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RETURN TO CIA
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24 March 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Meeting With USLAB/,]on 19 March 1970
1. PRODUCTION: I phoned VUSLAB/ on 17 March and we
chatted for a time on recent news from Bolivia. A very pro-
minent newspaper publisher and his wife hadbPen killed by
a bomb delivered in a package. W/1
Ambassador Sanjines who said th t the military forces in The
cabinet around General Valencia were more inclined to take
action to restore law and order. There Wre various rumors
about the motivation of the bombing and W/ noticed the
similiarities to the murder of__ in the MNR
one month ago.
2. On the morning of 19 -March by prearrangement I wento
out to his house. His daughterj who has grown quite attractivej,
let me in and said that her father) was waiting or me upstairs.
We had a generalized conversation about history and about,
current events in Bolivia. He thinks that the civilian members
of the cabinet are on their way out and that the military will
replace them 'w h civilian technocrats of their own choosing.
He draws with the government of Villaroel, which was
overturned by the mobg That government also had civilian
eleme tsEncluding W/1's father They were forced out and
eventually, the government was overturned in violent fashion.
3. Plans: I told YUSLAB/lDthat I would phone him before
next 25 March and set up a time for a meeting on that day. We
will then go over the psychological makeup of Viera.
4. Medical: The specialist in examined[Y/gon
184Marc nd reported that he was making a satisfactory recovery.
He expects to go back again in 15 days. He can take off his
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