Why Allende Had To Die, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (New Statesman, reprint of 1973 article)

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3. Pinochet wasn't the USA's first choice to lead the coup - it was General Rene Schneider

General René Schneider Chereau (December 31, 1913 - October 25, 1970) was the commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army at the time of the 1970 Chilean presidential election, when he was assassinated during a botched kidnapping attempt. He coined the doctrine of military-political mutual exclusivity that became known as the Schneider Doctrine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Schneider

Schneider didn't agree with Allende's policies but did accept that Allende had been democratically elected - that was why he wouldn't play ball with the US.

Part of the background to US interference in Chile was that ITT had threatened to withdraw funding to the Republican Party. Some details here : http://newsmine.org/content.php?ol=coldwar-imperialism/chile/chile-plots-pepsi-itt.txt

There is a live warrant for Kissenger's arrest in Paris for contempt of court in relation to not showing at proceeding brought by Schneider's family regarding his involvement in Schneider's assassination.