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Sit-in at EGLA Headquarters in Chile. The group of 24 women and
two men who began a sit-in at headquarters of UN ECLA in Santiago on
June 14, and whose demands included (1) the disclosure of information
as to list of "disappeared" Chileans, and (2) the entry into Chile of
a special UN representative, peacefully evacuated the building at noon
today.
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Upon learning of the incident, UN Secretary General Waldheim had
cabled President Pinchet asking that reassuraVices be given as to
the fate of the detainees and Btating that - an unconditional agreement
to receive a visit from the Ad Hoc Working Group on Human Rights in
Chile would be a constructive move. Although die U.S . had indicated
its hope that Pinochet would be as responsive as possible to Waldheim's
request, the Chilean President initially had described the UN effort as
an "interference."

Eventually, however, the Chilean Government agreed to "forgive" the
demonstrators and provided the Secretary General with what information
it could find about the cases of the relatives of the persons occupying
the ECLA building. In addition, the Chileans have invited the Secretary
General himself to visit Chile.

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