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04LAPAZ2814	PRESIDENT MESA AND CONGRESS TO WORK TOGETHER ON [...] (C) Summary: The Chamber of Deputies' Economic Development Committee has proposed nullifying all of the contracts signed under the current (soon-to-be-invalid) hydrocarbons law. This follows three days of intense meetings in the MAS/NFR-led committee. Minister of Economic Development and h [...]	2004-09-03 20:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON SOCI EFIN EINV ENRG PGOV PREL BL

05LAPAZ3518	VENEZUELA OVERSTEPS IN PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] Summary: In a diplomatic stumble, Venezuelan Charge d'Affairs Rafael Valero hailed Evo Morales as the anti-imperialist candidate and criticized Podemos rival Tuto Qurioga as the puppet of multinationals and the U.S. in a press conference on November 23. Public reaction to Venezuelan "interf [...]	2005-11-25 21:32:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ1062	BOLIVIA: MORALES AND JUDICIARY FACE OFF [...] (SBU) Summary: President Morales has accused key actors in the judicial sector of protecting "sacred cows" and resisting the process of political change. In response, key representatives of the justice sector have accused the President of interfering with and politicizing justice. Although l [...]	2006-04-19 15:02:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI PHUM USAID BL
06LAPAZ1078	BOLIVIA'S TROUBLED AVIATION SECTOR [...] (U) Summary: Lloyd Aero Boliviano's crisis continues, but it is not alone in its troubles. The carrier's principal competitor, AeroSur, is rumored to be struggling with its own financial problems, and civil and military airlines only narrowly avoided serious accidents over the weekend. Taken [...]	2006-04-20 18:13:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1095	BOLIVIA'S 2006 BUDGET: STRONG STATE PRESENCE [...] Summary: The Morales administration sent a revised 2006 public budget proposal to Congress on March 24. The revised budget includes additional appropriations for health and education, while cutting salaries for government workers. Although the new administration has not yet released its econo [...]	2006-04-20 20:51:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV EAID BL
06LAPAZ1100	THE PEOPLE'S TRADE AGREEMENT: AN ALTERNATIVE MODEL? [...] (SBU) Summary: President Morales recently outlined his proposed People's Trade Agreement (reftel) in a highly ideological document that describes an alternative commercial model whose objective is not market liberalization, but "just trade" and protection of the people. Morales explains his c [...]	2006-04-21 17:17:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL BL
06LAPAZ1101	MUTUN TO PROCEED; PROBLEMS WITH NEARBY PROJECT [...] (SBU) Summary: GOB officials recently announced that bidding on the rights to develop Mutun, one of the world's largest iron ore deposits, would proceed as planned; this satisfied a long-standing demand of local leaders, but problems with a nearby project have generated conflict. Civic activis [...]	2006-04-21 17:18:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN EINV ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1107	PETROBRAS-BOLIVIAN GOVERNMENT RELATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Petrobras representatives told Econoffs that in several difficult meetings with the GOB, the Brazilian energy giant vowed not to invest another cent in Bolivia until key issues were resolved. In those meetings, GOB officials reportedly displayed a confounding ignorance of the h [...]	2006-04-21 20:24:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PREL BL
06LAPAZ1114	GOVERNMENT FACES RISING SOCIAL SECTOR TENSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Amid accusations that the government has failed to keep its promises, social sector frustration, including among the MAS's highland support base, is rising. Civil sector leaders in Santa Cruz and Tarija have also stepped up their anti-government pressures. The Government has m [...]	2006-04-24 18:21:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI ELAB PHUM PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1129	BOLIVIA AND ARGENTINA SIGN ENERGY DECLARATION [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 21, Bolivia and Argentina signed an Energy Integration Declaration in La Paz, promising to revise the natural gas sales agreement between the two countries, including provisions on price and export volumes, create a partnership between both countries' state oil compani [...]	2006-04-26 16:40:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1130	BOLIVIA: ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF TRADE? [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' vice minister of economic relations and foreign trade appears to believe Bolivia is gaining influence in the formation of regional and international trade policy. She claims President Morales is assuming a leadership role in the Andean Community [...]	2006-04-26 16:40:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1131	CONGRESSIONAL ECONOMIC COMMISSIONS' VIEWS DIFFER [...] (SBU) Summary: While staff of the MAS-led Chamber of Deputies Economic and Sustainable Development Commissions look favorably on the initial performance of the Morales administration, the president of the commissions' opposition-led Senate counterpart believes the government has acted erratica [...]	2006-04-26 19:21:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1138	BOLIVIA: INPUT FOR REVIEW OF TITLE III OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-27 18:20:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU BL
06LAPAZ1157	PRESIDENT NATIONALIZES HYDROCARBONS [...] Summary: On May 1, the GOB issued its long-awaited Supreme Decree "nationalizing" the hydrocarbons sector. Largely consistent with prior GOB announcements and the May 2005 Hydrocarbons Law, the decree gives hydrocarbons companies six months to negotiate new "service" contracts with the GOB; t [...]	2006-05-02 15:54:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
06LAPAZ1159	NATIONALIZATION AS GRAND POLITICAL GESTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: By announcing the nationalization of Bolivia's hydrocarbons sector, President Evo Morales has again proven himself a master of the grand political gesture. Timed to coincide with the kick off the campaign for the Constituent Assembly and accompanied by the symbolic taking of g [...]	2006-05-02 17:18:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EINV ENRG ECON PGOV SOCI PREL BL
06LAPAZ1172	BOLIVIA JOINS ALBA, SIGNS PEOPLES' TRADE AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 29, Bolivia formally joined the Bolivarian Alternative to the Americas (ALBA) and signed a Peoples' Trade Agreement with Venezuela and Cuba, becoming party to agreements meant to advance regional economic, political, and cultural integration. The three countries promis [...]	2006-05-02 19:53:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV EPET USTR BL
06LAPAZ1180	IS MINING NEXT IN LINE FOR NATIONALIZATION? [...] (SBU) Summary: In the aftermath of the GOB's May 1 nationalization of Bolivia's hydrocarbons sector, many are wondering if mining might be next in line. President Morales and other GOB officials have repeatedly stated their intent to nationalize all natural resources, including mineral deposi [...]	2006-05-03 18:29:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1191	NATIONALIZATION: COMPANY PERSPECTIVES [...] (SBU) Summary: While foreign investors were not surprised by most of the terms of the GOB's May 1 nationalization decree (ref A),they were nonetheless taken aback that their long-dreaded expectations appeared to have become reality. So far most companies have reacted in measured fashion, and [...]	2006-05-04 19:49:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
06LAPAZ1193	BUSINESSMEN QUESTION GOB'S ECONOMIC OBJECTIVES [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB's lack of clearly defined economic objectives is increasingly frustrating La Paz businessmen, who say government officials' erratic behavior has weakened Bolivia's investment climate. Leading manufacturers recently told EconOff that the GOB's failure to negotiate a free [...]	2006-05-04 19:53:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1198	NATIONALIZATION: COMPANY PERSPECTIVES [...] (SBU) Summary: While foreign investors were not surprised by most of the terms of the GOB's May 1 nationalization decree (ref A),they were nonetheless taken aback that their long-dreaded expectations appeared to have become reality. So far most companies have reacted in measured fashion, and [...]	2006-05-05 12:05:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
06LAPAZ1199	BUSINESSMEN QUESTION GOB'S ECONOMIC OBJECTIVES [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB's lack of clearly defined economic objectives is increasingly frustrating La Paz businessmen, who say government officials' erratic behavior has weakened Bolivia's investment climate. Leading manufacturers recently told EconOff that the GOB's failure to negotiate a free [...]	2006-05-05 12:05:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1209	BOLIVIA: SPECIAL 301 DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) EconOff delivered reftel talking points May 5 to Jorge Estrada, legal advisor to Bolivia's National Intellectual Property Service (SENAPI). Estrada said he was unfamiliar with the annual Special 301 review of countries' intellectual property rights (IPR) practices but assured EconOff he wo [...]	2006-05-05 20:04:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD EINV BL
06LAPAZ1211	MILITARY EQUIPMENT: WHAT'S MINE IS MINE, WHAT'S [...] (C) Summary: In a GOB-requested May 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Defense Walker San Miguel and Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca attempted to set conditions for the return of counter-terrorism unit U.S. equipment to MilGroup custody. The Ambassador reminded both ministers that [...]	2006-05-08 11:28:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ1231	BOLIVIA: KEEPING IRAN OFF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-08 19:32:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL BL
06LAPAZ1245	PRESIDENT MORALES FOCUSED ON POPULISM AT 100 DAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first 100 days in office, Evo Morales has focused almost exclusively on political goals with short-term domestic appeal and negative long-term consequences. At home, his efforts to consolidate power in the executive appeal to Bolivian demands for stability and jobs after y [...]	2006-05-09 15:10:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL SOCI ETRD BL
06LAPAZ1248	GOB NAMES BOARD MEMBERS TO "NATIONALIZED" [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB named 20 directors and five controllers to the boards of five hydrocarbons companies on May 8. The GOB has yet to legally acquire ownership control of these five companies, in accord with its May 1 nationalization decree (reftel),and it remains unclear how it plans to [...]	2006-05-09 17:45:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET EFIN PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1254	BOLIVIA: FISSURES IN THE MORALES GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Evo Morales entered his fourth month in office with rifts developing within his government and Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party. Morales' abrupt firing of associates for alleged corruption, autocratic management style, and rhetorical attacks against the United Stat [...]	2006-05-09 20:15:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL SOCI
06LAPAZ1265	DISCRIMINATION WITHIN THE MAS? [...] (C) Summary: While the GOB continues to ride a wave of euphoria following President Morales' May 1 nationalization of hydrocarbons, an undertow of discontent grows within the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) due to alleged intra-party discrimination based on gender and race, as well as Morales' [...]	2006-05-10 13:20:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ1268	LLORENTI WON'T BE BOLIVIA'S AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-10 16:40:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ1271	GOB OFFERS COCA ERADICATION IMPROVEMENTS FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Leading Bolivian exporters told the Ambassador May 9 that President Morales had floated the idea of linking improvements in illegal coca eradication to an extension of the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA). GOB officials reportedly told exporters they wer [...]	2006-05-10 18:41:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV SNAR BL
06LAPAZ1283	SLOW START FOR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY CAMPAIGNS [...] (C) Summary: The Constituent Assembly campaign is off to an unimpressive start; campaign season opened May 2 but political parties, perhaps taking their cues from a fatigued electorate, or perhaps hindered by a lack of funding, have done little to educate voters about their candidates or posi [...]	2006-05-11 17:47:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ1285	GOB ON GAS: TO COMPENSATE OR NOT TO COMPENSATE? [...] (SBU) Summary: President Morales reportedly stated on May 11 that the GOB did not have to compensate hydrocarbons companies for their losses due to nationalization if such firms had "recovered investments and accrued some earnings." In contradiction to Morales' statement, the GOB agreed on May [...]	2006-05-11 19:16:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1289	MINING MINISTER SAYS GOB WILL NOT NATIONALIZE [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Mining Walter Villarroel told Econoffs May 11 that the GOB would not nationalize Bolivia's mining industry. He left open the possibility of tax increases, however, and said the tax structure and mining code were under review. He also asked for assistance identifyin [...]	2006-05-12 15:53:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1316	GOB EXPLAINS HYDROCARBONS NATIONALIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Hydrocarbons Minister Andres Soliz Rada, accompanied by the Finance and Planning Ministers, convened a meeting of international donors on May 12 to discuss the GOB's hydrocarbons nationalization decree issued on May 1 (ref A). After decrying the "neoliberal" economic model, the [...]	2006-05-16 17:30:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV ENRG EPET PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1317	OPPOSITION PROSPECTS ARE WEAK FOR THE CONSTITUENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The opposition to President Evo Morales, Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party enters the campaign for the Constituent Assembly elections on July 2 even weaker than before the general elections in December 2006. The best-known opposition leaders--Podemos, Jorge Quiroga and UN,s S [...]	2006-05-16 17:50:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL SOCI
06LAPAZ1322	MAS HAS STRONG ADVANTAGE ENTERING THE CONSTITUENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Evo Morales and his Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party will launch their campaign for the 2 July Constituent Assembly election on May 26 riding a wave of popular support for the President's hydrocarbons nationalization decree. The MAS remains the most powerful party [...]	2006-05-17 12:50:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL SOCI BL
06LAPAZ1332	ECONOMIC ROOTS OF BOLIVIA'S SOCIAL REVOLUTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Economic factors, which have fed the growing political disaffection of Bolivia's majority poor, have helped fuel the country's rolling "social revolution." Take persistent poverty. The percentage of Bolivia's population living below the poverty line has remained virtually uncha [...]	2006-05-17 18:25:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB SMIG SOCI PGOV EINV EPET BL
06LAPAZ1337	GOB PROMISES LAND REFORM [...] Summary: The GOB announced on May 8 that it planned to distribute between 11 and 14 million hectares of land to farmers, indigenous communities, and the landless through eight supreme decrees and a revision of the 1996 Agrarian Reform Law. On May 17, the GOB told the press that President Mora [...]	2006-05-17 20:18:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON SMIG SOCI BL
06LAPAZ1341	GOB CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON ATPDEA EXTENSION [...] (SBU) Summary: Bolivia's vice minister of trade and exports told Econoffs May 17 that GOB officials remained interested in an extension of the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA),believing additional time would provide "space" for the government to define its trade polici [...]	2006-05-18 15:16:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1357	JUDICIAL BRANCH STANDS TALL AGAINST EXECUTIVE [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with poloff on May 17 in Sucre, Supreme Court and Constitutional Tribunal (CT) justices, still stinging from President Morales' March public criticisms of the CT, expressed strong resolve to resist political pressure and influence from the Morales government. While Mo [...]	2006-05-19 19:49:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ1384	BOLIVIA: IMF, IDB, AND WORLD BANK UPDATES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary: Please see paragraph 6 for action request. The World Bank Andean Director met with the Ambassador to solicit support from the U.S. government for the approval of its interim Bolivian strategy during the next World Bank [...]	2006-05-23 18:11:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1407	BRAZILIANS FIRM ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, BEHIND CLOSED [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Brazilian Ambassador to Bolivia Antonio Mena Goncalves May 24 to discuss Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim's May 22-23 visit to La Paz. In meetings with the Bolivian government, Amorim deliberately avoided the hydrocarbons issue, but Mena Goncalves to [...]	2006-05-26 14:05:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL EPET ENRG BL
06LAPAZ1414	DEJA VU--IS MORALES FOLLOWING THE CHAVEZ MODEL? [...] (C) Summary: As the Morales government hits the four month mark and further strengthens its relationships with Cuba and Venezuela, there is increasing speculation about the extent to which Morales is following the Chavista model of governance. Three Venezuelan USAID contractors working on dem [...]	2006-05-26 19:44:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ1418	BOLIVIA IN CHAVEZ' EMBRACE [...] (C) Summary: The MAS party's May 26 Chapare-based campaign kick-off for the Constituent Assembly -- featuring President Evo Morales and his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez in the shared leading role -- revealed a Bolivian government fallen openly into Venezuela's embrace. Venezuelan offici [...]	2006-05-30 14:15:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV SOCI ELAB BL
06LAPAZ1456	TUTO QUIROGA ON CHAVEZ DOMINO EFFECT [...] (C) Summary: Former President and opposition leader Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga told the Ambassador on May 30 that the USG should help "stop Chavez" in Peru, or risk the domino effect in Ecuador and elsewhere. Quiroga talked at length about Chavez's visions of a Bolivarian state, and said that after [...]	2006-05-31 19:19:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL EFIN BL
06LAPAZ1466	BOLIVIA FORMALLY REQUESTS ATPDEA AND GSP EXTENSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: President Morales' newly-appointed advisor for international trade, Pablo Solon, called on the Ambassador May 31 to deliver a copy of a letter formally requesting extensions of the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) and the Generalized System of Preferences [...]	2006-06-01 18:40:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV USTR BL
06LAPAZ1491	TRANSREDES SALE DECREASES U.S. INVESTMENT IN [...] (SBU) The U.S. firm Enron has completed the first stage of selling its subsidiary Prisma, which owns 25 percent of Bolivian gas pipeline operator Transredes and 29 percent of the Bolivian gas pipeline operator GTB, to Ashmore Energy International. According to Transredes contacts, Ashmore is [...]	2006-06-02 19:09:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
06LAPAZ1516	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DORIA MEDINA [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador met May 30 with National Unity (UN) party leader Samuel Doria Medina, who predicted that President Morales' Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party would win 50 to 55 percent of the vote for the Constituent Assembly elections in July, while the UN and Podemos would spl [...]	2006-06-05 20:29:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ1517	MORALES ISSUED LAND DECREES WITHOUT PROMISED [...] (U) Despite his May 18 decision not to promulgate executive decrees redistributing land without consensus, President Morales issued seven decrees on June 3 after negotiations with Santa Cruz agricultural and business representatives broke down June 2. The GOB will redistribute 2.2 million he [...]	2006-06-05 20:43:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ1518	LLOYD: CLOSER TO COLLAPSE [...] (SBU) Summary: Bolivia's national airline, Lloyd Aero Boliviano, moved closer to collapse following the chief executive's failed attempt to relinquish ownership to employees. In a bizarre turn of events June 3, disgruntled pilots accosted two members of the company's board of directors and he [...]	2006-06-05 20:48:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV CASC BL
06LAPAZ1530	INDIA'S JINDAL STEEL WINS MUTUN BID [...] (SBU) Summary: GOB officials announced June 1 that India's Jindal Steel and Power had won the right to develop Mutun, one of the world's largest iron ore deposits. The firm expects to invest USD 2.3 billion over the next ten years, not only to exploit Mutun's estimated 40 billion tons of iron [...]	2006-06-06 17:06:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1537	BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS, MORALES TRADE CRITICISMS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a joint declaration May 31, seven departmental business associations harshly criticized the Morales administration and charged the president with leading Bolivia in the wrong direction. Morales responded in an open letter published in leading newspapers June 3, accusing the [...]	2006-06-06 21:22:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1556	ONE PREFECT WORRIES ABOUT FUTURE OF REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Cochabamba prefect (governor) and former presidential candidate Manfred Reyes Villa told the Ambassador on June 7 that he believes President Morales will hold national elections following the Constituent Assembly in order to consolidate control over Bolivia's prefects, and will a [...]	2006-06-08 18:40:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ1564	HYDROCARBONS CHAMBER SAYS NEGOTIATIONS WILL [...] (SBU) Summary: Hydrocarbons Chamber representatives told the Ambassador June 7 that hydrocarbons companies would negotiate with GOB officials to determine the terms of their new contracts (ref A) until they felt they could no longer negotiate in good faith - at least until the expiration of th [...]	2006-06-08 21:28:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EINV ECON BL
06LAPAZ1565	EU AWAITS ANDEAN COMMUNITY STANCE TOWARD TRADE [...] (U) Summary: At a June 8 breakfast, the European Commission Delegation's chief trade representative said the European Union (EU) would await a clear Andean Community stance toward trade talks before pursuing association agreement negotiations. EU member states hope to see consensus emerge aft [...]	2006-06-08 21:30:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1586	BOLIVIA ON NAM STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-12 18:29:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL IAEA BL KNNP USNC IR
06LAPAZ1587	LAND CONFLICT IN ORURO [...] (U) The GOB displaced 7,000 squatters from privately-owned lands in the Department of Oruro on June 9; one off-duty police officer was killed in the confrontation. Members of an organization dubbed the "Roofless Movement" (similar to the Landless Movement) had been living in tents on private [...]	2006-06-12 18:30:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ1596	TRIBUNAL DECLARES MINING CODE ARTICLES [...] (SBU) Summary: Bolivia's Constitutional Tribunal recently declared six articles of the mining code unconstitutional, eliminating investors' rights to transfer and mortgage mining concessions. The ruling will take effect after a two-year delay, ostensibly to allow the GOB to pass legislation i [...]	2006-06-13 15:23:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV ECON BL
06LAPAZ1597	COUNTDOWN TO CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: With three weeks to go before the July 2 Constituent Assembly elections, polls in La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, together representing 70 percent of the population, indicate Morales' Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party will win approximately 45 percent of the vote, with Pode [...]	2006-06-13 15:35:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ1614	VENEZUELAN INVOLVEMENT IN BOLIVIAN BANKING [...] (C) Summary: Venezuela has agreed to buy USD 100 million of Bolivian bonds in May to be used to finance Bolivian Treasury gaps or fund a portion of the deficit, but Finance Ministry contacts tell us that the deal is uncertain. Venezuela has also promised Bolivia another USD 100 million to prov [...]	2006-06-14 14:50:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN BL
06LAPAZ1629	LLOYD SECURES INSURANCE EXTENSION [...] (SBU) Summary: Bolivia's national airline, Lloyd Aereo Boliviano, narrowly avoided collapse June 15 by securing a new extension on its aircraft insurance, set to expire the same day. The extension will allow the carrier to continue operating, but with board members' June 15 decision to resign [...]	2006-06-16 19:27:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1638	BOLIVIA ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 13:14:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BL
06LAPAZ1644	BOLIVIA'S EXPANSIVE COCA POLICY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOB's coca strategy is becoming more explicit, and its expansiveness will only complicate effective control. On June 17, President Morales celebrated the opening of a coca tea plant in the Yungas and unveiled a domestic coca leaf commercialization regime that reportedly allo [...]	2006-06-19 15:30:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR EAID BL
06LAPAZ1651	AGRICULTURE MINISTER ON APHIS AND LAND REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: Econoff delivered talking points from ref A on APHIS regulatory changes to Minister of Agriculture Salvatierra on June 16. Salvatierra claimed that the MAS and its land reform program had capitalist, not socialist, goals promoting production and efficient land use. He indicate [...]	2006-06-19 19:35:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD USDA USTR BL
06LAPAZ1654	SANTA CRUZ PREFECT PREDICTS WIN FOR AUTONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary: Santa Cruz Prefect Ruben Costas told the Ambassador June 19 that he believed six of Bolivia's nine departments would vote "yes" in the July 2 autonomy referendum. He expressed frustration with the GOB's "double talk," referring to President Morales' recent decision to withdraw [...]	2006-06-19 20:24:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1660	GOB UNVEILS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB released its five-year national development plan on June 16. The plan proposes a strong state presence in the economy and natural resource management and substantial public investment in order to create jobs, diminish poverty, improve health and education, and provide [...]	2006-06-20 19:02:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAID EFIN EINV ELAB PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1661	BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE ON TELECOMS CHANGES [...] (SBU) Summary: A U.S. investor in Bolivia's telecommunications sector relayed to us his concerns about the GOB's proposed changes to the sector -- a government take-over of Entel and elimination of the independent regulator -- outlined in its national development plan released on June 16 (sept [...]	2006-06-20 19:03:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINV BL
06LAPAZ1662	TARIJA PREFECT ON UPCOMING ELECTIONS [...] (C) Tarija Prefect Mario Cossio told the Ambassador June 19 that like the Embassy's relationship with the GOB, his relationship with the Morales administration is complicated by instability, largely due to the GOB's unclear policies and erratic public attacks for political gain. Cossio said h [...]	2006-06-20 19:16:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ167	MORALES INAUGURATION SPEECH: A MIXED BAG [...] (SBU) Summary. Evo Morales' January 22 inauguration speech was many things: long, rambling and inconsistent, but also direct, passionate and heartfelt. He celebrated international support for his government from the United States, Venezuela and Cuba. But in a less-than-presidential manner, [...]	2006-01-23 21:00:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ1672	FORESTRY SECTOR FEARFUL OF GOB INTERVENTION [...] (U) Summary: The Bolivian Forestry Chamber has repeatedly voiced opposition to the GOB's plans to nationalize forestry resources, arguing that government interference will undermine a healthy and productive sector. The GOB's national development plan, released June 16 (ref A),does not propos [...]	2006-06-21 18:13:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV EAGR ECON SENV BL
06LAPAZ1673	NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN PROPOSES MINING SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Bolivia's national development plan, announced June 16 (reftel),proposes wide-ranging changes in the mining sector, among them increased state control of mineral production and sales and new taxes and regulations. The plan highlights the need for more research into available mi [...]	2006-06-21 18:15:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV ECON BL
06LAPAZ168	BOLIVIA AND VENEZUELA WASTE NO TIME SIGNING [...] (U) On President Evo Morales' first full day in office, Morales and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez signed a series of cooperation agreements covering energy, sports, health, medicine, education and agriculture. Chavez called the signing of these agreements "the start of a new period of rel [...]	2006-01-23 21:00:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI BL
06LAPAZ169	CHILE'S LAGOS HOPEFUL ABOUT BOLIVIA'S MORALES [...] (C) Summary: During their January 22 meeting in La Paz, President of Chile Ricardo Lagos told WHA A/S Shannon that the U.S. should keep the doors open with Evo Morales to prevent Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez from gaining disproportionate influence. Lagos said he had explained Chile's his [...]	2006-01-23 21:06:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI ELAB CI BL
06LAPAZ1706	JAPANESE AND CHINESE AMBASSADORS ON BOLIVIA [...] (C) Summary: Acting Ecopol Chief met the Chinese and Japanese ambassadors in Bolivia June 20 and 21. The ambassadors shared concerns about the GOB's economic policies, which they said are having a chilling effect on foreign investment. Both ambassadors indicated that their governments are ta [...]	2006-06-23 15:38:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL OTRA SNAR ETRD LA XK CH JA
06LAPAZ1711	GOB VOWS TO "DECOLONIZE" EDUCATION, THREATENING ACS [...] (SBU) Summary: After weeks of rumors concerning educational reform, Bolivia's education minister announced June 22 that the GOB planned to "decolonize" education to make all schools, public and private, equal. He declared the American Cooperative School part of a system that caters to a fortu [...]	2006-06-23 21:11:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASCH APER AMGT PGOV SOCI BL
06LAPAZ1729	HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF? [...] (C) Summary: Bolivia's 1952 revolution, led by the National Revolutionary Movement (MNR),redistributed land and nationalized mining resources (including tin, Bolivia's principal export at the time) in an effort to correct economic disparity and established universal suffrage to promote greate [...]	2006-06-27 14:30:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ1743	LATEST POLLS ON CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) With less than a week before the July 2 Constituent Assembly elections, a June 17-18 Apoyo opinion poll of all nine department capitals projects the MAS will win at least 114 of 255 seats in the Assembly. According to the poll, MAS candidates are likely to win 14 of the 45 department-wi [...]	2006-06-27 19:20:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ1774	BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS DIFFER IN RESPONSE TO GOB [...] (SBU) Summary: Bolivian business associations share similar concerns about GOB economic policies but differ in their response, with some advocating open criticism and others urging moderation. Neither strategy has been effective, as association representatives reportedly have limited access t [...]	2006-06-28 19:48:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1775	OPPOSITION GOALS FOR THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Summary: The two leading opposition political parties, Podemos and the National Unity (UN) party, have had little success in educating voters about their respective campaign platforms. While Podemos has a solid plan for the Constituent Assembly, its repeated criticism of Venezuelan inter [...]	2006-06-28 19:53:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ1782	REPSOL AND PETROBRAS NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Hydrocarbons company Repsol (Argentina/Spain) told Econoff June 28 that it expected Argentina to agree to a price increase on Bolivian natural gas exports on June 29. Press reports on June 29 indicated that the agreement would be in effect until December 31 and include an expor [...]	2006-06-29 15:03:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
06LAPAZ1787	NATIONAL ELECTORAL COURT READY FOR JULY 2 [...] (C) Acting Ecopol Chief met with National Electoral Court (CNE) President Salvador Romero on June 28 regarding the Court's preparations for the July 2 Constituent Assembly elections, which Romero says are almost complete. The CNE has set up a new system which voters can use to confirm (by cel [...]	2006-06-29 16:26:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ179	MORALES GOVERNMENT GENERATES HOPE, CONCERN [...] (C) Summary: WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon held a series of meetings on January 22 with Santa Cruz business leaders, media and political analysts, opposition leader Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga, and Spanish Secretary of Foreign Affairs Bernardino Leon on the margins of the Morales inauguratio [...]	2006-01-24 19:40:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ1791	FIRST QUARTER 2006 MACROECONOMIC REPORT [...] Summary: Bolivia's positive GDP growth trend continued during the first quarter of 2006 due to high international prices for the country's main exports: hydrocarbons, minerals, and agricultural products. Exports grew by 23 percent in the first quarter compared with the same period in 2005, c [...]	2006-06-29 20:17:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ELAB EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD BL
06LAPAZ1794	SANTA CRUZ: THOUSANDS SHOW SUPPORT FOR AUTONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary: An estimated 400,000 people gathered in Santa Cruz June 28 to support civic leaders' campaign for a "yes" vote in the July 2 departmental autonomy referendum. Speakers accused the Morales administration of attempting to consolidate "hegemonic" power and declared autonomy a means [...]	2006-06-29 21:05:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI BL
06LAPAZ1795	MORE ON RELIGIOUS EDUCATION [...] (C) Summary: Following the GOB's June 22 announcement of its plan to "decolonize" and secularize education (reftel),pressure from the Catholic Church led the Morales administration to soften its position at least as regards Church interests. The GOB hosted a seminar June 26-28 on its propos [...]	2006-06-29 21:10:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASCH APER AMGT PGOV SOCI PREL BL
06LAPAZ1797	USED CLOTHING IMPORTS TEMPORARILY EXTENDED [...] (U) Summary: In a June 21 supreme decree, the GOB extended used clothing imports until April 20, 2007, and said it would allow used clothing sales through February 28, 2008. Reactions were mixed, with some groups accusing the GOB of harming small apparel producers and others suggesting the GOB [...]	2006-06-30 14:03:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON BL
06LAPAZ180	GOB NAMES LEFTIST CABINET [...] (SBU) Summary: President Morales announced the 16 members of his cabinet January 23, the majority leftist, indigenous and from the altiplano. Morales exhorted the new cabinet to change Bolivia, integrate marginalized members of society, eliminate corruption, and serve -- not exploit -- the peo [...]	2006-01-24 19:41:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PGOV TBIO BL
06LAPAZ1805	ARGENTINA AND BOLIVIA SIGN IMMIGRATION AND GAS [...] (SBU) Summary: Bolivian and Argentine government officials signed seven agreements in Buenos Aires on June 29 regarding several topics including immigration, natural gas prices, and the construction of a bridge connecting the two countries (reftels). Argentina did not agree to legalize coca [...]	2006-06-30 20:20:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EPET BL
06LAPAZ1808	PRELIMINARY CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY RESULTS [...] (U) Summary: Although preliminary election results show that the majority of Bolivians voted against departmental autonomy, four eastern departments solidly voted in its favor. Early results also indicate that President Morales' Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party won around 52 percent of Co [...]	2006-07-03 13:15:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ1841	ELECTIONS UPDATE [...] (SBU) Approximately 80 percent of the July 2 election results are in, and National Electoral Court officials expect around 90 percent by July 7. Most analysts anticipate high voter participation rates, perhaps approaching the 84.5 percent of the December 2005 national elections. While voter [...]	2006-07-06 15:01:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ1842	TRANSREDES AND GONI ON TRIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Morales administration claims that Enron improperly acquired shares in the Bolivian-Brazilian pipeline through a dubious contract between Enron and the GOB signed by former President Gonzalo "Goni" Sanchez de Lozada. The GOB claims that Enron and its subsidiary Transredes ow [...]	2006-07-06 15:09:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
06LAPAZ1845	MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Econoff delivered reftel information to Bolivia's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) representative, Javier Hurtado, on July 5. Hurtado was optimistic that Bolivia would not follow in the Gambia's footsteps. He plans to contract seven technical team members within the next wee [...]	2006-07-06 15:56:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ETRD PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1859	SANTA CRUZ LABOR DISPUTE PROMPTS GOB INTERVENTION [...] (SBU) Summary: July 3 clashes between feuding branches of Santa Cruz' Departmental Labor Confederation prompted the GOB to dismiss the department's police chief and install military guards at key administrative buildings. Minister of Government Alicia Munoz accused the police chief of neglige [...]	2006-07-07 20:09:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PGOV SOCI BL
06LAPAZ186	MAS ECONOMICS TEAM: STRONG SOCIAL AWARENESS, WEAK [...] (SBU) Summary: If reports about its economic transition teams are any indication, the future Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) government will have lots to learn. Current government ministers have told us that the MAS mining, economic development, and hydrocarbons teams conspicuously lack techn [...]	2006-01-24 21:18:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	BL ECON EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV
06LAPAZ1877	CENTRAL BANK SCANDAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Two MAS congressmen recently accused former government and finance ministry officials of illegally withdrawing USD 153 million from the Central Bank in October 2003, just before the fall of former President Gonzalo "Goni" Sanchez de Lozada. Prosecutor Milton Mendoza is investi [...]	2006-07-10 19:06:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN KJUS BL
06LAPAZ1885	CUSTOMS HOPES "SOCIAL CONTROL" WILL REDUCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Customs officials recently proposed a "social control" mechanism to reduce contraband, arguing that appropriate incentives would increase the identification and seizure of illegally traded goods. The proposal is part of a restructuring process in which officials are evaluating [...]	2006-07-11 12:39:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ1891	FINAL ELECTION RESULTS: "MAS" OF THE SAME [...] (C) Summary: Final July 2 Constituent Assembly election results gave the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party 137 of 255 seats and ensured several opposition parties, including Podemos and National Unity (UN),a significant presence in the Assembly. In the week following the election, politic [...]	2006-07-11 14:26:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ1918	HYDROCARBONS REGULATOR ENSURES FUEL SUPPLY [...] (SBU) Summary: Bolivia's state oil company, YPFB, successfully assumed control of Bolivia's wholesale hydrocarbons market on July 1, as provided for by the 2005 Hydrocarbons Law. To ensure adequate supplies of gasoline and diesel, the hydrocarbons regulator issued an emergency decree requirin [...]	2006-07-12 19:30:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
06LAPAZ1923	AIRLINES SEEK TO EXPLOIT LLOYD'S TROUBLES [...] (SBU) Summary: As Lloyd Aereo Boliviano struggles, American Airlines and AeroSur seek to expand. American plans to add La Paz-Miami flights in August and September, and AeroSur hopes to operate public charters to Miami from late July. Both see opportunities in Lloyd's near-complete departure [...]	2006-07-13 14:54:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV BL

06LAPAZ1936	UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF GOB'S HYDROCARBONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Andean Development Corporation (CAF) have frozen the pipeline operator Transredes' financing for expanding and constructing three natural gas pipelines due to the GOB take-over of company shares. Without these pipelines, various [...]	2006-07-14 20:54:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
06LAPAZ195	MORALES-SHANNON MEETING: PRESIDENT RECOUNTS [...] (C) Summary: Summary: In their January 21 meeting, WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon told President-elect Evo Morales the U.S. agenda in Bolivia reflected our larger agenda in the region: consolidating democracy, promoting economic growth through free markets and integration, and protec [...]	2006-01-26 15:23:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV ENRG SOCI ELAB BL
06LAPAZ1952	SCENESETTER FOR VP GARCIA LINERA VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera will arrive in Washington late July 19 to push for an extension of ATPDEA benefits. In its first six months in office, the Morales administration has maintained popularity ratings of 70 to 80 percent by nationalizing hydrocarbons, ann [...]	2006-07-19 16:14:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL MCC BL
06LAPAZ1955	GOB ASKS WHY VICE PRESIDENT NOT ALLOWED TO TRAVEL [...] (C) Summary: Acting Foreign Minister Alicia Munoz summoned the Ambassador July 19 to explain why Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera was not allowed to board American Airlines flight 922 from La Paz to Miami. The Ambassador apologized for the incident, attributing the error to an administrat [...]	2006-07-19 17:26:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ1956	EDUCATION CONGRESS ENDORSES SECULAR EDUCATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Days of contentious debate ended July 14 with the National Education Congress' endorsement of a secular education system that "respects the beliefs and spirituality of indigenous nations and the Bolivian people" and "rejects all dogmatic impositions." The Catholic Church accuse [...]	2006-07-19 17:42:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASCH APER AMGT PGOV PREL SOCI BL
