MEETING OF VICTOR PAZ ESTENSSORO AND DANIEL ITURRALDE IN MONTEVIDEO

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R004100140008-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 13, 2000
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: January 12, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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.UW,9EC 1dc:e tin of Victor Paz ?.,.~tenssorra and
Pani.el. PAC i turralde in Mon 3v r d .o
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:t.,, It has been repor";ed th .t Daniel Fernando jCu:~,xa: c':c e font ev Bolivian Mi. n's. e
in Uruguay duria ? he r:,~girae of il.i.arc~e:j.s ar~."?ived in Mont. eider, on 17 D-, idoe;oro. ; tur:ralde l1as been touring tin Amer.-I Le P,,;
the United Kati ns re ,3x ,> ntaxti,,re it .itae_;y t?o.a CjjiiIC to i.e gi;i 3.?.:
25X1X Buenos Aires, `turralde had vacationed in Bol:xia&
:tuar?ra lde coun.s pied Fa;z .J'&tex assoro no,, ? o partici !at.a~
in or offer support to a ay revoLutioniai7 moves tents aa;ainst the present x r; a. R.;a
in i3oliviar, Itur'ald oaid that Paz Esteussorol's prostit ra in Bolivia
constantly increasing ., and his participation :;.n any .:vch rv,,vamen t that nrigh s,
fail would adversely a :,f ect, his pres:,tigo -snd night prevent, his returning t,~
Bolivia,
Iturralde said that the present regime in Bol:;.via had vex*a, little chance- ~,
eiu-viving as it was conFA.-aptly losing popular support and Si.;ssideaat g;rou
? rs appearing an all s;.des. He felt that, Pa: E tem soro should allow tiis
situation to 1sntenl:aa.fy until the moient a xrtvc:ci when Paz 1+I-,t nissoro tirou1:'. be
requested to re ur'ra to Bolivia to head a rew t; e nAi tnt , c S: E,`.';'"v-1rissoi'c.
assured Iturralde that be did not intend to lc:;ad any rebellious ,;?roupe
the,, near ftture.'
Ittrralde furnished Paz Estenssoro with photo ta?gsic copies.-, o,` two which appeared in a ncvrepaper callers M ios Tiiirpos? putrli4si1ed in
is;acha `sr
o h C T P..~Thi1 ; e r~
on 29 November s)I.g, One of t`ze_ r!. ~c r.~+:s
., of
posed to the Bolivian govern ent,, The second article was inn ult naturm L,-::)iii
the political prisoners in the Bolivian Batiox 'al
of these article.v are ? attachedh
5r. Itur. raaide said that an e:'ndeavor had bean madet, without S'. mns t. rave :,:so
questionnaire putrb].ishe d in Chile and P rgentina.o He , u E ev ec that Pay.
1 stenssoro try to have :.t published in tirli ua, i n ordae. - to o."fsa k: ?,ropag .-:e i
being put out by the Bolivian ;cve. aar4.ent
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Pa.-; Estenssoro I) a:3 c.iescrihed 17turr: .dF:e as "one of tLv
most outst;nndi,ng 1 oli i.a_?n ante;.l,ectiv.13.,1' fdiorihe would apao _nt Minister :;.
Foreign Affairs,, if be -.ere to h;e:co -.-ie . a e:,:~.i.dea?:t of Bo1 L'"ria:: Paz ?. , ters,: