The CIA had also drawn up a second plan, Track II. The agency would find military officers willing to support a coup and provide them with support. They could then call new elections in which Allende could be defeated.
In September 1970, President Nixon found that an Allende government in Chile would not be acceptable and authorized $10 million to stop Allende from coming to power or unseat him. As part of the Track II initiative,
the CIA used false flag operatives to approach Chilean military officers, to encourage them to carry out a coup.[17] A first step to overthrowing Allende required removing General René Schneider, the army chief commander. Schneider was a constitutionalist and would oppose a coup d'état. To assist in the planned kidnapping of Schneider, the CIA provided "$50,000 cash, three submachine guns, and a satchel of tear gas, all approved at headquarters..."[18]:361 The submachine guns were delivered by diplomatic pouch.[19]
A group was formed, led by a retired general, General
Roberto Viaux. Viaux was considered unstable by the U.S. and had been discouraged from attempting a coup alone. The CIA encouraged him to join forces with an active duty general, General
Camilo Valenzuela, who had also been approached by CIA operatives. They were joined by an Admiral,
Hugo Tirado, who had been forced into retirement after the
Tacnazo insurrection. On October 22, Viaux went ahead with a plan to kidnap General
René Schneider. Schneider drew a handgun to protect himself from his attackers, who shot him in four vital areas. He died in
Santiago's military hospital three days later.
This attempted kidnapping and death of Schneider shocked the public and increased support for the Chilean Constitution. This ultimately led to an extreme contrast to the expected outcome of a coup. The Chilean people rallying around their government. Which in turn, overwhelmingly ratified Allende on November 3, 1970.
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