06LAPAZ196	HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST NAMED BOLIVIA'S AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: President Morales will reportedly appoint human rights activist Sacha Llorenti as Bolivia's next Ambassador to the U.S., tasking the new envoy with securing the extradition of former President Gonzalo "Goni" Sanchez de Lozada. It is tempting to read an "anti-U.S." message into [...]	2006-01-26 20:39:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI BL
06LAPAZ2011	TRANSREDES UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Transredes' board will meet at the end of July to discuss acquisition of the company's shares by the GOB. According to a Transredes executive, the company could live with GOB majority ownership, as long as the private investors, Shell and Prisma, retained operating control. The [...]	2006-07-26 13:05:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
06LAPAZ2017	STATE CRITICIZES CHURCH [...] (C) Summary: A growing confrontation between church and state, which began as a debate about religious education, has broadened into a larger discussion of religion in general. Religion and religious education will be discussed in Congress in relation to a pending education bill as well as in [...]	2006-07-26 18:47:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASCH APER AMGT PGOV PREL SOCI BL
06LAPAZ2036	LA PAZ PREFECT UNDER FIRE [...] (C) Summary: Following the July 2 autonomy referendum, social sectors have called for the resignation of La Paz Prefect Jose Luis "Pepe Lucho" Paredes, expressing anger at his support for regional autonomy (a position that contradicted his department's popular vote). Paredes alleges that a r [...]	2006-07-27 14:21:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2037	SOCIAL SECTORS TO OVERSEE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 23, President Morales announced plans to have social sectors oversee the Constituent Assembly. Morales' statements were strongly criticized by opposition parties and citizen groups. While his recent declarations might be an attempt to reach out to social sectors that [...]	2006-07-27 14:24:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ2046	MINING COMPANIES BRACE FOR ROYALTY AND TAX [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S.-owned mining company representatives said July 24 that they remained concerned by the GOB's failure to make royalty and tax decisions. While officials have repeatedly said the government will not act on President Morales' promises to nationalize Bolivia's mining industry ( [...]	2006-07-28 18:49:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ205	EARLY WARNING SIGNS? [...] (C) Summary: President Morales' first week in office has brought public and private reassurances that his government will cooperate with the USG and respect democracy and the rule of law, but there are also some early warning signs that the new government may undermine democratic institutions. [...]	2006-01-27 19:45:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2056	HYDROCARBONS REGULATOR STANDS FIRM AGAINST GOB [...] (SBU) Summary: Bolivia's hydrocarbons regulator has accused Bolivia's state oil company, YPFB, of entering into contracts that are against state interests -- charges ironically similar to those of the GOB against Enron and former President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada. The GOB reportedly tried t [...]	2006-07-31 20:53:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
06LAPAZ2079	GOB URGES "CREATIVE" APPROACH TO BILATERAL TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: GOB trade officials expressed satisfaction August 1 with Vice President Garcia Linera's trip to Washington (reftel),which provided an opportunity to lobby for an extension of the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA). They noted the GOB's interest in negotia [...]	2006-08-02 20:15:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ2099	INDIGENOUS WOMAN TO LEAD ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) On July 29, President Morales designated Silvia Lazarte as the MAS' candidate for Constituent Assembly (CA) president, noting that she represents two sectors that have been historically excluded: women and the indigenous. Opposition parties criticized the nomination process as too one [...]	2006-08-03 18:55:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ2111	MORALES' RHETORIC LEADS TO INCREASED CRITICISM [...] (C) Summary: President Morales launched his "agrarian revolution" August 2 in Ucurena, Cochabamba, declaring that if Congress does not approve the executive's land reform bill, indigenous communities will close Congress for its "ineffectiveness." Opposition parties from eastern Bolivia claim [...]	2006-08-04 18:57:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2112	CENTRAL BANK OUTLOOK POSITIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: According to a Central Bank official, Bolivia's macroeconomic situation is positive overall, with first semester GDP growth of 4.3 percent, strong fiscal revenue inflows, low deficit projections, moderate inflation, high international reserves, and a sound banking system. Howev [...]	2006-08-04 19:01:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD BL
06LAPAZ2120	STATE OF THE UNION [...] (SBU) Summary: In a rambling two and a half hour state of the union address kicking off the August 5 Constituent Assembly festivities in Sucre, Bolivia's historic capital, President Morales reviewed his accomplishments to date: delivery of the Constituent Assembly, economic stability and govern [...]	2006-08-08 14:14:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ2130	MAS' DRAFT CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Summary: President Morales' Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party is circulating a draft constitution for the Constituent Assembly, although other drafts, which we have not reviewed, seem to be circulating as well. The draft we have seen, which contains strong socialist and communist not [...]	2006-08-08 19:16:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2138	LEBANON SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-08 21:22:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MOPS UN IS BL
06LAPAZ2139	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY INAUGURATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Bolivians celebrated their independence and the inauguration of the Constituent Assembly August 6 in Sucre. Festivities included introduction of all 255 Assembly members, speeches by President Morales and Vice President Garcia Linera, a parade of Bolivia's indigenous communities [...]	2006-08-09 13:25:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ216	HYDROCARBONS COMPANIES PESSIMISTIC, BUT WILLING TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, hydrocarbons company representatives discussed their concerns about negotiations with the incoming administration. They worried in particular about the likely absence of reasonable GOB interlocutors (subsequent ministerial appointments pr [...]	2006-01-30 20:26:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP BL ECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV
06LAPAZ2167	POLICE THREATEN HUNGER STRIKE [...] (SBU) The National Association of Police, a union of lower-level officials in the national police force, declared a state of emergency on August 10, threatening a mass hunger strike if the GOB did not agree to increase police salaries. No violence has occurred. During the first week of August, [...]	2006-08-11 20:59:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB PGOV BL
06LAPAZ217	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Late January 27, Foreign Minister Choquehuanca summoned the Ambassador to apologize for the Foreign Ministry's gaffe in prematurely announcing its intention to nominate Sacha Llorentty as Bolivia's next ambassador to the U.S., and to formally submit Llorentty's credentials. He sa [...]	2006-01-30 20:29:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2171	MAS INSIGHT INTO CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Summary: Raul Prada, a MAS insider and Constituent Assembly representative, confirmed President Morales' plans for an all-powerful Assembly which would seek to remove all traces of colonialism from Bolivian society. Prada said procedural issues for the Assembly remain pending but he expe [...]	2006-08-11 21:58:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2196	HYDROCARBONS NATIONALIZATION FACES OBSTACLES [...] (SBU) Summary: Bolivia's hydrocarbons nationalization plan is facing legal and financial obstacles that have delayed its implementation. The state oil company, YPFB, lacks the necessary resources to take on its new mandated role as controller of the entire hydrocarbons production chain. The [...]	2006-08-14 21:12:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
06LAPAZ2197	IDB'S FUTURE DIRECTION [...] (C) Summary: The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Resident Representative told Econoff on August 11 that a donor coordination meeting to be held in Bolivia in October would likely fail to meet the GOB's anticipated funding requirements. The GOB's National Development Plan relies heavily [...]	2006-08-14 21:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON BL
06LAPAZ2207	EXPORTERS' EXPECTATIONS OF ATPDEA EXTENSION BEGIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Expectations of an extension of the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) have begun to fade, as exporters gradually accept that the GOB stands little chance of securing a continuation of existing trade preferences. Even so, many La Paz and Santa Cruz business [...]	2006-08-16 18:42:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ2216	GOB NEGOTIATIONS WITH PETROBRAS STALLED [...] (C) Summary: A Petrobras executive told Econoff on August 15 that no gas price agreement had been reached between Petrobras and Bolivia's state oil company YPFB, and that in fact, YPFB never presented a price proposal during the negotiations. The GOB also lacks a plan regarding implementatio [...]	2006-08-17 16:16:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
06LAPAZ2222	UNCERTAINTY REGARDING ALLEGED DEAL WITH IRAN [...] (C/NF) Press reports from Tehran state that Bolivian Minister of Economic Development Celinda Sosa signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Iran (GOI) for the expansion of industrial and mineral cooperation, but GOB officials could not confirm the signing for Embassy offici [...]	2006-08-17 20:19:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON PGOV PREL BL IR VE
06LAPAZ2246	MANPADS: EX-PRESIDENT RODRIGUEZ ON THE DEFENSIVE [...] (S/NF) Summary: Congress will soon decide whether to approve criminal charges against ex-President Rodriguez for the transfer of MANPADS to the United States for destruction in October 2005. Given the upcoming vote, Rodriguez is ramping up his rhetoric, again denying that he approved the tran [...]	2006-08-21 18:48:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PARM MASS MARR BL
06LAPAZ2269	HYDROCARBONS MINISTER BASHES BRAZIL [...] (C) Summary: Hydrocarbons Minister Soliz Rada told the DCM on August 21 that Brazil's strong presence in Bolivia is the root of many of the nation's problems, particularly in the hydrocarbons sector. Soliz said that Bolivia needs to develop alternate markets to Brazil, including Argentina and [...]	2006-08-22 15:52:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
06LAPAZ2295	HYDROCARBONS MINISTER IS CENSURED [...] (U) The opposition majority in the Senate -- 13 Podemos and 1 National Unity (UN) senators -- censured Hydrocarbons Minister Andres Soliz Rada on August 23 for the state oil company YPFB's alleged violations of Bolivian laws and regulations (reftel). MAS senators protested by not participatin [...]	2006-08-24 21:03:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV BL
06LAPAZ2342	YPFB PRESIDENT RESIGNS [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 28, President Morales announced the resignation of the President of the state oil company YPFB, Jorge Alvarado. Alvarado resigned in the face of corruption accusations related to a contract between YPFB and Iboamerica Trading (reftel). Morales also announced the repl [...]	2006-08-29 19:47:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV BL
06LAPAZ2372	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY BRAWL OVER RULES OF DEBATE [...] (SBU) Stalemate over the rules of order for the Constituent Assembly (CA) escalated into violence late August 31 and continued into the early morning of September 1 in Sucre. Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) delegates hardened their position on a simple majority vote (the opposition supports t [...]	2006-09-01 19:16:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2393	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY AT A CROSSROADS [...] (C) Summary: The Constituent Assembly is at a crossroads after political disagreements over its rules of order escalated into violence September 1, resulting in MAS delegates approving their own proposal for a majority vote on constitutional changes after opposition parties abandoned the sess [...]	2006-09-05 21:19:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2399	GOB DEFIES COURT DECISION ON HYDROCARBONS CONTRACTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 4, the Bolivian Hydrocarbons Chamber issued a press statement to publicize the Constitutional Court's May ruling that the 74 existing shared risk contracts between state oil company YPFB and private investors are legally valid. In response, the Hydrocarbons Minist [...]	2006-09-06 14:49:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BL ECON EINV ENRG EPET KJUS
06LAPAZ240	RODRIGUEZ CONCERNED ABOUT THREATS TO JUDICIARY [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with AID Deputy Assistant Administrator Mike Magan, the Ambassador and Embassy officials on January 31, former President (and current Supreme Court President) Rodriguez shared his concerns that President Morales will threaten Bolivia's relatively young democratic ins [...]	2006-02-01 21:05:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2406	BUSINESS AS USUAL, DESPITE RISING TENSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: La Paz businessmen reacted with relative calm to the September 1 violence in the constituent assembly (reftel),declaring that business would continue as usual. While not necessarily thriving, businesses appear to have survived the uncertainty of the last few months, and most ex [...]	2006-09-06 20:58:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ2415	THE MEDIA LUNA STRIKE: WHICH SIDE WILL BLINK [...] (C) Summary: In response to growing ruling party intransigence in the Constituent Assembly charged with writing Bolivia's new constitution, the largely "media luna" (Santa Cruz, Tarija, Beni, and Pando) based opposition has called a regional general strike for September 8th (reftel 02393). [...]	2006-09-07 19:20:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2418	MAS STEAMROLLING CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY? [...] (C) Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) Constituent Assembly delegates approved the general outline of their own draft rules of order September 6 by simple majority (141 of 255 votes) without permitting debate. Opposition parties had attempted to postpone a vote on the rules of order by requestin [...]	2006-09-07 20:32:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2432	SCENESETTER FOR VP GARCIA LINERA VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera will be in Washington September 10 - 13 to continue the GOB's push for an extension of ATPDEA benefits. The Vice President's visit offers the opportunity for us to express our interest in the stabilization of democracy, the lack of [...]	2006-09-08 19:54:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	BL ECON PGOV PREL
06LAPAZ2452	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY STALEMATE CONTINUES [...] (U) Most political and media analysts describe the regional September 8 strike as a success (see September 8 ASDAR),but the Constituent Assembly remains deadlocked, at least for the moment, over whether delegates should use a simple majority or two-thirds vote to approve constitutional change [...]	2006-09-11 19:20:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ2457	GOB REVISES NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB is revising its National Development Plan (NDP) based on suggestions from businesses and social organizations and conducting a debt sustainability analysis with German aid. It appears that the National Development Bank will likely be a second-tier institution, but with [...]	2006-09-11 20:50:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN BL
06LAPAZ2492	GOB ON GOALS FOR NAM AND UNGA [...] (SBU) Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Mauricio Dorfler convoked select members of the diplomatic community September 12 to review GOB goals for the NAM and the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Dorfler noted that Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca would serve as the NAM's vice preside [...]	2006-09-14 20:03:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA UNSC PREL BL CU
06LAPAZ2494	BOLIVIA: NOT TERRIBLY HELPFUL ON THE NAM [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-14 20:18:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PTER UNGA CU BL
06LAPAZ2495	UNSCR 1696: BOLIVIA NOT HELPFUL [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to First Secretary Eduardo Gallardo of the MFA's Office of Multilateral Relations September 20. Gallardo noted our concerns and said it would be difficult to reach consensus with the large number of countries attending the NAM. While the GOB does not h [...]	2006-09-14 20:34:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC IR USSC BL
06LAPAZ2505	BOLIVIA'S MCC FOCAL POINT EXPLAINS RESIGNATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloffs met with Bolivia's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) point of contact, Javier Hurtado, on September 15 to discuss his still non-public resignation and to obtain his assessment of Bolivia's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal. Frustrated with inadequate finan [...]	2006-09-15 19:14:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2506	VENEZUELAN AND CUBAN INFLUENCE GROWING [...] (C) Two social sector leaders, Rufo Calle and Hugo Vega (protect),independently told poloff September 14 that Venezuela and Cuba are increasingly involved in Bolivian social organizations. Rufo Calle, president of a national indigenous/labor organization (CSUTCB),said the MAS is intensifyin [...]	2006-09-15 19:17:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL CU VE
06LAPAZ251	PETROBRAS TALKS WITH GOB [...] (SBU) Summary: Petrobras, the largest player in the Bolivian hydrocarbons industry, had its first meeting with the Bolivian government on January 31 to begin discussing a new relationship. According to a Petrobras official, Arturo Castanos, the GOB representatives were cordial, but they only [...]	2006-02-02 19:32:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON BL
06LAPAZ2511	HYDROCARBONS NATIONALIZATION FUMBLING ALONG [...] (C) Summary: The Hydrocarbons Ministry issued a Ministerial Resolution on September 12 which shifts foreign companies' hydrocarbon revenues to the Bolivian state-owned company YPFB. The Resolution is legally in line with Hydrocarbons Law 3058, but comes at a time when the GOB is negotiatin [...]	2006-09-15 21:47:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2515	CIVIL LIBERTIES UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: GOB-initiated legal actions and MAS efforts to seek a new constitution to its liking raise questions about GOB respect for civil liberties. An update on three leading cases underscores this issue and highlights the need for greater judicial independence as well as guarantees of [...]	2006-09-18 16:31:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2519	HYDROCARBONS MINISTER RESIGNS [...] (SBU) Hydrocarbons Minister Andres Soliz Rada, along with the Vice Minister and two Directors of Hydrocarbons, resigned on the evening of September 15 following Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera's freeze of a ministerial resolution that would have shifted hydrocarbons companies' revenues to [...]	2006-09-18 18:27:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
06LAPAZ2538	GARCIA LINERA "CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC" AFTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera told a leading La Paz businessman September 16 that he was "cautiously optimistic" after his September 11-13 trip to Washington, as some U.S. officials seemed to look favorably on Bolivia's push for an extension of the Andean Trade Promotion a [...]	2006-09-19 17:37:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ2539	BLUE LANTERN END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE 05-967792 [...] (U) Econoff visited Bolivian National Police headquarters and a La Paz storage site September 19 to confirm continued possession of hand grenades exported September 2, 2005 to the Bolivian Ministry of Government. Econoff and NAS staff verified continued possession by the National Police of ap [...]	2006-09-19 18:29:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC BL
06LAPAZ2557	GARCIA LINERA URGES CAMPESINOS TO TAKE UP ARMS [...] (SBU) Although Acting President Alvaro Garcia Linera met with all nine prefects (governors) September 19 in an effort to resolve continuing stalemate over the Constituent Assembly's rules of order and to express the GOB's willingness to negotiate, he sent a very different message September 20 [...]	2006-09-21 18:26:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2562	SANTA CRUZ BLOCKADE FIZZLES [...] (C) The September 20 anti-opposition blockade of Santa Cruz has apparently failed. Participation was sporadic at best. Lack of support among social sectors and heavy rain contributed to low protester turnout. Press reported no more than a dozen or so protesters at each location. There was [...]	2006-09-21 20:53:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2563	ASSESSMENT OF NIH PROJECT FOREIGN POLICY [...] (U) Post sees no negative foreign policy implications of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) project described in reftel. Post provides a positive recommendation pending human subject approval, on the understanding that researchers will obtain verbal consent from study participants. 2. [...]	2006-09-21 20:53:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO OSCI KSCA BL
06LAPAZ2564	LA PAZ BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS REMAIN RELUCTANT TO [...] (U) Summary: In September 20 meetings, representatives of La Paz business associations voiced concerns about the nature of Bolivia's economy, the direction of GOB economic policies, and the outcome of the Constituent Assembly. Despite their worries, representatives remain reluctant to criticiz [...]	2006-09-21 20:54:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ2576	INSIDERS' VIEW INTO THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Summary: Several opposition representatives in the Constituent Assembly (CA) told poloff September 18-20 that the Assembly is in "complete chaos." Two of the delegates blamed the Assembly's inefficiency on delegate inexperience and the MAS' heavy hand. They also complained about surveilla [...]	2006-09-25 16:18:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2586	BOLIVIA SUPPORTS BUSH WAR ON TERRORISM SPEECH [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-25 20:51:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ2598	GOB DELAYS SIGNING OF MUTUN CONTRACT [...] (SBU) GOB officials announced September 22 that they would delay until mid-October the signing of a joint-venture contract allowing India's Jindal Steel and Power to develop Mutun, one of the world's largest iron ore deposits. The firm won the right to exploit Mutun's estimated 40 billion ton [...]	2006-09-26 20:10:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ2599	CENTRAL BANK INDEPENDENCE THREATENED [...] (C) Summary: A Central Bank Director told Econoff on September 21 that GOB cabinet members were increasingly interfering in the bank's daily policy decisions. He lamented "disarray" at the bank due to high level personnel changes and feared that the GOB would change the Central Bank Law to fo [...]	2006-09-26 20:18:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV BL
06LAPAZ2600	LAND REFORM SOWS CONFLICT [...] (SBU) Summary: The MAS administration has presented a bill to Congress to modify the 1996 Agrarian Reform (INRA) law, in line with its pre-election promises to redistribute land to the landless. Members of the administration have encouraged social sectors to mobilize marches and blockades to f [...]	2006-09-26 20:20:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON BL
06LAPAZ2602	SANTA CRUZ: POLITICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY FED UP [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-26 20:52:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2603	SANTA CRUZ: FRUSTRATED AND ANNOYED WITH MORALES [...] (C) Summary: Charge visited Santa Cruz September 23-24 and met with politicians and the business community, as well as participated in the opening of Bolivia's largest trade fair, Expocruz. Virtually all interlocultors expressed frustration, annoyance, and great uncertainty when it comes [...]	2006-09-26 21:59:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2609	TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING [...] (U) Post provides the following response to reftel: A) In the absence of USDOC or USDA representation, primary responsibility for trade agreement compliance and monitoring lies with the economic/political section, whose officers work closely with Washington counterparts. B) Economic/Commer [...]	2006-09-27 17:59:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON BL
06LAPAZ2610	LLOYD AEREO BOLIVIANO: FINDING ITS WINGS? [...] (SBU) Summary: Lloyd Aereo Boliviano executives say the company may be finding its wings, as the firm has boosted its five-jet fleet with two leased aircraft and is gradually identifying and settling debts. Despite this good news, the outlook is far from certain. Rumors of interest from a UK [...]	2006-09-27 18:02:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ2622	TEXTILES AND APPAREL: CONTINUED RELIANCE ON ATPDEA [...] (U) Summary: While the expiration of global textile and apparel quotas may have adversely affected small Bolivian producers, large manufacturers' exports will likely remain strong, at least as long as they benefit from Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) preferences. If t [...]	2006-09-28 18:49:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KTEX BL
06LAPAZ2623	JAPAN'S SUMITOMO ACQUIRES STAKE IN U.S. MINING [...] (U) Summary: Japan's Sumitomo Corporation recently acquired a 35 percent participating interest in U.S.-based Apex Silver's $800 million San Cristobal silver-zinc-lead project (reftel). Apex will receive $224 million cash and future silver and zinc payments; Sumitomo will also assume 35 perce [...]	2006-09-28 18:56:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV ECON BL
06LAPAZ2626	SPAIN: A BEACON OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY [...] (U) Summary: For many Bolivians, Spain is a beacon of economic opportunity. Newspapers highlight an upsurge in travel, airlines report full flights to Madrid, and business owners say skilled craftsmen are increasingly seeking work abroad. Bolivians' desire to escape may reflect growing polit [...]	2006-09-28 20:35:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SOCI BL
06LAPAZ2627	BOLIVIA - PARAGUAY RELATIONS HIT A BUMP, BOUNCE [...] (C) Summary: Bolivian Interior Vice Minister Rafael Puente's September 27 statement calling Paraguayan President Nicanor Duarte a "cynical liar" caused a diplomatic roil between Bolivia and Paraguay which ended with an official apology by the GOB and Puente's dismissal. End summary. 2. [...]	2006-09-28 20:37:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2636	MAS MACHINATIONS AT CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY POLARIZE [...] (C) Summary: On September 28 in Sucre, on almost purely party lines, the Constituent Assembly (CA) voted in favor of Evo Morales' MAS party's proposal that it declare itself an "originary" organ, and thus theoretically superior to all other branches of government, including the legislature th [...]	2006-09-29 18:43:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2638	BOLIVIAN ECONOMY HUMS ALONG DESPITE UNCERTAINTY [...] Summary: Bolivia's GDP grew by 4.5 percent during the first semester of 2006 due to high international prices for the country's main exports: hydrocarbons and minerals. Exports grew by 52 percent in the first six months compared with the same period in 2005, contributing to an increase in int [...]	2006-09-29 18:57:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BL
06LAPAZ2657	MORALES: WALKING A FINE LINE ON DRUGS [...] (C) Summary: Following the September 29 death of two civilians who ambushed a GOB eradication operation in Carrasco National Park in Cochabamba, the Embassy's NAS section will begin supporting GOB eradication efforts in the park at the GOB's request. President Morales started spinning the conf [...]	2006-10-02 20:18:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2661	GAS CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS STUMBLE FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: Based on the May 1 hydrocarbons nationalization decree's mandate that private firms must sign new contracts by October 31 (ref A),the GOB recently provided hydrocarbons companies with draft contracts and began the first round of negotiations with companies on September 27. U.S.- [...]	2006-10-03 12:03:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
06LAPAZ2674	BOLIVIAN GLACIERS RECEDING RAPIDLY [...] (U) Summary: Bolivian glaciers are receding so rapidly, say scientists, that most could disappear within the next ten to 15 years, with alarming implications for potable water and hydroelectric energy supplies. Scientists tie the last two decades' acceleration in glacial melt to the greater i [...]	2006-10-03 21:06:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ2683	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY: TRUE MAS INTENTIONS? [...] (C) Poloff met with approximately twenty Constituent Assembly representatives in Sucre September 28-29 and observed the Assembly's chaotic operations. Following the MAS' approval of Article 1 of the rules of order by simple majority (reftel),the principal debate among opposition delegates wa [...]	2006-10-04 19:02:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2698	DEADLY MINER CLASH IN ORURO [...] (U) On October 5, armed clashes broke out in the mining town of Huanuni, in the Department of Oruro; they are continuing now. Firefights erupted after independent miners overran the state owned Posokoni mine, demanding jobs that they alleged had been promised to them. The independent miner [...]	2006-10-05 21:36:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2717	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY: PLENIPOTENTIARY DEBATE [...] (C) Nationwide debate continues over the Constituent Assembly's declared "plenipotentiary" nature, with Supreme Court President Hector Sandoval and President Morales exchanging public barbs about the other's "interference" in Assembly matters. Following MAS party leader Ramon Loayza's return [...]	2006-10-06 21:24:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2718	AYMARA HEARTLAND PREPARED TO MOBILIZE FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 28, leaders from Omasuyos Province in La Paz department, a majority Aymara area, threatened to march to Sucre or Santa Cruz to pressure Constituent Assembly members to agree to the MAS' agenda. Leaders from the province told Emboff on October 4 that they had not yet [...]	2006-10-06 21:25:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2719	DEADLY MINING CLASH CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: Fighting between cooperative miners and workers of the state-owned mining company COMIBOL broke out in Huanuni on October 5 (reftel) and continued on the 6th, despite temporary truces agreed on October 5 and 6. At this time, it appears that the second truce is holding and that fi [...]	2006-10-06 22:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN ELAB PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2723	MINING: FIGHTING ENDS, TALKS BEGIN [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to deadly clashes between state mining workers and independent cooperative miners in Huanuni, President Morales replaced the mining minister and the head of the state-owned mining company COMIBOL on October 7. A GOB commission held talks with both sides on October [...]	2006-10-10 19:42:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EMIN PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2724	TRANSIT STRIKE CONTINUES [...] (U) La Paz public transportation workers began a 24-hour strike October 9 to protest La Paz Mayor Juan del Granado's plan for redirecting downtown traffic. The city implemented the plan October 6 to improve traffic flows; transportation workers complain that the new routes are causing confusi [...]	2006-10-10 19:55:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ2726	VENEZUELAN AMBASSADOR PLEDGES DEFENSE OF GOB; GOV [...] (C) Summary: President Morales convoked cocaleros of the Chapare October 7 to publicly demonstrate against the U.S.'s hedged certification of Bolivia on counternarcotics and to defend his coca policies. Standing at President Morales' side, Venezuelan Ambassador Julio Montes pledged to defend [...]	2006-10-10 20:57:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2729	MINERS THREATEN BLOCKADE; POLITICAL STAND-OFF [...] (U) Following last week,s violent conflict in Huanuni and failed talks with the government (reftel),the Cooperative Mining Federation threatened to blockade roads throughout the country or march to La Paz if the government does not agree to provide compensation for the victims, families and fo [...]	2006-10-11 20:26:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB EMIN PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2730	RESPONSE TO LAC BIOFUELS INITIATIVE [...] (U) Summary: This cable responds to the questions posed in reftel on the investment climate, the energy sector and the sugar industry in Bolivia. The investment climate, particularly in natural resource industries, is poor due to legal uncertainty and increasing governmental interference. Bo [...]	2006-10-11 20:27:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ENRG PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ2732	BOLIVIAN-VENEZUELAN MILITARY AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Bolivian senate suspended its October 10 vote on a Bolivian-Venezuelan military agreement signed by Presidents Morales and Chavez May 26, postponing further debate to the week of October 16. The agreement provides for a wide range of military cooperation, including high level [...]	2006-10-11 21:41:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2743	A WORRIED MORALES ATTEMPTS TO WOO THE MIDDLE CLASS [...] (U) President Morales spoke October 12 at a rally intended to "defend Bolivian democracy," as well as to close the international indigenous meeting held in La Paz October 8-12. Speaking for forty minutes to a bussed in and largely passive crowd we estimate at approximately 6,000 (but which p [...]	2006-10-12 19:37:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ275	STAFFDEL BRENNAN: GREETING THE NEW BOLIVIA [...] (SBU) Summary: During their January 24-27 visit to Bolivia, staffdel Brennan (House International Relations Committee staff Ted Brennan, Kristen Gilley, Paul Oostburg-Sanz, Mark Walker, and Dan Getz) met with Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera, newly-minted legislators and ministers, Santa C [...]	2006-02-06 18:36:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI ELAB BL
06LAPAZ2756	FIRST MEETING ON NEW SOFA AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Embassy officials met with Bolivian Minister of Defense Walker San Miguel October 10 regarding the Embassy's pending request for return of the F-10 counterterrorism equipment and the need for an updated SOFA agreement (reftels). San Miguel expressed concern about the continuing M [...]	2006-10-13 21:56:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV MARR MASS MCAP PREL KTIA MOPS BL
06LAPAZ276	GOB TRADE POLICY REMAINS UNCLEAR [...] In conversations with USG officials, President Morales and Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera have repeatedly said they understand the importance of free trade and may wish to negotiate Bolivia's entry into the proposed Andean Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Both have indicated their desire to im [...]	2006-02-06 18:37:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON PREL BL
06LAPAZ2770	TELECOMMUNICATIONS UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Bolivian telecommunications sector has grown and increased in competitiveness significantly since privatization and market opening during the last decade. The GOB announced in June that it would seek to regain majority ownership of the former state-owned telecommunications [...]	2006-10-16 18:17:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EINV BL
06LAPAZ2780	MORALES ANNOUNCES "SURPRISES" FOR MINING INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Summary: President Morales announced October 15 that the mining industry should expect "surprises" permitting the state to regain control of mineral production. His comments caused anxiety among U.S. mining company executives, who said October 16 that they were "nervous" about the GOB's [...]	2006-10-16 21:15:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV ECON BL
06LAPAZ2781	GOVERNMENT OF BOLIVIA ALIENATES ITS POLITICAL BASE [...] (C) Summary: During an October 13 visit, Emboff met with leaders from several key social movements, including the Santa Cruz Departmental Federation of Rural Workers (FDTCSC),the Santa Cruz Federation of Neighborhood Committees (FEJUVE),and Departmental Labor Union (COD). This cable repo [...]	2006-10-17 11:35:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ279	BANKING UPDATE: CENTRAL BANK, DEVELOPMENT BANK, [...] (SBU) Summary: Bolivia's Central Bank President plans to soon complete his 10-year stint as President, leaving the country in a stellar macroeconomic state, but with many uncertainties looming on the horizon. Several Venezuelan government officials recently met with Bolivia's Bank Superinten [...]	2006-02-06 19:29:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV BL
06LAPAZ2798	STAND-OFF BETWEEN MINERS AND GOB CONTINUES [...] (U) Summary: Nearly two weeks after October 5-6 clashes between cooperative miners and state mining employees (reftel),the stand-off between miners and the GOB continues. Cooperatives accepted a GOB proposal to provide compensation to affected families but rejected an offer to convert cooper [...]	2006-10-17 20:10:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ELAB EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ2814	MAS TACTICS ALIENATE SANTA CRUZ NEIGHBORHOOD [...] (C) This is the second in a series of three cables reporting on Emboff's meetings with Santa Cruz social movements. On October 13 Emboff met with the leadership of the Santa Cruz Federation of Neighborhood Committees (FEJUVE). FEJUVE, in some ways analogous with a condominium association, [...]	2006-10-18 19:21:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2817	UPDATE ON YPFB NEGOTIATIONS WITH ARGENTINA, [...] (SBU) Summary: YPFB (Bolivia's state-owned oil company) President Juan Carlos Ortiz told Econoff on October 18 that Bolivia will sign a twenty-year natural gas supply contract with Argentina on October 19. Bolivia will agree to provide 27.7 million cubic meters per day of gas to its neighbor [...]	2006-10-18 20:09:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PREL BL
06LAPAZ2821	MORALES RAISES EYEBROWS WITH LE MONDE INTERVIEW [...] (U) French newspaper Le Monde published an article October 17 entitled "Bolivia: Evo Morales and the Terrible Conspiracy," in which President Morales said that "the right" (the United States and the political opposition in Bolivia) are conspiring to topple his government. Morales discussed t [...]	2006-10-18 21:14:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL BL

06LAPAZ2831	CONFLICT AND GOB'S LACK OF CAPACITY HINDERS [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 17, the resident coordinator of the United Nations (UN) told the Ambassador that the UN supported the Constituent Assembly as a way to unify Bolivia's population, but was worried that it would end up dividing it instead. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) resident [...]	2006-10-19 16:57:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN EINV BL
06LAPAZ2840	MAS SPLITS KEY UNION IN SANTA CRUZ [...] (C) This is the third in a series of three cables reporting on Emboff's meetings with Santa Cruz social movements. On October 13 Emboff met with Edwin Fernandes, leader of the Santa Cruz Departmental Labor Union, known by its Spanish initials COD. Each of the country's nine departments has [...]	2006-10-20 15:33:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2860	GOB, MINERS SIGN AGREEMENT ENDING STAND-OFF [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB and miners signed an agreement October 23 ending the political stand-off that emerged after October 5-6 clashes between cooperative miners and state mining employees in Huanuni (reftel). Radio reports indicate that members of the region's four cooperatives accepted the [...]	2006-10-24 10:55:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ELAB EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ2880	ARGENTINA AND BOLIVIA SIGN GAS DEAL [...] (U) Argentina and Bolivia signed a twenty-year energy agreement October 19 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia (reftel) that will go into effect on January 1, 2007. In addition to increasing the volume of natural gas that Bolivia will supply to Argentina to 27.7 million cubic meters per day within three y [...]	2006-10-25 12:07:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2900	HYDROCARBONS CONTRACT DEADLINE DRAWS NEAR [...] (C) Summary: The press published a copy of the model contract supposedly provided by the GOB to the hydrocarbons companies who must sign new contracts by October 28, according to the May 1 nationalization decree. The contract appears highly favorable to Bolivia's state oil company, YPFB. Pe [...]	2006-10-25 21:33:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
06LAPAZ2903	CLEAN PRODUCTION PRACTICES INCREASE EFFICIENCY, [...] (U) Summary: Clean production practices introduced by the USAID-supported Center for the Promotion of Sustainable Technologies have increased efficiency and lowered costs for more than 90 Bolivian businesses. The following case studies suggest that lower production costs provide powerful ince [...]	2006-10-26 16:20:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG BL
06LAPAZ2906	VENEZUELAN MILITARY ACCORD STALLED IN SENATE [...] (C) Summary: The Venezuelan - Bolivian military cooperation agreement, already approved by the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) dominated lower house, appears to be stalled in the Senate Defense Commission. Four hours of closed door hearings on October 25 with the Commander of the Armed Forc [...]	2006-10-26 18:16:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2910	VP, AMBASSADOR DISCUSS WAYS TO IMPROVE BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: In their first meeting since the Ambassador presented his credentials October 13, the Ambassador and Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera engaged in a cordial exchange October 26 on U.S. assistance, extension of ATPDEA benefits, Morales' anti-American discourse, military relations a [...]	2006-10-27 13:08:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM ECON SNAR PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ2912	ECUADORIAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE TO ATTEND [...] (U) An article and a full page advertisement in the October 26 edition of the Bolivian daily La Razon states that Ecuadorian presidential candidate Rafael Correa will be attending a conference in Bolivia titled the "First Meeting of the Peoples and States for the Liberation of the Homeland -- [...]	2006-10-27 14:54:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ2930	BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) Summary: On October 26, Econoff spoke to the proprietor of foreign consignee Camping Cochabamba, having visited the business in November 2005 (ref B). Camping Cochabamba has a history of importing firearms from the United States, maintains detailed sales and customer records, and has appr [...]	2006-10-27 16:47:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC BL
