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Viewing cable 06SANTIAGO2277, PINOCHET GOLD DOESN'T PAN OUT, UNDER HOUSE ARREST

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06SANTIAGO2277 2006-10-31 11:59 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Santiago
VZCZCXYZ0005
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHSG #2277 3041159
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 311159Z OCT 06
FM AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0283
INFO RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC PRIORITY
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC PRIORITY
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC PRIORITY
UNCLAS SANTIAGO 002277 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PINR KCRM CI
SUBJECT: PINOCHET GOLD DOESN'T PAN OUT, UNDER HOUSE ARREST 
FOR VILLA GRIMALDI 
 
 
1. Summary: Chinese bank HSBC declared October 26 that 
documents showing former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet 
held deposits of 9629 kilograms of gold (worth an estimated 
160 million dollars) were fake.  The declaration capped a 
week of media speculation and public debate in Chile, 
including accusations the Foreign Ministry had delayed 
transmission of the documents.  The HSBC declaration is 
consistent with a finding by Chile's Attorney General that 
the documents were not backed by actual deposits with the 
alleged holding company, Schell Security GmbH, or with HSBC. 
End Summary. 
 
Kilos of Karats or Tons? 
------------------------ 
 
2. From the start, newspaper reports of the purported 
deposits were confused.  "El Mercurio," a generally reliable 
and centrist Chilean daily, reported that Pinochet held 
deposits of 9629 kilograms of gold, at 160 million dollars -- 
seven times greater than the value of all the hidden Pinochet 
accounts detected to date.  Another story on the same page 
reported holdings of 9629 tons of gold, which would be a 
fortune almost four times greater than Bill Gates!  Although 
the charges that Pinochet held gold deposits making him by 
far the richest man on the planet seemed implausible, 
confidence in Pinochet's fiscal probity has been so deeply 
shaken by revelations of his other hidden accounts that many 
Chileans at least considered it. 
 
Smokescreen or Smear Job? 
------------------------- 
 
3. The opposition has criticized every aspect of the 
government's handling of the documents.  It claimed both that 
the Foreign Ministry delayed ten days before releasing the 
documents to the courts and CDE, yet should not have released 
them without first verifying their authenticity.  The 
Presidents of the two opposition parties, Carlos Larrain of 
National Renovation and Hernan Larrain (no relation) of the 
Independent Democratic Union have publicly accused the GOC of 
leaking the Pinochet-gold documents to distract attention 
from a burgeoning financial scandal with ChileDeportes, the 
national amateur sports program (septel).  Meanwhile, 
Pinochet's family has complained the revelations are an 
attempt to smear their patriarch right before his birthday. 
 
4. In a rare media appearance on October 26, Director General 
of the MFA Carlos Portales defended the MFA's management of 
the documents.  Portales claimed the MFA moved expeditiously 
in translating and communicating the documents to the courts 
and CDE, given the bureaucratic process of registering 
correspondence and two intervening weekends.  While Foreign 
Minister Foxley had said earlier in the week that "these 
documents come from a trustworthy source" and the allegations 
"must be taken seriously," Portales noted it was not within 
the purview of the MFA to evaluate evidence in an ongoing 
legal proceeding.  According to Portales, the MFA was not 
responsible for leaking the documents to the press. 
 
5. A timeline released by the MFA on October 27 shows the 
Chilean Consulate in Los Angeles received the questionable 
documents on October 13.  The MFA notified the Presidency on 
October 17 and transmitted copies on October 18 to Riggs Bank 
(Pinochet's hidden finances) case judge and the Attorney 
General (CDE), both of whom acknowledged receipt of the 
documents on October 23.  On October 25, the CDE reported the 
documents did not appear to be valid, and HSBC bank issued a 
statement saying it held no gold deposits in Pinochet's name. 
 On October 26, HSBC issued a definitive statement saying the 
deposit documents were fakes. 
 
Pinochet Placed Under House Arrest 
---------------------------------- 
 
6.  In an unrelated case concerning human rights abuses at 
Villa Grimaldi during Pinochet's dictatorship, Judge 
Alejandro Solis filed formal charges October 27 against 
Pinochet for 36 kidnappings, 23 cases of torture, and one 
homicide.  Solis issued an order placing Pinochet under house 
arrest, which will be served Monday October 30.  Solis had 
earlier rejected an appeal by Pinochet's defense to close the 
case based on Pinochet's incapacity to defend himself at 
trial.  Solis rejected the plea, saying based on recent 
medical and psychological tests and his own questioning of 
Pinochet, that Pinochet appeared competent to stand trial. 
KELLY