirmative 52 votes." "Against 81." "The proposal formulated by the Executive is rejected." "The initiative of the Executive is not able to convince the Parliament." "The opposition parties consider it unjustified to grant to special powers to Allende." "On 2nd July, the same day in which the Congress rejects the state of siege" "The Navy carries out a bombardment in Valparaiso." "A year before, the Parliament had passed a law of control of arms that authorizes the military to carry out registries in search of armaments without judicial order nor authorization of the government." "In spite of the increasing terrorist action of the groups of extreme right this law, until now, had never had been put in practice by the military." "Each leveling includes the walls of the business temporarily halting workers and the later investigation inside." "Thus, without acting illegally, some officers begin to act against the employees and workers of the factories." "In this first leveling there are no arms." "Chile is under the aggression of North American imperialism and sector of the oligarchy," "that in October 1970 united with the ITT and the CIA to bring down the government." "Their intention is to repeat an initiative of the same kind." "Thus the fight takes place at this moment of a patriotic and national character." "Chile has the right to govern itself conforming to the votes of the people." "At the same time, in place is a process, to open the way of revolutionary social transformations." "Opposed to the threat of coup d'etat the Communist Party and a sector of the left agree with Salvador Allende, to avoid an armed confrontation in conditions that are considered unfavorable." "To this end, they try to raise in the military commands, a sector that respects the democratic system." "In the political plane, this sector of the left as much as Allende, wish to reach a minimum agreement with the Christian Democracy." "and to create a vast front against civil war." "They have developed a new campaign in these last few days aimed at showing that the popular government" "Is an illegitimate government." "I ask Mr. Víctor García Garzena" "What does the National Party think about the facts of 29th June, when the armored regiment provoked the death of 20 innocents." "I would like to know your opinion, because the quote in "La Tribuna paper, the following day explained this as a "show";" "because the Agricultural Radio at the moments at which the fiasco attempt developed broadcast slogans such as: "Finally the day has arrived that so many Chileans hoped for"" ""Finally the Armed Forces have decided to face this government..." "Marxist totallitary" and other quotes made by your party." "This is a political crime, an attack against the people." "The most serious attack against democracy and the constitutional regime, which he pretends to defend." "This man Don Víctor García Garzena has already been jailed on one occasion by the government of the Christian Democracy, in 1967, for seditious acts in the name of the National Party." "Good evening dear viewers." "As you can see and have heard, the young student" "introduces me as being seditious." "But look at him, and look at me!" "Compare his life and mine!" "I do not know how the cameras have not fallen in shame!" "This is the pure truth." "For he has never done anything other than revolution in front of a man who during 35 years, exerted his profession, who was 25 years a professor of a university, who has won his life by his work;" "And this young student presents me as "seditious"." "As he is ridiculous , I am going to talk of other things." "The regime cannot function without republican virtues." "That's my point of view." "Everybody knows it and I have practiced it." "I do not condemn the desperate ones." "Today for example the trampled truck driver who throws a stone." "I do not condemn either the people who protest and who uprise." "I am not in favor - nor have I ever been of not revolting." "I am not in favor of the Coups nor of the adventures, but today I understand that an entire country does not cross its arms when its most vital needs, like the ones said by housewives cannot be satisfied." "He depicts himself perfectly ." "He Showed the seditious face, the coup participant of the National Party who with, senior Ansieta, are the principal threat against the constitutional regime." "and the democracy you pretend to defend." "Mr. Víctor García Garzena" " You just heard him finish saying, viewers that it does not condemn the rise of the 29 of June materialized by a treasonous unit, without a doubt, to the clean tradition of our Armed Forces." "He does not condemn the murder of more than 22 people." "He does not condemn it, the other way round," "Even if he did not have sufficient frankness to say here that he applauds it like he applauded it on his Radio The National society of Agriculture." "Like he applauded it ,in his quote in the newspaper La Tribuna which said the day after the attempted coup," "It was a show put on by the government of the Unidad Popular." "Repeat it here senior Víctor García." "I have not said that I have supported the rise!" "Don't attribute it to me, because that I do not admit it." "Then be clear." " I will express myself clearly" "I want to explain to your dear viewers," "That our system is not a system, of hate or fighting of the classes," "It is national integration." "That is what we seek." "We want