06LAPAZ2932	INDIGENOUS INTERNS ON RACISM, NATIONALIZATION AND [...] (SBU) Three of the Mission's indigenous interns met with Poloff October 18 and expressed their views on discrimination in Bolivian society, the continued popularity of nationalization, and the reasons for anti-American sentiment in Bolivia. The root cause of discrimination, per the consensus [...]	2006-10-27 17:50:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ2934	PILCOMAYO RIVER POLLUTION ATTRACTS NEW ATTENTION [...] (U) Summary: For centuries, mining and milling wastes from Bolivia's Potosi mining district have polluted the Pilcomayo River, an important body of water in Bolivia's southwest. A recent study indicated that many agricultural fields and waterways are contaminated with heavy metals and arsenic, [...]	2006-10-27 18:42:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ECON BL
06LAPAZ2943	GOB ACHIEVES KEY GOAL: NEW GAS CONTRACTS [...] (SBU) Summary: All of the private hydrocarbons exploration and production companies operating in Bolivia signed new service contracts on October 27 and 28 prior to the deadline imposed by the GOB's May 1 nationalization decree. According to the president of Bolivia's state oil company, YPFB, [...]	2006-10-30 21:23:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
06LAPAZ2944	PROPOSED MINING PLAN CONTINUES TO "SPOOK" INVESTORS [...] (SBU) President Morales' October 15 announcement of "surprises" for the mining industry (ref A) has been tempered in the last two weeks by assurances that the GOB will respect private investment. Officials' statements, however, have done little to reassure industry executives, who worry that [...]	2006-10-30 21:45:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV ECON BL
06LAPAZ2945	DIVIDING UP THE SPOILS: GAS REVENUE DEBATE [...] (SBU) With the signature of gas accords October 28, the GOB estimates that hydrocarbons production will generate USD 2 billion next year, with USD 1.3 billion going to the government as a result of new production contracts (septel),and USD 4 billion within four years, with USD 2.4 billion des [...]	2006-10-30 21:46:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV BL
06LAPAZ2946	AMBASSADOR, MOD DISCUSS WAY FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Minister of Defense Walker San Miguel October 30, discussing a wide range of military issues. San Miguel told the Ambassador that the F-10 weapons have been moved to the army depository in La Paz, and that his ministry would coordinate with [...]	2006-10-30 22:16:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PARM PGOV PREL SNAR
06LAPAZ2967	GAS CONTRACTS HAVE VARIABLE RETURN RATES [...] (C) Summary: The new contracts signed by hydrocarbons production and exploration companies on October 27 and 28 (ref A) contain tables of variables, including investment and production figures, which will be used to calculate company returns and the state oil company YPFB's take. The amount of [...]	2006-10-31 21:17:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
06LAPAZ2976	GOB POSTPONES MINING PLAN UNTIL 2007 [...] (U) Summary: President Morales chose not to unveil his much-hyped mining plan October 31 (ref A),instead announcing that the GOB would postpone it until 2007, ostensibly because of a lack of financing. Morales attempted to divert attention to a supreme decree authorizing the conversion of co [...]	2006-11-01 17:34:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ2979	ASSESSMENT OF NIH PROJECT FOREIGN POLICY [...] (U) Post sees no negative foreign policy implications of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) project described in reftel. Post provides a positive recommendation pending human subject approval, on the understanding that NIH researchers have received concurrence from related U.S. and Boliv [...]	2006-11-01 20:22:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO OSCI KSCA BL
06LAPAZ299	AFTER BRIEF INTERRUPTION, USED CLOTHING IMPORTS [...] (U) Summary: Used clothing imports were temporarily interrupted January 31, when the supreme decree authorizing their entry expired. The issue attracted the attention of local clothing manufacturers, who claimed cheap imports undercut their operations and called for a total ban, and of used c [...]	2006-02-07 14:35:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON BL
06LAPAZ2992	MORALES' SHRINKING CIRCLE OF SUPPORT? [...] (C) Summary: Evo Morales rode a wave of popularity to the Bolivian presidency, winning the December 2005 elections by the largest margin in Bolivia's democratic history. Throughout that campaign, and to a lesser extent during the July Constituent Assembly elections, his support base consisted [...]	2006-11-03 18:17:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2995	TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] (C) U.S. Embassy La Paz has designated Ecopol Chief Andrew Erickson (591-2-216-8254, EricksonAS@state.gov) as the Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer and Economic Officer Dovie Holland (591-2-216-8862, HollandDA2@state.gov) as the Deputy Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer. 2. (C) Fol [...]	2006-11-03 20:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PTER KTFN BL
06LAPAZ2998	PETROBRAS' NEW CONTRACT [...] (C) Along with nine other companies, Brazil's Petrobras signed a new hydrocarbons production and exploration contract on October 28 (reftel). Petrobras executives told Econoff on November 1 that the company's rate of return would be lower than that of its original contract, but better than the [...]	2006-11-03 20:47:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
06LAPAZ3000	ALO PRESIDENTE ... MORALES? [...] (SBU) According to press reports, President Evo Morales plans to start his own weekly radio call-in program, similar to the "Alo Presidente" program hosted by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Bolivian Director of Government Communications Gaston Nunez explained the show may launch as early as [...]	2006-11-06 12:40:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ3008	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S LESLIE BEBOUT [...] Embassy La Paz is pleased to grant country clearance to Leslie Bebout, Ames Research Center, NASA to travel to Bolivia's Laguna Verde Refuge November 10-22, 2006 to conduct field work at Earth's highest altitude lakes and ponds. Clearance is granted on the understanding that Ms. Bebout has [...]	2006-11-06 20:04:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	APER ASEC OTRA TSPA BL
06LAPAZ3019	VICE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT DESCRIBES [...] (SBU) Bolivia's vice minister of environment recently described a "cosmocentric-holistic" vision of environmental management, declaring that the state should direct a collective development process to ensure shared, broadly beneficial access to natural resources. The vice minister argued that [...]	2006-11-07 20:03:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ3032	THE GOB'S MINING PLAN: NO "TRUE" NATIONALIZATION? [...] (SBU) GOB officials declared November 7 and 8 that the Morales administration will not "nationalize" the mining sector, providing assurances that the GOB has no intention of expropriating company assets. Instead, the government will reportedly concentrate on implementing a three-part vision of [...]	2006-11-08 21:27:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ3040	THE PUSH FOR MONEY LAUNDERING LEGISLATION [...] (SBU) Bolivia's current anti-money laundering regime fails to comply with international norms and is ineffective. Based on INL's recommendations, post has encouraged the GOB to enact a comprehensive money laundering law, including terrorism finance provisions, has formed an informal working g [...]	2006-11-09 20:39:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN BL
06LAPAZ3041	LOWER HOUSE APPROVES FRAMEWORK FOR LAND REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: The framework of the Morales administration's controversial bill to modify the 1996 agrarian reform (INRA) law (reftel) was approved by the lower house on November 7, after a week-long march by several hundred indigenous people in the eastern lowlands. The chamber of deputies m [...]	2006-11-09 20:40:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON KJUS SMIG SOCI BL
06LAPAZ3051	IN COCHABAMBA, BUSINESS AS USUAL [...] (U) Cochabamba business association representatives told Econoff November 9 that business continues as usual, despite ongoing political and economic uncertainty. They noted that while they share a desire for economic stability and judicial security with their La Paz and Santa Cruz counterparts [...]	2006-11-13 20:35:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ3053	A NEW OUTLOOK FOR BOLIVIA'S NATIONAL CARRIER? [...] (SBU) Lloyd Aereo Boliviano's general manager recently predicted a new outlook for Bolivia's national carrier, noting that the firm now has seven jets, up from one a few months ago, and has renewed service to a range of domestic and international destinations. Executives have made progress id [...]	2006-11-14 15:32:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ3056	AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG'S VISIT TO POTOSI [...] (SBU) Ambassador Goldberg made his first official visit to the city of Potosi November 6. During the one-day trip he was welcomed by the president of the Independent Miners' Association of Potosi and received the highest honor (the coat of arms of the Villa Imperial) ever given to an ambass [...]	2006-11-14 16:29:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ3060	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S COMPTON TUCKER [...] Embassy La Paz is pleased to grant country clearance to Compton J. Tucker, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Santa Cruz, Bolivia December 5-16, 2006 for analysis of global positioning system and satellite data from glacial areas. Clearance is granted on the understanding th [...]	2006-11-14 19:54:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AFIN ASEC TSPA OTRA BL
06LAPAZ3061	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY- VOTING ON VOTING [...] (SBU) After months of stalemate, the Constituent Assembly (CA) will take up its final pending rule of order-- its voting mechanism-- November 14-15. Morales' Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party has publicly declared that if it cannot reach consensus with the opposition on its "mixed proposal [...]	2006-11-14 21:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ3062	GARCIA LINERA'S RADICAL PAST RESURFACES [...] (SBU) Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera's membership in the indigenous-based terrorist group the Tupak Katari Guerilla Army (EGTK),the armed wing of the Tupak Katari Revolutionary Liberation Movement (MRTKL),resurfaced recently as press reports focused on the progress of his petition with [...]	2006-11-14 21:51:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL PHUM BL
06LAPAZ3063	MAS CONGRESS: SIGNS OF RADICALIZATION [...] (C) Summary: At its annual congress in Cochabamba November 11-13, President Morales' Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party re-elected Morales as the party leader, after which he chastised the party for infighting. The congress then decided to tighten party discipline and declare that MAS poli [...]	2006-11-14 21:58:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ3071	BOLIVIA'S TITLE II ASSISTANCE HELPS SLASH [...] (U) Tens of thousands of Bolivian children, many in isolated rural areas, suffer from chronic malnutrition. Many simply lack appropriate food, while others suffer from parasites and infectious diseases that hamper the body's ability to retain nutrients. With PL 480 Title II support, administ [...]	2006-11-15 18:04:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ3079	FINANCE AND PLANNING MINISTERS LAY OUT GOB [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting on November 10, Finance Minister Arce told the Ambassador that Bolivia has a positive fiscal balance, but that the government must resolve the inequitable distribution of resources among the central government and regional governments. Arce said that the ministry is [...]	2006-11-15 21:15:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN EINV BL
06LAPAZ3080	HYDROCARBONS: A NATIONALIZATION IN NAME ONLY? [...] (C) A British Gas executive told Econoff that he thought the company's new operation contract (reftel) was equitable and would allow BG to recoup its investment and invest more in the future. Opposition leaders and leftist radicals agree that Bolivia's "nationalization" was in fact a national [...]	2006-11-15 21:39:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
06LAPAZ3081	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES COCA, MONEY LAUNDERING, AND [...] (C) In a meeting on November 15, President of the Chamber of Deputies, Edmundo Novillo told the Ambassador that he supported rationalization of coca, but also depenalization and industrialization of the coca leaf. Novillo acknowledged the importance of an effective money laundering regime and [...]	2006-11-15 21:44:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ3085	AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG'S VISIT TO TARIJA [...] (U) Ambassador Goldberg made his first official visit to the city of Tarija November 6-7. During the two-day trip the Ambassador met with national and local Tarijeno politicians, the Tarija city council, businessmen, academics, Fulbright alumni, Peace Corp volunteers, and farmers. The city [...]	2006-11-16 12:05:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ3090	GOB SHRINKS FROM THREATS AGAINST SWISS MINING FIRM [...] (SBU) President Morales announced October 23 that the GOB would unveil plans for the mines and mills of Swiss mining powerhouse Glencore International, whose Bolivian subsidiary controls properties once held by former President Gonzalo "Goni" Sanchez de Lozada. The GOB later backed away from i [...]	2006-11-16 17:34:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ3096	LOWER HOUSE PASSES LAND REFORM BILL [...] (SBU) Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) members of the lower house of congress approved a land reform bill on November 15 after opposition members abandoned the session. The bill will now go to the senate, where it is likely to be blocked by the political opposition. The bill provides for the [...]	2006-11-16 20:35:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ3098	BOLIVIA: ADVANCING U.S. EFFORTS ON WATER AND [...] (U) Significant numbers of Bolivians lack access to clean water and sanitation. GOB authorities at all levels recognize the problem and have committed to expanding access to basic services; many have worked closely with U.S. and other international donors to boost water and sanitation coverag [...]	2006-11-17 18:53:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV SENV BL
06LAPAZ3107	AMBASSADOR AND SENATE PRESIDENT DISCUSS BILATERAL [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on November 15, Senate President Santos Ramirez stated his support for the passage of money laundering legislation, but made it clear that his focus is on the rapid passage of an anti-corruption bill. The Ambassador explained the humanitarian goals of the [...]	2006-11-20 14:54:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON MASS MCAP KTIA MOPS BL
06LAPAZ3128	AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG NOVEMBER 9 COCHABAMBA VISIT [...] (SBU) Ambassador Goldberg traveled November 9 to Cochabamba to meet with the mayor, social sector leaders, business leaders, the local American population, and local media and political analysts. The trip received extensive press coverage and provided an opportunity to publicly highlight ou [...]	2006-11-20 19:41:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ3131	SIX OF NINE GOVERNORS "BREAK TIES" WITH GOB [...] (SBU) On November 17, the GOB announced a new plan, comprised of a law and supreme decree, which would permit the Bolivian congress to supervise and censure department prefects (governors). The GOB argues the plan is meant to provide assurances to the public that local authorities spend funds [...]	2006-11-20 21:00:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ3132	MAS PUSHES FORWARD WITH SIMPLE MAJORITY [...] (C) Over the objections of the political opposition, President Morales' Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party imposed its proposal for a simple majority vote for constitutional changes, with a two-thirds vote on the final text of the constitution and a limited "veto" for the opposition, on No [...]	2006-11-20 21:19:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ3147	BOLIVIA HOSTS INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) From October 24-26, Bolivia's eastern city of Santa Cruz hosted a conference of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) from over eighty countries. The theme of the conference was "respecting the human rights of migrants." The Santa Cruz Declaration, the conference's main product, f [...]	2006-11-22 16:21:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BL
06LAPAZ3148	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR OPIC'S JEAN ADEN [...] Embassy La Paz is pleased to grant country clearance to Jean Aden, Director, OPIC Office of Accountability, to travel to Santa Cruz, Bolivia December 2-4, 2006 to speak at "Strengthening Environmental Law and Enforcement in the Americas," an OAS-sponsored side event to the December 4-5 Min [...]	2006-11-22 16:25:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AORC EINV OTRA OPIC BL
06LAPAZ3152	GOB WILL SEEK CONSENSUS FOR IAEA DECISION [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-22 18:07:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ3155	SENATE BOYCOTT OVER LAND REFORM [...] (SBU) Members of the political opposition are blocking discussion of a land reform bill (ref A) in the senate by not attending sessions. Marches in favor of and against the reforms are intensifying throughout the country. Vice Minister of Agriculture Freddy Condo told Econoff on November 22 t [...]	2006-11-22 21:09:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ3161	11/22 MEETING WITH MINING MINISTER DALIENCE [...] (C) On November 22, Ambassador Goldberg met with Minister of Mining and Metallurgy Dr. Jose Guillermo Dalience. The Ambassador sought assurances regarding the protection of American investment in the mining sector and an explanation of the GOB's plan for the mining industry. Minister Dalien [...]	2006-11-24 18:41:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ3176	CATHOLIC CHURCH STEPS INTO THE POLITICAL FRAY [...] (U) On November 26, the Catholic Church took steps to calm Bolivia's current political impasse; however it may have also opened itself up to renewed attacks by the ruling Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) party. In response to the present political stalemate in which opposition party members ar [...]	2006-11-27 21:53:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ3177	EXXON MOBIL SELLS BOLIVIAN ASSETS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-27 21:55:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
06LAPAZ3178	MAS INSIDERS SPECULATE ABOUT MORALES' INTENTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Two MAS insiders independently told poloff November 22 that President Morales intends to close congress and the courts in January 2007. Both said the GOB is gearing up for the next presidential elections, which will likely be set for early 2008. One said if Morales stumbles poli [...]	2006-11-28 12:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ3191	CIVIC GROUPS THREATEN WIDESPREAD DISOBEDIENCE [...] (U) Eight of Bolivia's nine civic committees and five of the country's prefects met in Cochabamba on November 27 to discuss measures to oppose the GOB's handling of the Constituent Assembly, land reform, and the proposed censuring of prefects. Police used tear gas to disperse protests organ [...]	2006-11-28 21:19:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ3204	MORALES RAILROADS LAND REFORM BILL THROUGH SENATE [...] (SBU) Indigenous peoples from across Bolivia who had been marching for land reform for the past four weeks finally reached La Paz on November 28. A poloff who attended the marchers' rally in La Paz's Plaza San Francisco estimated the attendance at 4000, less than the 10,000 expected. Presiden [...]	2006-11-29 17:35:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ3222	SENATE APPROVES VENEZUELAN MILITARY COOPERATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-29 19:26:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PGOV PREL KTIA BL
06LAPAZ3223	PDAS SHAPIRO MEETS WITH INDIGENOUS LEADERS, [...] (C) Summary: In a November 28 meeting with indigenous leaders and analysts, PDAS Charles Shapiro thanked the group for meeting with USG representatives, stressing that the United States is eager to hear their perspectives. The majority of participants voiced support for a democratic, inclusiv [...]	2006-11-29 19:28:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ3224	CONGRESS APPROVES HYDROCARBONS CONTRACTS [...] (SBU) The senate approved the 44 new hydrocarbons contracts that were signed with private production and exploration companies at the end of October (ref A) late on November 28. Only 14 of the 27 senators were present, as the opposition had abandoned the session in protest over the GOB's conf [...]	2006-11-29 19:59:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
06LAPAZ3229	WHA PDAS SHAPIRO MEETS VICE PRESIDENT GARCIA LINERA [...] (C) On November 29th WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro, the Ambassador and WHA Special Advisor Tamburri met with Vice President Garcia Linera to review recent developments in Bolivia and the bilateral agenda. (President Morales was traveling abroad.) Shapiro reiterated U.S. support for democracy and [...]	2006-11-29 20:29:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL USAID BL
06LAPAZ324	LLOYD PILOTS ON STRIKE, NO RESOLUTION IN SIGHT [...] (U) Members of Lloyd Aero Boliviano's pilots' association declared an indefinite strike February 2, demanding that the airline honor its estimated $10 million pension obligations and reinstate 15 recently fired colleagues. The strike grounded all domestic flights and limited international ope [...]	2006-02-09 15:17:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ELAB ECON BL
06LAPAZ3244	LAND REFORM BILL AIMS TO FACILITATE REDISTRIBUTION [...] (SBU) The senate approved the GOB's land reform bill late on November 28 in a controversial legislative maneuver with just over half of its members present. The bill provides that if property is deemed unproductive through biannual reviews, it will revert to the state. It also centralized th [...]	2006-12-01 13:50:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ3245	SENATE MEETS IN DARK OF NIGHT [...] (C) Following a series of questionable but probably legal maneuvers to attain a quorum, the Bolivian senate met late in the night of November 28 and rapidly approved five new laws, including the controversial land reform bill (INRA) and a Bolivian-Venezuelan military agreement. Within hours [...]	2006-12-01 14:06:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL PHUM BL
06LAPAZ325	NOMINATION FOR RESOURCE ECONOMICS SEMINAR [...] (U) Post would like to nominate Economic/Commercial Officer Colleen Crenwelge for the Foreign Service Institute's July 12-14 Resource Economics Seminar. Ms. Crenwelge has primary responsibility for the Bolivian mining sector, one of the country's most important, and serves as U.S. mining comp [...]	2006-02-09 15:18:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	AFSI APER EMIN ECON BL
06LAPAZ3258	THE MEDIA LUNA DECEMBER 1 CIVIC STRIKE [...] (U) On December 1 the departments of Santa Cruz, Beni, and Tarija began a one day civic strike in response to frustration with recent GOB moves on a variety of fronts. The strike is also being partially observed in Pando, Cochabamba, and parts of Chuquisaca. The strike is due to end at 6 p.m. [...]	2006-12-01 20:26:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ3276	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY ON HOLD WHILE NEGOTIATIONS [...] (U) President Morales met December 3 with civic committee representatives from seven of Bolivia's nine departments regarding the continuing political stalemate over the Constituent Assembly's (CA) voting mechanism. The opposition is holding out for a two-thirds vote for each stage of approval [...]	2006-12-04 20:33:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ3289	GOB EQUALIZES JET FUEL PRICES [...] (U) In an unexpected move, the GOB issued a Supreme Decree November 20 equalizing jet fuel prices for foreign and domestic air carriers operating international routes. Fuel taxes remain, but domestic carriers servicing international routes no longer enjoy access to reduced-price fuel, as they [...]	2006-12-05 20:22:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ3291	ATPDEA: NOT SO IMPORTANT AFTER ALL? [...] (U) In a December 1 presentation, Vice President Garcia Linera minimized the importance of Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) benefits for Bolivian exporters, noting that products relying exclusively on ATPDEA trade preferences represented only 13 percent of total exports [...]	2006-12-05 21:03:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ3294	GOB ON IRAN-- MIXED SIGNALS [...] (SBU) Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) Deputy Javier Zabaleta announced in early November that Bolivia would support Iran's nuclear activities and oppose U.S. policy on Iran. Zabaleta criticized the United States' "double edged" policy and said the matter should be resolved via peaceful means [...]	2006-12-06 12:28:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KNNP MNUC PARM BL VE IR
06LAPAZ3295	AMBASSADOR CHARLES SHAPIRO NOVEMBER 28-29 LA PAZ [...] (SBU) During November 28-29 travel to La Paz, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Charles Shapiro and WHA Senior Advisor Maria Tamburri met with USG and GOB officials on counter narcotics issues, spoke with local indigenous leaders, met with Bolivian Vice President Garcia Linera, and reviewed [...]	2006-12-06 14:28:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ3299	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR KEVIN HEALY [...] Embassy La Paz is pleased to grant country clearance to Inter-American Foundation (IAF) representative Kevin Healy to travel to Santa Cruz, Cochabamba, Sucre, and La Paz, Bolivia December 11-20, 2006 to visit projects funded by the IAF. Clearance is granted on the understanding that Mr. H [...]	2006-12-06 18:12:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AMGT ASEC OREP OTRA BL
06LAPAZ3301	HUNGER STRIKES TURN VIOLENT, PRESSURE MOUNTS [...] (C) Violence erupted during the afternoon of December 5 when Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) militants confronted a group of hunger strikers in La Paz's historic San Francisco church. Meanwhile, the hunger strike in support of a two-thirds voting mechanism in the Constituent Assembly (CA) is [...]	2006-12-06 21:21:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	BL ECON PGOV PHUM PREL
06LAPAZ3302	GOB TOUTS SUCCESS OF PEOPLES' TRADE AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) In a December 2 newspaper insert, the GOB touted the early success of its April 29 Peoples' Trade Agreement with Venezuela and Cuba (reftel),highlighting the disbursement of approximately $4 million of a $100 million Venezuela-financed development fund. The money has been distributed (o [...]	2006-12-07 13:29:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ3312	MORALES REPEATS VOWS TO NATIONALIZE FORESTRY, [...] (U) Echoing past declarations, President Morales vowed December 5 to "recover" Bolivia's forests for the state and "nationalize" the mining industry in 2007. The announcement paralleled past threats to Bolivia's forests (ref A) and mineral resources (refs B and C). 2. (C) Comment: Morales' [...]	2006-12-07 18:22:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ3314	MORALES: A POTENT FORCE DESPITE SHRINKING SUPPORT [...] (C) While President Morales' popularity has dropped from a May high of 81 percent, his current 67 percent approval demonstrates he remains a potent force. To maintain his standing, Morales has engaged in a propaganda strategy of ads espousing his accomplishments, rhetorical attacks aimed at u [...]	2006-12-07 19:58:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ3321	BOLIVIA: INPUT FOR REVIEW OF TITLE III OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-08 13:35:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ3324	SOUTH AMERICAN SUMMIT [...] (SBU) The Second Summit of the Community of South American Nations (CSN) is scheduled to take place December 8-9 in Cochabamba. Reports differ on how many presidents will attend, but on December 7, the GOB claimed that 11 South American presidents have confirmed their attendance, although we [...]	2006-12-08 15:01:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ3325	UPDATE ON SOFA NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) DCM met with Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca and Vice Minister Mauricio Dorfler November 27 to seek GOB input on the draft Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) we provided various GOB officials in late October. The Foreign Minister thanked the DCM for U.S. military assistance and appeare [...]	2006-12-08 15:10:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA MARR MOPS PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ3331	BFIF PROJECTS EMPHASIZE BILATERAL EXCHANGE, LOCAL [...] (U) Post recently completed three Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) projects. This cable outlines outcomes and expenditures for an indigenous entrepreneurs' learning mission to Washington; a Tarija financial fair; and a series of consultations with Partner Post Santiago. End summary [...]	2006-12-08 19:04:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN BEXP BTIO ECON ETRD BL
06LAPAZ3337	COMMUNITIES DEMAND CLEAN-UP OF LAKE TITICACA [...] (U) Since May 2005, communities on Lake Titicaca have demanded that the GOB reduce the lake's increasing contamination. Human activity has negatively affected plant and animal species and threatened the lake's fragile ecosystem. GOB officials say the Morales administration is committed to re [...]	2006-12-08 20:23:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ3346	IDB AND IMF DISCUSS ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES WITH [...] (SBU) The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is realigning its USD 400 million of loans in the pipeline for Bolivia with the country's national development plan. The IDB is preparing an interim strategy for Bolivia and hopes to implement a more permanent strategy after the constituent asse [...]	2006-12-11 21:16:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN EINV BL
06LAPAZ3355	SOUTH AMERICAN SUMMIT: ALL HYPE NO SUBSTANCE [...] (SBU) On December 8-9, Cochabamba played host to the Second Summit of the South American Community of Nations (CSN). Despite Bolivia's current political turmoil (reftel),nine presidents attended the conference. Cochabamba's lack of experience hosting such a high-profile event was obvious, [...]	2006-12-12 21:49:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ336	SIGNS OF EVO'S AUTOCRATIC BENT [...] (C) Summary: The MAS government has moved to control a range of institutions, including nominally independent ones, and many observers believe President Morales plans to use the Constituent Assembly (CA) to consolidate this control. Other worrying signs include the substantial halting of forc [...]	2006-02-09 21:25:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ELAB BL
06LAPAZ3361	HYDROCARBONS REGULATIONS NEEDED TO STIMULATE [...] (SBU) British Gas (BG) Bolivia President Jose Magela told Emboffs on December 11 that he thinks the operating contract BG signed with Bolivia's state oil company YPFB at the end of October is reasonable. He argued that the contracts provide necessary, but not sufficient, conditions for investm [...]	2006-12-13 12:47:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
06LAPAZ3368	OPPOSITION ABANDONS CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Due to the increasing intransigence of President Morales' Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) and its refusal to negotiate on the voting mechanism in the Constituent Assembly (CA),96 opposition delegates (Podemos, National Unity-UN, Leftist Revolutionary Movement-MIR and the Road to Change-C [...]	2006-12-13 18:01:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ3369	LARGE SCALE ASSEMBLIES PLANNED FOR DECEMBER 15 [...] (SBU) As its next measure opposing recent GOB strong-arm tactics in the Constituent Assembly (CA) and congress, the eastern departments of Santa Cruz, Beni, Pando and Tarija (known collectively as the half-moon states) are planning large-scale assemblies ("cabildos" in Spanish) to support depa [...]	2006-12-13 18:06:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ3370	BOLIVIA REACTS ENTHUSIASTICALLY TO ATPDEA EXTENSION [...] (SBU) Bolivian government and business representatives reacted enthusiastically to news of the extension of the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act. President Morales and other GOB officials expressed satisfaction and promised to send a team to Washington in January to begin negot [...]	2006-12-13 18:17:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ3375	BOLIVIA'S FIRST STEPS AT ABOLISHING MODERN SLAVERY [...] (U) The International Labor Organization (ILO) estimates that over seven thousand Guaranis live in forced labor situations on ranches in Bolivia's Chaco, which overlaps the departments of Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz and Tarija. Men's wages are usually between $1.25 to $1.75 USD per day. Women re [...]	2006-12-14 16:25:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM BL
06LAPAZ3378	PRE-LICENSE CHECK COMPLETED, APPLICATION NUMBER [...] (SBU) Reftel requested a pre-license check on Riberalta-based Comercial Safari, a Bolivian firm seeking to import various brands and powers of hunting and sport shooting scopes from Ohio-based Outdoor Sports Headquarters, Inc. 2. (SBU) At post's request, two police investigators attempted [...]	2006-12-15 16:11:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ETRD ETTC BL
06LAPAZ3400	WILL THE REAL OPPOSITION LEADER PLEASE STAND UP? [...] (C) Evo Morales' election in December 2005 was a political earthquake in Bolivia, sweeping aside political expectations that have defined Bolivian politics for generations and at the same time breaking open fissures and offering up new possibilities. While President Morales' popularity has rise [...]	2006-12-18 21:07:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ3401	A YEAR AFTER ELECTIONS: WHAT IS NEXT? [...] (C) December 18 marks the first anniversary of the presidential elections that brought Evo Morales to power. The anniversary comes at a time of high political tension, especially between the western highlands and eastern lowlands. On December 15 more than one million people, took to the str [...]	2006-12-18 21:41:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ3402	2007 DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO BE RELEASED DECEMBER 31 [...] (U) President Morales will announce the government's economic development plan for 2007 on December 31. The government will encourage production through the founding of a national development bank, perhaps with Venezuelan funding, and by government purchase of products and the creation of "pr [...]	2006-12-19 13:08:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EFIN EINV EAGR BL
06LAPAZ3408	BOLIVIAN AUTONOMOUS DEMOCRATIC BOARD MEETS IN [...] (U) The prefects and civic organizations of the departments of Santa Cruz, Tarija, Beni, and Pando convened the first meeting of the Bolivian Autonomous Democratic Board (reftel) in the city of Tarija on December 18. La Paz Prefect Jose Luis Paredes also participated. During the meeting th [...]	2006-12-19 19:44:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ3449	REACTIONS TO BOLIVIA'S NEW COCA STRATEGY [...] (C) On December 20, the DCM met with European Union chief of mission Ambassador Andrew Standley and United Nations representative Jose Manuel Martinez Morales to discuss reactions to the GOB's new coca strategy which was announced at a December 18 ceremony in the Chapare. Poloff also attended [...]	2006-12-21 19:28:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL SNAR BL
06LAPAZ3457	MAS SEEKS TO UNDERMINE COCHABAMBA OPPOSITION [...] (C) On December 14, Prefect Manfred Reyes Villa led a march attended by over 50,000 people in favor of autonomy and a two-thirds vote on constitutional articles in the pivotal department of Cochabamba. In response to the march, the Regional Workers Federation (COD) held a protest on December [...]	2006-12-21 21:11:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ351	GOB INTERVENES TO END LLOYD PILOTS' STRIKE [...] (U) Summary: President Evo Morales intervened February 9 to end a strike by members of Lloyd Aero Boliviano's pilots' association (reftel),issuing a supreme decree authorizing the newly appointed superintendent of transportation to designate a controlling executive to oversee the airline's op [...]	2006-02-10 19:19:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ELAB ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ386	BOLIVIAN DEBT ANALYSIS AND FINANCE MINISTRY UPDATE [...] Summary: The GOB appears committed to maintaining the technical capacity of the Finance Ministry, while transferring political control over financial policy to the new Planning Ministry. Bolivia's external debt reached USD 4.9 billion by year-end 2005, with the World Bank being Bolivia's larg [...]	2006-02-14 14:17:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BL ECON EFIN PGOV
06LAPAZ406	ECONOMIC PLANNING MINISTER VAGUE ON PLANS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a courtesy call with the Ambassador on February 10, Minister of Development Planning Carlos Villegas, President Morales' paramount advisor on economic issues, spoke of the GOB's plan to achieve "productive development and social inclusion," but gave few concrete details about [...]	2006-02-15 18:14:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV ENGR EPET EAIR BL

06LAPAZ409	MIN. OF GOVERNMENT OFFERS INSIGHT INTO GOB PLANS [...] (C) Summary: In a February 14 meeting with poloff, Minister of Government Alicia Munoz said that with international assistance (primarily Venezuelan),her top priority is to provide government identity documents to as many people as possible before the Constituent Assembly. On coca, Munoz sa [...]	2006-02-15 20:26:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL PINR SNAR BL
06LAPAZ413	NATIONAL ELECTORAL COURT PRESIDENT TO RESIGN [...] (C) Summary: President of the National Electoral Court Oscar Hassenteufel told Poloff February 15 he was concerned about the government's seeming intention to control even autonomous Bolivian institutions -- and in particular to purge the Electoral Court and dominate the Constituent Assembly [...]	2006-02-16 17:43:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI PHUM BL
06LAPAZ417	MINISTER OF PRESIDENCY ON COCA, ERADICATION, AND [...] (C) Summary: Minister of the Presidency Juan Ramos de la Quintana told the Ambassador February 15 that the GOB wanted USG agencies to continue their programs in the Chapare, though implementation methods may need to be modified. He acknowledged that the GOB's counternarcotics policies were sti [...]	2006-02-16 23:10:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SNAR PINR PHUM EAID BL
06LAPAZ428	BIZARRE CUBAN AID ENCOUNTER [...] (C) Santa Cruz Business Chamber (CAINCO) President Gabriel Dabdoub related to the Ambassador on February 15 a strange encounter he witnessed between President Evo Morales, Santa Cruz Prefect Ruben Costas and Cuban Ambassador to Bolivia Luiz Felipe Vazquez. According to Dabdoub, the Cuban Amb [...]	2006-02-17 20:10:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ438	SANTA CRUZ BUSINESSMEN MAKE PROMISES, REITERATE [...] (U) Summary: In February 15 meetings, Santa Cruz businessmen made two promises: first, that they will support President Evo Morales as long as he protects private enterprise and avoids substantive policy changes; and second, that they will act if the administration shifts radically leftward. [...]	2006-02-21 17:35:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EAGR ETRD EINV ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ439	BIDDING ON MUTUN IRON ORE PROJECT DELAYED AGAIN [...] (U) Summary: Shortly before an earlier sixty-day delay expired, the GOB announced plans to postpone for an additional ninety days international bidding on the rights to develop Mutun, one of the world's largest iron ore deposits. Interested firms may now be expected to fund not only the extrac [...]	2006-02-21 17:36:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON EINV PGOV BL
06LAPAZ440	FUEL TAX DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Econoffs delivered reftel talking points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Maria Luisa Ramos, Vice Minister of Economic Relations and Foreign Trade, on February 13, 2006. Ramos said she was unfamiliar with the issue but promised to speak to GOB counterparts in relevant ministries, aski [...]	2006-02-21 17:37:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PREL BL
06LAPAZ443	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY: EYE ON THE PRIZE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Constituent Assembly (CA) is shaping up to be Bolivia's grand political prize and the Evo Morales administration has devoted itself almost exclusively to passing legislation assuring near total control of the process to the MAS (the governing party),including with threats [...]	2006-02-21 17:56:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI PGOV BL
06LAPAZ451	FIRST MEETING WITH EVO AS PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a nearly two hour conversation with the Ambassador at the Presidential Palace on February 18, Evo Morales would not be pinned down on details of eradication but showed interest in at least limited cooperation on broader counternarcotics and anti-corruption issues. The Am [...]	2006-02-21 21:35:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR ECON PINR EAID BL
06LAPAZ458	VICE PRESIDENT CALLS FOR "INTELLIGENT" TRADE [...] (U) Summary: In a February 17 speech to participants in a GOB-sponsored trade seminar, Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera called for "intelligent" trade protectionism, arguing that Bolivia should follow the historical model of developed countries by seeking open access to foreign markets while [...]	2006-02-22 18:32:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON USTR BL
06LAPAZ459	CHALLENGES FOR SUCRE [...] (C) Summary: As Sucre prepares to host the Constituent Assembly (CA) as early as August this year, it and Chuquisaca, the department in which it is contained, face more than just structural and logistical challenges. The newly-elected MAS prefect, David Sanchez, appears to be a party outsider [...]	2006-02-22 19:14:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ522	GROWING TENSION OVER CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Summary: The first days of March are shaping up to be a showdown over the Constituent Assembly (CA),as Congress begins debate on the conflict-ridden draft proposal forwarded by the congressional committee to the floor. If Congress doesn't reach consensus by March 4, the National Electora [...]	2006-03-01 20:14:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ544	BUSINESSMEN PUSH FOR FTA, SEEK TO INFLUENCE MORALES [...] (SBU) Summary: In a February 23 meeting, members of the Private Businessmen's Confederation urged President Evo Morales to secure Bolivia's entry into the proposed Andean Free Trade Agreement (FTA),emphasizing the negative consequences to industry and labor of Bolivia's failure to sign. Conf [...]	2006-03-02 20:25:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL BL
06LAPAZ567	BOLIVIAN NATIONAL AIRLINE FIGHTS FOR SURVIVAL [...] (U) Summary: Since the end of an early February pilots' strike (reftel),Lloyd Aero Boliviano has encountered a string of difficulties. Two U.S.-based firms, Aviation Capital Group and Pegasus Aviation, have repossessed or are in the process of repossessing leased aircraft, and the GOB has ma [...]	2006-03-03 20:34:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ584	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY LAW PASSED [...] (C) Summary: Late March 4, Congress passed the enabling law for the Constituent Assembly (CA) as well as parallel legislation for a legally binding referendum on autonomy to take place on July 2. Morales, claiming victory for meeting the March 4 deadline to approve the CA legislation, celeb [...]	2006-03-06 18:41:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ587	DISSENT IN EVO'S RANKS [...] (C) Giovanny Hervas, a social sector leader from the altiplano, told poloff on March 2 that there is a growing discontent among his peers with the Morales government. Hervas, who is associated with the Fejuve of El Alto (and will soon run for the presidency of that organization),the Yungas co [...]	2006-03-06 19:41:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL SNAR SOCI BL
