CONTENTS I. Overview and Background A. Overview: Covert Action in Chile B. Issues C. Historical Background in Recent United States-Chilean Relations II. The Range of Covert Action in Chile A. Covert Action and Other Clandestine Activities B. Covert Action in Chile: Techniques C. Covert Action and Multinational Corporations III. Major Covert Action Programs and Their Effects A. The 1964 Presidential Election B. Covert Action: 1964-1969 C. The 1970 Election: A "Spoiling" Campaign D. Covert Action Between September 4 and October 24, 1970 E. Covert Action During the Allende Years, 1970-1973 F. Post-1973 IV. Chile: Authorization, Assessment, and Oversight A. 40 Committee Authorization and Control: Chile 1969-1973 B. Intelligence Estimates and Covert Action C. Congressional Oversight V. Preliminary Conclusions A. Covert Action and U.S. Foreign Policy B. Executive Command and Control of Major Covert Action C. The Role of Congress D. Intelligence Judgments and Covert Operations E. Major Covert Action Programs Appendix. Chronology: Chile 1962-1975