A number of Jewish youths, less than 100, are among the 13,000 political refugees from Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay who sought asylum in Chile but are now regarded as “extremists” by the Chilean military junta that overthrew the Allende regime, a well informed source here indicated today. The source said the refugees’ families fear they will be expelled from Chile. According to a statement issued by the Chilean Embassy in Brazil, the situation of the 13,000 refugees is “unclear.” The Embassy said they included 1297 from Brazil. 2131 from Argentina and 3256 from Uruguay.
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