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SUBJECT: . Agency Covert Acti erations in Chile Sine 962 I. Covert Action Culminatin in 1964 Presidential Election (1962 - 19643 Covert U..S. Government. involvement in large-scale politi- cal action, programs in Chile began with 'the 1964 presidential elections in response to the serious threat posed by Fdarxist candidate Salvador Allende, whose stated intent was to bring about an "irreversible" hiarxist revolution in Chile. In the 19SB presidential elections Allende had polled a surprisingly strong 305 of the total vote and had actually come within 33, 000 votes of winning, the election in a 4-way race. As the 1964 election approached, it became clear that the Communist- dominated Popular Action Front (FRAP], a coalition of leftist parties supporting Allende's bid for the presidency, was pre- paring to make an all-out effort to win the- 1964 elections. In 1962 funds' were authorized to support the left-of- center Christian Democratic Party (PDC) in order to build up this pazty as a democratic alternative to the FRAP coalition. The PDC candidate for the 1964 presidential elections was then-Senator Eduardo Frei, by far the Party's best known and most influential leader. 40- (-ZO oooo ~mr assay' ioI pa~ozddji pua paUrssa[oaG ~ nW= T I~H~