Released Document Shows CIA Involvement & Tactics in Chile in Early 70's
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Partial overview of 47 page Top Secret listed document:
https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/2025/0318/157-10002-10165.pdf
Although the only direct JFK thing I saw was Jack Ruby was actually "Rubenstein", I've included as brief I could items of interest. The reason is because once we recognize their process and names (Colonel Wimert and Dino Poinzio are now unredacted names that appear prominent), I think it'll lead places in other areas like JFK.
It might be worth the time to review what happened in Chile in the early 70's with a General that had 3 kidnapping attempts on him before it ended in a shootout, which 2 years later caused a "leadership change" from Allende to Pinochet:
https://thecondoryears.com/schneider-assassination/
Main Notes:
"SSCIA" listed as Agency; File number R-696. Testimony of David Atlee Phillips document from July 31, 1975.
Subject matter included CIA, Castro, Meyer Lansky, Bay of Pigs, Assassination, Santos Trafficante, Jack Ruby, Chile, Allende, Operation Mongoose.
Jack Ruby was actually "Rubenstein"; the document has quite a few page skips, but a theme of how the CIA conducts business and regime changes in South America emerges.
Note there is a "lookup Table" the CIA has for referring to countries. For example, Chile is "FU".
David Phillips "After the Bay of Pigs business, went to Mexico in late 1961 until 1965 {the Bay of Pigs invasion started April 18, 1961}, then "Chief of Station" (of Dominican Republic '67, then Brasilia '68, then later Rio de Janiero '70, then Venezuela '72, then Chief of Western Hemisphere Division '73). Note his daughter is married to a Brazilian foreign service officer.
Redacted and other names include:
Mr. Schwarz
"Chief of Station" [Unredacted]
Mr. Helms (regarding proposition of assassination of [General] Schneider)
Major Marshall (Chilean officer; linked to plan to assassinate Allende. After his name in document, the phrase "reported to the CIA" was unredacted)
Colonel Wimert [last name unredacted] ($50k payment offer, if they could accomplish a kidnapping) ["Note that he worked in the Defense Department - US Army under General Philpott"; instructed to only takes instructions from CIA in Chile.
It was noted that at some point and initial name change from "General Bennett" to "General Philpott" was made on an "Exhibit 4" document draft]
CIA provided materials including machine guns, as they wouldn't readily be traceable by Venezuela government
Mr. William Broe ["Releasing Officer, (Phillips boss)"]
Mr. Tom Karramessines [Head of operations in Chile]
"setting up a false flag office" would be called a "base".
"These officers will perform the delicate shows with great flap potential which cannot be done by Station personnel or any Chilean."
"Track II activities" [Refers to Defense Intelligence Agency activities]
"Candidates that can successfully pose as Brazilian intelligence officers" [Apparently intelligence services in MANY countries provide field agents from a third party country on a regular basis so you never know who the actual operation sponsor is; hence "Deep State"]
Salvadore Allende - Chilean President
Allende was in contact with possibly a Cuban Intelligence officer with the code name "Ariel"
Mr. Dino Poinzio [Unredacted] (Appears to be CIA cable writing officer)
Terms "Authenticating Officer" & "Releasing Officer" [Latter accepts responsibility]
Lots of references to "Brazilian" officers are [Unredacted] throughout document.
Valenzuela group (Colonel Wimert reference) [General] Viaux group
Allende wanted to turn Chile into a Marxist state, but not using violence like Fidel Castro advocated for.
Chief of Station David Phillips [Authenticating Officer], while in Washington attending the Chiefs of Station course [sometime between 11/22/1963 to pre-1965?], was bothered by 22k marines being sent to the Dominican Republic by President Johnson when only 400 Marines would have been needed to evacuate American citizens.
"MAP" - Military Assistance Program
"FMS" - Foreign Military Sales
General Bennett was Chief of Defense Intelligence Agency
Senator Schweiker involved in investigation on document
"Mr. Bolten of the Agency" reference
Odd comment regarding [dictator] President Rafael Trujillo of the Dominican Republic, who was assassinated in May of 1961: "There was an inlet inside of Domingo which was dubbed, the Pasino, the swimming pool, and that is where Trujillo threw his friends and enemies to the sharks. And he used to hang people on meat hooks in refrigerated vaults. And it sometimes took them several days to die."
(That guy was a piece of work: https://www.thoughtco.com/rafael-trujillo-4687261)
Miss Culbreth: "...dated September 27, 1970...'A false flag base of staff would be established in Santiago by 10 October'..."These officers will perform the delicate chores with great flap potential which cannot be done by station personnel or any Chilean. An example: We have a Canadian [Unredacted] who can pose as Brazilian [Unredacted] intelligence officer. If he approached, funded and ran a Chilean general, any flap would be a Brazilian [Unredacted] one."
They tried to assassinate Pinochet, ambush of a motorcade. Miracles happened, no joke; Pinochet did not want them to talk about it, because believe it or not, he was a humble man, but the people in the car did tell others much later that they all saw The Virgin Mary, who told them he would be preserved, to save the country. The guns misfired, the driver made superhuman moves at full speed going backwards to avoid everything thrown at them, among other things. And he did save the country. The Divine Hand still reaches out to His chosen soldiers.
Sooo much to re-learn. I thought it was odd that I had a history professor on an FBI watch list, now it turns out that was a good thing!
While this 47 page document briefly notes that Jack Ruby was actually Jack "Ruby" Rubenstein, the brunt of it is a good overview of the tradecraft used on South America and some possible names to watch for in looking at JFK's assassination.