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The Unidad de Fomento (UF) is a unit of account used in Chile.It is a non-circulating currency; [1] the exchange rate between the UF and the Chilean peso is constantly adjusted for inflation so that the purchasing power of the Unidad de Fomento remains almost constant on a daily basis during low inflation.
A war between the U.S. and Chile was remotely possible. Chile's foreign minister escalated the tension but in Washington Secretary of State James G. Blaine cooled off the hotheads. The crisis ended when the Chilean government bowed, and while maintaining that the seamen were to blame for the riot paid an indemnity of $75,000 to the victims ...
Chile got its aircraft from both the United States and Europe. The American supply consisted of Lockheed F-80 , Lockheed T-33 , Beech T-34 Mentor , Cessna T-37 , Cessna A-37 Dragonfly and Northrop F-5E/F for example, whereas the British supplied Hawker Hunters and the French delivered various helicopters and Dassault Mirage 50 aircraft.