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...conglomerate, apparently yearn to carry on in the not-so-grand old tradition. The testimony in two weeks of hearings by the Senate Subcommittee on Multinational Corporations, which showed how ITT and the Central Intelligence Agency conferred on ways to block the election of Marxist Salvador Allende in Chile 2½ years ago, provided enough juicy material to keep any Yankee-go-home propagandist busy for years...
...corporate funds to CIA Chief Richard Helms and National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger at the behest of ITT Chairman Harold Geneen. The money, he said, was to help bankroll whatever plans the U.S. Government might have to "encourage the formation of an anti-Allende coalition in Chile." McCone, who is still a consultant to the CIA, explained that what Geneen had in mind was not to create "chaos," but to channel money "to people who support the principles and programs that the U.S. stands for against the programs of the Allende Marxists...
...then Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs, an "18-point program." In a letter, Merriam suggested that "everything should be done, quietly, but effectively, to see that Allende doesn't get through the next six months." Among the recommendations: cut off U.S. aid and credit to Chile, financially support Chile's opposition newspapers and "get to reliable sources within the Chilean military." Merriam met repeatedly with the chief of the CIA's clandestine services branch for the Western Hemisphere to discuss alternatives...
...Chilean people ... to prevent another Cuba. They're great democrats." He claimed that his program would have "disrupted the economy" and "strengthened the people." When Idaho Senator Frank Church asked Neal if he saw any difference between Cuba, which became Marxist through a revolution, and Chile, which became semi-Marxist through free elections, Neal replied that...
...plans totally backfired. Allende not only won but also expropriated ITT's interests in Chile. In the eyes of Chileans, that move seemed to have been eminently justified when ITT's desire to interfere in Chilean politics was revealed last spring by Columnist Jack Anderson. In fact, because of its clumsy attempts, ITT may now lose some or all of the compensation it would otherwise be entitled to from the federally financed Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). Reason: if there is evidence that ITT lost its property as a result of meddling in internal Chilean politics, OPIC...