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In Santiago the 28th of March of the year 2000, at 9:10 at this Court's office and in the presence of the lawyer representing the Government of the United States of America, Mr. Alfredo Etchebery Ortubusteguy opened the sealed envelope included in the International Letter of Rogatory and we proceeded to take the testimony of PAULA ANIK KAISTER DE DOIR, 1.D. No. 6.262.945-1, a Chilean citizen, 49 years old, single, who reads and writes, and is sales executive, born in Santiago, and resides on Amapolas, Number 4328-C at the Comuna de Nunca. She was accompanied by her attorney, Mr. Roberto Puelma Brieba who said she is the person summoned in the Rogatory Letter. She was duly identified and testified the following after being sworn in : In regards to question Number 1 in these proceedings, I would like to point out that I was employed as an Agent at the National Directorate of Intelligence (DINA). 1 worked there from early 1976 until October 1977. - During the time I worked as an Agent for the DINA I was under the direct supervision of my Supervisor, Armando Fernandez Larios. I wish to declare that a chief, whose name I cannot remember told me that I would be under the supervision of Fernandez Larios. In regards to my duties at the DINA, they are what would be normal for an official. TI took a training course and later made a trip to the United States of America. With regards to the responsibilities T had, they were the normal ones that an official would have. In regards to question Number 2, I must point out to this Court T only held the position T had mentioned before, Agent for the DINA In regards to question Number 3, I can say to you, that I did not hear conversations regarding the planning, commission or undertaking of the assassination of Orlando Letelier In regards to question Number 4, I must indicate that I didn’t discuss with anyone the subject of the Assassination of Orlando Letelier. In regards to question Number 5, I can say that I did not see or hear any reference to Augusto Pinochet regarding the elimination or assassination of Orlando Letelier. In regards to question Number 6, I must point out that I did not see or hear any reference to General Manuel Contreras regarding the elimination or assassination of Orlando Letelier, since I never had any contact or connection with him (General Contreras). In regards to question Number 7, I can say that I did not see or hear General Augusto Pinochet make any reference regarding the assassination of Orlando Letelier - I never had any contact or connection with Augusto Pinochet. In regards to question Number 8, I can say that I did not hear any statement or document in which any person admitted responsibility for or participation in, or knowledge of the assassination of Orlando Letelier. I include here those made by Armando Fernandez Larios. The Court would like to make it known, that during these proceedings the witness was not asked questions 9, 10 or 11 under oath. To question Number 9, I must declare that I did not participate. To question Number 9A - I have no knowledge of the details. To question Number 10 - I did not participate. To question Number 10A - I have no knowledge of the details. To question Number 11 - I did not participate. To question Number 11A - I have no knowledge of the details. In regards to question Number 12, I can say that I did not participate in any conversation between Pinochet and Contreras, or with any other government official. In regards to question Number 13 I can tell you that I did not participate. In regards to question Number 14, I can tell the Court that I knew that Manuel Contreras was he head of the DINA but didn’t know whom he was reporting to. in regards to question Number 15 I can tell you that probably due to their difference in rank, Manuel Contreras was Augusto Pinochet's subordinate. In regards to question Number 16, I must point out that the DINA is composed of a chief, agents and informants. As far as identifying its successors, I have no prior knowledge in this regard. In regards to question Number 17, I don’t know the organizational structure of the Presidential staff. The only thing I know is that it is made up of a President and his Ministers of State.— In regards to question Number 17-A, I don’t remember the names of the Secretaries or Assistants. Besides that, I didn’t know anybody. In regards to question No. 18, I don’t know the organizational structure of the ASEP (Committee of Political Advisors). In regards to question No. 18-A, I don’t know the organizational structure of the COAJ during that period. In regards to question No. 18-B, I can tell this Court that Fernandez Larios told me we would travel to the United States and that I would be going as his wife. - when we arrived in the United States, specifically to Washington, we spent several hours at the hotel and the following day he left me by myself. Afterwards he phoned me and told me to travel to New York. It was there that I had to go to the offices of CODELCO to ask for a person who wasn’t there. Afterwards, Fernandez Larios called me again via phone to ask me how it had gone for me at the offices of CODELCO, and to say we would get together later in New York City to return to Chile. In regards to question No. 18-C, I can say that I don’t know anyone who has information relevant to the assassination of Orlando Letelier. This ends the proceedings decreed in this court order signed by those appearing in court with you, and by the court clerk

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