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...Chile has not had diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union since 1947, when Communist-led coal miners mounted a small-scale antigovernment insurrection...
...once said "gets up with me every morning," now does not arrive at the White House until nearly 9 a.m. He let it be known that his staffers could attend a State Department farewell cocktail party for longtime Presidential Assistant Ralph Dungan, who has been named Ambassador to Chile. They attended, and they carefully came as individuals, not as part of Johnson's escort. And they insisted, one and all, that they had no intention of leaving Lyndon Johnson...
Foreign Minister Gabriel Valdes, to Washington to ask that Chile be permitted to reschedule and delay upcoming heavy payments on her $350 million debt to the U.S. Chances that the request will be granted are good...
After winning 56% of the vote, Frei has a clear mandate for reform. His problem will be Chile's contentious Congress. Frei's Christian Democrats hold only 32 of 192 seats. New congressional elections are scheduled for March, and by then the President hopes his legislative programs will have won the public support necessary to gain a majority...