everyone to feel they are part of the same country ." " Like in Uruguay?" " Like true brothers." " Like in Bolivia?" " ... why cite these other countries -nothing to do with it." " Are you thinking of Bolivia?" " Don't descend to hysteria Víctor García." "Please let me continue." "The problems are the following:" "Where did the attacks against democracy and freedom come from?" "that block and prevent dialogue and carry us towards civil war?" "This is the way sought by Víctor García Garzena, this dove of peace we have seen in front of the cameras, and who wants to found in Chile a fascist dictatorship." "like José María Bordaberry in Uruguay and like Brazil, and Bolivia, the same ,he does not say." "5th July Salvador Allende forms a new cabinet to surpass the crisis and create conditions for a dialogue with the Christian Democrats." "With the goal, of trying to integrate a personality of this party." "I know very well that revolutionary processes shake the people." "But I know also that we have wanted here, and we tried, to do something that others have not succeeded with:" "A revolution by a new way to our country's History, new traditions, a new reality." "I hope we are able to write a new page to indicate that Chile has its own creative will and its noble decision to make the mother country more and more great." "Now, we are going to take oath." "Finally I want to clarify that I called the Director of the Catholic University, Fernando Castle," "To ask him to take part in the cabinet" "Lamentably, he had other commitments which I respect." "I respect his reasons and in spite of his good disposition" "I have not obtained his collaboration." "I know that the country will be able to count on his collaboration at any moment ." "I wanted to explain this to you and repeat that I am certain that we will surmount these difficult moments with the effort of everybody." "Thank you." "What produced this rupture that in truth nobody wishes?" " not even sectors of the Christian Democracy?" " because when the UP engage these programmers, the projects for Chile, that could have really allowed the interests of everybody" "It starts to ask "Who is going to be against?"" "It seeks to locate potential enemies and present them like a minority." "Personally, I think that for these grand projects of the transformation of our society, the message must be explained well, and they must look for all those that can come together like a force who really tend to the objectives of Chile," "I believe that it is the most fundamental obligation of a government." "But under the influence of its more traditional wing," "Christian Democratic Party at the moment does not wish to engage in a dialogue with the government." "Even so, as much Allende and a sector of the left and one of the Christian Democracy will continue the efforts to initiate a dialogue that modifies the correlation of forces before a possible coup d'etat." "Companions, we must call on your good sense and patriotism of all sectors of the Christian Democrats who think for themselves and do not follow the dictates of the Pentagon," "The CIA, of Chilean capitalists" "To manifest their opposition , to side with the people, the unions, and everybody against the, fascist and reactionary offensive." "because if the fascists win, companions, they will not ask the copper miner, if he is communist, of MAPU if he is socialist or if he is Christian Democrat in order to repress him." "8th July the Marines carry out a leveling in Valparaiso ." "That same day the Air Force occupies a cemetery of Santiago with three helicopters." "200 soldiers inspect the tombs in search of armaments." "In both cases there are not arms." "This is a spectacle of another world." "The Bourgeoisie who every day." "come to remove the dead !" "What do they want?" "The dead have no bullets, nothing" "How are they going to kill them?" "They leave their tombs?" "." "All they can do is to throw their bones." "So now they are going to use airplanes:" "and see that one is without defense, they will kill us all!" " Should we arm the people?" " Of course, clearly." "It must be done by the government, and quickly." "If we don't do anything for ourselves it's impossible ..." "We are the force of the government." "Allende is president because we elected him." "Because the rich do nothing for us." "and everything that we now have we have it by this government ." "Because we never had had anything." "How can we not recognize this government." "There are some who don't always understand this." "These bourgeois are lost... by the changes we have made" "One sees in the street support for the government, the efforts they have made for the needy." "what is to be done to defend this government?" "First we must unite" " And if they come with arms?" "It would be necessary to do whatever possible to defend us." "That is the opinion of everyone here." "No one has arms in our quarter." "and blows with fists and sticks can do nothing." "If they come with arms, nothing can be done." "Organizations for the defense of the workers exist." "There are brigades which at any moment could mobilize." "but there are no arms to defend the industries, nor any popular organizations to mobilize the workers." "so that they are ready to fight in the street against certain military sectors or certain armed fascist sectors." "Create a popular army!" "12th of July the Socialist Party makes its position opposed to the