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Chilean Junta Representatives - SF Press Conference at Mark Hopkins - 1, 2, & 3
Call Number: CAP 032Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Political issues of the time – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
Junta Representatives answering questions concerning restrictions on civil liberties, activities in congress being suspended, treatment of prisoners, amount of people killed, censorship of press, bombings of universities and factories, and involvement of the United States. They criticize Allende government and what it did to political, economic, social, and military power and Allende’s ‘Plan Z’ which was said to be a plan to ‘cut heads in Military forces’ and kill the children and families of military personnel. They speculate about the murder vs. suicide of Allende.
Chile
Call Number: CAP 045 R2Format: Reel 2Collection: Political issues of the time – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
Excerpt from one of Neruda’s last speeches and comments on his death on the 23rd of Sept. 1973. Reports of abuse and deaths of people in Chile during and following the coup including an account from a French priest about several prisoners who were taken away by guards and then reported to have been killed while attempting to escape. Allende’s last speech.
Commission on Human Rights- Meeting 1271, Mrs. Allende. 25 Feb. 1974
Call Number: CAP 047Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Political issues of the time – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
“A nation suffering from a state of internal war” according to Gen. Pinochet, imposed by his own troops who obey the servants of fascism that represents foreign interests.” Mrs. Hortensia Allende speaks out at the United Nations about the condition in Chile after the military coup on Sept. 11, 1973. She talks not only about the death of her husband but also about the murders of the people of Chile and the loss of their fundamental rights. She talks about the conditions on Dawson Island, the sentencing of the prisoners, the Chilean Constitution, economic policy, and the involvement of the United States. She ends with a call for international support for the Chilean people.
News Report: Emerald : Chile
Call Number: CAP 062Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Political issues of the time – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
A brief news report by Andres Alegria about the Emerald which was a training ship used by the Navy of Chile. It was also used after the military coup on Sept. 11, 1973 as a prison ship. It was coming to the Bay Area after being invited by the U.S. Navy on a “good will mission.” It faced opposition from people standing in solidarity with those who had died or were suffering in Chile as a result of the coup.
Chilean Junta Representatives - SF Press Conference at Mark Hopkins-1, 2, & 3
Call Number: CD 247Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Junta Representatives answering questions and giving their side of the truth concerning restrictions on civil liberties, activities in congress being suspended, treatment of prisoners, amount of people killed, censorship of press, bombings of universities and factories, and involvement of the United States. They talk about the Allende government and what it did to political, economic, social, and military power and Allende’s ‘Plan Z’ which was said to be a plan to ‘cut heads in Military forces’ and kill the children and families of military personnel. They also make comments the murder vs. suicide of Allende.
Interview with Walter Heitman, Ambassador to Chile. by Judy Miller of NPR
Call Number: CD 252Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
An interview Walter Heitman, the ambassador from Chile, taken on the 12th of March 1974, six months after the coup on September 11th, 1973. Judy Miller of NPR asks Ambassador Heitman several questions concerning the current condition of Chile, including that of the people, the government, and the prisoners. They talk about the crimes that the prisoners are being charged with, the conditions on Dawson Island where a lot of them were being held, and how the Chilean constitution applies to everything that was going on. The interview is ended with the Ambassadors hopes for Chile’s future.
Interview with Walter Heitman, Ambassador to Chile. by Judy Miller of NPR
Call Number: CD 253Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
An interview Walter Heitman, the ambassador from Chile, taken on the 12th of March 1974, six months after the coup on September 11th, 1973. Judy Miller of NPR asks Ambassador Heitman several questions concerning the current condition of Chile, including that of the people, the government, and the prisoners. They talk about the crimes that the prisoners are being charged with, the conditions on Dawson Island where a lot of them were being held, and how the Chilean constitution applies to everything that was going on. The interview is ended with the Ambassadors hopes for Chile’s future.
Chile 3 and 4
A panel of representatives from the Socialist and Communist parties in South America speak on various issues facing Chile after the coup d'etat in September of 1973. Topics discussed include: Chile's natural resources, boycotting imports from countries supporting the military Junta, United States support of Pinochet's fascist repression of the Unidad Popular, information of disappeared people and the National Liberation Movement's fight to regain socialist momentum. Speakers reflect on the effectiveness of Allende's Socialist party's dedication to equality for women, and the failures of the party's armed forces.
Chile 5 and 6
A panel of representatives from the socialist and communist parties in South America speak on various issues facing Chile after the coup d'tat in September of 1973. Speakers discuss the history of Chile's armed forces, why these armed forces provided insufficient defense during the coup, the Junta's political prisoners, and the United State's involvement in the demise of the Unidad Popular.
Chile 7 and 8
A panel of representatives from the Unidad Popular on their resistance to the Fascist dictatorship that took over Chile in the coup d'etat in September of 1973. The panel discusses the Socialist Alliance as a combination of communists, socialists, workers, the Radical Party and members of the Christian Left. Speakers outline expanding the Unidad popular outside of Chile and South America, keeping the working class at the center of the movement but incorporating members of the "petty bourgeoisie" and the "middle bourgeoisie."
