Legal Opinion
Schneider v. Kissinger
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 30, 2004No. CIV.A. 01-1902(RMC)PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
COLLYER, District Judge.
This lawsuit challenges covert actions allegedly directed by high-level United States officials in connection with an attempted coup in Chile in 1970 designed to prevent the election of Dr. Salvadore Al lende as Chile’s first Socialist President. 1 General René Schneider, then Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army, opposed military intervention in the electoral process. As a result, the United States allegedly plotted with Chilean nationals to neutralize him. General Schneider was shot during a failed kidnaping attempt on October 22, 1970, and died…
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