coup threat public." "the soldiers, sailors, aviators and police cannot participate at any moment in any circumstances in the assassination of workers." "and if certain officers should rise, the officials, sergeant majors, rank and file do not have the obligation to lend obedience to them" "To be more clear:" "Not only must they refuse to accept orders that means shooting against the people or participate in maneuvers or coups against the government of the workers, but they must do everything they can to oppose them." "The bourgeoisie must be clear that it cannot act with impunity." "in any subversive action, in any attack against Chile and her government, the workers will respond invariably using all the methods and with all the resources that are necessary." "Our party thinks that the taking of companies, factories, farms, is a legitimate response of the working class and the workers to the seditious attitude and coup participant of the right." "We have said that the reaction must think through each one of its steps." "On the position of the party as opposed to these levelings that the military do within our industries in search of arms," "I consider that this attitude is an offense against the workers." "Because the workers would not be armed," "Other than to defend their government." "Then, you like lawyer and jurist could explain to us when he is legal and when he is illegal." "Because here is the problem:" "we fall into illegality in trying to defend the government of the workers." "if we took the precaution to acquire some armaments." "I believe that the people, to defend its government, must resort to all means which he has." "The problem of the arms is related to the problem of the occupation of companies." "For a sector of the Popular Unit, headed by the Communists," "The arbitrary expropriation of factories constitutes an error because it debilitates the legal image of the government." "However, for the other sector, led by the Socialists" "The occupation of industries represents a useful form of mobilization that helps to prepare the fight that is approaching." "East sector of the Popular Unit affirms that the threat of the armed right is completely inevitable and that the only way to face a coup is with the organization of the masses and the popular power." "Especially industrial cordons." "We must block the reactionaries and move towards formation of Industrial Cordons throughout the country" "We must, companions, be with our union leaders in taking that task like a high-priority task." "To connect companions of unions to other businesses, demanding that their union leaders and the other leaders are united with companions of other factories, and sectors." "This is also how we construct little by little this popular force necessary to advance, to destroy the intentions of the reaction." "19th July, In the City of Osorno," "Regiment Araucan occupies the Power station of Workers." "On the following day, personnel of Navy make another leveling in Conception" "In both cases there are not arms." "12th of July the Movement of Revolutionary Left, MIR from outside the Popular Unit, demonstrates its position." "All over the country" "A single cry resonates, in the factories, farms , suburbs and schools and in popular quarters." "The call is to create, to fortify and to multiply the popular power." "The power of the Communal Commandos, the power of the workers and the farmers.." "the revolutionaries and the workers must immediately extend the takings of factories and farms, multiply the defense tasks, to impel the popular power create a local popular government autonomous of the state." "the sergeant majors and police officers will have to disobey the orders of officers that are coup participants." "In this case all forms of fighting will become legitimate." "Then, there can be no doubt that workers, soldiers the sailors, the police officers, the sergeant majors and the official anticoup participants will have the right to construct their own army, the army of the people." "19th of July workers of the Industrial Cordon Vicuña Mackenna occupy the main highway of their area" "Why have you taken the highway?" "It is to support comrades evacuated from the "Icmetal" factory.." "Does this have the authority of the government , here?" "That is what we are hoping, companion, that an authority comes and solves the problem of these companions." "The day before the workers of the Cordon Hillocks have conducted a similar battle.." "The protest is against the attempts of the government to give back some industries to facilitate thereby a possible agreement with the Christian Democrats." "the contradictions of the left on the strategy to follow to stop a coup explode publicly." "At 11:30 hrs. the Prefect of the police orders to clear the way." "The police can only advance to the first barricade." "Further on are 4 thousand workers over 7 km." "At 11:45 the intendant from Santiago arrives, Julio Estuardo, civil employee of the Unit Popular and Maxima authority of the province." "Wait here" "His mission consists of dissolving the confrontation." "These are my instructions, to take to the Prefect" "Nothing can be done here, retreat two blocks further on." "retreat the police forces to hopefully beyond Av." "Matta" "Communicate to the Prefect that these are my orders." "police must retire, but the problem of the occupied factories is continues to be discussed by the central union