Editing Salvador Allende (section)

==Connection to CIA Figures==
	▪	[[Thomas G. Clines]]: As deputy chief of the CIA’s Western Hemisphere Division (1972–1976), Clines oversaw covert operations in Latin America, including support for anti-Allende forces. His role involved funding opposition groups and coordinating logistics, potentially via Air America in the region.

	▪	[[Ted Shackley]]: As chief of the Western Hemisphere Division, Shackley supervised Clines and directed CIA efforts to destabilize Allende, including propaganda and economic sabotage. His network, including Clines and Edwin P. Wilson, was instrumental in these operations.

	▪	[[Edwin P. Wilson]]: Wilson’s front companies, like Consultants International, supplied arms and equipment to anti-communist forces in Latin America, potentially supporting anti-Allende factions. His later involvement with [[EATSCO]], linked to Clines and Shackley, reflects the same CIA network active in Chile.

	•	Economic Crisis: U.S. sanctions, including a credit blockade by the World Bank and IMF, exacerbated Chile’s economic woes. Copper prices fell, and hyperinflation eroded public support, though Allende’s coalition gained votes in the 1973 parliamentary elections.