OPPOSITION OF COMMUNIST-FRONT TECHNICAL GROUP TO GRANTING BOLIVIAN CORRIDOR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005800360009-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 28, 2000
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: September 28, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
: The, front orp anization of the Cor rui.st Party of Chile (PCCh~ , 1xor:n as
the CC';rculo do Isturli.ns de :in--err_eros, l.rQQuitectos y Tecnico.e, or Gr+ipo de
` eoni_eos, is actively combattia > the proposed government plan to grant
Bolivia a corridor tot the Pacific Ocean, The Grano de T.oenicos is f3lloiI n
he rCJCh line,, and is attackirv the plan as nart of a Yankee n of to gain
ontrol over Chile $ s econ~-
The .o anL7.ation had planned a xo_'.)m on the subject to aka niace on 2 `
. 1950)., but the moving was postponed becar.:so of the death of 1.1z-turro
August
Aiior andri t'alut , on 21 August. The pr^inc:i, ?al. sneakers at the moeting, which
3 s scheduled to take glace soon,, Y-.11 be Gu:il.ler;ao del odr :gal president
of 'g he i'r Peace Coimni.?ttc e and Abraham lcait;caL
'4'he sne kcor will ,a.ttcrant to demo v3trate that they proposed government plan to
use the wat? rs of La' o Titicaca in '3 Livia to irrigate the northern Chile
cre .er: regions has not been based on technlca.l. tidies and should be or)posecL
aanc the deal vrith Bolivia -v iU according to t e `:he,s.s of the forum speakers,
a:,'or the interests of the United Mates to '-a d~'tri-_,ant of Chilean `.nVeres f?i~
t 1i'_LL he suggested that the governmenw. 3p?rte cte an
then ono oc ~~};['.h. was
r?isczz;:;sod at the Hf hth National Assembly of Chile an Enginr erg This project
.n vc..ve'J.?. harnessing the steam di1 ch 1-se pes frorn the (round at 11 .01 ri'aiteo;i
in 't.r cauma Province in. north Chi:. ThE Cozzrr;ta.r: st--ir,; a_inad hchn ..ca?;.:Yx'caxx~
i maintain t ) !i t e power' obtained from `1aL`T'C si rg the stoa.'?1 '_.1 be chew )
ind mou d: eliminate Lhe rssent i r)ertation of tetrolerzrn. to. produce ei. ctr;c:yty
ox, the cop-o7cr aa.,td nitrate industries in northern Chlle, The 4echnic ans
i;.d_