of Workers." "The CUT created a commission that is going to study the cases of the factories that are today in the hands of the workers." "and that commission is now studying those problems with the corresponding organizations:" "CORFO and Ministry of Economy." "It is necessary to understand clearly, companions, what has happened to the factories that have been occupied," "The numbers of occupied factories in Santiago," "And all those that cannot be nationalized" "For different reasons." "when the CUT sent the call to take the industries in case of an attempted coup, was for critical times to stop the action of Fascism." "But that does not mean that indiscriminately all types of industry without discrimination are going to be nationalized." "Because that way there are some problems with industries that are left short of money, totally, and that the state, when becoming in possession of them, has practical problems." "and this cant be accepted." "Consequently we have been discussing this with the companions, affected workers of the respective industries." "what one wants, is a rapid decision from the CUT, good or bad, there must be a decision." "The CUT cannot be an anticorps against the workers, companion." "Unfortunately, there are other basic questions." "Those companies, for example Swiss capitals, what happens?" "There is a problem of international relations there.." "What has international relations to do with the problems of the workers?" "It is very basic." "Because the Swiss government is one of the main partners of the Club of Paris, where the external debt of Chile is discussed and renegotiated." "You know that after the government's decision to nationalize copper, for example," "The Americans imposed a boycott and our country had no currency, no credit which they had before" "So this is renegotiated in the Club of Paris where Chile must handle itself with much caution." "Here, it is not a question of world relations." "It's a question of nationalizing the businesses that we want." "Without compromising with anybody, companion." "That is the point." "Because these things, companion, of which you are explaining in international contexts the workers in general will not understand." "If you do not give more reasons concerning them and with words that all we understand" "The companions, in this case, risk not following the leaders CUT." "I can respond that there are other explanations that are more immediate to you, more Chilean," "You know very well, comrades, that today, we, the working class, through this government have gained a part of the power, but we have not gained all the power." "The reaction wants the forces of order, the police, the military, to confront the workers." "Through that fight that the companion raises in cases disobedient to the leaders, and decide their own justice and confront the police, or the military it follows that the right can accuse the government of lack of discipline and authority," "resulting in constitutional accusations against the President of the Republic." "It is what they want." "We, companion, are very clear on the situation." "We the workers, were asked to structure ourselves, to form Cordons and organize everything." "we have organized ourselves, companion, in the population fronts;" "we have organized ourselves in the working fronts, in the unions;" "we have organized ourselves, also, in Cordons;" "and we hear the same refrain, companion, That this is not the moment because there is a Legislative Power and a Judicial Power." "we must organize ourselves to a new beginning of society." "Until now we have succeeded in doing it, but in this case, the president asks us to keep our calm, to continue acting to organize ourselves." "but why does one fear us, the workers" "One launches a general strike, with the most needy, to ask the president, thus executive power, that we say once and for all, companion, what is the plan for this battle?" "and if it becomes necessary, if one comes from there to an election as the right requests we will begin again from the suburbs to the high levels." "and we will win here like at Rancagua and by far!" "Because we are organized in the workers quarters, and the Industrial Cordons , and the unions." "and the CUT, companion, continues to ask us:" "to stay calm because this belongs to Queen Elizabeth or the Swiss" "They continue to invent reasons." "The truth is that the people, the workers have had enough," "We fight against delays, against the bureaucracy against our own organizations, our own unions, against our own power the CUT," "It is a bureaucracy companion." "Until when?" "." "I want to ask you companion, do you not have confidence in popular power?" "The CUT does not have confidence in the workers who went crying and shouting for companion Allende Friday ?" "The president has no confidence in our organizations?" "has he no confidence in the deputies, for whom he does nothing?" "and the Senators no more?" "instead of defending our cause for which he was elected, those of the right appear and rise and go away!" "." "Its enough. we have organized ourselves," "And that is why we are meeting here, companion." "to request that if the things are not nationalized, we try to do so." "Those that do not serve anything, leave them to the Bourgeoisie." "If the government cannot be made to possess those hindrances, leave them" "We will continue the fight." "One knows well that everything is sold on the black market." "and our companions continue to request that we keep calm, but until when?" "we continue to have dissatisfaction." "You must ignore the class structure at the centre of the armed forces?" "Ignore that the majority of officers are in favor of a coup?" "Because here, companions, the power is not obtained only with good organization" "You have already good organization, but we must also have some weight to neutralize the true power that is in the hands of the reaction." "That is why in the CUT we are speaking of protection committees." "and what are the protection committees?" "Committees of protection of the industries, of production and also committees of protection for the war, companions." "One cannot approach these questions nor enter into the details because this would be an error." "But we must prepare ourselves for combat on all fronts, and the CUT is always in that fight." "It is not always perfect..." "I accept that companions." "The problem exists when certain organizations want to exist parallel to the organization of the workers." "This is the problem that has arisen." "I recognize that here, there are many companions who they raise questions without bad intentions, but the problems merit a more profound reflection." "One can not gratuitously accuse this or that organization, or such-and-such leader of such-and-such defect" "Because it is us who comprise these organizations." "And we all have a degree of responsibility." "And it is in your proper organizations, companions, for you to raise these subjects." "and we agree it is necessary here to look for the suitable solutions to the problems that were posed today." "but do not forget that there is a government presided over by the companion Allende and that we must follow his direction, that is a government of the workers." "and of organizations which defend our interests, which also form the orientation, companions." "19th of July the School of Infantry level a factory in San Bernardo." "Without exception, all the sectors of the left recognize the necessity to prepare the armed defense of the government." "But lack of singular direction prevents the formulation of a joint plan.." "20th of July, in view of the violent climate," "Catholic Church publicly sends a call in favor of the Peaceful understanding." "This campaign, headed by the Cardinal Raul Silva Henríquez, culminates with the celebration in all the country of masses in La Paz." "For the representatives of the people that exerts the public powers of the state" "for their competence, accentuated by the wisdom and the prudence that comes from God, make them be always in the service of the mother country for the authentic good of the communities." "Let us request." "we request to you." "For the citizens of our mother country so that in the diversity of opinions and preferences," "God illuminates our consciences, calms the passions, calm partisan quarrels for the good of public Chileans." "Roguemos al Senior." "Let us request." "The call to pacification that the Church makes places some heads of the Christian Democracy in a difficult position." "For twenty days, they have refused to accept a dialogue with Allende." "If now they do not change their attitude, they will be in conflict with the public position of the Church." "Days later, Patricio Aylwin and Osvaldo Olguín, supreme heads of the Christian Democracy arrive at the Palace of Government to meet with the Head of State." "Conscious of their differences, but convinced of his plan," "Allende tries to obtain a minimum understanding that avoids the constitutional rupture." "The possibility of a certain agreement between Allende and the Christian Democrats causes a deep restlessness in the extreme right." "27th July, 1:30 in the morning," "Commander Arturo Araya Peters, naval aide-de-camp of President Allende, is assassinated by a commando." "violence has reached to an official directly tied to the President of the Republic." "...Just at the moment at which the Christian Democracy accepts to engage in a dialog with Allende." "In the confidence of the President" "Commander Arturo Araya had become the main connection between the government and the constitutionalist officers of the Navy." "The same day, the rest of the aide-de-camp take to the Palace of the Currency and soon are transfer to Valparaiso for a burial with military honors." "Months later, in his exile in Buenos Aires and before being assassinated," "General Carlos Prats declares that one of the reasons to eliminate Commander Araya, was to prevent that Allende enquired of him" "What was happening in the Army Officer's Clubs of Valparaiso." "where a sector of the officiality begins to plan the coup d'etat with the consultant's office of the North American government." "The mortal remains of Commander Arturo Araya Peters are greeted by the Comandante Head of the National Navy," "Admiral Raúl Montero Cornejo." "also who was his companion in studies," "The Captain of vessel Guillermo Aldoney Hansen." "Here in the cemetery Santo del Cerro Cárcel, honors are rendered to him by the School of Submariners and the band of the School of Armaments." "Brilliant was the career of Captain of the Navy Arturo Araya Peters." "The President Of The Republic, Salvador Allende," "Ministers of State, the chiefs of the armed forces... the levelings in search of arms intensify." "3rd of August the military surround one of the main factories