Il pleut sur Santiago (It Is Raining on Santiago)

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IT'S RAINING ON SANTIAGO

Yet once again...

our army prepares to write...

a glorious page...

in the history of Chile.

A page never to be forgotten.

On this day...

the 11 th of September, 1973...

I expect each one of you...

to show resolve and discipline...

a self-denial worthy...

of the grandeur and dignity

of our struggle.

What is at stake is no less than

the future of our glorious Chile!

Message for the president.

President's residence.

Go ahead.

Message from

the Minister of Internal Affairs.

Valparaiso announces return

of fleet at 5:
00 this morning.

I repeat,

return of the fleet at 5:00.

Unitas 14, combined maneuvers

with United States Navy, halted.

Under whose orders?

"Workers Support Nationalization"

The army's in the street!

They've got tanks!

The army is against us!

Don't you understand? Tanks!

Take your positions.

We'll have to fight.

They're sending all their tanks out.

They're emptying the barracks.

Come on, wake up.

They mean business.

They even got dressed up for it.

Orange sweaters!

They're all in orange roll-neck sweaters

with a blue armband.

Sky blue. It's carnival time.

At least you'll be able to

recognize them. Real fashion models.

It would be funny

if they weren't so stupid!

Don't move.

Yes, I understand.

Where's that?

Who told you about it?

So?

No, you were right to call me.

Bye.

This is it.

The army's in the street.

It's what we've been expecting.

Why don't you call

Augusto Olivares?

- What?

- Call Augusto.

Message 216.

ELECTION NIGH:

"Presidential Election

September 4, 1970"

Allende, 15.

When the complete results come in,

let me know. Understand?

Hang on.

We're going on the air.

It's exactly 10:
40 p. m., and still

no word from the Interior Ministry.

As you all know,

the ministry has promised...

to announce the winner

by 10:
00 p. m.

There doesn't seem to be

much doubt about who's won.

We can only ask ourselves

what the delay is.

Our reporter at the presidential palace

may have more. Over to La Moneda.

Here at the presidential palace...

we are still awaiting official

confirmation of the results.

Please calm down.

An official communiqu

will be issued...

in approximately one hour...

and no later than midnight,

I guarantee.

Mr. Tomic has 821,073 votes.

Frei's scared to death.

But the army wants to move in...

because they're afraid as well.

And Frei is afraid

of the army's fear.

One scared president plus one

scared army equals a coup d'tat.

That's too simple.

It's what they want, but first

they have to have a pretext.

The ball is in the court

of the Unidad Popular.

If they're politically mature,

they'll know what to do.

Exactly.

They're just kids.

Out there in the street, comrades!

That's where we ought to be.

In each neighborhood where

Unidad Popular won!

No one will steal our victory!

No, we're all assembled here...

to show we are united.

Make no mistake, comrade,

that the fascists...

are waiting for the first sign

of a break in our ranks.

Don't give them the chance!

They will fire on us!

They won't hesitate a second!

Quiet!

"Headquarters

Unidad Popular"

Salvador Allende, and no one else,

will decide when and how...

to demonstrate the strength

of the Unidad Popular this evening.

He is the only one who can

assess the situation...

minute by minute.

Rest assured, I shall remain

in constant contact with him.

General Valenzuela

phoned a moment ago.

He suggests that we refuse

to recognize Allende's victory.

Is that possible?

Technically speaking, is it?

What would happen?

We might bring it off. Allende has

a very small margin of victory.

It would be easy enough to say that

irregularities have been discovered.

That the Marxists

have falsified the results.

Valenzuela promises that

the army will support me.

- What an enormous responsibility!

- But do you have any choice?

It's the solution, Mr. President.

There's another plan.

More sophisticated.

The American ambassador suggests...

that I let a coup d'tat take place...

without being part of it.

I would go abroad for a time.

When the army has

reestablished order...

we hold new elections.

I would come back to head

a new coalition of moderates.

A Christian Democratic coalition.

In any case, you'll need

the support of the army.

If I were you,

I would call Valenzuela back.

You there, wake up and transmit

a message to the armored division.

Tell the colonel to get

the 2nd Regiment ready for action...

before midnight.

Ready to roll. We'll expect his report

no later than 23:35.

- Yes, sir.

- Then call President Frei.

The people united

will never be defeated!

This is a new order

to each leader.

Transmit a message to your district,

your commune, your sector.

You are ordered off the streets!

It's an order!

Salvador Allende doesn't want

any demonstrations.

He appeals to the self-discipline

of each comrade.

Comrades!

Comrades!

We have reports from several districts

that Unidad Popularmilitants...

are out in the streets tonight

celebrating their party's victory.

Will the forces of order intervene?

That is the question which remains

unanswered at this hour, 11:50 p. m.

Something seems to be happening

at La Moneda. Over to you, La Moneda.

Tanks!

That's right, armored units.

Lieutenant, what's happening?

I am here on behalf of

Senator Allende.

General Schneider

knows I'm coming.

Wait here.

The leaders of the Unidad Popular

have formed a delegation...

to meet with

the Minister of the Interior.

They demand an explanation for the

delay, which they consider inexcusable...

and disclaim any responsibility

for its consequences in any district.

- This way, please.

- Thank you.

- Good evening. If you please?

- General.

Thank you.

General, the presence of army tanks

at government headquarters...

implies the threat of military action

in matters of internal policy.

Senator Allende's victory

is now beyond doubt...

and he would appreciate it if you,

as commander in chief...

would take an official stand.

Allende:
76, 435.

Antofagasta:

Tomic, 82,938...

Allesandri, 52,124...

Allende, 87,914.

We'll continue

with these results later.

I believe there's a new development.

That's right.

I have confirmation

that Senator Radomiro Tomic...

the Christian Democratic candidate...

has just paid a visit

to Senator Salvador Allende...

to offer him, and I quote...

"the honor due the victor

from the vanquished."

Mr. Tomic has therefore

conceded Mr. Allende's victory.

But no word as yet from

the headquarters of President Frei...

who is in the same party as Tomic.

The results could hardly be

more conclusive...

and if there were any doubt...

Mr. Tomic would never make

what amounts to an unconditional...

Tomic is a traitor!

Major Ibanes, aide-de-camp

of General Schneider.

I'm here to bring you the orders

of the commander in chief.

General Schneider has decided

to authorize any demonstrations...

that may take place in support

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