MAY 19 1975

COMITE DE SERVICIO DE LOS AMIGOS Cables: AFSERCO Ignacio Mariscal, 132 Telefonos: 5-35-27-52 y 5-35-33-26

MEXICO 1 , D . F .

Lou Schneider Executive Secretary

Nay 8, 1975

American Friends Service Commi t t ee 160 Ii. 15th. Sto Philadelphia, PA 19102 U.S.A.

Dear Friend:

The IV: embers of the CCMITE DE s ::s-;1;:,v ICIO DE LOS AMIGOS E:1 MEXICO deeply moved by the :present situation of · distress, suffering, · arbi tz·ary arr ests and continued viola-­ti.on of HL'liI.UJ RICfrI'l1S in Chile, drafted a Decla ration ex­pressing both their humanitarian conc e:t"n and a pressing appeal.

The Doclaration conc ludes ii i th s even r elevant recommendations. Inasmuch as you also share in depth this concern; and have also examined our common responsi bili t;y as Quakers in the light of our convictions and t4stimonies, this COMI'I'E DE SERVICIO sends you the enclosed copy of the Declaration. You tiill see that Recownendations 1 and 2 · are addressed to the citizens of the United States; and Rec ommendations 3 and 4 are addr ess ed speci f ically t o t he American Friends Service Committee.

We a re a s king you to present t h is statement 'to the Board of Trusties, and the Feace Educa tion National Committee .

We i-i ould welo ome 1 in respons e, a ny expression ot your reaction t o the contents of t he Declar ation; as •ell as suggestions f or possible j oint or mutually suppor­tive action in the Spirit and in the direc~don of this humanitarian concern. /'./ _,., ... ' -~ ~-.- - :I' .•

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R:E;BIB'l10 N. SBIN / Chairman Execc:ti ve Cor,1mi ee.

CeCo Lorraine Cleavelando

The COMITE DE SERVICIO DE LOS AMIGOS IN MEXICO wishes to make knovln its point of view about the actual situation in Chile through the following declaration:

,. ! ":.:cr:::;4. '·••- are opposed to the military overthroll of the legally consti.;.. ,_ tuted government of President Salvador Allende and of any govern­ment legally constitutedo

20 We . are· opposed to the in;tervention in the poli tioal a:f'faire of a - · oot111t17 by individuals or groups not from the country, or b:, ano­

th·/ ' ithej, _ •tion. This includes the financing of political partiea, , ;f:IUbaicij.ea . to the press, paying strikebreakers, shipments of arms,

and., acts of s""abotage as has ocurred in Chile. ! ,. I

3o We are opposed to the use of torture, the detention and imprison­ment without previous trial, the repression and the assassination of politicijl opponents, the classification as crimes of those acts that were legal when they were committed; and also we are opposed to other violations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of the United Nations that continue to occur under the actual Military regime in Chileo

4. We are opposed to the negation of the rights of workers to orga­nise and to meet peacefully for the defense of the'ir interes1.s and

welfare.

5o We are opposed to the activities of organizations such as the c.r.A., -hich has admitted to have distributed eight million dollars in Chile \ii th the aim of preventing the election and later to destabiliz, the government of President Allendeo

6. We disapprove of the military, economic, political, financial di­plomatic and moral aid that the government of the United States of America continues to give to the Chilean Military Juntao

Therefore the COHITE DE SER.VICIC DE LOS AMIGOS IN MBXICO makes the following recommendations:

1o We urge the citizens of t he United States of America, who are in aooord with the above declaration, to work in order that their government withdraw its support to the M"ili tary J unta and we als o urge them to support those members of the Congress of the United States 1tho propose that all military aid to Chile be s uspended.

2. We urge the ci tizens of t he United States to giv e thei r support to the Commission of Human Rights of the United Naa:tons, to the O.A.s., to Amnesty International and to other organizations in their efforts to protect human rights in Chile.

3. We recommend tl1at ti1e American J:<"'riends Service Committee make a public declaration, similar to the one above, expressing its opposition to those acts of the f.:ili tary Junta in Chile which constitute violations of human ri7hts and dignity, and also opposing the support by the government of the United States of the Junta.

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': 4.· lie up 1tla• J.merioan Friende Service Commi ttea to besin a educa­tional oampaign directed to the people of the United States re­oommendins that they urge their government to withdraw its support

. of the Chilean Military Juntao

5o We urge that World Public Opinion be mobilized to give auppol"'\ for · ihe retairn to democratic civilian rule in Chile. When the will ot , d;he people of Chile regardiD8 the form of their government begins

to be manifested, we call UJ>OD World Public Opinion to insist that all governments and transnational organizations allow th,is govern­m:ant to take form free of any organized influence from outside of Chileo

6. We urge all peoples and all governments to respect and practice the principle& of Non-Intervention and Self-Determination as the best and surest way to preserve world peace •

. 7o , Convinced that the means are as important as the ends, we recom­mend that, in the struggle achieve necessary social changes, me-. thods ot non violent direct action be usedo