of the Cordon Cerrillos." "These operations allow the officers to reconnoiter the terrain and to study the reaction of the workers." "Also, they are used to train the troops facing the civil populace and watch the behavior of their own soldiers" "Next day, a division of the Army occupy the industrial district of End Sands in Punta Arenas." "To date the military have made 27 levelings in all the country without finding arms." "Tanks are used for the first time in an operation." "During this same week the truck drivers declare a strike for an indefinite time." "With this strike right wishes to precipitate economic chaos and to sabotage the dialogue of the Chief of State with the Christian Democracy." "The transporters concentrate their vehicles in certain strategically important points to give the impression of force and to maintain internal cohesion ." "According to later revelations of the New York Times, the strikers are financed with 5 million dollars that come from the CIA." "Each one of the industrialists receives 4 dollars daily to change on the black market." "Meanwhile in the gardens of the Congress, as happened in the copper strike, the women of the truck drivers collect money and food from the public." "31st July the government order the legal return to work and send tractors to tow the vehicles paralyzing Santiago." "Nevertheless, the industrialists oppose the force and accuse the government of an attempt against private property." "these events are filmed by the Channel 13, who sympathize with the strike." "Tuesday 7th August" "Days later a part of the Parliament opposition transform the incident into a scandal." "Congress requests of Channel 13 that it returns to show its filmed version of the facts like elements of a jury, the parliamentarians." "With the approval of some Senators" "East Channel is able to transmit the images several times to the public, presenting them like an official document ." "This shows the power of the opposition in the average news, as well as freedom of expression that the government tolerates." "The opposition block controls Channel 13 the first channel of Santiago, as well as 75% of the radios and 70% of the written press." "In this case, the seizure of the trucks serves to feed another campaign to discredit the government." "While this happens in the Parliament he contacts between Allende and the Christian Democracy arrive at a deadlock." "The Christian Democrat party proposes three conditions:" "The President must be put under the authority of the Congress and thus to resign the faculties that other Chiefs of State had exerted;" "it must abandon its policy of nationalizations;" "and, finally, must incorporate in key positions of government the military who count on the exclusive confidence of the Christian Democracy." "In answer, Allende is against this capitulation the same day the Christian Democracy suspends the dialogue." "With interruption of the dialogue, almost all opposition is added to escalation against the government." "During July and August the terrorist groups trained by the CIA make 250 attacks with dynamite and incendiary bombs." "In light of the increasing emptiness of authority," "Allende obtains the support of the Commanders-in-Chief and obtains the military's acceptance to share responsibilities, faced with the situation." "A country cannot live if it submits to the menace of the heartless." "Yesterday, the streets of Santiago were strewn with publications like this." "I ask you, who financed this?" "who were the printers?" "who are the companies that took part in this against the national life, the government, the country." ""Eight measures to overthrow the government"" "What impudence on their part." "My cabinet must finish" "with the fascist strike of transportation." "This decision is implacably lawful." "and knowing in addition that it counts on the solidarity of the immense majority of the Chileans who want at all costs to avoid a civil war in our mother country." "9th August the government are left with the Military High Commands built-in." "General Prats, superior director of his own unit of the loyal sector, occupies the Ministry of Defense." "The headquarters of the army falls temporarily to General Pinochet also considered constitutionalist." "This new cabinet is received with discrepancies by most of the politicians." "The right rejects it, the Christian Democracy have divided opinions," "The left are doubtful." "Only two days later the Communist and Socialist parties support the decision of Allende" "I thank you" "The meeting is closed" "11th August the first attempts are made of the new cabinet to confiscate trucks." "Nevertheless, the orders of the High Commands jar with most of the officers who watch with sympathy for the strike." "This puts in evidence that a part of the military apparatus also are implied in the offensive against the government." "According to later revelations of the North American press" "William Colby, ex director of the CIA, being interrogated by the House of Representatives in Washington in October of 1973, never denied the support of his organization in the preparation and economic support of the strike." "12th of August the Christian Democratic Party officially declare its support of the strike." "In the factories the raw materials begin to diminish and in the fields the seeds are scarce." "In these circumstances the civic-military cabinet has failed." "But