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5 RET that if Allende made significant gains, additional action might be recommended: by the Ambassador and the Chi ef of Sta'tion. Thus, on 1B June, the Ambassador recommended an expansion of the political action program based on his analysis of the continued decline of Alessandri, the stagna- tion of Tomic, and the gathering strength of Allende. Indi— cations were that there was a spread of four percent between Alessandri and 'Allende and about the same distance between the latter and Tomic. Further, there had begun a shift of women voters from Alessandri to Allende and Ambassador Korry felt that this trend, u'nless altered, augured the election of Allende as President and the imposition of a Marxist state in Chile Based on. Ambassador Korry's recommendation, 'the Committee on . 27 June 1970 agreed to authorize an additiona~~ for C anti-Al1ende activity, bringing the total approval up to foi. a program to alert the Chilean( people to the dangers of a Marxist government under .Allende. 10