Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07LAPAZ1428
2007-05-24 12:11:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy La Paz
Cable title:
BOLIVIAN RESPONSE ON RCTV CLOSURE
VZCZCXYZ0003 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHLP #1428 1441211 ZNY CCCCC ZZH P 241211Z MAY 07 FM AMEMBASSY LA PAZ TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3685 INFO RUEHAC/AMEMBASSY ASUNCION 6805 RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGOTA 4145 RUEHBR/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA 8032 RUEHBU/AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES 5278 RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS 2516 RUEHPE/AMEMBASSY LIMA 2651 RUEHMD/AMEMBASSY MADRID 3486 RUEHMN/AMEMBASSY MONTEVIDEO 4635 RUEHQT/AMEMBASSY QUITO 5146 RUEHSG/AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO 9743 RUEHUB/USINT HAVANA 0337 RHMFISS/HQ USSOUTHCOM MIAMI FL RUMIAAA/USCINCSO MIAMI FL RHEHNSC/NSC WASHINGTON DC
C O N F I D E N T I A L LA PAZ 001428
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/23/2017
TAGS: PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL VE BL
SUBJECT: BOLIVIAN RESPONSE ON RCTV CLOSURE
REF: SECSTATE 67643
Classified By: DCM Krishna Urs for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
(C) On May 22, Poloff met with the Ministry of Foreign
Affair's director of international organizations and
delivered reftel demarche. The director, a career diplomat,
appeared visibly embarrassed to have to defend the GOB's
position on RCTV. He explained that the GOB's support of the
GOV's closure of RCTV was not decided within the MFA and
stated that "all decisions having to do with Venezuela and
Cuba are made in President's office."
GOLDBERG
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/23/2017
TAGS: PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL VE BL
SUBJECT: BOLIVIAN RESPONSE ON RCTV CLOSURE
REF: SECSTATE 67643
Classified By: DCM Krishna Urs for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
(C) On May 22, Poloff met with the Ministry of Foreign
Affair's director of international organizations and
delivered reftel demarche. The director, a career diplomat,
appeared visibly embarrassed to have to defend the GOB's
position on RCTV. He explained that the GOB's support of the
GOV's closure of RCTV was not decided within the MFA and
stated that "all decisions having to do with Venezuela and
Cuba are made in President's office."
GOLDBERG