the popular front's answer to the strike continues." "The government and those in favor mobilize brigades to take products to the distribution centers." "Before the closing of the commerce, a part of the population support the Meetings of Supply and fortify the calls for 'Popular Warehouses'." "Each Popular Warehouse is formed by the neighbors of a sector that directly buys foods from the state and sells it at cost price." "In just a short time half of Santiago benefit from the direct supply." "Power to the workers!" "In some districts the Industrial Cords send groups of workers to watch the distribution and to open the closed commerce." "At this moment for the first time popular power goes ahead of the police to maintain public order and the control of commerce." "Wait here" "Do not take along children!" "This is not a strike of workers, companion, but a strike by the owners of the trucks." "I do not believe that there is a worker there who has a truck that is paralyzed." "Those that are paralyzed are those that have fleets of trucks." "It is they that are maintaining this useless strike." "This strike is completely political." "It's a political strike, which harms the popular quarters." "and we are paying with these long queues here." "If the trucks are put to work it will finish the problem of queues." "We, the workers took to the street to fight, we fulfilled our mission of workers defending our factory and continuing production and took the merchandise by hand so that the population did not need food." "We demonstrated to all the workers to the companion President, to the government authorities" "A sector of the carriers that supports the government organizes convoys to maintain the food distribution between the provinces." "The population also develops a supplying system by denominated family ' Popular' Basket" "Popular Basket we defend incessantly!" "What do you think of the attitude of the government" "The government is obliged to maneuver" "Because if you were government you would have to do the same companion." "Because the government often walks on a tightrope, and I think it's not their fault." "I am socialiste-marxiste since 1932, companion," "I was in the fight in the Socialist Republic with Marmaduque Grove, largely forgotten." "and with others after the Grove companion fell in an error." "When the people requested arms from him, companion, and he did not give in to them." "Clearly there would have been, companion, a uncontrolled slaughter" "It's without doubt, that would have happened." "Today we are not equipped to resist effectively" "It is however necessary the anti fascist organizations the defense committees." "It only lacks coordination provincial and national, companion, to act in a single front." "that is not going to us to happen here - if the confrontation comes, as happened in Spain because of the division of certain parties, companion, the anarco-unionists on the one hand, the Socialists on the other hand," "This was the case how Franco, companion, seized power." "Meanwhile, in Valparaiso, a group of sailors detect the naval conspiracy and denounce these facts to several heads of the left." "This denunciation is discovered by the High Commands and the sailors are jailed and put under torture" "22nd of August, in the House of Representatives, the opposition break with the constitutional regime" "These deputies indicate that the government would be breaking the Constitution and with it give the approval to the armed intervention." "Supported by the simple majority and without legal force, this declaration justifies the rebellion and grants legitimacy to the coup d'etat." "As of that moment events hurry" "A group of women congregates itself in front of the house of the Army Commander-in-Chief," "General Prats, direct superior of his own unit of the officers who respect the democratic system" "The manifestation, in which the spouses of six generals participate, are to indicate to Carlos Prats that he no longer has the support of the military cupola." "The next day, a Meeting of Generals denies its endorsement to him and Carlos Prats resigns." "Dirty fags!" "Generals Pickering and Sepúlveda also resign, the main loyalists." "Augusto Pinochet, who appears like a professional and respectful military man of the Constitution becomes the new Commander-in-Chief." "While the conspiracy advances, the civil opposition initiate the last offensive" "14 of August, in the Catholic University, the women of the movement Feminine power meet to support the transport strike" "It's why this transporters strike after the one last October, will truly be a fight that will be carried out until the end." "We understand well, let us support the transporters" "In their just fight." "The ensemble of corporations requires your resignation" "Some days later the adversaries of the government request the resignation of the Chief of State." "Almost three years economic war, have allowed the White House and the internal opposition, to win over an important sector of the middle class." "It is here where the rebellious officials find the base of social support necessary for the continuation of its plans." "4th of September the third anniversary of the electoral triumph of Salvador Allende is marked" "In spite of the crisis the supporters of the government organize one of the greatest concentrations in the political history of the country" "From the 5 of afternoon, more than 800 thousand people march past the President of the Republic." "Three days later, Salvador Allende informs his collaborators he wishes to call an election to solve by the democratic route the continuity of the government." "The marked date to hold this election is 11th of September." "The bourgeois who speculate we pass the queue to him!" "And if that's not enough queue for balls!" "The workers in action to stop sedition!" "Young communists of Chile!" "Advance President!" "Fight, create popular power" "the factories nationalized never give them back" "enough conciliations the hour is here to fight" "Allende don't fear anything, the people are with you" "faced with these mobilized people but without arms, the opposition and the North American government are going to conduct battle to last resource." "The President of the Republic addresses you, from the Palace of the Currency." "After information that we have confirmed part of the navy has encircled Valpariso" "and the town it is in." "Whatever happens, I am, in the Palace of Government, and I will remain defending here" "the government that I represent by the will of the people." "The morning of 11th of September the Navy triggers the coup d'etat in Valparaiso" "At the same time, four North American destroyers approach the Chilean coasts to take part in the United Operation." "These maintain permanent contact with the coup participants." "7:30 President Allende arrives at the Palace of the Currency to distribute instructions." "the situation is critical." "A joint plan for the armed defense of the government does not exist." "During the dawn most of the loyal officers have been neutralized." "8 in the morning two fighters of the Air Force begin to fly over the capital." "8:20 the heads of the revolt demand the resignation of Allende and offers an airplane to him so that he leaves the country." "9:15 The constitutional President prepares to fight and he speaks again by radio." "The Air Force has bombed the towers of Radio Vestibules and Radio Corporation." "In light of this the only thing to say to the workers:" "I will not resign." "In this situation history has placed me" "I will pay with my life the loyalty towards my people." "History is ours, it is the work of the people." "Viva Chile!" "¡Viva the people!" "Viva the workers!" "After some hours of resistance the military send Salvador Allende an ultimatum" "If he does not surrender, the air force will initiate bombing." "Before these facts the Head of State gives freedom of action to the guard of Palace, who abandon the building." "With President Allende, who rejects the surrender, remain 40 civil combatants ready to face the attack." "in spite of everything, the defenders of the Palace resist three hours, while small battles in several places of Santiago and the provinces take place." "12:15 in the afternoon President Allende dies in the Palace of Currency." "9 at night, the heads of the revolt appear publicly to the country." "The Armed Forces and the forces of Order acted today" "under patriotic inspiration to remove from the country the extreme chaos that was precipitating of the Marxist government of Salvador Allende." "The Junta will maintain judicial power and the consultation of control of public accounts." "Meetings of Chambers will be suspended until the new order." "That is all." "Perhaps you are sad that a democratic tradition has been broken which has existed for a long time on this continent" "But when the state loses its power there must be others" "by procuration that preserve it, and take on the matters in hand." "That is what we will do." "We are sure that whole of Chile understands the sacrifice this implies." "Ideological tendencies or currents will not be squashed, nor will personal revenges be exerted, but, as I said, public order will be restored, and the country returned to the way of respect of the Constitution," "and the laws of the Republic." "After three years of support for the Marxist cancer" "we have been given a disaster that is economic, moral and social," "that could not continue to be tolerated." "by the sacred interests of the Mother country, we have been ourselves forced to assume the sad and painful mission" "that we have undertaken." "We are not scared." "The responsibility we will carry on our shoulders will be enormous but we have certainty, and conviction," "that the immense majority of the Chilean people are with us, and that the people are ready to fight Marxism, and eradicate it at all costs." "From the 11th of September, all resources of the Chilean army are mobilized to repress to the popular movement with the complacency of the North American government." "The first armed resistance offered by some Industrial Cords, agricultural populations and student centers are squashed quickly in unequal fight." "Thousands of people are killed and the main sport fields become concentration camps" "The longest democracy in the history of Latin America ceases to exist" "Nevertheless, from the 11th of September, the democratic forces reorganize into clandestine groups and adopt diverse forms of resistance." "The battle of Chile has not finished." "They have the force" "They can control us" "But neither crime nor force could slow down the social processes." "History is ours, it is the work of the people." "Know that earlier than it is believed" "New large avenues will open for the free man to advance to construct a better society."