06LAPAZ597	REPRESENTATIVE LOWEY VISITS BOLIVIA AND MEETS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Representative Nita Lowey (D-NY) accompanied by House Appropriations Clerk Nisha Desai and State Department Congressional Liaison Cherith Norman, visited La Paz and Santa Cruz February 23-25. The delegation met with President Morales who complained about the 2004 visa revocatio [...]	2006-03-07 19:20:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ECON SNAR ETRD USTR BL
06LAPAZ598	SOY PRODUCERS CRITICIZE GOB'S FAILURE TO PROTECT [...] (U) Summary: Bolivian soy producers have criticized the GOB for failing to protect Andean markets, saying officials should have raised objections to provisions governing the treatment of U.S. exports of soy and its derivatives in free trade agreements with Colombia and Peru. Producers say they [...]	2006-03-07 19:26:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EINV ECON PGOV PREL SNAR USTR BL
06LAPAZ599	EXECUTIVE KEEPING TIGHT REINS ON CONSTITUENT [...] (C) Summary: In a March 6 meeting with international donors, Vice-President Alvaro Garcia Linera complimented the Bolivian Congress for approving the enabling legislation for the Constituent Assembly (CA),stating that two things are clear: the Morales government has a solid plan for action, [...]	2006-03-07 19:29:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ6	INITIAL MEETING WITH EVO MORALES: BRASS TACKS [...] (C) Summary: In a January 2 "breaking the ice" meeting with the Ambassador, President-elect Evo Morales claimed he had not publicly maligned President Bush (at least not in the post-election period) and expressed deep resentment about being branded a "narco-terrorist" by U.S. officials. Moral [...]	2006-01-03 16:25:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG SOCI ELAB BL SIPDIS
06LAPAZ600	GOB PROPOSES "DIGNITY TARIFF" FOR ELECTRICITY [...] (U) Summary: GOB officials recently announced plans to lower electricity rates to a still undetermined "dignity tariff," demanding that businesses make services less expensive for rural populations and the poor. Leaving little room for discussion, the GOB presented a three-point proposal to i [...]	2006-03-07 19:32:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ604	PRAGMATIC INDIGENOUS LEFTIST RENE JOAQUINO ON THE [...] (C) Summary: Embassy officials had lunch with mayor of Potosi and former presidential aspirant Rene Joaquino on March 3. Joaquino is organizing a new political party that will be based out of Potosi, Chuquisaca, and Oruro, and will tap into the region's indigenous Quechua majority. His main [...]	2006-03-07 20:07:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	BL ECON PGOV PINR PREL
06LAPAZ615	FIRESTORM OVER EMBASSY CUTTING SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary: In response to our ending support for a specialized Bolivian military counter-terrorism (CT) unit, President Evo Morales publicly blasted the U.S. for interfering in Bolivia's internal affairs. The decision to sever ties with the outfit was taken after the GOB appointed as comman [...]	2006-03-07 21:40:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PINS PARM BL
06LAPAZ626	MNR CONFIDENT ABOUT THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Embassy officials on March 8, MNR Senator Miguel Majluf and MNR deputy Michiaki Nagatani expressed confidence about their party's prospects for the Constituent Assembly (CA) and satisfaction with the opposition's efforts to limit MAS power in the CA. They said [...]	2006-03-08 20:57:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR BL
06LAPAZ627	GOB SEEKS TO GAIN CONTROL OVER PRIVATIZED COMPANIES [...] Summary: According to press reports, the GOB intends to gain control over ten companies, which were partially privatized in the 1990s, by persuading or compelling private investors to sell their shares. Four of these companies are majority owned by U.S. investors, and none has received offici [...]	2006-03-08 21:21:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
06LAPAZ644	MORALES TO FOCUS ON ECONOMIC ISSUES WITH SECRETARY [...] (C) Summary: In a March 8 meeting, President Evo Morales told the Ambassador he would raise Bolivia's threatened soy markets, the extension of U.S. trade preferences and the Millennium Challenge Account in his discussion with Secretary Rice in Chile. The Ambassador said the Secretary would l [...]	2006-03-09 21:12:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV ELAB PMAR BL
06LAPAZ657	JET FUEL DEADLINE PASSES, GOB ASKS FOR MORE TIME [...] (U) Summary: In a March 8 letter to the Ambassador, the GOB acknowledged the expiration of the 14-day deadline to eliminate taxes on jet fuel uplifted by U.S.-registered air carriers (reftel) but asked for more time, noting that institutional reorganization had delayed consideration of the iss [...]	2006-03-10 19:39:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PREL BL
06LAPAZ680	AGRICULTURE MINISTER FOCUSES ON LAND TITLING [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 8 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Agriculture Hugo Salvatierra explained that the new Ministry of Rural Development and Agriculture had taken over the tasks of two and a half ministries, and was currently consulting with civil groups for their input into the [...]	2006-03-13 18:43:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD PINR PGOV PREL EAID BL
06LAPAZ691	BUSINESSMEN EXPAND PUSH FOR FTA, STRUGGLE WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent meetings with GOB officials, business representatives have expanded their push for Bolivia's entry into the proposed Andean Free Trade Agreement (reftel),urging the Morales administration to pursue comprehensive trade negotiations rather than an extension of the Andea [...]	2006-03-14 19:29:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ692	BOLIVIA AND URUGUAY SIGN ENERGY AGREEMENT [...] Summary: The Presidents of Uruguay and Bolivia signed an agreement to strengthen energy cooperation between the two nations on March 13. The agreement provides for the future sale of Bolivian natural gas, thermoelectricity, and liquid petroleum gas (LPG) to Uruguay. Although the agreement ex [...]	2006-03-14 19:48:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ7	MORE INFO ON EVO [...] (C) Evo Morales rose to the presidency on a wave of ethnic identification and widespread frustration, embodying the aspirations of his own indigenous majority and signaling for the middle class a break from the corrupt, inept political elite and the social upheaval it increasingly produced. Mo [...]	2006-01-03 19:28:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINR BL
06LAPAZ70	SANTA CRUZ: ANXIETY ABOUT UNCERTAIN FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: Many Santa Cruz civic representatives, stunned by the MAS's decisive electoral victory, are anxious about Bolivia's uncertain future. Some believe the MAS government will immediately begin dismantling the market-based economic model while postponing (for tactical reasons) its [...]	2006-01-11 21:02:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV ENRG SOCI ELAB BL
06LAPAZ712	URIBE TELLS MORALES "NO" ON SOY [...] (SBU) Summary: President Evo Morales' March 14 meeting with his Colombian counterpart, Alvaro Uribe, appears not to have gone Bolivia's way. Uribe reportedly told Morales he could not guarantee continued access to Colombia's market for Bolivian soy because the free trade agreement (FTA) with [...]	2006-03-15 19:49:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR EINV ECON PGOV PREL USTR BL
06LAPAZ726	MORALES VOWS NEVER TO NEGOTIATE AN FTA [...] (U) Summary: President Evo Morales vowed March 15 never to negotiate a "free trade agreement," proposing instead a People's Trade Agreement to benefit Bolivian small producers (ref A). Business representatives reacted strongly, declaring Morales' announcement "a shame" and reiterating demands [...]	2006-03-17 13:23:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ729	LANDLESS MOVEMENT TRIED TO STRONG ARM GOB [...] (C) The Landless Movement (Movimiento Sin Tierra or MST in Spanish) used dynamite to take control of the Justice Ministry for several hours on the afternoon of March 13, seeking the release of its members jailed for the June 2004 lynching of Ayo Ayo Mayor Benjamin Altamirano (see human rights [...]	2006-03-17 17:37:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ732	MAS DISCREDITING STRING OF EX-PRESIDENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Bolivia's MAS-friendly Attorney General Pedro Gareca (who recently resigned and then withdrew his resignation) is instituting proceedings against four of Bolivia's ex-presidents: Eduardo Rodriguez for the Chinese MANPADS transfer to the U.S., and Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga, Carlos Mes [...]	2006-03-17 19:46:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ733	MAS ONLY PARTY READY FOR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Summary: President Morales' Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party is mobilizing its formidable machinery for the Constituent Assembly (CA) and is forming new alliances with various social and political groups. The MAS is allegedly "buying" votes via the Venezuelan-backed program to issue [...]	2006-03-17 19:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ734	MORALES SEARCHING FOR WAY FORWARD ON TRADE [...] (C) Summary: Over lunch March 16 President Morales and Vice President Garcia Linera told the Ambassador that the GOB was distressed about the loss of the Colombian soy market for Bolivian producers and they wished to press this concern in Washington. The Ambassador explained that the Colombi [...]	2006-03-17 19:49:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD PINR SNAR BL
06LAPAZ767	LITERACY AND IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT CAMPAIGNS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Cuban-led national literacy campaign was kicked off to great fanfare on March 20, with President Morales pledging to eradicate illiteracy in 30 months. High-level Cuban and Venezuelan officials who participated in the ceremony accused past Bolivian governments of failing to [...]	2006-03-21 14:50:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI PINR BL
06LAPAZ769	COLOMBIAN AMBASSADOR SAYS BOLIVIAN SOY PRODUCERS [...] (SBU) Summary: Colombia's Ambassador to Bolivia, Edgar Papamija, met with Ambassador Greenlee March 17 to express concern that Bolivian government officials had inaccurately spun President Uribe's recent message about the FTA (ref A),and to receive a read-out of Greenlee's meeting with Presi [...]	2006-03-21 18:31:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EINV ECON PGOV PREL USTR BL
06LAPAZ810	MORALES ACCUSES U.S. OF BEING BEHIND DEADLY [...] (C) Summary: The deadly bombings in downtown La Paz late March 21 appear to be the isolated handiwork of a mentally unstable U.S. citizen and his Uruguayan partner (refs A and B). But that hasn't stopped observers in Bolivia's political cauldron from speculating wildly about the hidden politi [...]	2006-03-23 19:42:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI PTER ECON ETRD BL
06LAPAZ816	LLOYD LIMPS ALONG [...] (U) Summary: Mid-way through a 90-day government intervention, Bolivian national airline Lloyd Aero Boliviano is barely limping along. With its chief executive under attack, its finances increasingly shaky, and a U.S.-based company initiating legal proceedings to repossess the four aircraft L [...]	2006-03-23 20:09:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ817	GOB ESTABLISHES ELECTRICITY "DIGNITY TARIFF" [...] (U) Summary: The GOB established an electricity "dignity tariff" March 21, introducing a 25 percent reduction in rates for consumers who use fewer than 70 kilowatt hours of electricity per month. The 16 companies comprising Bolivia's national electricity network agreed to accept the rates and [...]	2006-03-23 20:10:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ83	GOB SETTLES INVESTMENT DISPUTE INVOLVING BECHTEL [...] (U) Summary: The legal chapter of the 2000 Cochabamba "water war" has come to a close, with the GOB and two international shareholders (one of them half owned by U.S. engineering multinational Bechtel) settling their long-festering investment dispute. Under the agreement, the GOB will purchas [...]	2006-01-13 20:05:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ831	TUTO QUIROGA TRYING TO ACTIVATE OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador on March 22, former president Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga was nonchalant about the possible criminal case against him for signing hydrocarbons contracts without congressional approval, but worried about the far-reaching consequences of the politically-mo [...]	2006-03-24 14:25:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL EPET ENRG BL
06LAPAZ837	BOLIVIA'S NATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY [...] (SBU) Summary: The acting director of Bolivia's National Intellectual Property Service recently told us the organization is in "revolution." Structure, scope, and staffing are under review, as are various units' efficiency. Significant changes could put at risk the organization's USAID-suppo [...]	2006-03-24 19:34:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR EINV ECON BL
06LAPAZ84	IDB PREOCCUPIED BY UNCERTAINTY OF U.S. AND GOB [...] (SBU) Summary: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Resident Representative, Joel Branski, told the DCM and Econoffs on January 11 that IDB staff has not met with the MAS' transition team, but that an IDB delegation plans to visit Bolivia at the end of January after the Presidential inaugura [...]	2006-01-13 20:06:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN BL
06LAPAZ854	BOLIVIAN DEMOCRACY UNDER THREAT [...] (C) Summary: Two months in office and Evo Morales has done little to burnish his democratic credentials. Attacks on the press, judiciary and other institutions are beginning to look more like pieces of an emerging autocratic strategy aimed at the upcoming constituent assembly than the missteps [...]	2006-03-27 19:25:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ859	CONTINUED GOVERNMENT INSINUATIONS OF U.S. ROLE IN [...] (C) Summary: Bolivian Government officials, including President Morales, have continued to suggest a possible USG role in the deadly La Paz bombings March 21 (ref). While Morales has persisted in professing ignorance about any formal expression of U.S. displeasure, March 26 news articles out [...]	2006-03-28 14:00:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EPET SOCI ELAB PTER BL
06LAPAZ868	POLOFF'S FIRST HAND LOOK AT VENEZUELAN [...] (C) On a March 18 group tour to Lake Titicaca Poloff witnessed first hand rudimentary indoctrination efforts of the Venezuelan government officials towards Bolivians. By chance, the only other people on the tour were two female employees of PDVSA, the Venezuelan government owned oil company [...]	2006-03-29 14:14:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL PINR
06LAPAZ869	GOB PLANS TO NATIONALIZE HYDROCARBONS IN APRIL [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB recently announced that it intends to nationalize the hydrocarbons sector in April and launch a revamped YPFB (state oil company) by July. Hydrocarbons Minister Andres Soliz Rada confirmed these plans in a meeting with the Ambassador on March 28. U.S.-owned hydrocarbons [...]	2006-03-29 14:21:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV BL
06LAPAZ870	GOB ENDS LLOYD INTERVENTION [...] (U) Summary: The GOB ended its intervention in Lloyd Aero Boliviano (reftels) on March 24, one day after Bolivia's Constitutional Tribunal granted a petition requesting the suspension of the GOB-appointed controller's authority. The GOB relinquished control to Ernesto Asbun, Lloyd's chief exe [...]	2006-03-29 14:23:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ886	EVO AND HIS ADVISORY CIRCLE (PART 1 OF 3) [...] (C) Summary: President Morales is an astute domestic political operator but lacks confidence in his economic and international relations abilities. As a result, Morales has surrounded himself with three compartmented groups of advisers. The first are domestic political operators who implement [...]	2006-03-30 16:47:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET	ECON PGOV PREL BL PINR
06LAPAZ890	POLITICIZED JUSTICE: THE CASE OF REPSOL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Bolivia has pursued a highly politicized legal case against Spanish/Argentine-owned Repsol YPF, accusing Bolivia's second-largest gas producer of contraband and tax evasion. Repsol Bolivia President, Julio Gavito, was arrested for these charges on March 15, and [...]	2006-03-30 19:43:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV BL
06LAPAZ901	JUDICIARY RESISTS MAS ATTACKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the Constitutional Tribunal's (TC) ruling against GOB intervention in the Lloyd Airlines' case (reftel A),President Morales and Vice-President Garcia Linera went on the offensive against the court, claiming it had accepted bribes from the airline's president. In one [...]	2006-03-30 20:16:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ902	LLOYD EMPLOYEES BLOCK RUNWAYS, DEMAND GOB [...] (U) Lloyd Aero Boliviano employees blocked airport runways in La Paz, Cochabamba, and Santa Cruz today, March 30, calling on the GOB to resume the intervention it suspended on March 24 (reftel). Police used tear gas to disperse protesters and clear runways in Cochabamba, but demonstrators con [...]	2006-03-30 20:19:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ906	THE ROLE EVO'S "INTELLECTUALS" PLAY (PART 2 OF 3) [...] (C) Summary: President Evo Morales' circle of Bolivian intellectual advisers occupies half of the President's Cabinet, including the top three positions: the Vice President, the Minister of the Presidency, and the Minister of Sustainable Development and Planning. While the intellectuals have m [...]	2006-03-31 13:26:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET	ECON PGOV PREL BL PINR
06LAPAZ908	EVO'S POLITICAL ADVISERS (PART 3 OF 3) [...] (C) Summary: President Evo Morales keeps several close advisers who facilitate and carry out his personal agenda but have limited influence on the President's decisionmaking. They are split between those who work behind the scenes to facilitate Morales' vision and those who are charged with in [...]	2006-03-31 14:07:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET	ECON PGOV PREL BL PINR
06LAPAZ913	POLICE AND MILITARY CLEAR RUNWAYS, GUARANTEE [...] (U) Summary: Bolivian police and military cleared airport runways in La Paz, Cochabamba, and Santa Cruz late yesterday, March 30, and ended day-long protests organized by Lloyd Aero Boliviano employees demanding that the GOB resume the intervention it suspended March 24 (reftel). The flight d [...]	2006-03-31 17:37:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ93	DEALING WITH THE MAS-LED BOLIVIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) As the Washington policy community meets on January 17 for a Deputies Committee meeting on Bolivia, Embassy La Paz submits the following reflections on how to best engage, or limit our engagement, with the new GOB and President Evo Morales, as well as other suggestions concerning potential [...]	2006-01-17 15:45:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI BL
06LAPAZ937	IMF AGREEMENT ENDS [...] Summary: Bolivia's Standby Agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expired on March 31, and the GOB has indicated that it does not want to sign a new agreement with the Fund. The lack of a Fund agreement could jeopardize donations from multilateral and bilateral institutions and [...]	2006-04-03 20:35:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID PGOV BL
06LAPAZ938	BOLIVIA: A CONCILIATORY MORALES RETRACTS [...] (C) During a private dinner President Evo Morales and Vice President Garcia Linera hosted for the Ambassador, DCM and the Embassy's declared intelligence chief late April 1, Morales backtracked on accusations of U.S. involvement in recent hotel bombings in La Paz, denied targeting the judici [...]	2006-04-03 21:17:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SNAR BL
06LAPAZ96	BOLIVIA: SCENESETTER FOR A/S SHANNON [...] (C) Summary: You will arrive in Bolivia at a time of potentially profound transformation, amid an atmosphere of pervasive uncertainty and hope. We have engaged with President-elect Evo Morales (ref),but in a manner indicating something less than a business-as-usual embrace for his governmen [...]	2006-01-17 15:53:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EPET ENRG SOCI ELAB SNAR BL
06LAPAZ968	PETROBRAS PUSHES BACK [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite industry fears that Brazilian-owned Petrobras, a leader in Bolivia's hydrocarbons industry, would work out a sweetheart deal with the GOB, the relationships between Bolivia and both Brazil and Petrobas have gone steadily downhill during the past month. Petrobras has not [...]	2006-04-07 13:30:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PREL BL
06LAPAZ969	BOLIVIA: THE ATTRACTION OF DREAMS OVER REALITY [...] (C) Summary: If every country relies on myths and dreams, Bolivia's dependence crosses a critical threshold, often blinding political leaders to practical realities and to the pragmatic steps best suited to confront them. Bolivia's perennial demand for sovereign access to the sea from Chile [...]	2006-04-07 14:41:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PGOV ECON ELAB PREL BL
06LAPAZ985	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY: LISTS OUT; GOVERNMENT SEEKS [...] (SBU) Summary: The list of candidates for the Constituent Assembly, publicly released on April 4, suggests an opposition increasingly fragmented and in disarray. While this should boost the MAS's hope to dominate the assembly, the ruling party has problems of its own. These stem from social [...]	2006-04-10 17:36:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI PHUM EAID BL
07EFTOLAPAZ1740	UNCERTAINTY IN BOLIVIA'S MINING SECTOR [...] (SBU) Proposed changes to the mining code and tax regime worry international and U.S. mining companies in Bolivia. Although the GOB's stated aim is a 50-50 split in profits between the GOB and private companies, the head of the mining association and U.S. company representatives have informed [...]	2007-06-25 21:12:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EMIN SENV BL
07LAPAZ1008	NEW MINING TAX PROPOSAL ON THE TABLE [...] (SBU) According to U.S. mining company executives, a new tax proposal is on the table. Coeur d'Alene Vice President Jim Duff told Econoff April 3 that GOB officials are considering maintaining the existing complementary mining tax while eliminating its creditability against income taxes; the [...]	2007-04-12 11:56:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
07LAPAZ1009	NATIONAL HOUSING PLAN TO SHELTER 14,000 FAMILIES [...] The GOB announced its national housing plan on April 3, designed to decrease the current Bolivian deficit of around 300,000 homes. The plan seeks to provide housing to 14,000 families by providing subsidies of up to USD 1,400 to poor families in rural areas and loans ranging from USD 2,500 to [...]	2007-04-12 12:03:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV BL
07LAPAZ103	COCHABAMBA: JANUARY 13-14 UPDATE [...] (SBU) Prefect Manfred Reyes Villa remained in Santa Cruz through January 15, stating security conditions did not permit his return to Cochabamba. He dropped his call for a new autonomy referendum, but a large contingent of pro-MAS groups continued protests in Cochabamba's main square over th [...]	2007-01-16 21:06:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ1032	NEW GOB PROPOSAL FOR DIP NOTE EXCHANGE ON MIL [...] (SBU) This message contains an urgent action request (paragraph 8). --------- SUMMARY --------- 2. (SBU) As part of Embassy La Paz's continuing efforts to work with the GOB towards a permanent Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) (see reftels),we have been negotiating with the Bolivian [...]	2007-04-13 18:03:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA PGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS BL
07LAPAZ1034	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: THE INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-13 18:55:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ1038	NATIONAL ELECTORAL COURT ON POSSIBLE ELECTIONS [...] (C) In a April 10 meeting with the Ambassador, National Electoral Court (CNE) President Salvador Romero said there is "complete uncertainty" regarding possible electoral events related to the Constituent Assembly (CA),including referendums on controversial constitutional changes and a final r [...]	2007-04-13 19:20:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ104	GOB ISSUES DECREE TO EXPAND TELECOMS ACCESS [...] (SBU) The GOB issued a decree aimed at increasing telecommunications coverage on January 1. The decree seeks to increase access to fixed line services, mandates that fixed and mobile service providers must create a new category of service for low-income users, orders cellular operators to pro [...]	2007-01-17 13:31:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINV BL
07LAPAZ1057	WMO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) On April 11, Econoff delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's director of international organizations, who said he would notify national weather service counterparts of the upcoming World Meteorological Organization Congress. The director said he would share USG views with other GOB officia [...]	2007-04-16 18:07:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY WMO BL
07LAPAZ1060	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY: A LONG "TO DO" LIST [...] (SBU) Bolivia's Constituent Assembly (CA) wrapped up its national tour over the weekend of April 14-15 and will resume work in commissions April 16. Press reports estimate that the new constitution may have as many as 300 articles (the current constitution has 234),and that the Assembly has [...]	2007-04-17 11:20:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1068	COCHABAMBA: AN UNEASY CALM [...] (C) During a April 13 trip to Cochabamba, the Ambassador met separately with Prefect Manfred Reyes Villa, the directors of the Private Business Federation, and the directors of the Civic Committee. All expressed their concern that violence could again break out when the new draft constituti [...]	2007-04-17 18:20:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1083	SOFA NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE [...] (C) This message contains an urgent action request (paragraph 4). 2. (C) Poloff and Milgroup Commander met with the MFA's Director of Special Affairs Unit Mireya Duran and U.S. desk officer April 18 to convey that the United States cannot accept any changes to the terms of the diplomatic no [...]	2007-04-18 18:43:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA PGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS BL
07LAPAZ1085	OPPOSITION PREFECTS SIGN AUTONOMY PACT [...] (C) The opposition prefects of Beni, Cochabamba, Pando, Santa Cruz, and Tarija met on April 15 and all except Cochabamba signed a pact to defend departmental autonomy. The pact calls for respect for existing departmental borders, endorses moving the executive and legislative branches from La [...]	2007-04-18 19:00:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ1086	ONE KILLED IN INTERNAL BORDER DISPUTE: GOB BLAMES [...] One protester was killed and up to twenty wounded by police and military guards in an internal border conflict that turned violent on April 17 in the Chaco, southern Bolivia. The Great Chaco province of Tarija began a strike on April 16, demanding that the government resolve various issues, i [...]	2007-04-18 19:47:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON ENRG EPET BL
07LAPAZ1103	CHACO CONFLICT CONTINUES [...] (U) Violent confrontations in Tarija related to ownership of one of the country's largest gas reserves, which began on April 16 (reftel),continued on April 17, despite the GOB's acquiescence to protester demands. Thousands of protesters took over two natural gas pumping stations, shut the val [...]	2007-04-19 19:52:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EPET ENRG CASC BL
07LAPAZ1104	VP SHARES HIS VIEWS ON AUTONOMY MOVEMENTS [...] (SBU) Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera shared his vision of Bolivia's autonomy movements as he inaugurated a seminar titled "Departmental Autonomy and the Strengthening of the Nation State" April 18. The vice president argued that autonomy at its core is a mechanism for the distribution o [...]	2007-04-19 19:53:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ1111	(UN) REQUEST FOR UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD [...] Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor. a) What laws and regulations have been promulgated on child labor, such as minimum age(s) for employment or hazardous forms of work? The minimum age for child labor is 14. Under President Morales, the Government of Bolivia es [...]	2007-04-20 18:35:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ1112	CHACO SITUATION APRIL 20: NO VIOLENCE, BUT NO [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-20 19:33:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON CASC EPET ENRG BL
07LAPAZ1113	EVO ANNOUNCES SOY AGREEMENT WITH IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-20 19:34:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON PREL BL
07LAPAZ1118	CHACO SITUATION CALM; NEGOTIATIONS ONGOING [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-23 19:05:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON ENRG EPET CASC BL
07LAPAZ1127	MAS PROPOSES PRESS OMBUDSMAN [...] (U) A Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) Constituent Assembly member has proposed expanding the responsibilities of Bolivia's human rights ombudsman or creating a new "press ombudsman" to hear citizen complaints regarding the press. Reactions to the proposal were mixed. Former journalist and Bo [...]	2007-04-24 17:33:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ1128	TRUCE REACHED ON THE CHACO PROVINCIAL BORDER [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-24 17:35:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EPET CASC BL
07LAPAZ1144	PARTIAL GOB TAKE-OVER OF BOLIVIA'S LARGEST [...] (SBU) On April 23, the GOB reportedly issued a decree taking over 47 percent of the nation's largest telephone company, Entel, from the Bolivian Pension Fund Administrators, who previously held the shares in trust to pay pensions to the Bolivian public. GOB negotiations with Telecom Italia, w [...]	2007-04-24 19:52:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINV BL
07LAPAZ1150	NEGATIVE PR MAY BLOCK COMMUNITARIAN JUSTICE [...] (C) Summary: On January 1, President Morales proposed a law to create a formal, legally binding communitarian justice system (reftel). The Constituent Assembly has yet to debate the communitarian justice law, but there is already significant opposition to the proposal. Although the death pen [...]	2007-04-25 18:30:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1165	BOLIVIAN INDIGENOUS DEMANDS--RIGHTING PAST WRONGS [...] (U) As the GOB hosts the Organization of American States' (OAS) Working Group charged with negotiating the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples from April 23-27, Bolivian indigenous groups are pressing for greater rights and autonomy via the Constituent Assembly (CA). Over [...]	2007-04-26 17:01:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ1166	DONATED VENEZUELAN TRACTORS CANNOT BE USED [...] (U) Several press reports throughout the month of April have noted that over 300 Venezuelan-Iranian-made tractors donated to municipalities throughout Bolivia over the past few months by Venezuela under the auspices of the People's Trade Agreement (TCP) and the Bolivarian Alternative for the A [...]	2007-04-26 17:06:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EAID PREL PGOV BL
07LAPAZ1167	DCM TRIP TO POTOSI AND SUCRE [...] (C) The DCM traveled to Potosi and Sucre April 23-25 to inaugurate USAID projects and meet with key political figures. Potosi Mayor Rene Joaquino (often touted as a potential rival to President Morales) told the DCM that although the economy is booming, the city receives no mining revenues, [...]	2007-04-26 17:28:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1169	HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF BOLIVIAN SECURITY [...] (SBU) Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following units of the Bolivian Security Forces, both armed forces and police, that are recipients of ongoing U.S. training and assistance. [...]	2007-04-26 17:56:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR BL
07LAPAZ1203	SPECIAL 301 DEMARCHE DELIVERED; VICE MINISTER [...] (C) Emboff delivered ref A demarche to Vice Minister of Trade Rabczuk and to the National Service of Intellectual Property (SENAPI) on April 27. SENAPI representatives expressed interest in the recommendations and noted that they had proposed changes to update the 1992 copyright law, which ar [...]	2007-04-30 19:20:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR TBIO BL
07LAPAZ1213	SCENESETTER FOR DAS COULTER [...] (SBU) Embassy La Paz warmly welcomes Political-Military Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary Michael Coulter to Bolivia May 8-10. Your visit comes at a critical juncture in Bolivian-American relations, with the GOB still defining its role in Bolivia's "revolution." With indigenous coca leader [...]	2007-05-03 12:25:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS PHUM BL
07LAPAZ1215	MAY DAY: CHANGES, BUT NO NEW NATIONALIZATIONS [...] (U) In May 1 announcements, President Morales declared Bolivia's national territory a "state mineral reserve" and awarded administrative control of mineral resources to Comibol, the state-owned mining company; introduced a 5 percent increase in the minimum wage; and officially launched Bolivia [...]	2007-05-03 13:09:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB ETRD EINV PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1223	BOLIVIA FIRMLY AGAINST U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-03 16:33:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ BL
07LAPAZ1229	GOB-BACKED MINERS ATTACK CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL [...] (C/NF) Well over a thousand government-paid miners marched on Sucre and attacked the Constitutional Tribunal with dynamite April 27 to pressure the court into respecting the GOB's October 31 supreme decree (reftel) which nationalized the Posokoni, Huanuni mine. The court building sustained m [...]	2007-05-04 11:11:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ123	IFI'S CONCERNED ABOUT POLITICAL TRENDS IN BOLIVIA [...] (C) World Bank Resident Representative Connie Luff told the Ambassador on January 12 that the Bank has maintained a good relationship with the GOB, although the Bank is concerned about the government's increasing interference in key economic sectors. In a January 17 meeting with Econoff, repr [...]	2007-01-18 20:14:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN BL

07LAPAZ1231	U.S. MINING COMPANIES UNAFFECTED BY "RESERVE" [...] (SBU) U.S. mining company executives told the Ambassador May 3 that the GOB's decision to declare Bolivia's national territory a "state mineral reserve" (ref A) would not affect operations. According to Apex Silver Vice President Jerry Danni, the move will leave existing mining concessions un [...]	2007-05-04 11:17:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
07LAPAZ1235	EDUCATION PROPOSAL PASSES COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary: The GOB's education proposal was approved by committee on April 10, but has yet to appear before the full congress (reftel). The Catholic Church fears the proposal is an effort to stifle religious education, and private schools believe the GOB is exerting unprecedented control ove [...]	2007-05-04 14:31:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1245	GOB'S ENTEL TAKE-OVER ATTEMPT VEXES EUROPE [...] (SBU) The parent company of Telecom Italia, which owns 50 percent of Bolivia's largest telephone company Entel, is threatening arbitration under the Bolivian-Dutch bilateral investment treaty. The arbitration threat arose following the GOB's announcement that it would take over majority owner [...]	2007-05-04 18:30:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1280	GOB TAKES OFF THE GLOVES WITH PETROBRAS [...] (U) On May 6, the GOB issued, and on May 7, officially published, decree number 29122 giving state-owned oil company YPFB majority control over residual crude oil exportation from two refineries owned by Brazil's Petrobras, the largest investor in Bolivia's hydrocarbons sector. Press reports [...]	2007-05-09 10:20:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1281	CUBA STEPS UP ITS MISSION IN BOLIVIA [...] (C) Summary: Overt Cuban presence in Bolivia consists primarily of medical assistance and literacy programs. There are an estimated 2,000 Cuban medical personnel in Bolivia, of which 1,200 claim to be doctors. Cuba has funded 11 opthamology centers in Bolivia, and the Cuban Government recent [...]	2007-05-09 10:20:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET	ECON PGOV PREL BL CU
07LAPAZ1322	SAN PEDRO- PRISON FACILITY OR URBAN SLUM? [...] On May 4, Emboffs visited La Paz's San Pedro prison with Alvaro Guzman, head of the National Public Defender's Office. After the conclusion of the formal visit, Guzman took Emboffs on a tour of San Pedro's "neighborhoods," the prison sections corresponding to inmates' socio-economic levels. [...]	2007-05-14 14:32:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ1337	BOLIVIA ON BELARUS' HRC CANDIDACY: PART II [...] (C) On May 10, Poloff delivered (reftel A) demarche to the MFA's director of international organizations. According to the director, the GOB still has not made a decision regarding Belarus' candidacy. In a May 3 (reftel B) meeting on this issue, the director mentioned that Belarus had approac [...]	2007-05-15 08:31:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM RPEL UNHRC BL
07LAPAZ1347	BOLIVIAN AND VENEZUELAN OIL COMPANIES PLAN [...] (S) The GOB issued a decree on May 13 enabling state oil company YPFB to form partnerships to explore 21 areas for natural gas and oil. Following the decree issuance, Bolivian officials announced that YPFB is discussing the formation of a joint exploration company with Venezuela's PDVSA. Reft [...]	2007-05-15 19:06:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PREL IR VE BL
07LAPAZ1351	AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT MORALES INAUGURATE TUNNEL [...] (C) President Evo Morales and the Ambassador inaugurated a USAID-sponsored tunnel illumination system along the Cochabamba - Santa Cruz road on May 10. President Morales thanked the United States for its assistance while underscoring his oft-repeated insistence that "any assistance be uncon [...]	2007-05-16 12:52:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ136	MUTUN NEGOTIATIONS DRAG ON, DESPITE REPORTS OF NEW [...] (SBU) Mutun contract negotiations continue, despite January 19 press reports of new bidders. Bolivian Minister of Mining Jose Dalence reportedly said the GOB was looking for "better" offers, after repeated delays in signing a joint-venture contract allowing India's Jindal Steel and Power to d [...]	2007-01-19 20:38:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV ECON PGOV BL
07LAPAZ1366	PM DAS COULTER VISIT TO BOLIVIA [...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Michael Coulter, as well as WHA/FO Sr. Advisor Giovanni Snidle, PM desk officer Jeff Burnett, and Lt. Col. Daniel McDonald of the Office of the Secretary of Defense visited Bolivia May 9-10 in response to the positive overtures made [...]	2007-05-16 19:20:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS PHUM BL
07LAPAZ137	BEHIND THE SCENES, MINING TAX DISCUSSIONS BEGIN [...] (SBU) GOB officials and mining company executives have quietly begun discussing tax increases. Industry representatives say the changes will be significant -- on paper, GOB officials are seeking a 50 percent share of before-tax profits -- but far less substantial than the 500 percent hike pro [...]	2007-01-19 21:18:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
07LAPAZ1379	BFIF SUPPORTS FORESTRY TRADE SHOW [...] (U) Post used FY07 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) monies to support Expoforest 2007, Bolivia's principal forestry trade show. This cable provides outcome and expenditure information. End summary. --------------- EXPOFOREST 2007 --------------- 2. (U) BFIF funds supported [...]	2007-05-18 10:55:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON EINV BL
07LAPAZ138	EXPORTERS WORRY ABOUT DETERIORATING BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Leading exporters have expressed concern about Bolivia's increasingly unfavorable image and deteriorating business climate. The GOB's left-leaning rhetoric, they say, threatens to turn Bolivia into an international pariah; combined with general political instability and growing GOB atta [...]	2007-01-19 21:18:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
07LAPAZ1380	BOLIVIA: INPUT FOR REVIEW OF TITLE III OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-18 10:56:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL BL
07LAPAZ1386	BOLIVIAN COURTS UNDER MAS FIRE [...] (C) On May 15, President Morales presented to Congress impeachment charges of judicial malpractice against four of five the Constitutional Tribunal (CT) justices. Once the lower house approves the charges, the four justices will be suspended, leaving only one justice on the bench. Poloff met [...]	2007-05-18 18:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1389	FEJUVE EL ALTO REACHES OUT TO EMBASSY [...] (SBU) At the invitation of the FEJUVE El Alto (El Alto neighborhood committee) supported foundation "Cha'amachasipxanani" (roughly 'we will work together' in Aymara),Emboffs attended a meeting on May 16 with representatives of politically powerful civic organizations including current and pa [...]	2007-05-21 14:18:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ1394	DCM'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (SBU) At a ninety minute lunch at the DCM's residence on May 14, Minister of Defense (MOD) Walker San Miguel expressed confidence that the GOB would make its 5,000-8,000 hectare eradication target this year. He suggested that the USG and GOB negotiate an agreement regarding transport via DEA [...]	2007-05-22 15:26:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SNAR MARR MASS MOPS PHUM BL
07LAPAZ1396	AMBASSADOR MEETS PREFECT, JOURNALISTS, AND [...] (C) On May 17, Santa Cruz Prefect Costas told the Ambassador that he predicts a poor outcome for the Constituent Assembly (CA),and suggested that the opposition's strategy would be to seek redress before the Constitutional Tribunal if the MAS violated the terms of the Assembly's convening leg [...]	2007-05-22 17:07:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EAGR BL
07LAPAZ1401	GOB INSISTS VENEZUELAN ASSISTANCE IS NOT [...] (U) In a meeting between the Bolivian and Venezuelan militaries May 21, Venezuelan Ambassador Julio Montes announced that his country donated $30 million last year to Bolivia, part of which the GOB will use to improve military barracks. Montes suggested revamping the Bolivian military to defe [...]	2007-05-22 18:19:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON MARR MASS MOPS BL VE
07LAPAZ1403	FENCOMIN CONSIDERING FORMING OWN POLITICAL PARTY [...] (C) At the request of the National Federation of Cooperative Miners of Bolivia (FENCOMIN),Emboffs met with FENCOMIN President Andres Villca Daza and Press Relations Coordinator Jose Antonio Condori on May 18. This is the first time in some time that FENCOMIN has approached the Embassy, and [...]	2007-05-22 18:50:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1404	UNCERTAINTY STILL REIGNS IN BOLIVIA'S NATURAL GAS [...] (SBU) The Bolivian Hydrocarbons Chamber told Emboffs May 18 that, while some smaller natural gas producers have agreed to invest in increased gas production, the largest players in the Bolivian industry are still waiting cautiously. Chaco has agreed to invest around USD 250 million over the ne [...]	2007-05-22 19:04:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
07LAPAZ1428	BOLIVIAN RESPONSE ON RCTV CLOSURE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-24 12:11:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL VE BL
07LAPAZ1429	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1747 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-24 12:11:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR BL
07LAPAZ1467	GOB STEPS UP ATTACKS ON INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY [...] (C) On May 15, President Morales presented to congress impeachment charges against four of five the constitutional tribunal justices (REFTEL A). The GOB and Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) officials followed with a full-blown public campaign against the judiciary, calls for the closQe of the [...]	2007-05-30 07:08:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1471	POPE'S COMMENTS SPUR VERBAL SPARRING IN BOLIVIA [...] (U) Pope Benedict XVI's May 13 comments from Brazil regarding the appearance of "authoritarian governments" in Latin America and his statement that the indigenous "silently longed" to embrace Christianity sparked an intense back and forth between the GOB and the Bolivian Catholic Church. Boli [...]	2007-05-30 11:59:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ1492	SHELL SALE INCREASES U.S. INVESTMENT IN BOLIVIAN [...] (SBU) Royal Dutch Shell plans to sell its shares in two Bolivian natural gas pipeline operators, Transredes and GTB, to the British firm Ashmore Energy, which is 40 percent U.S.-owned. The sale will increase total U.S. investment in Bolivia's tumultuous hydrocarbons sector from approximately [...]	2007-05-31 13:55:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
07LAPAZ1515	ZOELLICK WORLD BANK NOMINATION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On June 1, Poloff met with the Ministry of Foreign Affair's director of international organizations and delivered reftel demarche. The director responded that the GOB has not reached a decision on whether to support Robert B. Zoellick's nomination to be president of the World Bank. [...]	2007-06-04 11:05:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IBRD BL
07LAPAZ1537	MORALES LASHES OUT AGAINST CAPITALISM AND THE [...] SUMMARY: The Fifth World Encounter of the Network in Defense of Humanity was held May 22-25 in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Bolivian President Evo Morales opened the gathering of leftist intellectuals and artists with a fiery speech that condemned capitalism as the "worst enemy of humanity." His hot-t [...]	2007-06-05 12:01:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ1569	NEW AIRLINE FINANCED BY VENEZUELA -- OLD AIRLINE [...] (SBU) The Bolivian press announced on June 6 that, according to sources from the GOB, a new national airline "Aerolineas Bolivianas" will soon be launched with USD 30 million of financing provided by Venezuela under the auspices of the People's Trade Agreement and the Bolivarian Alternative fo [...]	2007-06-06 19:03:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EAID BL
07LAPAZ1570	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY DELAYS CONTINUE [...] (SBU) On June 5, for the first time a senior MAS Constituent Assembly (CA) delegate publicly conceded that not enough time remains to draft a new constitution by the government's August 6 deadline. The MAS concession followed a recent deadline extension, from May 30 to June 11, for the CA's t [...]	2007-06-06 20:17:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON BL SNAR
07LAPAZ1571	BOLIVIAN JUDICIARY GOES ON FIRST STRIKE EVER [...] (C) Summary: On Tuesday June 5, in the first known strike to affect Bolivia's court system, 2,900 judicial branch employees stayed home. The strike was a response to President Evo Morales' repeated rhetorical attacks on the judiciary. The stoppage provoked mixed reactions among Bolivia's publi [...]	2007-06-06 20:37:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1589	ANDEAN COMMUNITY SUMMIT PREPARATIONS AND EU [...] (C) Preparations for the 17th Presidential Summit of the Andean Community (CAN),to be held in Tarija June 12-14, are going slowly as the CAN deals with internal divisions, especially in regard to negotiating a trade agreement with the EU. As of June 8, only President Correa of Ecuador and [...]	2007-06-08 20:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ160	BOLIVARIAN POLICIES UNDERCUT BOLIVIA'S [...] (SBU) The GOB issued a supreme decree on January 1 to establish a state development bank to provide subsidized, low-rate credits to small businesses associated with social organizations. Although according to the decree, the development bank will be a second-tier institution, rather than a fi [...]	2007-01-23 16:26:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID BL
07LAPAZ161	APPLICATION FOR PE 127 - OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY - [...] Michael Stewart's Application for PE 127 - Oil and Gas Industry: Michael Stewart will be working as a consular officer in Sao Paulo, Brazil until May 2007. He will report for a two-year tour as an economic officer in La Paz, Bolivia in August 2007. As economic officer in La Paz, he will cov [...]	2007-01-23 16:28:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	AFSI APER ENRG EPET ECON BL
07LAPAZ1618	COUER D'ALENE'A SAN BARTOLOME MINE SLATED TO BEGIN [...] (C) In conjunction with an Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) due-diligence visit, Emboff received a briefing on the status of the San Bartolome project at the La Paz offices of Manquiri (Idaho-based Couer D'Alene's Bolivian subsidiary) on June 1 and visited the San Bartolome site [...]	2007-06-12 08:14:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN SENV BL
07LAPAZ1619	MAS STEAMROLLS CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY COMMISSIONS [...] (SBU) The Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) appears to have adopted a new strategy to steamroll their proposals through the Constituent Assembly's (CA) twenty-one commissions, violating the voting rules agreed upon on February 14, 2007 (reftel). The strategy is aimed at preventing PODEMOS, the [...]	2007-06-12 08:14:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1621	BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION OF BOLIVIAN MINISTERS [...] The June 10, 2007 edition of La Razn ran a background article on each of President Evo Morales' cabinet members and their socialist formation. Newly appointed Minister of Education Magdalena Caijas de la Vega was not included. What follows is a summary of that article. 2. JERJES MERCADO, Mi [...]	2007-06-12 13:56:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PINR PREL BL
07LAPAZ1625	MAS STEAMROLLER CONTINUES DESPITE SETBACK [...] (U) A Constituent Assembly (CA) Directive ruling on June 11 provided a minor setback for the Movement Towards Socialism's (MAS) new strategy of controlling both the majority and minority reports issued by the CA's commissions (reftel A). The MAS' strategy consists of splitting its vote within [...]	2007-06-12 19:47:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ1658	CLIMATE CHANGE AND WIREC DEMARCHES DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-14 17:43:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG SENV ENRG SOCI EAID EPET TRGY KPAO BL
07LAPAZ1659	LEGISLATING AGAINST ECONOMICS [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-14 20:02:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EINV ELAB EMIN ENRG EPET BL
07LAPAZ1661	CUBAN DOCTOR PREVENTED FROM DEPARTING BOLIVIA [...] (SBU) On June 14, Cuban doctor Ruber Rodriguez Cruz was detained by Bolivian immigration authorities in Santa Cruz after boarding an American Airlines flight bound for Miami. Dr. Rodriguez Cruz eventually managed to leave the airport and found a "safe place" to avoid Bolivian authorities. We [...]	2007-06-15 10:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL BL CU
07LAPAZ1664	IMPEACHMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL JUDGES: THE PROCESS [...] (C) The GOB's impeachment case against four of five of the constitutional tribunal justices (REFTEL A) will be a protracted process. Nonetheless the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) is trying expedite the case. On June 12, two MAS lower house deputies, who are members of a preliminary inves [...]	2007-06-15 14:08:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ1666	BOLIVIA: EITI RESPONSE PENDING [...] (SBU) The DFID letter referred to in ref A was delivered June 12; the GOB has not yet responded. The British DCM told Emboffs on June 13 that he does not expect the GOB to prioritize the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI),but hopes to encourage steps toward membership throu [...]	2007-06-15 16:26:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EMIN ENRG EPET BL
07LAPAZ1669	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY: FISTS FLY, MILITARY ANGRY [...] (C) On June 14, a small group of opposition (PODEMOS party) constituent assembly (CA) delegates was involved in a confrontation with police within the Colegio Junin, the site where the CA's twenty-one commissions are working. An opposition delegate told poloff on June 15, that the incident beg [...]	2007-06-15 18:49:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ167	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH DORIA MEDINA AND UN PARTY [...] (C) On January 20, National Unity (UN) party leader Samuel Doria Medina and several UN party officials told the Ambassador, DCM, and Ecopol officers they believe cooperation among opposition political parties has improved, although obstacles remain to close coordination. Doria Medina claimed [...]	2007-01-23 20:24:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ1675	TARIJA LEADERS PESSIMISTIC ABOUT STATE OF AFFAIRS [...] (C) Tarija political and business leaders expressed pessimism and a growing concern about the state of Bolivian affairs in a June 14 meeting with Emboff. The president of the Tarija Civic Committee, president of the Tarija Chamber of Commerce, and the governor's chief of staff all predicted [...]	2007-06-18 20:28:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1678	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY: VP'S VIEWS AND SANTA CRUZ [...] (U) La Paz daily newspaper La Prensa on June 17 published an interview with Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera where he opined on the Constituent Assembly (CA) and the CA's hottest issue, autonomy. Garcia Linera reiterated his oft stated remark that "departmental autonomy is guaranteed" and [...]	2007-06-18 21:43:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ168	PRESIDENT MORALES' STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH [...] President Evo Morales marked his first year in power on January 22 by giving a rambling four-and-a-half-hour State of the Union speech attended by the Ambassador and DCM. Morales triumphantly highlighted his government's accomplishments (hydrocarbons nationalization and macro-economic growth) [...]	2007-01-23 20:46:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ169	MORALES' ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY RALLY [...] (U) On January 22, the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) threw President Evo Morales a one year anniversary party in La Paz's Plaza de los Heroes. The event started late due to Morales' four and one-half hour address to Congress (Reftel). Surprisingly, only about 4000 MAS party loyalists atte [...]	2007-01-23 21:09:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ17	PRESIDENT MORALES' NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS [...] (SBU) President Morales and his Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party have been very active in the days leading up to and following the start of 2007. On December 30, taking legal advantage of the Congress not being in session, Morales announced the appointment of four interim supreme court [...]	2007-01-04 21:18:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ170	INFLUENTIAL BOLIVIAN WOMEN [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-24 11:25:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL BL
07LAPAZ1702	"MEDIA LUNA" TO DECIDE CIVIL RESISTANCE MEASURES [...] (C) A June 18 manifesto released by the Democratic Autonomous Board of Bolivia, which is comprised of the prefectural governments and civic committees of Santa Cruz, Tarija, Beni, and Pando states, calls for "democratic civil resistance" and a "national encounter for a democratic and united [...]	2007-06-20 21:25:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1718	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY: SEVEN COMMISSIONS FILE [...] (U) Despite a June 21 deadline only seven of the Constituent Assembly's twenty-one commissions issued their final reports. Of the seven, only the Coca and Rural Development commissions have issued consensus reports, while the other five commissions have each issued majority and minority repor [...]	2007-06-25 12:04:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM KDEM BL
07LAPAZ1739	PRESIDENT MORALES ASKS FOR SUPPORT IN OVERTURNING [...] SUMMARY: Bolivian President Evo Morales hosted a breakfast June 21 for Ambassadors/Charges from countries represented on FIFA,s (the International Soccer Federation's) governing board to seek support for overturning FIFA's May 27 ban on international matches above 2,500 meters. Vice President [...]	2007-06-25 21:09:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BL SCUL
07LAPAZ1761	COCHABAMBA CONFLICT CASES SHOW LITTLE PROGRESS [...] (SBU) Poloff visited Cochabamba on June 20 and met with the human rights ombudsman's local representative and the district attorney (DA) to discuss the status of the investigations into the Cochabamba conflict of January 8-11. In only one of the three deaths is there a suspect and in that cas [...]	2007-06-27 15:24:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ1775	SOCCER IN THE ANDES [...] SUMMARY: FIFA's (the International Soccer Federation's) May 27 ban on international matches above 2,500 meters has provoked a sharp backlash in Bolivia. President Evo Morales has initiated an international campaign to overturn the decision, asking governments to contact their soccer federation [...]	2007-06-28 15:36:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BL SCUL
07LAPAZ1792	ICAO ASSEMBLY DEMARCHES DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-29 19:54:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD BL
07LAPAZ18	GOB PROPOSES PARALLEL INDIGENOUS LEGAL SYSTEM [...] (SBU) On January 1, President Morales proposed a new law to establish parallel indigenous (referred to as a "communitarian") legal systems whose authority will be binding. The GOB's plan calls for communitarian justice to be obligatory, at "the same level" as the formal legal system, and wit [...]	2007-01-05 12:42:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BL
07LAPAZ1811	PRESIDENT MORALES' "SUCCESSFUL" TRIP TO SWITZERLAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: While President Morales has publicly claimed that his trip to Switzerland was a success, post has learned from the Swiss delegation in La Paz that he may have alienated more people than he befriended and even put at risk future Swiss assistance with his delegations' disorganization [...]	2007-07-02 15:55:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1812	COCHABAMBA CIVIC COMMITTEE ASKS FOR HELP [...] (C) On June 28, members of the Cochabamba civic committee met with the Ambassador and DCM to voice their fears over what they call the MAS' "anti-democratic" agenda. The committee's Cochabamba-specific concerns include GOB budget cuts, failure of the GOB to deliver on infrastructure projects, [...]	2007-07-02 16:25:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ183	MINING MINISTER SAYS GOB WILL RAISE TAXES [...] (SBU) Bolivia's mining minister told the Charge January 23 that the GOB would raise mining taxes, reiterating proposals presented to U.S. and other foreign firms and asserting the government's right to take a greater share of companies' income. The Charge reminded the minister of firms' need t [...]	2007-01-24 16:22:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
07LAPAZ1833	AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG'S MEETING WITH VP ALVARO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 28 Ambassador Goldberg met with Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera. The meeting was scheduled before the detention of the AmCit friend of MilGroup commander's son on June 27 (Reftel A). While the Vice President agreed with the Ambassador that the case should not [...]	2007-07-03 14:40:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1840	TIME TO INVEST IN BOLIVIAN MINING? NOT LIKELY [...] (C) In the past week emboff has fielded calls from three U.S. companies seeking information about the investment climate for Bolivia's mining sector. U.S. mining companies have also contacted U.S. congressional representatives with their views of the investment climate in Bolivia (in connecti [...]	2007-07-05 12:09:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV BL
07LAPAZ1847	AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH U.S. MINING EXECUTIVES [...] (C) Although representatives from the three major U.S. mining companies in Bolivia listed specific concerns regarding GOB proposed changes to the mining code and taxes (ref B describes proposals),their basic request to the Ambassador was that the Embassy encourage the GOB to open a dialogue [...]	2007-07-05 16:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV BL
07LAPAZ1860	HUANUNI MINERS DEMAND AUTONOMY AND HIGH-LEVEL [...] (C) Huanuni's miners are blocking roads between La Paz, Oruro, Potosi, and Cochabamba (note: reports as of 1745 indicate that the police have broken the blockades using teargas.) Press coverage has been unsympathetic, focusing on the suffering of average Bolivians stranded in bus stations an [...]	2007-07-05 22:59:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV EMIN ECON BL
07LAPAZ1862	DINH AFFAIR FALL-OUT UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's Fourth of July reception was marked by a lower turnout of high-level Bolivian officials compared to last year's. This appears to have been the result of a conscious GOB decision after the Donna Dinh affair (reftels). The most senior current GOB official to atten [...]	2007-07-06 12:01:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1877	BOLIVIA'S EASTERN DEPARTMENTS DEFINE AUTONOMY [...] (SBU) To celebrate the one year anniversary of their vote in favor of "autonomy" large crowds gathered in the department capitals of Bolivia's four eastern departments on July 2. Each of the four departments also unveiled their unilaterally formulated "Autonomy Statutes." The statutes, essen [...]	2007-07-06 21:47:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ188	A NEW YEAR, A NEW CABINET [...] (C) Despite recent public statements that he would not make any cabinet changes, President Morales announced a shake-up late January 23, replacing seven ministers (government, education, agriculture, justice, public works, planning, and labor). The announcement came as a surprise for many, ex [...]	2007-01-25 15:52:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ189	HYDROCARBONS INVESTORS STILL CAUTIOUS [...] (SBU) According to Bolivian state oil company YPFB's Presidential Adviser Evert Villena, four natural gas production companies, including two with U.S. investment, were awarded Argentine market share in a mid-January bidding process held to drum up company commitments to fulfill the gas supply [...]	2007-01-25 17:34:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
07LAPAZ1906	SOFA UPDATE: GOB OK EXCEPT ONE CHANGE [...] (SBU) Per instructions in reftel, poloff delivered the draft Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on July 5. The MFA official in charge of the SOFA negotiations indicated to poloff on July 9 that the GOB was comfortable with the latest draft minus the fina [...]	2007-07-10 19:00:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA PGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS BL
07LAPAZ1928	HUANUNI UPDATE: MARCH ON LA PAZ OR MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) After deadlocked meetings with the ministers of mining and labor, Huanuni's state-salaried miners were driven from their road blockades by police July 6. The miners retreated with 14 wounded but swore to continue their protests with a march on La Paz. According to press accounts, the po [...]	2007-07-11 20:22:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EMIN ECON BL
07LAPAZ1938	ARRIVAL TO POST - ANDREW S.E. ERICKSON [...] (a) The Erickson family will arrive on separate flights August 6, 2007. Mr. Andrew Erickson will be arriving at post on the following itinerary with one accompanying family member, Mrs. Cyrille Erickson at 15:35 on August 6th. Minor child Sophia will arrive unaccompanied at 19:05 on August 6th [...]	2007-07-12 20:47:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ATRN APER AMGT CO
07LAPAZ1940	HUANUNI UPDATE: BACK TO WORK [...] (SBU) After more than a week of lost production, the state-salaried miners at Huanuni returned to work July 12. Both sides are claiming victory, but it seems that the GOB made significant concessions to the protesters (including dropping charges against those who had attempted to enter La Paz [...]	2007-07-13 14:32:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EMIN ECON BL
07LAPAZ1948	SOME TRANSPARENCY AND MAS COMPROMISE IN NEW [...] (SBU) After nearly two months of deliberations, Bolivia's congress successfully voted on the appointment of four new supreme court judges in a process that while not fully transparent, was a marked improvement over the past. Historically the congressional approval process was opaque, based on [...]	2007-07-13 22:05:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BL
07LAPAZ1949	OPPOSITION POLITICIAN PHYSICALLY ATTACKS [...] (C) On July 10, Adolfo Chavez, president of the Confederation of Indigenous and Original Peoples of Bolivia (CIDOB, an umbrella group of lowland indigenous groups, see reftel) was attacked by Podemos assembly member Fernando Morales. Chavez had flown in to Sucre and was stopped in the airport [...]	2007-07-13 22:14:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1950	OPPOSITION POLITICIAN PHYSICALLY ATTACKS [...] (C) On July 10, Adolfo Chavez, president of the Confederation of Indigenous and Original Peoples of Bolivia (CIDOB, an umbrella group of lowland indigenous groups, see reftel) was attacked by Podemos assembly member Fernando Morales. Chavez had flown in to Sucre and was stopped in the airport [...]	2007-07-17 11:50:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1975	RAILROAD NATIONALIZATION ON THE HORIZON? [...] (SBU) President Morales announced at a public event on July 15 that the GOB would begin the nationalization of ENFE, the partially-privatized national railroad company, soon. The GOB's interest seems focused on the Chilean-invested western railway, but may implicate the partially U.S.-owned (G [...]	2007-07-18 05:49:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV BL
07LAPAZ1976	COOPERATIVE MINERS MARCH ON LA PAZ AND PLAN TO [...] Press reports indicate that thousands of cooperative miners arrived the morning of July 17 in El Alto on their way to La Paz. On orders from the Ministry of Government and Ministry of Defense, the police and military are searching all vehicles entering La Paz in an attempt to seize explosive [...]	2007-07-18 05:49:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EMIN BL
07LAPAZ198	THE OPPOSITION WINS THE SENATE PRESIDENCY [...] (C) On January 24, after five days of intense negotiations and four rounds of voting, National Unity (UN) Senator Jose Villavicencio was elected president of the senate for the 2007 session, replacing Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) Senator Santos Ramirez. The three opposition parties succ [...]	2007-01-25 21:05:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL PINR
07LAPAZ1980	LIMITING DISCOURSE: AN AUTHORITARIAN BENT IN THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 20, 2007 the Government of Bolivia issued Supreme Decree 29174, which expands the coverage of telecommunication technologies in rural parts of Bolivia. The decree also includes articles affecting community-based radio stations. While government-funded communitarian-statio [...]	2007-07-18 13:50:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ1981	BOLIVIA'S CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY: WHAT'S AT STAKE [...] (U) On July 13, twenty of the Constituent Assembly's (CA) twenty-one commissions issued their reports, most issuing a majority and minority version. The reports in total contain 708 articles. The majority Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) and the opposition (led by PODEMOS) only agree on 255. [...]	2007-07-18 14:09:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ1991	POLICE CONFRONT MINERS, GOB ACCUSES INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) The police are continuing to confront cooperative (i.e. independent) miners in El Alto and La Paz with tear gas, and the leaders of the cooperatives are now speaking of "arming" themselves in an ongoing struggle. The national federation of cooperative miners (FENCOMIN) has stated that the [...]	2007-07-19 13:46:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EMIN EINV BL
07LAPAZ1992	MARCH FOR PROVINCIAL AUTONOMY, SANTA CRUZ INVITES [...] (U) Some five thousand people peacefully marched in Montero, Santa Cruz on July 17th in favor of provincial and indigenous autonomy within the department of Santa Cruz. A commission was named to draw up a provincial autonomy proposal. On the same day, Santa Cruz Civic Committee President B [...]	2007-07-19 14:27:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ1993	AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG'S AND PDAS SHAPIRO'S MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a one-day visit to La Paz July 11, PDAS Charles Shapiro and Ambassador Goldberg met with Foreign Minister Choquehuanca and Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera to review bilateral relations. Shapiro laid down a strong marker that better bilateral relations require rhetorical [...]	2007-07-19 14:58:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2008	MASSIVE DEMONSTRATION TO KEEP LA PAZ AS BOLIVIA'S [...] News organizations are reporting that up to 2 million residents of El Alto and the city and department of La Paz gathered July 20 in El Alto to show their support for La Paz as the legislative and executive capital of Bolivia (see ref A for an explanation of the capital-movement debate.) Spea [...]	2007-07-20 20:25:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ2020	LA PAZ "UNITY" DEMONSTRATION [...] (SBU) Local press and opinion makers are touting the July 20th demonstration (cabildo) in El Alto as a complete success. Logistically the event was a success, with no violence and only a few minor injuries. Numerically the event was a success: over a million people attended, with some esti [...]	2007-07-23 22:44:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ2030	EVO MORALES' WAR ON BIOFUELS [...] (U) Recent food shortages, increased food prices, and rising inflation in Bolivia have prompted President Evo Morales to strike out verbally at biofuels. In recent weeks, President Morales' anti-biofuel statements have become heated, echoing those of his political allies Fidel Castro and Hug [...]	2007-07-24 23:14:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAGR ECON BL BR
07LAPAZ2031	GOB CREATES NEW "INCIDENT" TO DISCREDIT USG [...] (C) On July 24, the Vice Minister of Culture Pablo Groux and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugo Fernandez held a news conference alleging an Emboff had attempted to illegally export Bolivian cultural patrimony. The facts do not reflect the accusations. Graham Alexander, Deputy for the Offic [...]	2007-07-25 00:20:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2063	SUCRE HOLDS RALLY FOR RETURN TO FULL CAPITAL STATUS [...] (SBU) On July 25, over 100,000 (perhaps over 200,000) people rallied in Sucre calling for the executive and legislative branches to return to Bolivia's historical (and still constitutional) capital. This rally followed La Paz's demonstration on July 20 where over a million "pacenos" gathered [...]	2007-07-26 22:30:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2071	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNESCO HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-27 19:10:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNESCO BL
07LAPAZ2084	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR IOM DG [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-30 17:40:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG BL
07LAPAZ2085	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNIVERSAL ADOPTION OF NTC [...] (SBU) On July 25, Poloff met with the Ministry of Foreign Affair's director of international organizations and delivered reftel demarche. The director responded that the GOB was reviewing the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (NTC) but could not explain [...]	2007-07-30 17:40:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL BL PTER
07LAPAZ2090	MUTUN IRON MINE DEAL: JACKPOT OR JINXED? [...] (C) On July 18 President Morales announced a contract with Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (India's third largest stainless steel producer) to develop the massive Mutun iron deposit, which straddles the border with Brazil. (Note: reportedly the contract allows Jindal to develop 50 percent of the B [...]	2007-07-30 21:32:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN EINV BL
07LAPAZ2092	COURTS OVERTURN BARRING OF HIV POSITIVE NAVAL CADET [...] (U) In a case that set a precedent for the Bolivian military, the La Paz Superior District Court ruled that HIV positive naval cadet Richard Condori should be reinstated to the naval academy. Condori is also alleged to suffer from lymphatic cancer. The Navy claimed Condori, a fifth year stud [...]	2007-07-31 16:35:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ2098	FOUR VIEWS OF THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY AND BEYOND [...] (C) From July 18-24, Emboff met with four Constituent Assembly (CA) members representing different political parties. PODEMOS delegate Gamal Serhan Jaldin of Cochabamba argued that there is a real threat that the eastern (lowland) departments will seek separation from the western (altiplano) [...]	2007-08-01 11:59:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL PINR BL
07LAPAZ21	CORRECTED COPY-AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) The Ambassador met separately with Vice Foreign Minister Maurico Dorfler and Vice President Garcia Linera (Septel) on January 3 to discuss the GOB's presidential decrees requiring all American citizens to obtain Bolivian visas. The Ambassador acknowledged that the GOB is within its righ [...]	2007-01-05 15:44:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2103	BOLIVIA AND EITI: LITTLE PROGRESS [...] (SBU) British DCM Steve Townsend informed Emboff on July 31 that the GOB has finally responded to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) letter, which had been delivered on June 12th. The GOB requested more information on the EITI, which Townsend provided. EITI has clearly [...]	2007-08-01 19:12:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EMIN ENRG EINV EPET BL
07LAPAZ2104	INTRODUCTION TO BOLIVIAN INDIGENOUS ISSUES [...] Bolivia has the highest percentage (from 35 percent to as high as 75 percent, depending on the survey) of indigenous citizens in South America, and Evo Morales' near-iconic status as the first indigenous president of Bolivia has made indigenous issues both highly-visible and contentious. But [...]	2007-08-01 19:21:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ2111	GOB APPROVES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE DIP NOTE [...] (U) On July 31, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship David Choquehuanca approved our humanitarian assistance diplomatic note (reftel A). 2. (U) An informal translation of the GOB,s response reads as follows: The Republic of Bolivia Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship Classifica [...]	2007-08-01 21:50:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BL KTIA MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL

07LAPAZ2112	COMRADE CHAVEZ'S CHECKS COVER THE COUNTRY [...] (SBU) Over the past week, President Morales has handed out Venezuelan checks or goods amounting to over USD 18 million. During a July 31 visit to Oruro where he delivered over USD two million in Venezuelan aid checks President Morales likened Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to Simon Bolivar. [...]	2007-08-01 22:30:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2129	TENSIONS HIGH AHEAD OF AUGUST 6 INDEPENDENCE DAY [...] (C) Tensions are high ahead of Bolivian Independence Day on August 6 and Armed Forces Day on August 7. Seven of nine departmental civic committees issued a declaration on August 1 calling for the resignation of five ministers, a two-thirds majority vote for the new constitution, and departme [...]	2007-08-02 21:08:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2141	MILITARY-INDIGENOUS PARADE PREPARATIONS IN FINAL [...] (C) The Bolivian Armed Forces are in the final stages of preparing for the August 7 Armed Forces Day military-indigenous parade in Santa Cruz. Eighth Division Joint Chief of Staff Colonel Cueto told Post that the armed forces will only protect El Trompillo military airport, implying the nat [...]	2007-08-03 20:58:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2146	INTERIM REPORT ON BOLIVIA DELEGATION TO UNGA [...] (U) This is an interim report on the government of Bolivia's proposed delegation to the 62nd United Nations General Assembly. This cable is keyed to paragraph 8 of reftel. A. Attendance of the Head of State. -- Name and title: Evo Morales Ayma, President of the Republic of Bolivia [...]	2007-08-07 16:09:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA BL
07LAPAZ2155	BOLIVIAN CONGRESS MODIFIES LAW TO EXTEND [...] (SBU) Late in the evening of August 3, the Bolivian Congress approved a law modifying the original legislation (Law 3364) that convoked the Constituent Assembly (CA). The modifying legislation extends the CA's timetable to December 14 and sets forth a number of additional requirements, includ [...]	2007-08-07 20:57:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2156	BOLIVIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS BAD FOR [...] (C) President Morales's public image took an unexpected hit during the Bolivian Independence Day celebrations August 6 in Sucre, when he received jeers and insults from the crowd and negative press following the event. President Morales's nearly four-hour-long speech included aspersions again [...]	2007-08-08 15:01:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2186	MILITARY-INDIGENOUS PARADE NON-VIOLENT [...] (U) The August 7 Armed Forces Day parade held at El Trompillo military airport in Santa Cruz went off peacefully (Reftel A). Approximately 6,000 spectators watched thirty indigenous groups (including the poncho rojos) march with the Bolivian Armed Forces. President Morales, Vice President [...]	2007-08-09 22:10:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2205	CHAVEZ VISITS BOLIVIA [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in Bolivia August 9 for an official visit. President Morales and Chavez signed documents creating Petroandina, a joint venture between the Bolivian state energy company YPFB and Venezuelan state energy company PDVSA. On August 10, President Moral [...]	2007-08-10 22:18:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2217	TAX CHANGES POSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS FOR U.S. MINE [...] (C) On August 1, Ambassador Goldberg met with executives from Apex Silver, Sumitomo Corporation, and San Cristobal mine (which is jointly owned by Apex and Sumitomo) to discuss the future of the mine and the impact of the proposed changes to Bolivia's mining code and tax regime. The outlook is [...]	2007-08-13 19:46:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV BL
07LAPAZ2223	MORALES THREATENS TO RULE BY PRESIDENTIAL DECREE [...] (C) Presidents Morales and Chavez, on the last stop of Chavez' official visit to Bolivia, announced the construction of a 100 megawatt hydro-electic plant in the Chapare on August 10. President Chavez told the crowd of several hundred hardcore Morales supporters that "the hour to liberate t [...]	2007-08-13 22:18:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2234	INDIGENOUS "FOURTH POWER" POWERLESS [...] (SBU) On August 10, Emboffs met with members of the "National Mechanism for Social Control" to receive a briefing on their operations. The group, composed of leaders of national civic organizations and unions, is trying to position itself as a "fourth power" on level with the legislative, exe [...]	2007-08-14 21:59:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ2243	EVO'S DRAFT CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Government party Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) advisors and consultants, including Spanish and Venezuelan advisors, submitted a draft constitution to the Constituent Assembly on August 14. This draft represents only the MAS government's wish-list, including unlimited reelection of the P [...]	2007-08-15 19:29:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2244	EVO'S DRAFT CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Government party Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) advisors and consultants, including Spanish and Venezuelan advisors, submitted a draft constitution to the Constituent Assembly on August 14. This draft represents only the MAS government's wish-list, including unlimited reelection of the P [...]	2007-08-15 19:39:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ225	YPFB PRESIDENT REPLACED BY HARD-LINER [...] (SBU) Bolivian state oil company YPFB's President Juan Carlos Ortiz resigned on January 26 due to opposition to his corporate approach to refounding YPFB by militant members of the MAS. President Morales named MAS radical Manuel Morales Olivera as the new head of YPFB on January 29. Prior to [...]	2007-01-29 19:51:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
07LAPAZ2251	MAS MOVES TO SQUASH CAPITAL ISSUE [...] (SBU) On August 15, Constituent Assembly members from the ruling party Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) submitted a resolution removing from the agenda of the Constituent Assembly the issue of where Bolivia's capital should be located. Voting in a block with opposition members representing La [...]	2007-08-16 20:09:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2255	BOLIVIAN EMBASSY IN U.S. UNDER CORRUPTION [...] Bolivian press is reporting the Viceminister Against Corruption Nardy Suxo has opened a corruption investigation against several employees of the Bolivian Embassy in Washington. Viceminister Suxo has acknowledged receiving complaints against Consul General Oswaldo Cuevas and local DC hire Vi [...]	2007-08-16 21:51:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2270	PETROANDINA: A STILL BIRTH? [...] (C) The birth of Petroandina took place with great fanfare during the August 9-10 visit of President Chavez to Bolivia. Petroandina was one of a myriad of announced projects, donations, and associations that were portrayed as the answer to Bolivia's energy puzzle. Detailed plans, however, [...]	2007-08-17 21:23:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL EPET VE BL
07LAPAZ2305	MAS TAKES STEPS AGAINST CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL [...] (SBU) On August 16, the Constitution Commission in Bolivia's lower house of Congress submitted a report recommending legal action against all but one of Bolivia's five Constitutional Tribunal judges (the Constitutional Tribunal rules on the constitutionality of laws, while the separate Suprem [...]	2007-08-21 19:26:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BL
07LAPAZ2320	GOB APPROVES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE DIP NOTE [...] (U) On July 31, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship David Choquehuanca approved our humanitarian assistance diplomatic note (reftel A). 2. (U) An informal translation of the GOB,s response reads as follows: The Republic of Bolivia Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship Classifica [...]	2007-08-22 20:26:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BL KTIA MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL
07LAPAZ2333	PUNCHES AND PROTESTS IN CONGRESS AND SUCRE [...] (C) Fisticuffs in Congress forced the opposition and ruling party Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) delegates to retreat to separate buildings on August 22. The MAS delegates were later reconvened in the Vice Presidential offices and voted by "majority of those present" (that is, the majority [...]	2007-08-23 19:07:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2355	MAS' LATEST DRAFT CONSTITUTION: RADICAL RUMORS [...] (C) On August 15, national newspaper La Razon published a draft constitution purportedly written by the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party and President Evo Morales' Venezuelan and Spanish advisors. In the days following the publication, some MAS officials repudiated the draft while [...]	2007-08-27 16:06:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2385	DEPSEC'S UPCOMING MEETING WITH BOLIVIAN VP [...] (C) Although the Morales government states it wants good relations with the United States, officials often use anti-U.S. rhetoric to distract from domestic problems, as when the Bolivian government recently groundlessly accused the United States of financing opposition groups. The key areas of [...]	2007-08-29 21:09:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EINV EMIN SNAR BL
07LAPAZ2386	TWO THIRDS OF BOLIVIA STRIKES AGAINST EVO [...] (C) The departments of Cochabamba and Chuquisaca joined Bolivia's media-luna (Pando, Beni, Tarija and Santa Cruz) and held a 24-hour general strike (paro civico) on August 28. The opposition is calling the strike an overwhelming success, since it paralyzed the six departments and demonstrated [...]	2007-08-29 21:15:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ2387	GOVERNMENT MINISTER SLAMS USAID [...] (C) Minister of the Presidency Juan Ramon Quintana made an unannounced press briefing, on August 29, in which he leveled untrue charges against USAID. Quintana presented his briefing as the government's evidence to substantiate President Evo Morales' and Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera' [...]	2007-08-29 21:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ240	BOLIVIA NOT TO VISIT IRANIAN NUCLEAR SITES [...] (C) On January 29, poloff met with MFA's Director of International Organizations and delivered reftel demarche regarding Iran's invitation to Bolivia (as G-77 President) to visit its nuclear facilities. The director stated "off-the-record" that the Foreign Ministry was not sending its Ambass [...]	2007-01-30 18:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY BL
07LAPAZ2400	OPPOSITION, OTHERS DEFEND US AID [...] (U) Following Minister of the Presidency Quintana's August 29 attacks on USAID in which he accused the USG of supporting the opposition and told USAID to get in line with government policies or leave the country, the opposition, NGOs and pundits are defending USAID and criticizing the governmen [...]	2007-08-30 21:18:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL PHUM EAID BL
07LAPAZ2406	SUCRE SLIPPING TOWARD THE EDGE [...] (C) The city of Sucre is inching closer to a potential confrontation as both the government and opposition have asked their partisans to take to the streets. Saying he does not want to be responsible for any confrontation and placing the blame squarely on President Evo Morales, Governor Davi [...]	2007-08-31 19:55:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2407	VP TO "INFORM" U.S. CONGRESS OF "USAID CONSPIRACY" [...] (SBU) Summary. Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera announced on August 30 that he will use his September 4-6 visit to the United States to inform the U.S. Congress and the American people about how U.S. assistance is "used to manipulate Bolivia's domestic politics and conspire against the M [...]	2007-08-31 19:56:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2416	MORE ATTACKS ON USAID, CHARGES OF PAYING THE PRESS [...] (SBU) Government Minister Juan Ramon Quintana continued his barrage of false accusations against USAID on September 2, once again charging USAID with funding groups to destabilize Bolivia. Quintana also accused the USG of paying journalists to write articles that foment conflict. While Qui [...]	2007-09-04 22:21:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2442	MORALES CHECKED AS JUSTICES REINSTATED [...] (C) The opposition-controlled senate voted on September 5 to reinstate the four Constitutional Tribunal judges that the government MAS party controlled lower house had suspended on August 22. The suspension of the judges had ceated a void that could have enabled Morales' MAS party to ram thr [...]	2007-09-05 22:06:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2456	BOLIVIA MOVING TOWARDS FORMALIZING TIES WITH IRAN [...] (U) Bolivian press reported that President Evo Morales signed a commercial agreement September 5 with Iran's Ambassador to Venezuela Abdulat Zisan (alternate "Zifan") for the establishment of six milk processing plants. Morales noted the "historic" commercial agreement would be a start toward [...]	2007-09-06 23:03:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2465	POSSIBLE VIOLENCE AHEAD IN SUCRE [...] (SBU) Pro- and anti-government forces are converging on Sucre, seat of the Constituent Assembly, poised and prepared to clash with each other in Sucre's streets on September 10 (if not sooner). The debate over restoring Sucre as Bolivia's full capital (it is currently only home to judiciary [...]	2007-09-07 20:47:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2467	BOLIVIAN GAS: THE PRESSURE IS BUILDING [...] (SBU) The first signs of an emerging crisis in the Bolivian gas sector are becoming apparent. Gas supply can no longer meet current contractual obligations. Production has fallen to 38.3MMm3/d and contractual obligations are up to 39.4MMm3/d. Moreover, investment in the sector is tentative [...]	2007-09-10 12:54:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL EPET BL
07LAPAZ2488	SUCRE - A STEP BACK FROM THE BRINK [...] (SBU) A decision by the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) dominated Constituent Assembly directive on September 7, and a court decision on September 8 served to reduce tensions in Sucre, site of Bolivia's Constituent Assembly. Pro- and anti-government groups had descended on Sucre prepared to [...]	2007-09-10 21:11:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2494	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BOLIVIA TO VOTE YES ON MINUSTAH [...] (SBU) On September 10, poloffs met with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Director of International Organizations and delivered reftel demarche. The director responded that the GOB is prepared to vote in favor of extending MINUSTAH, although he mentioned that the Bolivian government believes [...]	2007-09-11 15:14:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR AR BR BL CI CO EC ES GT PE PA
07LAPAZ2500	BOLIVIA ANNOUNCES FORMAL TIES WITH IRAN [...] (C) Summary. Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca dropped the other shoe September 11 after both he and President Evo Morales hinted at pursuing formal diplomatic relations with Iran the previous week (reftel). Choquehuanca announced diplomatic relations with Iran at the end of a pre [...]	2007-09-11 23:31:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2501	SUCRE SOCIAL SUMMIT - MORE BOMBAST THAN TURNOUT [...] (SBU) Pro-government groups held their planned "Social Summit" on September 10 in Sucre to rally support for the embattled Constituent Assembly, but the gathering was a failure given that only twelve percent of the expected 100,000 people attended. Despite fiery speeches where participants [...]	2007-09-11 23:33:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2510	BOLIVIA'S MIXED MESSAGE ON IAEA-IRANIAN ACTION PLAN [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Acting Foreign Minister Hugo Fernandez on September 7, 2007. Fernandez told the Ambassador that the French, German and British Ambassadors had covered the same topic with him several days earlier. Fernandez claimed that the European Ambassador [...]	2007-09-12 21:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KNNP MNUC IR IAEA AORC BO
07LAPAZ2520	LA PAZ INPUT FOR PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Response keyed to paragraph 5 of reftel. Bolivia is one of ten western hemisphere countries covered in the Department of State's Supporting Human Rights and Democracy (SHRD) report. Embassy La Paz's human rights and democracy programs are covered in detail in the 2006 report. The re [...]	2007-09-14 05:31:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL BL
07LAPAZ2524	BOLIVIAN GAS: SHORTAGES OF LPG TO COME? [...] (U) The Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) market in Bolivia is a good test case of what is happening in the overall hydrocarbon sector. Prices are held artificially low, demand is stimulated, supply and investment decrease, and the growing threat of shortages presage possible political turmoi [...]	2007-09-14 05:31:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL EPET BL
07LAPAZ2525	DOMESTIC BACKLASH TO IRAN/VISA ISSUES BEGINS [...] (C) Although not as massive, immediate, or united as Bolivian domestic defense of USAID after the Bolivian Government attacked it in August, public opinion is beginning to come out against the Bolivian Government's September 11 announcements on establishing diplomatic ties with Iran and implem [...]	2007-09-14 11:41:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2526	DOMESTIC BACKLASH TO IRAN/VISA ISSUES BEGINS [...] (C) Although not as massive, immediate, or united as Bolivian domestic defense of USAID after the Bolivian Government attacked it in August, public opinion is beginning to come out against the Bolivian Government's September 11 announcements on establishing diplomatic ties with Iran and implem [...]	2007-09-14 11:41:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2572	MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE: AN UPDATE FROM BOLIVIA [...] (U) Despite recent hostile pronouncements against US assistance from the national government, Bolivia continues its pursuit of a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact for US$650 million. There are signs however, that the GOB is not united in its pursuit of such a Compact. Despite [...]	2007-09-20 17:12:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BL PGOV
07LAPAZ2587	BOLIVIANS MUTE ON IAEA PLAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to the Ruben Vidaurre, Director of Multilateral Affairs, September 20. Despite prior assurances that Bolivia would act to hold Iran to it's "international commitments" and UN resolutions (ref b),Vidaurre explained Bolivia's Vienna delegation was called dur [...]	2007-09-21 17:42:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KNNP IR IAEA MNUC PARM EUN BL
07LAPAZ259	MOD MEETING READOUT, COUNTERRORISM CONFERENCE [...] (C) The National Defense University (NDU),via its Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS),co-sponsored a January 23-25 security and defense workshop which focused on counter-terrorism (CT) in La Paz with the Ministry of Defense. Participants identified the top four threats to Bolivian [...]	2007-02-01 21:15:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL PINR MARR MASS MOPS BL
07LAPAZ2607	POTOSI MAYOR: A POTENTIAL CHALLENGER TO EVO? [...] (C) On September 18, Emboffs visited Potosi Mayor Rene Juaquino who is emerging as a potential (albeit long-shot for now) alternative to President Evo Morales. Juaquino who is Quechua, the largest indigenous group in Bolivia, is considered by most observers a very effective politician and c [...]	2007-09-26 14:08:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2626	BOLIVIA'S NEW "PEACEFUL" RELATIONS WITH IRAN/LIBYA [...] (C) Summary: With the visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and signing of $1.1 billion in cooperation agreements September 27, Bolivia and Iran have fundamentally deepened both their commercial and political relationship. In his signing ceremony speech, Morales emphasized Bolivia's r [...]	2007-09-27 23:16:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PARM PGOV PREL KNNP MNUC IAEA UN IR BL
07LAPAZ2647	SUCRE'S STATUS COULD KILL CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Emboffs recently held separate meetings with three of Sucre city and Chuquisaca department's leading figures; discussions focused on: the fate of the Constituent Assembly, the likelihood of a referendum on returning Sucre to full capital status, and the Prefect's surprise reversal of his [...]	2007-10-01 20:12:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL PINR BL
07LAPAZ2648	EVO TO UN: CHANGE OF ADDRESS REQUESTED [...] (U) Building on President Evo Morales' September 26 suggestion to move the UN Headquarters out of New York, the Bolivian Government September 30 launched a "global campaign" to persuade nations to move the UN. Presidential Minister Juan Quintana said the proposal was prompted by the poor and [...]	2007-10-01 20:51:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN BL
07LAPAZ2658	STUDENT DEAD IN POSSIBLE NEW HUMAN RIGHTS CASE [...] (SBU) A September 28 clash between student protesters and security forces left one student dead (Osmar Flores Torres) and four others wounded in the Arani province of Cochabamba. The students (or normalistas) were threatening to disrupt a gas pipeline if their demand for a new school was [...]	2007-10-02 20:11:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	BL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
07LAPAZ2663	FM CHOQUEHUANCA: SEX, ROCKS, AND CHILD LABOR [...] (U) In an interview with the Spanish press agency EFE on October 1, Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca made several curious comments on a variety of subjects from the imperialist tendencies of the West, to the sexual activity of rocks. Though the interview offered several critiques [...]	2007-10-03 13:22:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL ELAB PINR
07LAPAZ2674	BOLIVIA UNDERMINING MINING: MORE STATE INVOLVEMENT? [...] (C) In the "exposition of motives" of the draft mining code that is circulating in the Bolivian mining sector but has not been formally submitted to Congress, mining companies are given one year from the promulgation of the new code to sign joint-venture contracts with the state-owned Bolivian [...]	2007-10-03 20:21:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV BL
07LAPAZ2686	LA PAZ ON IRANIAN NUKES: SEE NO EVIL [...] (U) Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca defended Iran's nuclear program October 3, contrasting Iran's development of "peaceful" nuclear technology with countries like France, Russia, Israel, and the United States that use the technology to make "atomic bombs." He also lumped Iran in [...]	2007-10-04 20:28:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PREL KNNP MNUC IAEA UN IR BL
07LAPAZ2687	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 20:35:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV BL
07LAPAZ2688	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 20:36:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI BL
07LAPAZ2689	CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL IN LIMBO [...] (C) On October 3, the Superior Court of La Paz, ruled against the opposition-led senate's September 5 decision to "shelve" (not proceed with) impeachment proceedings against four of five constitutional tribunal magistrates, leaving the tribunal in limbo. The superior court's decision, if fo [...]	2007-10-04 22:34:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2700	BOLIVIA: LATEST FLAP DEFUSED [...] (C) Following a series of continuing verbal attacks on the United States over the past few weeks, including President Morales's UNGA speech asking that the UN be taken out of the United States, the Ambassador when asked what he made of a campaign to move the U.N., said that after all these a [...]	2007-10-06 00:18:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BL
07LAPAZ2712	EVO CELEBRATES CHE DAY; NO TO U.S. BASES [...] (U) Summary. During his remarks at an October 8 event honoring the 40th anniversary of Che Guevara's death in Bolivia, President Evo Morales unleashed a torrent of anti-U.S. rhetoric, said a new Bolivian Constitution would not permit U.S. military bases in Bolivia, and urged other Latin Ameri [...]	2007-10-09 21:26:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2714	DFM INVOKES IRAN-CONTRA TO JUSTIFY VISA ON AMCITS [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-09 22:52:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PGOV PREL PINR BL
07LAPAZ2716	DFM INVOKES IRAN-CONTRA TO JUSTIFY VISA ON AMCITS [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-10 10:56:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PGOV PREL PINR BL
07LAPAZ2725	EVO JUST SAYS NO TO U.S. ANTI-DRUG FORCES [...] (U) Following on comments he made October 8 about implementing a constitutional ban on U.S. bases (reftel),Bolivian President Evo Morales unveiled plans October 9 to end cooperation "soon" with U.S. military elements providing support to Bolivian counter-narcotics forces. He said it was a q [...]	2007-10-10 21:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2726	EVO JUST SAYS NO TO U.S. ANTI-DRUG FORCES [...] (U) Following on comments he made October 8 about implementing a constitutional ban on U.S. bases (reftel),Bolivian President Evo Morales unveiled plans October 9 to end cooperation "soon" with U.S. military elements providing support to Bolivian counter-narcotics forces. He said it was a q [...]	2007-10-10 21:23:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2730	USDA IN BOLIVIA: FEEDING CHILDREN, FORTIFYING [...] (SBU) Since 2005, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has donated about $7.3 million through NGOs to Bolivia. One program provides a daily hot meal to approximately 20%-25% of rural school children in the nation. The program has helped build school greenhouses, chicken coup [...]	2007-10-11 16:46:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV AGR FAO FAS IFAD IICA BL
07LAPAZ2746	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NEW MARITIME CARGO SCANNING [...] Emboff demarched Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of International Organizations Ruben Vidaurre on October 11th regarding The SAFE Port Act. Vidaurre acknowledged the new law and understood that all cargo leaving foreign ports for the US would need to be scanned for the presence [...]	2007-10-12 13:38:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EWWT AMGT PTER BL
07LAPAZ2749	SUGAR QUOTA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Emboff demarched the Director General of the Bolivian Ministry of Production and Microenterpise Dr. Luis Valda on October 12th regarding Bolivia's allotment for the sugar quota. Valda was already aware of the quota figures and the procedures for the delivery of the Certificates for Quota El [...]	2007-10-12 18:14:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD BL
07LAPAZ2758	POTOSI: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE PERIPHERY [...] (U) Potosi, Bolivia's south-western department (or state),with Argentina to the south and Chile to the west, is focused on mining and tourism as its best options for escaping the poverty that afflicts most of its population. Despite the historic wealth of the mining sector in Potosi, prospec [...]	2007-10-15 15:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV EIND PINR PGOV KCRM KIPR BL
07LAPAZ2764	BOLIVIA: MORALES RAISES THE RHETORIC [...] (U) President Evo Morales, in a speech given to an indigenous gathering (attended by Guatemalan Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu) in the Chapare on October 12, continued to ratchet up his anti-American rhetoric. Morales opened the speech by yelling "long live coca, death to the Yank [...]	2007-10-15 20:44:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2777	GOVERNMENT UPS THE ANTE WITH NEW SOCIAL PROGRAM [...] (U) In the face of considerable regional resistance to diverting over $100 million in hydrocarbons taxes (IDH) from the prefects, municipalities and universities to a national pension system (Bonosol),President Morales announced over the weekend that he would seek to dissolve Bonosol and [...]	2007-10-17 12:39:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2778	INDIGENOUS COHESION CRACKING IN BOLIVIA [...] (C) Summary: On October 15, Emboffs met with Fabio Colquechuima, the international relations officer of CONAMAQ (National Council of Ayllus and Markas of Qollasuyu),a group consisting of 16 indigenous groups from across Bolivia, mostly concentrated in the highlands to the west. In what is [...]	2007-10-17 16:14:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ2791	BOLIVIAN INFLATION: PRESSURE FROM ALL SIDES [...] (U) After two decades of stable prices, Bolivia is headed toward double digit inflation. For the first nine months of the year inflation came in at 8.3 percent; it is likely to top 12 percent for the year. Skyrocketing remittances, narco trafficking, Venezuelan checks, favorable terms of [...]	2007-10-17 22:00:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL BL
07LAPAZ2792	AMERICAN AIRLINES FORCED TO SUSPEND FLIGHTS [...] (C) American Airlines was forced to cancel its flights into/out of Bolivia on October 16 and is scheduled to resume normal operations on October 19. A dispute over transfers of funds from the national office of airport services (AASANA) to the Santa Cruz office of AASANA led to AASANA Santa [...]	2007-10-17 22:06:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	BL CASC EAIR ECON PGOV PREL
07LAPAZ2813	NOTES FROM SANTA CRUZ - OCTOBER 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: Santa Cruz Department, with 26 percent of Bolivia's population, is its fastest-growing region responsible for 32 percent of Bolivian GDP. Political and business leaders lament the lack of central government funds dedicated to Santa Cruz but on the other hand resent central gover [...]	2007-10-18 18:14:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON KPAO CONS AMGT BL
07LAPAZ2817	BROTHELS, BARS, AND ANGRY EL ALTO PARENTS [...] (U) Summary. Angry parents burned more than 50 bars and brothels in the city of El Alto October 15-17. The apparently impromptu protests started as a peaceful march protesting lack of funding for school classrooms, but grew into violent reaction to the proximity of schools to bars, which par [...]	2007-10-18 19:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ASEC BL
07LAPAZ2824	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY SCENARIO I: DEAL AVERTS CRISIS [...] (C) The Constituent Assembly is officially on recess until October 22 but risks total collapse if the government's Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party and the opposition cannot reach agreement on key issues. This cable lays out the first of two most likely scenarios regarding the Constitu [...]	2007-10-19 12:41:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2827	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY SCENARIO II: NO DEAL = CRISIS [...] (C) The Constituent Assembly is in recess until October 22 but is in danger of complete collapse if the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party and opposition cannot reach agreement on key issues. This cable lays out the second of two likely scenarios regarding the Constituent Assembly's futu [...]	2007-10-19 13:30:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2829	BOLIVIAN WOMAN OF COURAGE NOMINEE [...] Embassy La Paz enthusiastically nominates Carmen Velasco for the 2008 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Name: Marcela Maria del Carmen VELASCO de Torrez Title/Organization: Co-Founder and Executive Director/Pro Mujer DPOB: 20 March 1950, Bolivia Citizenship: Bolivian Add [...]	2007-10-19 18:37:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM PINR BL
07LAPAZ2854	BOLIVIA'S PRESS INCREASINGLY UNDER PRESSURE [...] (C) Reporters Without Borders (RSF) recently released its annual press freedom index and Bolivia dropped from 16 to 68. RSF's report stated, "(Bolivia) has fallen many places because of serious press freedom violations." While RSF cites many physical attacks on reporters, perhaps the most [...]	2007-10-23 12:30:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ2856	THREATS TO KICK OUT DEA/MIL: REAL OR RHETORIC? [...] (C) Bolivian President Evo Morales caused a stir with his confused calls to kick out foreign forces and barbs at U.S. counter-narcotics efforts October 8 and 9 (reftels). The cable is our assessment and effort to provide some context for the Washington audience to help navigate the "revoluti [...]	2007-10-23 16:45:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2873	WINE AND GAS IN TARIJA: ONE FLOWS FREELY [...] (SBU) The Department of Tarija forms the southern base of the so-called half moon, a grouping of departments resistant to the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) agenda. It is home to both vineyards and almost all of the major Bolivian gas fields. As a result, Tarija may be the wealthiest of [...]	2007-10-24 21:43:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV AGR PREL EPET BL
07LAPAZ2897	NO SILVER LINING YET FOR APEX'S SAN CRISTOBAL MINE [...] (C) Apex's local executives continue to report difficulty in arranging meetings with Bolivian government officials. The draft bill which would increase mining taxes by 12.5 percent has passed the lower house of congress, so San Cristobal is focusing their efforts to arrange a modification on [...]	2007-10-26 22:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV BL
07LAPAZ290	RIC, RESIGNED, SEES BOLIVIA MOVING LEFT [...] (C) Former Minister of Public works Salvador Ric told Emboffs on February 1 that he resigned in January because of the tight, central control exercised over the ministries by President Morales and his inner circle, which took away Ric's voice. He expressed concern over the government's involv [...]	2007-02-06 12:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2902	MAS DISMANTLING OF CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL [...] (C) Two of five magistrates of Bolivia's Constitutional Tribunal resigned on October 26 declaring that government's "permanent aggression" against the court made it impossible to continue their "normal activities." The Tribunal's President Elizabeth Iniguez and it's deacon Martha Rojas each [...]	2007-10-29 19:34:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2921	DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR IAAC CANDIDACY [...] Ecoff delivered demarche to the MFA Director of International Organizations, Ruben Vidaurre on October 30. He was unaware of the upcoming election to the UN Independent Audit Advisory Committee (IAAC). Vidaurre said that he would bring David Walker's candidacy to the attention of Bolivia's [...]	2007-10-30 20:52:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EWWT AMGT BL
07LAPAZ2928	READY TO GAMBLE ON BIOFUELS IN BOLIVIA? [...] (C) The potential for biofuel development in Bolivia is significant: land is abundant, fertile, and cheap; labor is plentiful (and employment demands great); and there is even an under-used pipeline to carry the fuel to a pacific port. Government rhetoric, lack of legal definitions, and pote [...]	2007-10-31 20:18:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV AGR FAO FAS IFAD IICA PREL EPET BL
07LAPAZ2929	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WRONGS IN BOLIVIA [...] (C) Summary: Emboffs met with officials of Bolivia's National Intellectual Property Service (SENAPI) on October 16 as part of a series of meetings with IPR stakeholders including former SENAPI head Perla Koziner. SENAPI's current director, Claudia Solares, who had worked for former-director [...]	2007-11-01 18:20:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EINV KIPR PINR BL
07LAPAZ2932	BOLIVIA ON FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE ON IRAN [...] (SBU) On October 30, Emboff met with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of International Organizations and delivered ref A demarche. Director Ruben Vidaurre was unaware of the FATF statement and guidance on Iran. He offered no comment beyond polite appreciation for bringing the matter [...]	2007-11-01 19:01:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MNUC ECON BL
07LAPAZ2933	BOLIVIA ON U.S. CANDIDACY TO IMO [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-01 19:02:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC IMO EWWT PHSA UK BL
07LAPAZ2948	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OAS INDIGENOUS RIGHTS [...] On November 1, Emboff met with Miriam Siles, an official at the multilateral relations section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The official in charge of indigenous issues within the international organizations section, Jimena Nacif, is currently away on business travel. Siles was aware of [...]	2007-11-05 19:49:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL
07LAPAZ2949	EVO ACCUSES AMBASSADOR OF COUP PLOTTING AND [...] (C) President Evo Morales used his recent trip to Italy and the Dominican Republic to level new conspiracy charges against the USG, and specifically Ambassador Goldberg. In an October 31 interview with Italian newspaper Il Manifesto de Italia, Morales accused the Ambassador of meeting with a [...]	2007-11-05 19:53:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL NO BO
07LAPAZ2954	EVO BACKS HUGO THREAT TO TURN BOLIVIA INTO VIETNAM [...] (C) Summary: In an interview released November 4, Bolivian President Evo Morales supported Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's threat to turn Bolivia into another Vietnam for forces that might attempt a coup against Morales. Media pundits and opposition leaders vehemently criticized the state [...]	2007-11-06 14:06:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL VN
07LAPAZ2956	MCC SCORECARD DELIVERED, DONOR RESTRICTIONS [...] (U) On October 31, we delivered the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) indicator scorecard to Graciela Toro, General MCC Coordinator in Bolivia and Ramiro Foronda, Economic Development Technician. Despite remaining eligible for a MCC Compact, Toro was puzzled by Bolivia's failure to rec [...]	2007-11-06 20:40:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL EAID BL
07LAPAZ2960	EVO'S VAGUE CONDITIONS FOR "CONDITIONLESS" AID [...] (C) Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales issued a decree October 11 presenting foreign assistance donors with a variety of new requirements to register projects with the Bolivian government and strengthen its oversight. The most potentially troublesome articles require that aid not/not imp [...]	2007-11-07 18:46:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2963	BOLIVIA: AMBASSADOR CALLS FM ABOUT PHOTO ACCUSATION [...] (C) The Ambassador phoned Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca on November 7 to discuss recent public accusations that the Embassy was conspiring with Bolivian oligarchs and Colombian paramilitary against Evo Morales based on a photograph released on November 5. Although FM Choquehuanca publ [...]	2007-11-07 20:27:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2964	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY: TENSIONS BOILING OVER [...] (C) Summary: The afternoon of November 6, Vice President Garcia Linera publicly eliminated the possibility of compromise with the opposition and declared that the Constituent Assembly is now in the hands of the people, who "will find a mechanism to liberate the Assembly from this ultraconserv [...]	2007-11-07 22:27:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2971	BOLIVIAN VP'S LATE NIGHT TRY AT CONSTITUTION DEAL [...] (C) In a private lunch on November 6, Branko Marinkovic, President of the Santa Cruz Civic Committee and owner of extensive land holdings and a large cooking oil factory, told the Ambassador that Vice President Garcia Linera had offered him a deal on the constitution about a month ago. Brank [...]	2007-11-08 21:09:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2974	EVO'S DIPLOMATS: AFRAID, IRRELEVANT, ENDANGERED [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Ministry contacts complain career diplomats are increasingly ignored in foreign policy decisions, citing the decision to advance diplomatic relations with Iran as a prime example. They consistently described a battle over foreign policy between the MFA and advisors at th [...]	2007-11-08 21:56:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2981	RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN BOLIVIA [...] (C) The Morales administration believes that the state should be more involved in all aspects of the Bolivian economy. In that context, resource nationalism does not stand alone; control of natural resources just happens to be the most valuable for the administration both financially and sy [...]	2007-11-09 13:49:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EPET EMIN EINV EB BL
07LAPAZ299	SOCIAL SPENDING DECLINED IN 2006 [...] Despite a year-end 2006 estimated fiscal surplus of almost six percent and an increase in government revenues of approximately 41 percent, social spending by the GOB declined by around six percent last year. Government revenue increases resulted from increased customs and general tax collecti [...]	2007-02-07 11:21:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV BL
07LAPAZ3002	"CONSPIRACY" PHOTO WORTH 1000 WORDS TO EVO [...] (C) President Evo Morales used his speech at the seventeenth Ibero-American Summit as another opportunity to accuse the USG of conspiracy against Evo's government. As "evidence", Evo again displayed a copy of a photo taken a a trade fair in September, showing the Ambassador with the head of [...]	2007-11-13 22:46:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ3003	WEEK'S FORECAST: SPORADIC CLASHES & STORMY STRIKES [...] (C) Despite the strong possibility for clashes between pro-ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) demonstrators and local Sucre opposition protesters, Constituent Assembly President Silvia Lazarte has announced that the entire assembly will reconvene in Sucre on November 14. Most observers, [...]	2007-11-13 22:50:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL ECON PGOV PREL

07LAPAZ3013	CHAVEZ'S BOLIVIAN MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR [...] (U) Summary. Two layovers in Trinidad, Bolivia by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez continue to stir controversy here. President Chavez made the November 9 and 11 stopovers en route to and returning from the Ibero-American Summit in Santiago, Chile, where he reiterated controversial pledges to [...]	2007-11-14 21:02:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ3014	NATIONWIDE STRIKE CLOSES BOLIVIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Spot report, 1400. By coincidence, both the Santa Cruz airport and the Bolivian ground transportation unions decided to hold a 24 hour strike on November 14. The transportation strike, protesting diesel shortages and rising inflation, has turned confrontational in Santa Cruz a [...]	2007-11-14 21:03:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ3029	U.S. IN EVO'S CROSSHAIRS: WHAT NEXT? [...] (C) In a closed Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party meeting on November 12 that was taped and leaked to the press, Minister of the Presidency Juan Ramon Quintana repeated his outrageous conspiracy charges against USAID while upping the ante by threatening USAID's expulsion from Bolivia. Th [...]	2007-11-15 23:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL EAID SNAR BL
07LAPAZ3037	BOLIVIA: FREEDOM DEFENDER NOMINEE [...] (SBU) Embassy La Paz is pleased to nominate Ana Maria Romero de Campero as our 2007 Freedom Defenders Award Nominee. From 1998-2003, Ms. Campero served as Bolivia's first Human Rights Ombudsman (Defensor del Pueblo),the independent government agency charged with defending and promoting cons [...]	2007-11-16 21:25:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	APER KPAO PHUM BL
07LAPAZ3038	EVO: OPPOSITION WAGING ECONOMIC WAR [...] (C) President Evo Morales declared in a November 15 speech that opposition forces are trying to sabotage his administration through economic means. As a defensive measure in this "economic war", Morales temporarily eliminated the tariff on key agricultural imports, prohibited the exportatio [...]	2007-11-16 21:38:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL AGR AADP FAO FAS IFAD IICA BL
07LAPAZ3039	BOLIVIAN DRUG CHIEF DEFENDS U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Felipe Caceres, Vice-Minister of Social Defense in charge of Bolivia's counter-narcotics efforts, told DEAOffs November 16 that he complained to Bolivian President Evo Morales about the anti-U.S. rhetoric erupting from Presidency Ministry Juan Quintana. He also defended U.S. anti [...]	2007-11-16 22:17:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ3045	EVO TO USAID: "YOU HAVE THE RIGHT NOT TO HELP US" [...] (C) During a November 19 press conference President Evo Morales again criticized USAID for putting "conditions" on its help and claimed that the majority of USG aid is funneled back to the U.S. Evo opened the door for USAID to leave Bolivia, stating that "this (conditional) aid program has t [...]	2007-11-19 21:18:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ3053	BOLIVIA ON UN 3RD COMMITTEE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) DCM contacted Bolivian Vice Foreign Minister Hugo Fernandez on November 19 regarding reftel. Fernandez mentioned that Bolivia would take different positions on each of the four human rights resolutions before the UN Third Commission. Only in the case of Burma is Bolivia prepared to fully [...]	2007-11-20 12:02:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KTIA UN BL
07LAPAZ3062	CLONE WARS: MAS "PARALLELISM" IN ACTION [...] (C) At many levels of social organization, Bolivia's ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party is creating parallel organizations when confronted by civic groups that will not fall in line with the MAS agenda. By creating parallel organizations and then acting as if they are the original [...]	2007-11-20 20:51:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB BL
07LAPAZ3066	BOLIVIA'S JUDICIAL IMPASSE: RECESS APPOINTMENTS? [...] (C) A leading opposition senator accused the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party of purposefully blocking Congressional debate over judicial nominations so that President Evo Morales can issue interim appointments during Congress' upcoming recess. MAS Congressional representatives v [...]	2007-11-20 21:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ3068	2008 AGREEMENT WITH BOLIVIA ON STATUS OF FORCES [...] This is an action request for WHA/AND, L/PM, and PM/ISO. See Paragraph 5. 2. Background: DOD has asked the State Department to secure status protections for U.S. military personnel who will be present in Bolivia during 2008. DOD has requested Post immediately propose to the Government of [...]	2007-11-20 21:24:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA MARR MOPS PM PREL BL
07LAPAZ3075	PROTESTS TESTING BOLIVIA'S BOILING POINT [...] (C) Summary: Protests and counter-protests threaten to dominate Bolivia for at least the coming week. Although the Bolivian government said it asked pro-government farmers surrounding the headquarters of the Constituent Assembly to back off, they remain mobilized in the city, as do opposition [...]	2007-11-22 00:11:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BL
07LAPAZ3077	OPPOSITION CLOSED OUT OF MAS CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Constituent Assembly leadership from the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) moved the Assembly to a military facility outside of Sucre without the vast majority of the opposition. As of 4:00 PM November 23, the MAS had successfully pulled together a 145 delegate quorum at La Glori [...]	2007-11-23 22:39:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ3078	AMIDST VIOLENCE EVO'S MAS APPROVES CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Following a tumultuous session on November 23 (ref A),that excluded all but a handful of opposition members, the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) reconvened the Constituent Assembly on November 24 at a military school outside of Sucre amidst thousands of protesters calling for its [...]	2007-11-25 23:06:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ3079	AMIDST VIOLENCE EVO'S MAS APPROVES CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Following a tumultuous session on November 23 (ref A),that excluded all but a handful of opposition members, the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) reconvened the Constituent Assembly on November 24 at a military school outside of Sucre amidst thousands of protesters calling for its [...]	2007-11-25 23:06:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ3091	BOLIVIA: EVO'S SUCRE SPIN BEGINS [...] (C) Summary. Bolivian President Evo Morales waited almost three days after protests turned violent in the city of Sucre to address Bolivians. He asked for calm, as have other government and opposition leaders. Morales also accused "groups of oligarchs and neoliberals" of manipulating the vi [...]	2007-11-26 23:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ3092	BOLIVIA: SUCRE, WITHOUT ANY POLICE, ON THE EDGE [...] (C) Sucre returned to relative calm on November 26 after three days of turmoil, which left at least three dead, 200 people hospitalized and many public buildings (mostly police and prefecture) looted and burned. There are no reports of U.S. citizens among the injured. Police forces have fle [...]	2007-11-26 23:26:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC PGOV PHUM PREL BL
07LAPAZ3094	EAC MEETING - LA PAZ [...] (SBU) During severe civil unrest over the weekend in the city of Sucre (due to constitutional issues),several Bolivians were killed and hundreds wounded. By late afternoon, Bolivian National Police (BNP) had abandoned the city and local prisoners had escaped from nearby prisons. A 'warden me [...]	2007-11-27 18:52:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AEMR AMGT PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ3098	CAN BRAZIL SAVE THE BOLIVIAN GAS SECTOR? [...] (C) The Bolivia gas sector appears headed for crisis. Currently out of compliance with 3 out of 4 major international contracts, the industry faces increasing commitments to the Argentine market and growing demand at home. The government realizes it needs investment and, after over a year o [...]	2007-11-27 21:51:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV EMIN BL
07LAPAZ3099	BOLIVIA: DRAFT CONSTITUTION--THE STATE RULES [...] (C) Ruling party Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) constituent assembly members pushed through "en grande" the MAS draft constitution with only a handful of opposition members present on November 26. The draft constitution has not been officially released: we obtained a copy from a contact (in a [...]	2007-11-27 22:10:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL EPET EMIN EINV BL
07LAPAZ3100	BOLIVIAN PRESS ATTACKED [...] (SBU) Summary: The past weeks have been marked by government rhetoric against press bias. On November 26, following a large rally where President Morales and several social sector leaders verbally attacked the media, violence erupted against both journalists and media headquarters. After Ev [...]	2007-11-27 22:26:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ3118	DEMOCRACY IN BOLIVIA: EVO'S WAY OR THE HIGHWAY [...] (C) Pro-MAS groups physically prevented opposition members from entering Congress November 27. Without the opposition's presence the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) convened a session of Congress and passed new legislation regarding the functioning of the Constituent Assembly and "Re [...]	2007-11-28 22:51:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ3119	WILL BOLIVIA'S MILITARY OBEY EVO? [...] (S) Summary. In conversations with EmbOffs, top military leadership in La Paz defended their decision to accommodate Constituent Assembly sessions at a military school, a move that prompted Sucre's violent November 23-24 demonstrations. They also stress they did not create the Sucre problem, d [...]	2007-11-28 22:57:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL BL
07LAPAZ3120	SANTA CRUZ OPPOSITION: PACIFIST MEASURES FIRST [...] (C) During separate meetings with the president of the Santa Cruz Civic Committee, the secretary general of the Santa Cruz prefectural government, and the president of the Santa Cruz Business Federation (CAINCO),all expressed their intention to encourage peaceful means of protest against the [...]	2007-11-28 23:01:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL ECON PGOV PREL
07LAPAZ3136	BOLIVIA DEMARCHE REPLY: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche November 28 to MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Rubin Viduarre. Viduarre said matters pertaining to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are typically discussed with Latin American counterparts at the United Nations (Grupo Latina America). Although Bolivi [...]	2007-11-29 21:14:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA UN IS BL
07LAPAZ3137	BOLIVIA DEMARCHE REPLY: CERD ELECTION [...] (SBU) On November 23, EmbOffs met with Ruben Vidaurre, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of International Organizations, and delivered reftel demarche with the caveat that a diplomatic note regarding reftel would be delivered shortly, following translation. Dip note 577/07 sent November 27 [...]	2007-11-29 21:14:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNGA UN BL
07LAPAZ3138	MAS MEMBER: "EARLY ELECTIONS IS THE SOLUTION" [...] (C) In a meeting with Santa Cruz ruling MAS party City Councilman Osvaldo "Chato" Peredo in Santa Cruz, Peredo told Emboffs he is fearful of a civil war and is trying to do his part to keep the peace. Peredo, who claims to talk on the phone with President Evo Morales about every ten days, p [...]	2007-11-29 22:30:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ3141	CONFLICT IN BOLIVIA: NO END IN SIGHT [...] (C) With the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) poised to reconvene the Constituent Assembly perhaps as early as November 30 in the La Paz area or other friendly terrain, and the opposition stronghold of Santa Cruz stating it will declare defacto autonomy December 15, a cessation in Boli [...]	2007-11-29 23:47:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ3150	GAS, GOVERNMENT, AND TAKEOVERS: ELECTRICAL [...] (C) Summer rains and resulting hydroelectric production will provide a seasonal buffer for Bolivian electricity supplies, but come June or July the country will likely suffer shortages, brownouts, and possible blackouts. Demand should continue to grow over the following year, but supply wil [...]	2007-11-30 21:45:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL
07LAPAZ3151	EVO'S APPROVAL DROPS; EXPECT NEW INITIATIVES [...] (SBU) While celebrating his ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party's recent "victories" in the Congress and Constituent Assembly, President Evo Morales must also be concerned about his drop in popularity, recent discontent in his stronghold of El Alto, planned protests by his once loyal [...]	2007-11-30 22:20:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ3152	BOLIVIA-CUBAN RELATIONS: REVIEW FOR LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to the questions in ref A: --Bolivian Investment: Bolivia has no significant investments in Cuba. 2. (U) Bilateral Trade Agreements: Bolivia and Cuba signed a limited Economic Cooperation Agreement in May 1995. The accord offers preferential tariff [...]	2007-11-30 22:24:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL ECON CU BL
07LAPAZ3153	VENEZUELA-BOLIVIA: HOW MUCH FIRE BEHIND THE SMOKE? [...] (C) Summary. A common cry among opposition circles is that Hugo Chavez is pulling Evo's strings, particularly as Morales forcefully pushes forward to adopt a new constitution that would provide for indefinite reelection. Evo for his part does nothing to hide his admiration for Chavez; on the c [...]	2007-11-30 23:14:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR VE CU BL
07LAPAZ3168	EVO'S PLANS FOR ADVANCING HIS CONSTITUTION [...] (C) With 10 days remaining until the December 14 deadline ending the Constituent Assembly mandate, President Evo Morales appears determined to deliver a constitution to his base. Government calls for dialogue with the opposition ring hollow, particularly as the ruling MAS party is telling t [...]	2007-12-05 00:07:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ3187	BOLIVIA: MINING SECTOR THREATENED [...] (C) In the controversy following the ruling Movement Toward Socialism's (MAS) possibly-illegal initial approval of a draft constitution on November 26, there has been little attention given to the passage through Congress of a new mining tax bill on November 23. Neither the draft constitution [...]	2007-12-05 21:02:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV ETRD BL
07LAPAZ3188	EVO TO INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY: OPPOSITION TO BLAME [...] (C) Summary: President Evo Morales and his Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) government is actively trying to project to the international community that the opposition is to blame for the violent political situation in Bolivia. The government is seeking to discredit the visit of four oppositi [...]	2007-12-05 22:02:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ3189	MEDIA LUNA MASISTAS: CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE [...] (C) Summary: Moderate ruling-party MAS members complain that they are labeled as traitors by President Evo Morales. They also lament an increasingly hostile environment in the Congress as Morales has decided to take a tougher line with the legislative branch. Nevertheless, MAS Senator Guido G [...]	2007-12-06 13:08:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ3196	EVO'S RECALL PLOY MASKS TRUE INTENTIONS [...] (C) Summary: International and domestic press have greeted President Evo Morales' call for a recall referendum for himself and Bolivia's nine prefects (state governors) as an important conciliatory step. Meanwhile, significantly less attention is being paid to the decision to reconvene the [...]	2007-12-06 22:22:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ASEC BL
07LAPAZ3197	NIE FEEDBACK: BOLIVIA ON IRAN"S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-06 22:37:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET	KNNP MNUC IR PARM PREL BL
07LAPAZ3208	FOREIGN MINISTRY DEFENDS MAS' HARDLINE [...] (C) MFA Director General (DG) Jean Paul Guevarra convoked the diplomatic corps representing Western Hemisphere countries to explain the government's perspective on the Constituent Assembly process and its overall program for "change." Guevarra explained that the Movement Toward Socialism (M [...]	2007-12-10 13:10:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ3209	EVO PUSHES DEMOCRACY'S EDGES, APPROVES CONSTITUTION [...] (C) In a process largely devoid of democratic and legal procedure, President Evo Morales' ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) pulled together a quorum of the Constituent Assembly at about 7:00 PM December 8 in the heavily pro-MAS city of Oruro (three hours outside of La Paz). By 11:30 AM [...]	2007-12-10 13:20:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL PGOV PHUM PREL
07LAPAZ3215	OPPOSITION REELS AT EVO'S CONSTITUTION [...] (C) The December 9 passage of President Evo Morales' MAS party constitution has left regional opposition reeling. In a nationwide address carried by private television networks Sunday, Santa Cruz Prefect (governor) Ruben Costas publicly rejected the proposed constitution and announced that S [...]	2007-12-10 20:01:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL ECON PGOV PHUM PREL
07LAPAZ3216	EVO'S EXCLUSIONARY REVOLUTIONARY CONSTITUTION [...] (C) The Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) constitution that was passed in a surprise session of the Constituent Assembly without most opposition assembly members has not yet been published. According to press reports, state involvement in the economy and control over natural resources continues [...]	2007-12-10 20:39:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ3220	VENEZUELAN PLANE CONTROVERSY GOES INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Although facts are emerging, rumors continue to run rampant concerning the aborted landing of a Venezuelan C-130 Hercules airplane. Forced to leave one Bolivian town by a rock-wielding mob, the plane was unable to land at another Bolivian town as protesters blocked the runway. A [...]	2007-12-10 22:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL MARR BL VN
07LAPAZ3230	PL-480: WE CAN'T GIVE MONEY AWAY. [...] (C) Institutional incompetence, politicking, and resistance to any cooperation with the United States is hamstringing USDA programs in Bolivia. At the end of the Title I wheat monetization program in 2005, a committee within the PL-480 Secretariat was set up to administer the approximately [...]	2007-12-11 19:38:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV AGR FAO FAS IFAD IICA BL
07LAPAZ3236	PL-480: WE CAN'T GIVE MONEY AWAY [...] (C) Institutional incompetence, politicking, and resistance to cooperation with the United States is hampering USDA programs in Bolivia. At the end of the Title I wheat monetization program in 2005, a committee within the PL-480 Secretariat was set up to administer the approximately US$6 [...]	2007-12-12 15:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV AGR FAO FAS IFAD IICA BL
07LAPAZ3240	EVO'S MINISTER SANCTIONED; BLAMES OUR AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Minister of the Government Alfredo Rada blamed the Ambassador for the three deaths that occurred during violent protests in Sucre November 22-25 when the ruling MAS party convoked the Constituent Assembly at a military installation. During his two hours of testimony to the Bolivian Senat [...]	2007-12-12 23:05:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ3241	AUTONOMIA! SCENARIOS FOR SANTA CRUZ [...] (C) Summary: When Santa Cruz leaders declare "autonomy" on December 15, they will be meeting their citizens' demands for more local control of regional resources, and at the same time rejecting outright the new ruling MAS party constitution. Although they insist they are not calling for indep [...]	2007-12-12 23:06:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON ASEC BL
07LAPAZ3242	EVO'S "HARD HAND" PUSHES CHUQUISACA AWAY [...] (C) Chuquisaca, Bolivia's third smallest department was firmly in the ruling Movement Toward Socialism's (MAS) camp in recent (2005 and 2006) elections. However, the MAS' hard-line toward Sucre's proposal to be restored as the nation's full capital and the tragic events of November 23-25, i [...]	2007-12-12 23:11:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ3243	EVO BLASTS U.S. TO RALLY INCREASINGLY CRITICAL BASE [...] (C) Summary: Continuing his now nearly daily attacks on the United States, President Evo Morales told an El Alto crowd December 12 that "the U.S. Embassy is here to organize a conspiracy" against Morales' government. Harkening back to his days fighting "gringos" as a coca grower union leader, [...]	2007-12-12 23:18:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PHUM PREL VN BL
07LAPAZ3244	FEARS OF OPPOSITION ROUND-UP [...] (C) In separate meetings with Senate President Jose Villavicencio (UN - Pando),Senator Fernando Romero (MNR - Beni),and Erick Reyes Villa (brother of Cochabamba governor Manfred Reyes Villa),all warned of a government plan to round-up opposition leaders (governors and civic committee presi [...]	2007-12-12 23:38:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ3253	LOANS TO MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS [...] (U) The following is in response to a potential Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) program to support loans to Microfinancing Institutions (MFI) and, in particular, the Bolivian MFI, Fundacion Boliviana para el Desarrollo de la Mujer (FUNBODEM). FUNDOBEM is part of the Women's [...]	2007-12-14 16:06:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON BL BR CO IN ID MX NU PK RP
07LAPAZ3258	BOLIVIA'S JUSTICE SYSTEM ON LIFE SUPPORT [...] (C) Constitutional Tribunal Magistrate Dr. Walter Alfredo Rana Arana submitted his resignation leaving the court without a quorum and Bolivia without a judicial body to rule on constitutional matters including the extra-legal maneuvers President Morales' ruling Movement Toward Socialism (M [...]	2007-12-14 18:38:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ3259	DIESEL SHORTAGES: EXCUSES, BLAME, AND INFLATION [...] (SBU) Over the past four months, Bolivia has suffered repeated shortages of diesel, especially in the eastern, agricultural powerhouse of Santa Cruz where the concurrent winter harvest and summer planting seasons are hampered by fuel shortages. Logistical problems appear to be principally t [...]	2007-12-14 18:41:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL FAS IICA AGR FAO IFAD BL
07LAPAZ3261	BOLIVIA: WHAT NEXT? [...] (C) Tensions are running high in the wake of the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party's extra-legal maneuverings to achieve a draft constitution and with the opposition departments poised to declare their autonomy this weekend. While President Evo Morales has spoken of a Christmas tru [...]	2007-12-14 23:12:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL PGOV PREL
07LAPAZ3262	MILITARY STANDDOWN MORE LIKELY THAN HEAVY HAND [...] (S) Summary: Over the past couple of days statements from military leaders have taken a conciliatory tone and moved away from the confrontational rhetoric from Armed Forces Commander General Wilfredo Vargas. Vargas relayed a message to the Ambassador that his troops would only intervene in " [...]	2007-12-14 23:21:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET	ASEC PREL PGOV PINL VN CU BL
07LAPAZ3268	EU OBSERVED TALKS UNLIKELY TO PRODUCE DEAL [...] (C) Both the European Union (EU) and the Organization of American States (OAS) have expressed a willingness to send observers to talks between President Evo Morales and the prefects of Bolivia's opposition-led departments (states). OAS representative Raul Alconada, in a meeting with local am [...]	2007-12-17 22:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC BL
07LAPAZ3269	BOLIVIA: CALM AFTER AUTONOMIES ANNOUNCED [...] (C) Summary: As expected, the four opposition departments of Pando, Beni, Santa Cruz and Tarija took the first steps toward autonomy December 15, and the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) government's response was restrained. The opposition's efforts to keep autonomy declarations peaceful [...]	2007-12-17 22:06:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ASEC PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ3270	BOLIVIA CALM FOR PRODUCTIVE BRAZIL/CHILE SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary. Bolivian President Evo Morales joined his Brazilian and Chilean counterparts December 16 to sign a $900 million road project to link South America's Pacific and Atlantic coasts via Bolivia. He also received a $750 million commitment for natural gas investments from Brazil the next [...]	2007-12-17 22:52:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	BL ECON PBTS PGOV PREL CI VE BR
07LAPAZ3271	EMBASSY LA PAZ TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-17 23:01:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC PETER KTFN BL
07LAPAZ3290	BOLIVIA: EU BROKERED DIALOGUE FAILS TO MATERIALIZE [...] (C) The publicly announced dialogue between opposition prefects and President Evo Morales brokered by the European Union (EU) has failed to materialize and most likely will not happen until after the holiday season, if at all. German Charge Johannes Lehne expressed his frustration at the lac [...]	2007-12-19 20:42:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL PGOV PHUM PREL
07LAPAZ3292	SANTA CRUZ TAKING NO CHANCES WITH EVO [...] (C) After the peaceful celebration announcing the referendum drive for Santa Cruz autonomy on December 15, opposition leaders are taking no chances with Evo Morales and preparing for a difficult 2008. Santa Cruz leaders are under no illusion that Evo or the MAS will cede on any issue and th [...]	2007-12-19 21:28:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL ECON PGOV PHUM PREL
07LAPAZ3315	DIALOGUE, FIG LEAVES, AND THE MAS MIND [...] (C) Summary: Ruling MAS party leaders including President Morales are making dialogue overtures to the opposition. In contrast to the "unreasonable" opposition, MAS congressional representatives told PolOffs that Morales is reaching out for dialogue and even considering changing the draft cons [...]	2007-12-20 22:40:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR VE BL
07LAPAZ3329	HOLIDAY CALLS FOR REBELLIONS, WAR, AND DIALOGUE [...] (U) Despite the four day Christmas break, the political rhetoric in Bolivia was anything but a message of peace for the holiday. President Morales predicted that a rebellion similar to El Alto's 2003 violence would take place in Santa Cruz, warned the opposition that the only way he will lea [...]	2007-12-26 21:42:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
07LAPAZ3330	BOLIVIA: EVO'S 2007 REPORT CARD [...] (C) Bolivian President Evo Morales's second year in office has been even more contentious than his first. On the international front, this year has included diplomatic scuffles with neighbors and increasing attacks against the United States and our mission in Bolivia. Domestically, conflict [...]	2007-12-26 22:08:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EMIN PINR MNUC BL
07LAPAZ334	MINERS' COOPERATIVES CONVERGE ON LA PAZ [...] (U) An estimated 10,000 cooperative-affiliated miners converged on La Paz February 6 to protest proposed mining tax increases (ref A),vowing to remain in the city until the GOB accedes to their demands. Marchers brandished sticks of dynamite and threatened nationwide road blockades and other [...]	2007-02-07 19:27:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
07LAPAZ341	MORALES HALTS DEAL IN CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Amidst rumors that President Morales' Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party was approaching a deal with the opposition on whether to use a two-thirds or a majority vote for constitutional changes, Morales travelled to Sucre February 6 and halted his party's negotiations. According to p [...]	2007-02-08 16:45:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ357	FORMER PRESIDENT SEES DEMOCRACY AS MAJOR CHALLENGE [...] (C) The Ambassador met February 6 with former president Jaime Paz Zamora, his son, Congressman Rodrigo Paz Pereyra, and Zamora's longtime advisor, Oscar Eid Franco. Paz Zamora described Evo Morales' presidency as a "phase in Bolivian democracy." While the former president said it is import [...]	2007-02-08 20:27:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ363	GOB, MINERS' COOPERATIVES SIGN AGREEMENT [...] (U) Two days of protests (ref A) culminated February 7 in a comprehensive agreement between the GOB and cooperative-affiliated miners. The GOB backed away from proposed mining tax increases -- putting them on hold until all parties reach consensus -- and yielded to other demands, agreeing to [...]	2007-02-09 11:54:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
07LAPAZ370	U.S. MINING COMPANIES EXPRESS CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM [...] (SBU) Coeur d'Alene executives told the Ambassador February 8 that GOB officials may move away from proposed across-the-board tax hikes (ref A) in favor of negotiating increases with individual firms. An Apex Silver executive later told Econoff that Vice President Garcia Linera promised Febru [...]	2007-02-09 20:08:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
07LAPAZ38	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ELECTORAL COURT [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Bolivian Electoral Court President Salvador Romero Ballivian on January 5. President Romero sought the meeting to express his concern about attempts by the GOB to co-opt the independent court. President Morales, in a December 22 meeting, suggested that Romero, wh [...]	2007-01-08 16:52:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ382	PODEMOS PARTY SHOWS SOME CONFIDENCE [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Podemos party Chairman and former President Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga, Senate Vice President Carlos Bohrt, Podemos senate leader Oscar Ortiz, and Podemos congressional leader Lourdes Millares on February 9. The group expressed satisfaction with the opposition's recent [...]	2007-02-12 21:11:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ383	CODEL NELSON SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Embassy La Paz warmly welcomes CODEL Nelson to Bolivia February 21. Shortly after indigenous coca leader Evo Morales' one-year anniversary as president, Bolivians find themselves again facing the social unrest that has plagued their country since 2003, but which had subsided after Morale [...]	2007-02-13 10:51:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ384	GOB NATIONALIZES SWISS-OWNED TIN SMELTER [...] (C) President Morales nationalized a Swiss-owned tin smelter February 9, reportedly sending troops to occupy the facility while publicly announcing it would refuse to provide compensation. The GOB cited "grave illegalities" in the sale of the state-owned enterprise as justification, later ann [...]	2007-02-13 11:34:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL SZ
07LAPAZ386	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW EDUCATION MINISTER [...] (C) On February 8, the Ambassador made his first call on new Education Minister Victor Caceres. Unlike meetings with former Minister Patzi, the meeting with Caceres was friendly, with the new minister stating that he would maintain an "open door" and expressing his desire for a regular dialo [...]	2007-02-13 12:30:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASCH PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ387	HYDROCARBONS: YPFB IN DISARRAY, NEW CONTRACTS [...] (C) Hydrocarbons Minister Villegas has proposed changes to the May 2005 hydrocarbons law to resolve inconsistencies with the May 2006 nationalization decree and the operation contracts signed last October. Bolivia's state-owned oil company YPFB continues to lack the structural and human capac [...]	2007-02-13 15:02:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
07LAPAZ410	GLENCORE OPPOSES SMELTER NATIONALIZATION [...] (U) In a February 13 statement issued from its Baar, Switzerland headquarters, Glencore International said it "firmly opposed" the GOB's February 9 nationalization of its Vinto tin smelter (reftel) and "reserved its right...to take all necessary action to protect its interests in accordance wi [...]	2007-02-15 11:15:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL SZ
07LAPAZ411	CEJIS: LEFTIST LAND LAWYERS' INFLUENCE IN THE GOB [...] (SBU) Three former employees of the Center for Legal Studies and Social Research (CEJIS),a non-profit organization in Santa Cruz working to promote indigenous land rights, were named members of the GOB's cabinet in January, indicating the government's focus on land reform. A CEJIS representa [...]	2007-02-15 11:16:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON PGOV SOCI BL
07LAPAZ436	ACCORD REACHED ON CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY VOTING RULES [...] (U) After MAS delegates approved their own proposal for the Constituent Assembly's voting system on February 13, MAS leadership allowed its delegates to return to the negotiating table and to compromise on their position late February 14. Under the modified agreement, constitutional changes wil [...]	2007-02-16 12:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ438	GOB'S PROPOSED ELECTRICITY REFORMS [...] (SBU) Vice Minister of Electricity Villarroel said that the government hopes to pass a universal access law the first quarter of 2007 to expand rural electricity coverage. In addition, the government has begun strengthening the state-owned electricity company, ENDE, and is studying ways to re [...]	2007-02-16 13:40:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ENRG BL
07LAPAZ443	GAS SALES TO BRAZIL: EVO SCORES -- AT LEAST IN THE [...] (SBU) The press announced on February 16 that Bolivia had reached agreement on the price of natural gas sales to Brazil after several months of negotiations. The press have trumpeted the agreement as a victory for President Morales, even though, in reality, the increase in revenues is modest. [...]	2007-02-16 20:48:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ444	SUCRE: CONTINUED CONCERNS ABOUT BOLIVIA'S JUDICIARY [...] (C) Summary: On his first trip to Sucre February 14-15, Ambassador Goldberg made courtesy calls on the Constituent Assembly's (CA) MAS leadership and the opposition, MAS Governor David Sanchez, the Supreme Court, the Constitutional Tribunal, and civic leaders and media analysts. In his meeti [...]	2007-02-16 20:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ500	TERRORISM FINANCE: FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarches to Bolivia's Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) on February 1. The UIF conducted a search of its database and told Econoff on February 23 that it had discovered no information on the names and organizations mentioned in refs A and B. (Note: The UIF's databa [...]	2007-02-23 20:06:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KTFN PREL PTER SNAR BL
07LAPAZ505	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HAMAS FATAH GOVERNANCE PACT [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-26 13:52:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KISL KPAL KWBG PREL IS XX BL
07LAPAZ515	BOLIVIA FLOODING SITREP 1: FEBRUARY 26, 2007 [...] (SBU) The worst flooding in Bolivia in 25 years has affected around 350,000 people, mainly in Bolivia's eastern departments of the Beni and Santa Cruz, causing over USD 100 million of damage to the agricultural sector and outbreaks of dengue fever and malaria. The governor of the Beni told the [...]	2007-02-26 20:23:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID AMED ASUP CASC EAGR ECON PREL BL
07LAPAZ523	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY: TIME IS NOT ON ITS SIDE [...] (C) Summary: Opposition Constituent Assembly (CA) member Carlos Goitia told poloff February 23 that although the CA is not likely to complete its work within its one year mandate, he thinks President Morales' Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party will oppose an extension. Press reports from F [...]	2007-02-27 16:17:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ527	GOB AUTHORIZES JET FUEL IMPORTS [...] (U) In a February 16 supreme decree, the GOB authorized the importation of jet fuel, empowering YPFB, the state-owned oil company, to import enough fuel to meet domestic demand. The decree will presumably end fuel shortages dating from late 2006, when demand generated by increased carrier traff [...]	2007-02-27 20:28:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PREL PGOV BL
07LAPAZ528	BOLIVIA FLOODING SITREP 2: FEBRUARY 27, 2007 [...] (U) Massive flooding continues to plague Bolivia's eastern departments of the Beni and Santa Cruz. - Damage estimates from the flooding described in reftel have risen to USD 250 million nationwide, according to press reports. - Flood waters have spread to new areas, and an outbreak of den [...]	2007-02-27 20:31:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID AMED ASUP CASC EAGR ECON PREL BL
07LAPAZ54	MASISTAS TURN VIOLENT, COCHABAMBA PREFECT ATTACKED [...] (C) On January 8, Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) militants protesting for the resignation of Cochabamba's prefect (governor) attacked the prefect's building, resulting in at least twenty-two people injured, assaults on several journalists, significant damage to the prefecture's property, an [...]	2007-01-09 21:03:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BL
07LAPAZ55	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Foreign Minister Choquehuanca met the Ambassador January 8 to discuss the GOB's January 1 decree to require visas of U.S. citizen tourists. The Ambassador lamented the political nature of the decision. Choquehuanca defended the move on the grounds of national dignity, arguing that Boliv [...]	2007-01-09 21:15:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ550	FOOT AND MOUTH OUTBREAK: VENEZUELA TO IMPORT [...] (SBU) The weakening of the institutional structure of Bolivia's animal health service (SENASAG) due to staff changes could endanger the progress that the U.S. Animal and Plant Health Service (APHIS) has made in combating animal and plant illnesses, and, in fact, may have already done so. An o [...]	2007-02-28 15:07:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD BL
07LAPAZ551	VENEZUELAN MILITARY INTERFERES WITH BOLIVIAN PRESS [...] (U) At approximately noon February 27, a Venezuelan Hercules that was reported to be carrying disaster assistance arrived in El Alto. When Bolivian journalists attempted to film the Venezuelan crew unloading the cargo, the Venezuelans prohibited them from filming the plane (citing the protect [...]	2007-02-28 17:44:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS MASS BL VE
07LAPAZ553	BOLIVIA FLOODING SITREP 3: FEBRUARY 28, 2007 [...] (U) Massive flooding continues to plague the eastern Bolivian departments of the Beni and Santa Cruz and has begun to affect municipalities of Pando, a department bordering the Beni to the northwest. - Water levels continue to rise, affecting more than 40 percent of the territory of the Beni [...]	2007-02-28 20:03:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AMED ASUP CASC EAGR ECON PREL BL
07LAPAZ559	GLENCORE GETS THE SILENT TREATMENT [...] (C) The GOB appears to have adopted the silent treatment after its February 9 nationalization of the Vinto tin smelter (reftel),ignoring overtures from Swiss-owned Glencore International and refusing to answer requests for dialogue. A Glencore representative said February 26 that executives e [...]	2007-03-01 14:18:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL SZ
07LAPAZ573	BOLIVIA FLOODING SITREP 4: MARCH 1, 2007 [...] (U) Large parts of the departments of the Beni and Santa Cruz remain affected by massive floods. - GOB authorities estimate that flood waters have affected almost 35,000 families in the two departments, leaving 39 dead and six missing. - Dengue fever continues to spread, with 585 confirmed [...]	2007-03-01 19:35:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID AMED ASUP CASC EAGR ECON PREL BL
07LAPAZ574	DEADLINES COME AND GO, MUTUN TALKS CONTINUE [...] (U) Deadlines have come and gone, but Mutun contract negotiations continue. The principal outstanding dispute centers on natural gas prices; as of February 28, the GOB and India's Jindal Steel and Power remained unable to reach agreement. Gas supplies are apparently uncertain, and communitie [...]	2007-03-01 19:36:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV ECON PGOV BL
07LAPAZ582	DEVELOPMENT OF AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] (U) Bolivia completed its national avian and pandemic influenza response plan in December 2006, after months of work and with financial and technical support from USAID, the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO),and the United Nations Children's Fund. The plan includes comprehensive health [...]	2007-03-02 13:48:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH BL
07LAPAZ591	CUBAN DISSIDENT SAMARTINO MAY GO TO NORWAY [...] (U) La Paz leading daily newspaper La Razon and the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) reported on February 28 that Norway has agreed to provide asylum to expelled Cuban dissident Amauris Samartino (aka Amauri Sanmartino) who is currently residing in Colombia. According to the HRF, the United Nati [...]	2007-03-02 18:39:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PGOV BL
07LAPAZ593	BOLIVIA FLOODING SITREP 5: MARCH 2, 2007 [...] (U) Large parts of the departments of the Beni and Santa Cruz remain affected by massive floods. - GOB authorities raised total estimates of affected families from 71,982 to 73,482, or more than 340,000 persons in eight out of nine departments. Civil Defense officials added that the deaths [...]	2007-03-02 19:44:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AMED ASUP CASC EAGR ECON PREL BL
07LAPAZ594	GOB, JINDAL ANNOUNCE GAS PRICE AGREEMENT [...] (U) Days of intense negotiations resulted March 1 in a final agreement on the price of natural gas (reftel) employed in the development of Mutun, one of the world's largest iron ore deposits. India's Jindal Steel and Power agreed to pay $3.91 per million British thermal units (BTU) for gas use [...]	2007-03-02 19:45:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN EINV ECON PGOV BL
07LAPAZ595	STATUS OF MINING TAX PROPOSALS UNCLEAR [...] (SBU) Apex Silver executives told the Charge February 28 that the GOB appears to have made little progress on proposed across-the-board mining tax increases, distracted as it has been by recent holidays, gas price negotiations, and massive flooding in Bolivia's east. A Coeur d'Alene executive [...]	2007-03-02 19:47:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL

07LAPAZ597	MORALES TO TOBIAS: THANKS FOR THE ASSISTANCE [...] (C) As part of Director of Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator Randall Tobias' visit to Bolivia, President Morales met with Tobias, WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro, and Ambassador Goldberg early March 2. Morales thanked Ambassador Tobias for U.S. natural disaster assistance, saying that this y [...]	2007-03-02 20:38:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL SNAR BL
07LAPAZ604	BOLIVIA FLOODING SITREP 6: MARCH 5, 2007 [...] (U) Large parts of the departments of the Beni and Santa Cruz remain affected by massive floods (ref A). Although flood waters in Trinidad, capital of the Beni, have begun to recede, rivers are rising in other areas of the department and threaten to expand the flooding to those new areas. - [...]	2007-03-05 17:46:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AMED ASUP CASC EAGR ECON PREL BL
07LAPAZ621	BOLIVIA FLOODING SITREP 7: MARCH 6, 2007 [...] (U) Large parts of the departments of the Beni and Santa Cruz remain affected by massive floods (reftel). Flood waters in Trinidad, the capital of the Beni, have begun to recede, but rivers throughout the department are rising and threatening new areas. In Pando, the department to the northw [...]	2007-03-06 17:49:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AMED ASUP CASC EAGR ECON PREL BL
07LAPAZ652	BOLIVIA FEARS IMPACT OF PROPOSED MADEIRA RIVER DAMS [...] (U) Brazil's plans to build a giant two-dam complex on the Madeira River worry GOB officials and Bolivian environmental groups, which fear negative impacts on communities and ecosystems dependent on the river. According to representatives of a La Paz-based green group, the dams could disrupt [...]	2007-03-08 11:32:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV BL
07LAPAZ66	AIRLINES REACT CAUTIOUSLY TO NEW VISA REQUIREMENTS [...] (U) Airline representatives reacted cautiously to the GOB's January 1 announcement of new visa requirements (ref A),noting that while they expected tourism to decline, they believed business travel would remain largely unaffected. Executives lamented the GOB's lack of preparation but said the [...]	2007-01-10 19:41:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PREL PGOV BL
07LAPAZ661	CLIMATE CHANGE: BOLIVIA AT RISK [...] (U) Flooding in the eastern Bolivian department of the Beni (ref A) has prompted a media debate about the link between this latest catastrophe and climate change; it has also generated discussion of the long-term consequences of the latter. While current water levels are only five centimeters [...]	2007-03-09 12:37:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV BL
07LAPAZ662	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON 60-DAY UNSCR 1737 REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-09 12:47:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY BL
07LAPAZ67	INFORMATION ON TOBACCO-RELATED ACTIVITIES [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to the questions in reftel: A. (U) Post has not supported host country tobacco control efforts. B. (U) Post has not taken action on behalf of tobacco or tobacco products, although post did invite a Philip Morris representative to speak at an October [...]	2007-01-10 19:41:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD BL
07LAPAZ673	GOB PRAISES POTUS LATAM TOUR; PREPARES FOR CHAVEZ [...] (C) Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera announced March 8 that President Morales will not travel to Buenos Aires to join Hugo Chavez at his anti-American party. The VP added that President Bush's trip to the region "is a good signal that President Bush is more concerned about the South and i [...]	2007-03-09 20:23:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL VZ AR
07LAPAZ679	A MIXED RECEPTION FOR CHAVEZ IN BOLIVIA [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visited Bolivia March 10-11 to show solidarity with Bolivia's flooding victims. In the Beni department on March 10 before a trucked-in crowd of several thousand Bolivians, Chavez donated disaster assistance, including two helicopters and 40 tractors, and u [...]	2007-03-12 19:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL VE
07LAPAZ688	TOBIAS MEETING WITH JUSTICE SECTOR [...] (C) Visiting Director of Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator Randall Tobias and visiting WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro met March 2 with senior judicial officials who expressed concerns about GOB threats to the courts' independence. The judges argued that the Morales administration would use [...]	2007-03-13 14:29:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ695	BOLIVIA'S CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLAN: MITIGATE AND [...] (U) Bolivian efforts to address the potential impact of climate change (reftel) include both mitigation and adaptation strategies. While much of the country's five-year action plan has yet to be implemented, GOB officials accept evidence of climate change and appear committed to taking initia [...]	2007-03-13 19:05:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON PGOV BL
07LAPAZ696	EL ALTO: YOUNG, POOR, AND A POLITICAL FORCE [...] (SBU) El Alto, Bolivia's fastest growing and second largest city, celebrated its 22nd anniversary March 6. The average Alteno, as residents of El Alto are called, is young, poor, indigenous, and a recent migrant to the city. To many observers, El Alto appears to be the most capitalist city in [...]	2007-03-13 19:44:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ701	GOB SUBMITS CANDIDATE FOR IACHR [...] (U) The Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, via diplomatic note, has notified Embassy La Paz that the GOB plans to present a second candidate for commissioner to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) at the June 2007 election. Dr. Elizabeth Iniguez de Salinas, the candidate, [...]	2007-03-14 12:54:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ707	HYDROCARBONS PROBLEMS ABOUND [...] (C) While hydrocarbons "nationalization" remains intensely popular, GOB mismanagement of the process has taken some of the bloom off the rose in recent weeks. Erroneous versions of the new operating contracts signed in October 2006, sent by the executive to congress, were approved by congress [...]	2007-03-14 16:20:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
07LAPAZ715	REAPING THE REWARDS OF THE CLEAN DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) Bolivia hopes to mitigate the potential impact of climate change (reftels) by taking advantage of the Kyoto Protocol's clean development mechanism, which allows industrialized countries committed to greenhouse gas reductions to invest in emission reduction projects in developing countries. [...]	2007-03-15 13:15:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON PGOV BL
07LAPAZ718	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN REFORM OF INTERNAL JUSTICE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-15 16:30:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ACABQ AORC APER PREL UNGA BL
07LAPAZ72	CODEL REID VISIT TO LA PAZ, BOLIVIA [...] (C) On December 27 ) 29, Senator Harry Reid led a six-member delegation including Senators Durbin, Conrad, Gregg, Bennett, and Salazar to La Paz, Bolivia to meet with President Evo Morales and review US assistance and counter-narcotics policies. The delegation was briefed by Ambassador Goldb [...]	2007-01-10 21:02:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ725	BOLIVIA'S NATIONAL CARRIER: FLYING ON EMPTY AGAIN [...] (SBU) Just months after Lloyd Aereo Boliviano executives outlined a bright future for Bolivia's national carrier (ref A),the airline finds itself struggling to make ends meet. Aircraft problems have forced the carrier to reduce services, and rising expenses have cut into profits and constraine [...]	2007-03-16 16:30:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV BL
07LAPAZ731	GOB DEFENDS MCC IN THE PRESS [...] (SBU) On March 14, a respected opposition-leaning La Paz newspaper claimed that Bolivia had lost the USD 600 million that it hoped to gain from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). The following day, the paper published interviews with Ambassador Goldberg and Bolivia's MCC coordinator [...]	2007-03-16 20:23:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON BL
07LAPAZ732	PLANNING MINISTER INTERESTED IN TRADE AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Planning Minister Loza told the Ambassador that he is interested in pursuing a new type of trade agreement with the United States and emphasized the importance of donor coordination. He argued that the state development bank would be a regulated, second tier institution that would have [...]	2007-03-16 20:24:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV ETRD BL
07LAPAZ733	BOLIVIA FLOODING SITREP 8: MARCH 16, 2007 [...] (U) Flood waters in the departments of the Beni and Santa Cruz (reftel) have begun to recede. - GOB authorities estimate that flooding has affected almost 85,000 families (approximately 400,000 people) in eight out of nine departments, with 53 fatalities. - Health reports indicate 2,450 su [...]	2007-03-16 20:26:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AMED ASUP CASC EAGR ECON PREL BL
07LAPAZ75	COCHABAMBA UPDATE: TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH [...] (SBU) Following the January 8 violent attacks on the Cochabamba prefecture by MAS militants, Cochabamba remains isolated due its encirclement by MAS activists. The Cochabamba civic committee called for a peace demonstration on January 9 but the rally was canceled after MAS militants threw roc [...]	2007-01-10 21:27:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ751	MORALES RENEWS VERBAL ATTACKS ON MAINSTREAM MEDIA [...] (SBU) President Morales renewed his attacks on the mainstream media this week. First, he attacked leading daily newspaper La Razon March 14 for errors in its reporting on a decrease in hydrocarbons revenues and the GOB's loss of Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) funds (septel). On March 13 [...]	2007-03-19 19:11:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ769	RESPONSE TO DIP NOTE EXCHANGE ON MIL ACTIVITIES [...] (C) This message contains an urgent action request (paragraph 4). 2. (C) Following Post's receipt of reftel A in October 2006, Emboffs began working to obtain a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) for U.S. military activities in Bolivia. However, the GOB was not willing to sign a SOFA given [...]	2007-03-20 20:24:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA PGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS BL
07LAPAZ793	BANK OF THE SOUTH: FREE LUNCH FOR BOLIVIA? [...] (C) President Morales announced on March 11 that Bolivia would join the Bank of the South. Central Bank President Raul Garron told the Ambassador that the Central Bank has not committed to providing any contributions to the Bank of the South. Inter-American Development Bank Resrep Joel Bransk [...]	2007-03-22 14:39:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN EINV PREL BL
07LAPAZ795	CHANGE IN MORALES' RE-ELECTION STRATEGY [...] (SBU) President Morales' Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party is now openly signaling that a changed constitution will restart the electoral clock from zero, opening the door to a new Morales mandate in 2008. MAS leaders say that following approval of Bolivia's new constitution, the yet-to-b [...]	2007-03-22 17:20:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ80	GOB RESCINDS AGUAS DEL ILLIMANI CONTRACT [...] (SBU) On January 3, President Morales rescinded the operating contract of Aguas del Illimani, a subsidiary of France,s Suez Group, and announced the creation of a new state-run enterprise to oversee the provision of water and sanitation services in La Paz and El Alto. The company's CFO said J [...]	2007-01-11 19:41:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
07LAPAZ801	VENEZUELA RAISES BARRIERS FOR BOLIVIAN EXPORTS [...] (U) The Bolivian Institute of Foreign Trade revealed March 20 that Venezuela had introduced new obstacles for Bolivian exports, after a February 28 decision by the Venezuelan government to import only what Venezuela does not produce or makes in insufficient quantity. The new barriers undermine [...]	2007-03-22 18:08:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
07LAPAZ83	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH COCHABAMBA PREFECT REGARDING [...] (C) Cochabamba Prefect Manfred Reyes Villa met with the Ambassador January 11 to discuss orchestrated political violence occurring in Cochabamba. Reyes told the Ambassador he would not resign from the governorship and expressed his strong concerns about the state of Bolivian democracy, sayin [...]	2007-01-11 21:14:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ84	COCHABAMBA: FIGHTING ERUPTS, TURNS DEADLY [...] (U) On January 11 at 4:15 local time, violent confrontations between pro-GOB (mostly cocaleros) and anti-GOB forces in Cochabamba, Bolivia's third largest city, resulted in at least one death and over one hundred injured. This followed earlier skirmishes. The city had been paralyzed all day b [...]	2007-01-11 21:49:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BL
07LAPAZ850	WOULD-BE IMMIGRANTS TEMPORARILY TAKE SANTA CRUZ [...] (U) Frustrated by repeated delays, an estimated 300 Lloyd Aereo Boliviano passengers temporarily "took" Santa Cruz' Viru Viru International Airport March 27, angrily confronting Lloyd employees and demanding that the carrier operate scheduled flights to Madrid. Thousands of Bolivians have dep [...]	2007-03-28 18:16:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV BL
07LAPAZ855	AIRLINE EXECUTIVES DETAINED, MADRID FEVER RISES [...] (U) Bolivian authorities detained three Lloyd Aereo Boliviano executives March 28 on charges of fraud. Passengers have accused the carrier of collecting an estimated $2.4 million in ticket sales for flights it never intended to operate; according to the Santa Cruz district attorney, the money [...]	2007-03-29 16:49:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV BL
07LAPAZ859	VENEZUELA SUPPORTING BOLIVIAN MAYORS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Post has received reports of Venezuelans making direct payments to Bolivian mayors in order to garner support for President Morales in the run-up to the proposed 2008 national elections. In mid-March, an Embassy official received a copy of a $50,000 check from the Government of [...]	2007-03-29 20:00:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON PGOV PREL BL VE
07LAPAZ865	BOLIVIA SLIDES TOWARDS ELECTIONS? [...] (C) Summary: With national elections generally expected to take place in late 2008 (reftel),there are rumors in the indigenous community that President Morales could choose Constituent Assembly President Silvia Lazarte as his running mate. As with the December 2005 and July 2006 elections, th [...]	2007-03-30 17:08:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ870	GAS "NATIONALIZATION" -- MORE POLITICAL SHOW THAN [...] Despite President Morales' claim that hydrocarbons "nationalization" will bring in billions of dollars of additional income for the state, in fact, the Morales administration's actions will not significantly impact future GOB revenues. Although "nationalization" will not boost GOB hydrocarbon [...]	2007-04-02 10:22:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
07LAPAZ884	BOLIVIA'S NATIONAL CARRIER: FINALLY GROUNDED? [...] (U) Bolivia's transportation superintendent suspended Lloyd Aereo Boliviano's domestic and international operations March 30, citing the firm's frequent flight cancellations and shaky finances. The carrier now has 90 days in which to demonstrate operating capacity and financial solvency; if it [...]	2007-04-02 19:56:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV BL
07LAPAZ900	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRAN DIO ASSET FREEZE [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-03 17:59:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP PARM KN IR BL
07LAPAZ902	LLOYD PASSENGERS STRANDED IN BOLIVIA AND ABROAD [...] (U) Bolivia's transportation superintendent stated April 2 that an estimated 400 Lloyd Aereo Boliviano passengers are stranded in domestic and international airports, with travelers detained not only in Santa Cruz and Cochabamba, but also in Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Panama City, Caracas, and [...]	2007-04-03 19:35:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV BL
07LAPAZ903	COOPERATIVE MINERS "TAKE" CERRO RICO [...] (U) Press reports indicate that approximately 16,000 cooperative miners "took" Cerro Rico, the mountain that supplies much of Bolivia's silver, April 2, demanding that the GOB retreat from a proposed decree suspending surface mining activity above 4,400 meters. The GOB has argued that mining [...]	2007-04-03 19:36:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
07LAPAZ914	AG MINISTER SEEKS ENHANCED BILATERAL COOPERATION [...] (SBU) In an April 4 meeting with the Ambassador, Agriculture Minister Susana Rivero sought enhanced bilateral cooperation, noting that assistance could help ensure the success of a comprehensive agricultural development plan. Rivero touched briefly on new GOB efforts to "rationalize" coca, not [...]	2007-04-05 14:48:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON PREL PGOV BL
07LAPAZ918	DEMARCHE DELIVERED GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-05 19:22:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KGIT KNNP PREL AR BR OM KS SN SF IAEA
07LAPAZ919	REGIONAL DELEGATES- GOVERNMENT COORDINATORS OR [...] (C) Summary: On April 2, President Morales appointed eight regional delegates to coordinate GOB activities in their respective departments. According to Morales, the role of the delegates is to act as an intermediary between the national government and regional prefects, mayors, and social se [...]	2007-04-05 19:45:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ958	POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION ON LICENSE D354892 [...] (SBU) Reftel requested a post-shipment verification on export license number D354892. At post's request, a narcotics affairs section (NAS) program assistant visited the Santa Cruz-based foreign consignee, Casa Asbun, April 4 and spoke to the company's owner, Alfredo Asbun, and a long-time sal [...]	2007-04-09 19:04:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ETRD ETTC BL
07LAPAZ96	COCHABAMABA UPDATE: QUIETER BUT TENSIONS REMAIN [...] (C) Cochabamba remained mostly calm throughout the night and during the day of January 12, following the violence of January 11. According to Police Inspector General Fernando Pelaez, there were two deaths and approximately 150 injured on January 11. Early January 12, President Morales calle [...]	2007-01-12 21:52:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BL
08LAPAZ1006	ADM BREAKS RANKS, CUTS DEAL TO EXPORT COOKING OIL [...] (C) Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) struck a deal with the government of Bolivia to restart exports of cooking oil. The American company stands alone among the four principal cooking oil exporters in its decision to negotiate with the Morales Administration and accept conditions on exporting. [...]	2008-04-30 22:47:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL FAS AGR FAO IFAD BL
08LAPAZ1018	EVO'S MAY DAY DECREES AND REMARKS [...] (U) Summary: Speaking to a relatively small crowd of a few thousand on May 1, Bolivian President Evo Morales announced the state would "take immediate control" of Italian-owned telecommunications company Entel and three foreign-owned hydrocarbon companies (septel). Morales tried to soften the [...]	2008-05-02 20:34:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECON EINV EPET IT BL
08LAPAZ1021	BOLIVIA: TWO DAYS TO MAY 4, OUR PREDICTIONS [...] (C) With just two days remaining before Santa Cruz' May 4 autonomy statute referendum separating wild speculation from more well-grounded prognostication is increasingly difficult. Nonetheless, this cable attempts to forecast what may happen. We expect the referendum to pass with a wide ma [...]	2008-05-02 21:30:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ1022	BOLIVIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NUCLEAR [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche May 2 to MFA's Director for Bilateral Affairs Jean Paul Guevara. Guevara accepted the demarche but did not provide response. Standard Bolivian government speaking points on nuclear proliferation issues, particularly Iran's nuclear program, were provided in [...]	2008-05-02 22:24:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA BL
08LAPAZ1023	WORKING RELATIONS: DEATH BY A THOUSAND PAPER CUTS [...] (C) Summary. Despite a constant barrage of anti-U.S. vitriol and baseless accusations of U.S. conspiracies against the Morales government, there are also many examples of continuing good relations among working-level and even senior-level contacts. However, there is clearly a campaign underw [...]	2008-05-02 22:45:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS MARR EAID ECON OPDC OPRC ADPM
08LAPAZ1024	BOLIVIAN MAY DAY GAS NATIONALIZATIONS [...] (C) President Morales announced on May 1 the next step in "consolidating the nationalization" of the hydrocarbon sector begun two years ago. In a series of decrees, the government mandated the acquisition of a 50 plus 1 percent shares of the three capitalized companies of Andina, Chaco, and [...]	2008-05-02 22:47:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL
08LAPAZ1044	BOLIVIA: AFTER SANTA CRUZ AUTONOMY VOTE, WHAT NEXT? [...] (U) Despite sporadic violence between pro- and anti-autonomy groups, the "Yes" vote in the May 4 Santa Cruz autonomy referendum won by a landslide -- 85 percent to the "No" vote's 15 percent. The abstention rate, between 25-35 percent, was quite low considering the efforts (including the bu [...]	2008-05-05 21:55:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1045	IMPACT OF RISING FOOD PRICES IN BOLIVIA [...] (C) Attempting to control food price inflation is clearly a priority of the Morales administration. However, policies to date have not helped stimulate production, but rather are likely to dampen domestic agricultural activity in the future. Higher food prices have provoked protests, but by [...]	2008-05-06 13:11:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL
08LAPAZ1047	BOLIVIA: MORE BAD NEWS FOR MINING [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 6, Emboff met with Humberto Rada, president of Bolivia's Medium Miners Association (an organization of private mining companies that includes local affiliates of U.S. companies Coeur D'Alene, Apex Silver, and Newmont). Although Morales' May 1 decrees did not include nat [...]	2008-05-06 20:08:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV BL
08LAPAZ1053	REQUEST OF WHEAT AID FOR BOLIVIA [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. 2. (U) Bolivia is currently experiencing a serious shortage of wheat. It is the result of public and private mismanagement, faulty Argentinean supplies, and world-wide shortages. Donated wheat has been a fundamental part of Bolivian supply under both the T [...]	2008-05-06 21:47:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AGR FAO FAS IFAD BL
08LAPAZ1055	ORURO: STEPCHILD OF BOLIVIA'S ALTIPLANO [...] (C) Summary: Oruro--the smallest and least-populated of Bolivia's three altiplano departments or states--and its capital city Oruro are predominantly indigenous (Quechua or Aymara),poor, and loyal to the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party. Oruro city's main claim to fame is the UNE [...]	2008-05-07 18:09:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV PREL PINR PGOV BL
08LAPAZ1082	BOLIVIA: RECALL SURPRISE -- A HIGH RISK GAMBIT [...] (C) In a surprise move on May 8, Bolivia's opposition-controlled Senate passed a law proposed originally by President Evo Morales that provides for a recall referendum on the President and Bolivia's nine prefects (governors). Evo signed off on the law a few hours later. The Senate has opted [...]	2008-05-09 19:44:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ1088	EVO CALLS FOR TALK, PREFECTS CONTINUE WITH AUTONOMY [...] (SBU) Four days after a majority of voters in the eastern lowland department (state) of Santa Cruz voted for autonomy, President Evo Morales publicly invited the prefects to meet on May 12. "I want to call on the prefects of the nine departments, Monday afternoon in La Paz, to discuss, debate [...]	2008-05-09 20:40:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ111	BOLIVIAN FOOD SAFETY TAKES BACK SEAT [...] (C) The Bolivian Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (SENASAG) is facing a funding crisis heading into the new year. The termination of an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) loan and an unwillingness to accept administrative controls mandated by the P.L. 480 program leave SENASAG [...]	2008-01-15 20:24:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV AGR FAO FAS IFAD IICA EINV BL
08LAPAZ1129	RECALL REFERENDUM BACKFIRING ON OPPOSITION [...] (C) With nearly a week's worth of hindsight the opposition is starting to recognize that their move to approve President Evo Morales' recall referendum legislation was likely an ill-conceived strategy. The chances of unseating Evo, while not impossible, are remote. Meanwhile, the other arg [...]	2008-05-14 21:56:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ1137	BOLIVIA: SANTA CRUZ BEGINS IMPLEMENTING AUTONOMY [...] (U) The departmental government of Santa Cruz, eager to show its population the benefits of autonomy and to regain the national spotlight from the recall referendum (reftel),will be begin implementing its autonomy on May 15. While largely symbolic (names changes),there are two concrete me [...]	2008-05-15 21:50:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08LAPAZ1149	HARDER EUROPEAN LINE ON EVO [...] Summary. After almost two months of a Bolivian government campaign to curry international opinion and sponsor delegations from the OAS and neighboring countries, three prominent European leaders have complained publicly about the Bolivian governments "nationalizations" of private hydrocarbon [...]	2008-05-16 20:05:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
08LAPAZ1150	BOLIVIA: TWO VISIONS OF AUTONOMY FOR POTOSI [...] (C) Summary: On May 12 and 13, Emboff met with Potosi departmental (state) Prefect Mario Virreira and Potosi city Mayor Rene Joaquino. The department of Potosi is one of the three altiplano departments that have formed the majority of support for the ruling Movement Toward Socialism party, wh [...]	2008-05-16 20:06:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BL
08LAPAZ1154	SANTA CRUZ BOLIVIA: SECOND CITY'S ECONOMY NOT [...] (SBU) Under the spotlight surrounding the autonomy votes, the Department of Santa Cruz is often portrayed as wealthy and white, and the movement for autonomy is simplistically characterized as a struggle over resources. While there is some truth in these generalizations, none of them adequat [...]	2008-05-19 17:05:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV AGR FAO FAS PREL PINR EAGR EAID BO
08LAPAZ1164	BOLIVIA: JOAQUINO GROUP PLANS "THIRD OPTION" [...] (C) Summary: On May 15, Emboff met with Rene JOAQUINO Cabrera, mayor of the town of Potosi and leader of the small opposition group Alianza Social (Social Alliance, or AS.) Representatives of the regional opposition recently noted that AS was fielding a candidate in the upcoming prefect elect [...]	2008-05-20 16:03:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BL
08LAPAZ1166	BOLIVIA: USAID PORTFOLIO REVIEW UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable updates REFTEL A, which announced the launching of the sensitive Government of Bolivia (GOB) review of the USAID portfolio. The review continues, although in recent weeks the GOB has announced it will accelerate the process by cutting out previously requested program [...]	2008-05-20 19:58:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ1168	EVO: ALIENATING FRIENDS, SEEKING NEW ONES [...] (C) Side by side with his friend Cuban Ambassador Rafael Dausa, President Evo Morales leveled a new barrage of old accusations against the USG on May 19. Meanwhile, the Italians and Peruvians both expressed their displeasure with recent Morales statements and actions. The Italian Ambassado [...]	2008-05-20 22:10:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID BL
08LAPAZ1175	AGRICULTURAL DEMARCHES DELIVERED, BOLIVIAN FOOD [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) EconOff delivered demarche regarding the U.S. candidate for Chairperson FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission (Ref. A) to Carmen Timeo, the new head of the Bolivian Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (SENASAG). The [...]	2008-05-21 20:31:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV AGR FAO FAS IFAD IICA BL
08LAPAZ1179	BOLIVIAN-CUBAN RELATIONS: LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to the questions in ref A and reflect only new developments since ref B. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? - No, the Bolivian government continues to see Cuba as a pat [...]	2008-05-23 21:15:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL BL ECON CU
08LAPAZ1189	BOLIVIA: VIOLENCE, GOB UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ORDER IN [...] (C) Summary: On May 24 Bolivia's constitutional capital of Sucre again erupted into violence leaving dozens wounded as residents opposed a planned visit by President Evo Morales. Despite the initial presence of police, military and pro-government social groups, Evo was forced to cancel his v [...]	2008-05-27 19:29:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC BL
08LAPAZ120	THE ELECTORAL COURT UNDER THREAT: AN INSIDER'S VIEW [...] (C) Former National Electoral Court (CNE) President Salvador Romero, whose term ended on January 7, discussed his views on the court, its accomplishments, and challenges facing the institution with Emboffs this past week. Mr. Romero called the firing of three of the court's key division dir [...]	2008-01-16 22:12:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ1214	BOLIVIA: BENI AND PANDO VOTE JUNE 1 [...] (C) SUMMARY. The northern states of Beni and Pando will hold their autonomy referenda on Sunday, June 1st. There has been scattered violence resulting in injuries but no deaths between pro-government and pro-opposition/autonomy forces in the week leading up to the vote. Both groups have block [...]	2008-05-30 20:40:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC KDEM BL VE CU
08LAPAZ1233	CODEL DODD VISIT TO BOLIVIA MAY 27-28 [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite aircraft problems, CODEL Dodd was able to visit La Paz for meetings with Vice President Garcia Linera, joined by the Foreign Minister, and with opposition leader former President Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga. The Vice President said his government was interested in better re [...]	2008-06-03 14:59:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL ECON EAID SNAR BO
08LAPAZ1234	BENI/PANDO AUTONOMY VOTES: OPPOSITION VICTORIES [...] (C) Summary: Both the opposition and government are in spin overdrive following the June 1 autonomy referenda in the departments (states) of Pando and Beni. With exit polls and early official results predicting pro-autonomy votes in excess of 80 percent, the government relied on arguments tha [...]	2008-06-03 17:12:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
08LAPAZ1243	BOLIVIA: IS EVO TURNING TO ILLEGAL ARRESTS? [...] (C) Without an arrest warrant, six police officials abducted, transported to La Paz, and incarcerated pro-Sucre (anti-government) activist Roberto Lenin Sandoval Lopez on June 2. Sandoval, his wife, and daughter were injured in the arrest. The government appeared to initially deny the acti [...]	2008-06-03 22:09:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV BL
08LAPAZ1244	EVO NATIONALIZES GAS TRANSPORT COMPANY [...] (C) SUMMARY. On Sunday, June 1, President Evo Morales issued yet another decree nationalizing a portion of the natural gas sector in Bolivia. The decree, signed by Morales on June 2 in a takeover ceremony in Santa Cruz, states that the Bolivian state energy company YPFB will takeover Tranredes [...]	2008-06-03 22:11:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL
08LAPAZ1258	BOLIVIA: DETAINEE FORCED TO CONFESS AGAINST US? [...] (SBU) Citing insufficient evidence, a judge ordered released anti-government activist Roberto Lenin Sandoval Lopez, who was illegally abducted and incarcerated by a police intelligence unit on June 2. The prosecutor in Sandoval's case had already decided not to press charges due to the gove [...]	2008-06-04 21:07:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL BL ASEC
08LAPAZ1261	BOLIVIA: GOVERNMENT LOSING INFLUENCE [...] (C) Summary: Less than two weeks after President Evo Morales had to cancel his visit the constitutional capital of Sucre because of violent protests, it appears that Evo and his ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party are losing control of sectors that used to be considered strongly pro- [...]	2008-06-04 22:18:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM EINV EAID BL
08LAPAZ1264	BOLIVIA & ATP-DEA: EXPORTING FRUSTRATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATP-DEA) was extended in February of 2008 for another ten months for Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia. Although the preferences are crucial to the textiles industry, the private sector is growing tired of the exhausting lob [...]	2008-06-05 15:44:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KTEX BL PINV PGOV PREL
08LAPAZ1284	BOLIVIA: SANCHEZ BERZAIN ASYLUM MAKES EMBASSY [...] (C) On June 5, Bolivian press outlets began reporting that the USG had granted political asylum to former Minister of Defense Carlos Sanchez Berzain. President Evo Morales and his supporters have long blamed Sanchez Berzain and President Gonzalo "Goni" Sanchez de Lozada for the 60 deaths and [...]	2008-06-06 20:57:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1289	MIXED SIGNALS FOR JUNE 9 EMBASSY PROTEST [...] (C) Summary: Embassy contacts are providing widely divergent estimates (from 150 to several thousand) regarding participation estimates for a June 9 march which will culminate at the Embassy. Contacts tell PolOff radical Alteno leaders are trying to artificially graft an anti-U.S. theme onto [...]	2008-06-06 23:07:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC BO
08LAPAZ1290	BOLIVIA: JULY 9 MARCH ON EMBASSY SITREP #1 1030 EST [...] (U) A scheduled march on the Embassy has begun, with crowds leaving government-stronghold El Alto and heading into La Paz as of 0900. Crowds are expected to arrive between 1000 and 1100. Currently the Embassy has additional police protection with tear-gas and crowd control armor. The CAC ha [...]	2008-06-09 14:28:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1291	BOLIVIA: JUNE 9 MARCH ON EMBASSY SITREP #2 1130 EST [...] (U) The first of the scheduled marchers have arrived at the Embassy: led by Ponchos Rojos (indigenous militia),the protesters have encircled the compound, with approximately 3000-5000 protesters at the front entrance. Ponchos Rojos and youth groups leading the march are shouting anti-autonomy [...]	2008-06-09 15:46:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1292	BOLIVIA: JUNE 9 MARCH ON EMBASSY SITREP #3 1610 EST [...] (U) After numerous attempts to break through the police line at the front of the Embassy, protesters throwing dynamite and fireworks were dispersed at 1300 by police using teargas and water cannon. As of 1610 the Ambassador has returned to the Embassy and RSO has given the all-clear. 2. (U [...]	2008-06-09 20:11:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1294	BOLIVIA: RESPONSE TO INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR [...] SUMMARY: In response to State 43120, Labor Officer held meetings with USAID, the Bolivian Ministry of Labor, NGO Proadolescente, and UNICEF. Three areas of concern regarding the use of child labor and forced labor are the sugar, Brazil nut, and mining industries. Sources were not able to gi [...]	2008-06-10 17:21:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON ELAB BL EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI
08LAPAZ1301	BOLIVIA: AFTERMATH OF MARCH ON EMBASSY [...] (C) Summary: On June 9, after a weekend of anti-U.S. rhetoric from El Alto leaders and public statements from President Morales (accompanied by the Cuban ambassador) blaming the USG for granting asylum to ex-Defense Minister Sanchez Berzain, thousands of Altenos protested in front of the Emba [...]	2008-06-10 21:55:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1322	BOLIVIAN MINING: COOPERATIVE CHALLENGES [...] Summary: On May 29 and 30 Emboff traveled with representatives of mining cooperatives, at their invitation, to visit cooperative mines and separation plants in north Potosi (note: As of June 9, this region is impassable due to road blockades by cooperatives, private miners, and treatment facil [...]	2008-06-11 20:01:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EMIN EINV ELAB BO
08LAPAZ1352	IRAN AND EVO: PUBLIC LOVEFEST; PRIVATE FRUSTRATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Despite recent public gestures, such as a Bolivian envoy meeting with the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Bolivian Congress' Lower House endorsement of the 2007 Iran-Bolivia bilateral agreement, there is little evidence that Iran is on track to spend $1.1 billion in [...]	2008-06-13 22:19:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP MNUC IAEA UN IR QA
08LAPAZ1354	BOLIVIAN BISHOP ON EMBASSY ATTACK AND DIALOGUE [...] (C) In response to the June 9 violent protest by several thousand El Alto residents against the Embassy, the Ambassador met with El Alto Bishop Jesus Juarez Parraga to discuss the mood of the people of his archdiocese. The Bishop explained that the protest leaders are simply political oppor [...]	2008-06-16 18:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ1357	TREASURY VISIT: BOLIVIA'S ECONOMIC FORECAST [...] (C) On June 9-10, Marie Ewens, International Economist at the Treasury Department visited La Paz. In meetings with representatives across the financial sector, four general themes emerged. First, large international reserves and a fiscal surplus will allow Bolivia to withstand any foreseea [...]	2008-06-16 21:32:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL EFIN
08LAPAZ1358	LUGO VISIT: TRAVELS WITH EVO [...] (S) Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales was once again forced to change his domestic travel plans because of opposition protests June 13 and 14. Since April, Morales and other senior officials have been blocked frequently from opposition strongholds despite increased rhetoric from securit [...]	2008-06-16 22:16:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PA BL
08LAPAZ1359	EVO PRAISES DEMONSTRATORS, CLAIMS USG CONSPIRACY [...] (SBU) Summary: In an interview with a Bolivian magazine reproduced in the leading La Paz newspaper on June 15, Evo again alleged a USG "conspiracy" in Bolivia and suggested a USG plot to kill him. Also on June 15, during an donation in his base of El Alto, President Evo Morales praised the June [...]	2008-06-17 11:47:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER BL
08LAPAZ1388	BOLIVIA: EVO CONTINUES TO LASH OUT [...] (SBU) Despite a public statement that outlined the Department's concerns over the safety of the Embassy and the Bolivian government's responsibilities under the Vienna Convention, Evo and his ministers are now trying to twist the Ambassador's recall to Washington to suit their own propaganda n [...]	2008-06-19 16:05:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1391	BOLIVIA: BARELY REASSURING ASSURANCES [...] (SBU) In a June 19 interview in La Paz daily La Razon, Bolivian Ambassador to the United States Gustavo Guzman said, "We have given (the USG) assurances that (the Embassy) will not suffer incidents, that there will be no greater difficulties, that they can be sure that the National Police will [...]	2008-06-19 20:23:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER BL
08LAPAZ1395	TARIJA'S TURN: AUTONOMY VOTE AND WHAT'S NEXT [...] (C) The vote for autonomy in the department (state) of Tarija will take place on Sunday, June 22. In line with the three previous autonomy votes in Santa Cruz, Beni, and Pando, polls indicate that support for autonomy will be over 70 percent. Additionally, Tarijenos made clear that Presiden [...]	2008-06-20 15:02:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL ASEC
08LAPAZ1406	CHARGE REITERATES SECURITY CONCERNS TO VICE FM [...] (C) Summary. Charge and EcoPol Counselor reiterated Post's security concerns in the aftermath of a violent June 9 protest at the Embassy to Vice Foreign Minister Hugo Fernandez. The Charge delivered a diplomatic note asking that appropriate action be taken regarding a march organizer who con [...]	2008-06-23 13:08:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC ODIP KLIG KTIA BO
08LAPAZ1409	BOLIVIA: USG REGIONAL ENERGY OFFICERS [...] Embassy La Paz proposes to host a USG regional energy officers conference August 19-21. The goal will be to share information about South American energy affairs and coordinate energy sector reporting. A Department official (TBD) will help establish a reporting agenda and additional coordina [...]	2008-06-23 19:54:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL EFIN
08LAPAZ1411	TARIJA: ANOTHER WIN FOR AUTONOMY MOVEMENT [...] (C) The department (state) of Tarija overwhelmingly approved its autonomy referendum on June 22. Exit polls indicate that autonomy was approved by some 80 percent of those voting (abstention was around 35 percent). The vote clearly adds momentum to the now autonomous eastern lowland states [...]	2008-06-23 22:07:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1412	BOLIVIA: ON RECALL, EVO LINKS USG AND INFLATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Five opposition prefects (Santa Cruz, Beni, Pando, Tarija, and Cochabamba) have rejected the recall vote currently scheduled for August 10. In an interview after Tarija's June 22 landslide "Yes" autonomy vote, the prefects called into question the legality of the scheduled rec [...]	2008-06-23 22:10:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ1419	BOLIVIA'S RECALL SCRUM: DEMO-CRAZY IN ACTION [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 23 opposition prefects rejected the recall referenda scheduled for August 10 and challenged President Evo Morales to call new elections for the prefects and the president in which incumbents would not run. The central government responded by describing the opposition p [...]	2008-06-24 21:45:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER BL

08LAPAZ1420	BOLIVIA: AFTER OWN MISTAKES; PODEMOS BLAMING US [...] (C) Summary: We are seeing increased signs of frustration with the United States from senior PODEMOS Party opposition contacts as the August 10 recall referendum for President Evo Morales and department prefects (state governors) approaches. Former President Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga, the head of [...]	2008-06-24 22:24:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CO BO
08LAPAZ1425	BOLIVIAN BILAT MILITARY/POLICE DISENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary. Bolivian President Evo Morales called on police to stop working with the United States June 24, casting doubt on government assurances to ensure Mission security. In the last two weeks the government canceled Bolivian participation in a U.S.-sponsored hemisphere-wide special for [...]	2008-06-25 21:56:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC KTIA BL
08LAPAZ1426	BOLIVIA: NEW AND ONGOING ATTACKS ON USAID [...] (C) Summary: On June 24, the six coca-growing federations of Chapare (President Evo Morales' most loyal support base) and five mayors of the region announced their intention to expel USAID from the region. In a blatantly political move, these groups accused USAID of conspiracy and even suppor [...]	2008-06-25 22:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL EAID ASEC PTER
08LAPAZ1427	NEW EU POLICY ADDS TO BOLIVIA'S MIGRATION CRISIS [...] (U) The EU's June 18th decision to require its members to either regularize or expel undocumented immigrants hit hard in Bolivia, a country with around a quarter of its population abroad and 500,000 of these migrants currently residing in Europe. The Bolivian Government responded with threa [...]	2008-06-26 14:58:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL PREF PGOV ECON
08LAPAZ1434	US BUSINESS IN BOLIVIA: A ROUNDTABLE OF CONCERNS [...] (C) On June 25, the Charge hosted a breakfast with the lead officials of nine U.S. companies operating in Bolivia that included an OSAC briefing delivered by the RSO. While it is clear that all of the company representatives are worried about the current political situation and frustrated by [...]	2008-06-26 21:03:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL
08LAPAZ1435	EVO ENDORSES U.S.-FREE CHAPARE [...] (U) Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales offered a far-reaching endorsement of the June 25 announcement by cocalero leaders and five mayors from the Chapare region that USAID should be expelled. Morales saluted the announcement and broadened the scope to include all U.S. presence in the Ch [...]	2008-06-26 22:09:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER EAID ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1441	CHUQUISACA ELECTION: EVO TO LOSE AGAIN [...] (C) Summary. Residents of Chuquisaca Department (state) will vote for a new prefect (governor) June 29. Polling data suggests a convincing win by Savina Cuellar, an ex-member of the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party who is running with opposition support. The opposition is focusin [...]	2008-06-27 19:36:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BL
08LAPAZ1453	BOLIVIAN SECURITY ASSURANCES STILL FAR FROM IDEAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a response to our diplomatic note presented June 19, the Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) provided us a note (text para 8) that continued to defend its actions regarding the June 9 attack on the Embassy. Although the MFA said it will comply with its Vienna Convention [...]	2008-06-30 21:09:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL ASEC PTER
08LAPAZ1454	CHUQUISACA DEALS EVO ANOTHER BLOW [...] (C) Summary. Savina Cuellar won June 29's election for Prefect of Chuquisaca Department (state governor) with between 56 and 62 percent, according to exit polling. As expected, the government accepted the results and voting was generally peaceful (reftel a). Three students have been detained [...]	2008-06-30 22:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID BL
08LAPAZ1460	BOLIVIA-VENEZUELA: DYNAMITE, GUNS, AND BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Following the June 21 dynamiting of a private television affiliate in Tarija, more evidence is surfacing about Venezuelan and Bolivian government involvement. Senate President Ortiz gave a press briefing on June 27 where he revealed that the car used during the attack was rented by th [...]	2008-07-01 19:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL ECON EINV PGOV PREL PTER VE
08LAPAZ1484	U.S. SECURITY CONCERNS: MFA BLAMES THE VICTIM [...] (C) PolOff, USAID's Alternative Development Officer, and USAID Legal Advisor delivered diplomatic note 205/08 (see para 7) to the Foreign Ministry's Americas Section Chief Estela Mendoza and U.S. Desk Officer Yuri Arce on July 1. The diplomatic note raises concerns over the breaking and enteri [...]	2008-07-03 19:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1485	BOLIVIA-PERU: FRUSTRATIONS WITH EVO [...] (C) Steadily deteriorating relations between Peru and Bolivia erupted in July 1 war of words between Presidents Morales and Garcia. The spat was triggered by a Morales' call for Peruvians to resist the imposition of U.S. army bases in Peru. Following the recall of the Peruvian Ambassador, [...]	2008-07-03 19:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL PE
08LAPAZ1487	BOLIVIA: AMBASSADOR RETURNS; ATTACKS RESUME [...] (C) Summary. Two hours after the Ambassador landed in La Paz July 2, Minister of Government Rada held a news conference stating his hope that the Ambassador is returning to resume a "diplomatic role" and avoid "political activism." Rada accused the Ambassador of only returning to reunite a fra [...]	2008-07-03 20:16:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL PGOV PINR PREL PTER
08LAPAZ1499	BOLIVIA ACCUSES PEACE CORPS OF BEING INTEL AGENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Peace Corps has come under verbal assault from the Bolivian government. In a speech given from Caracas July 5, President Evo Morales accused organization volunteers of having taking pictures of him and other South American leaders in December 2006. Morales echoed the opinion in [...]	2008-07-07 22:31:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL PGOV PREL
08LAPAZ150	BOLIVIA: POOR PROGNOSIS FOR NATIONAL DIALOGUE [...] (C) President Evo Morales and opposition prefects publicly maintain a relatively optimistic outlook on talks to reach a national accord; but, both sides appear privately to be advancing more cynical agendas. A national accord would require Morales and the opposition to agree to a funding me [...]	2008-01-23 16:07:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ1522	RECALL PRIMER 1 OF 3: OPPOSITION UNITY PAINS [...] (C) Summary. Just two days after opposition members of the Bolivian Congress attempted to change the rules of the recall referendum, prefects from Santa Cruz, Tarija, Beni, and Pando announced July 4-6 that they would submit to the referendum without modification. Cochabamba Prefect Manfred [...]	2008-07-08 21:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BL
08LAPAZ1523	RECALL PRIMER 2 OF 3: CONALDE'S RISING ROLE [...] (C) Summary: The strength of the National Democratic Council (CONALDE),a pro-autonomy group of the prefects (governors) and civic committees from five opposition-led departments (states),was bolstered by recent opposition electoral victories. But divisions that erupted last week concerning [...]	2008-07-09 15:14:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC ECON ENRG EPET BL
08LAPAZ1529	RECALL PRIMER 3 OF 3: ARE THEY IN IT TO WIN IT? [...] (C) Summary: As both opposition and government campaigns for the August 10 recall referendum move ahead full throttle and pick up rhetorical steam, back channel signs point to doubts on both sides about the recall process. The opposition architects of the May 8 recall referendum have always [...]	2008-07-09 22:02:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ASEC KDEM BL
08LAPAZ1533	EVO'S REGIONAL TRADE BLOCK BACKLASH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Bolivian President Evo Morales continues to irritate his Andean neighbors by criticizing their plans for free trade with the United States and the European Union (EU.) As the negotiations for the deals grow closer, the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) member states tell the Embas [...]	2008-07-11 13:03:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD BL
08LAPAZ1536	PONCHOS ROJOS' MIXED MESSAGE: BLOOD AND PEACE? [...] (C) Summary: The Ancoraimes chapter of the pro-government Ponchos Rojos militia group handed over 10 obsolete weapons to the government July 9. The public event was spun by the government to emphasize the alliance between the government and the Ponchos Rojos and the ability of the government t [...]	2008-07-11 19:54:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID BL
08LAPAZ1560	BOLIVIA TO FILL SUGAR QUOTA [...] In response to action request regarding sugar exports and allocated quote amounts, Bolivia intends to fill its entire sugar quota for fiscal year (FY) 2008. Marcelo Olguin, from the Ministry of Production, reports that there is an over supply of sugar this year and the industry plans to expor [...]	2008-07-15 21:19:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON FAS BL FAO
08LAPAZ1573	SCENESETTER FOR A/S SHANNON AND INL PDAS MCGLYNN [...] (C) Summary: Embassy La Paz welcomes A/S Thomas Shannon and PDAS William J. McGlynn to Bolivia July 21-23. Although President Morales and a number of his close advisors have accused the USG, the Ambassador, and the Embassy of conspiracy during the past year, recent weeks have brought the gove [...]	2008-07-18 18:47:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL EAID BL ASEC PTER
08LAPAZ1574	BOLIVIA'S VOTER SYSTEM: RIPE FOR FRAUD? [...] (C) Summary: The National Electoral Court is facing strong opposition criticism concerning its ability to effectively organize and implement the August 10 Referendum. Plagued with internal tensions and coordination problems with the National Police and scandals over discrepancies in the natio [...]	2008-07-18 20:42:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1588	BOLIVIAN GAS: STATE CONTROL DIGS DEEPER [...] (C) In June, Vice President Garcia Linera outlined the Bolivian government's plan to increase state involvement in the economy through nationalizations, the creation of productive enterprises, and the enlargement of state sectorial companies. The consequences of this state-oriented approach [...]	2008-07-22 12:58:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL
08LAPAZ1596	BOLIVIA: NEW TAX REGIME COMPLICATES FINANCES FOR [...] (C) The ramifications of a change in tax law decreed December 2007 are only now becoming apparent in many sectors of the Bolivian economy. The two-part decree first dictates that companies adjust their asset values for inflation and declare any gain in value as earnings. Since the companies [...]	2008-07-24 13:05:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PET EINV BL ENRG EMIN
08LAPAZ161	RESPONSE TO WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION [...] There has been no change in 2007 with regards to worst forms of child labor in Bolivia other than the three areas described below: 2. Question: How many child labor investigations have resulted in fines, penalties, or convictions? Answer: There was one case of a jail sentence handed ou [...]	2008-01-24 11:56:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	BL EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI
08LAPAZ1632	BOLIVIA: RECALL REFERENDA DOUBTS AND CAMPAIGNS [...] (SBU) Summary: The fate of the currently-scheduled August recall referenda (for President Morales, Vice President Garcia Linera, and the prefects) continues to be in doubt. On July 22 the Constitutional Tribunal's only sitting judge recommended a delay which the National Electoral Court rejec [...]	2008-07-29 20:18:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ1633	BOLIVIA RECALL: TARIJA'S COSSIO MORE SECURE [...] (C) In the weeks leading up to the June 22 autonomy vote, the prefect (governor) in Bolivia's gas rich southern state of Tarija, Mario Cossio, looked vulnerable to be recalled in the August 10 vote. However, the overwhelming passage of autonomy, combined with Cossio's efforts to blunt past [...]	2008-07-29 21:33:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ1634	EVO: THE "LAW" WILL NOT HOLD BACK "CHANGE" [...] (SBU) In recent public statements, President Morales admitted to knowingly taking illegal steps to enact his reforms, as he sees current laws slowing down his "change" process. This declaration comes at the same time departmental courts are criticizing the National Electoral Court (CNE) for [...]	2008-07-30 12:53:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM BL
08LAPAZ1645	A/S SHANNON MEETINGS WITH SANTA CRUZ LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon met separately July 23 with Santa Cruz Prefect Ruben Costas and with a group of ten private business leaders. Costas and the businessmen briefed Shannon on the history of the autonomy movements in Bolivia's Eastern [...]	2008-07-31 17:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID SNAR ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1646	BOLIVIA: A/S SHANNON MEETING WITH FRIENDS GROUP [...] (C) Summary: A/S Shannon, PDAS McGlynn, Deputy Director for Andean Affairs Andrew Bowen, and the Ambassador met with representatives of the Friends Group--Colombia, Brazil, and Argentina--on July 22 to share opinions of the state of Bolivian politics. Friends Group members expressed their fr [...]	2008-07-31 18:46:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER BL
08LAPAZ1655	63RD UNGA: BOLIVIA'S DELEGATION SPECULATION [...] (U) Embassy contacts at the Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Relations tell us there will be no official delegation list for the UNGA General Debate September 23-October 1 until after the August 10 recall referendum on the mandates of President Evo Morales and department prefects (state governors) [...]	2008-07-31 23:18:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OTRA OVIP KESP UNGA BL
08LAPAZ1657	BOLIVIA: ELECTORAL COURTS CHANGE RECALL RULES [...] (C) Summary: In a presentation offered to the diplomatic corps on August 1, National Electoral Court President Jose Exeni announced that the National Court and seven of nine Departmental (state) courts had agreed to modify the rules for revocation of the prefects: now more than 50 percent will [...]	2008-08-01 19:59:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ1658	BOLIVIA: IRREGULARITIES IN ID AND VOTER ROLLS [...] (C) Summary: Concerns are rising over the trustworthiness of Bolivia's voter rolls in the lead-up to the August 10 recall referenda. A Venezuelan-funded free ID-card program is seen as partisan and riddled with errors. Individual departments are announcing large numbers of irregularities in [...]	2008-08-01 20:22:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ1667	A/S SHANNON MEETING WITH PRESIDENT EVO MORALES [...] (C) Summary: WHA A/S Shannon, accompanied by INL PDAS McGlynn, the Ambassador, DCM, and Emboff, met at 5 a.m. on July 23 with Bolivian President Evo Morales, who was accompanied by Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca, Minister of Government Alfredo Rada, Presidential Spokesman Ivan Canelas, an [...]	2008-08-04 17:30:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC EAID ECON PGOV PREL PTER SNAR BL
08LAPAZ1671	HOW THE BOLIVIAN MEDIA REPORTED A/S SHANNON'S VISIT [...] (U) Summary: A/S Shannon's visit to Bolivia got widespread front page attention. Most media reported the visit as a positive effort to calm tensions in bilateral relations. Media mocked Bolivian President Evo Morales, attempt to show the upper hand with the A/S by setting his meeting at fiv [...]	2008-08-04 19:24:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL EAID KPAO PGOV PREL PTER
08LAPAZ1674	BOLIVIA: UPDATE ON MINING SECTOR WOES [...] (SBU) Summary: Although industry insiders do not currently expect the Bolivian government to nationalize the mining sector, a new inflation adjustment for taxes threatens "expropriation by taxation" for a number of companies (reftel). International interest in investing in the Bolivian minin [...]	2008-08-04 21:10:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV BL
08LAPAZ1694	EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE (EAC) MEETING - LA PAZ [...] (SBU) On Tuesday, 05 August 2008, EAC La Paz was convened to review current threat posture and to assess the political situation in preparations for the recall referendum vote scheduled for Sunday, 10 August 2008. The EAC generally agreed that no serious violence or civil unrest is expected pr [...]	2008-08-07 19:48:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC BL
08LAPAZ1695	BOLIVIA: RECALL REFERENDA WILL EXACERBATE RIFTS [...] (C) Summary: Although the opposition could try to stop the recall referenda, it seems almost certain that the election will take place on August 10. Already sporadic confrontations in connection with various strikes have caused deaths and injuries: while not expected, there could be violent [...]	2008-08-07 21:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL KDEM ASEC PTER
08LAPAZ1706	BOLIVIA: RECALL REFERENDA SITREP #1 1220 EDT [...] (U) Voting on the referenda to determine whether President Evo Morales, Vice President Garcia Linera, and eight of nine departmental (state) prefects will continue in their posts has begun in a generally calm and orderly fashion. Bolivia Transparente, an umbrella group of organizations providi [...]	2008-08-10 17:30:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1707	BOLIVIA: RECALL REFERENDA SITREP #1 1220 EDT [...] (U) Voting on the referenda to determine whether President Evo Morales, Vice President Garcia Linera, and eight of nine departmental (state) governors will continue in their posts has begun in a generally calm and orderly fashion. Bolivia Transparente, an umbrella group of organizations provid [...]	2008-08-10 17:30:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1708	BOLIVIA: RECALL REFERENDA SITREP #2 1515 EDT [...] (U) Voting continues in a generally peaceful and orderly fashion. Bolivia Transparente, an umbrella organization providing election observers, reports to USAID that there are isolated incidents of minor irregularities: campaigning too close to the polls and one individual with a gun who was d [...]	2008-08-10 18:56:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1709	BOLIVIA: RECALL REFERENDA SITREP #3 1830 EDT [...] (U) Voting closed at 1800, and while official counts are not expected for many days, unofficial polls indicate that President Morales will continue in his post, with vote projections at about 60 percent approval nationwide. According to some exit polls, Morales lost the vote in four department [...]	2008-08-10 22:15:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC KDEM BL
08LAPAZ1716	BOLIVIA: VOTE OVER, EVO GAINS, NOW WHAT? [...] (SBU) Summary: Voting in the August 10 recall referenda transpired with relatively few allegations of irregularities and no significant violence. The potential for conflict over voting rules (based on the law passed by congress or the 50 percent plus 1 compromise negotiated by the courts) see [...]	2008-08-11 18:50:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1720	MUCH ADO ABOUT CHAVEZ IN RECALL CAMPAIGNS [...] (C) Summary. The opposition tried to make Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez its main issue, along with inflation and unity, in its August 10 recall referendum campaign. Although the opposition failed to unseat Morales, (ref a),it still considers Evo's close association with Chavez a "fatal" we [...]	2008-08-12 12:54:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER VE BL
08LAPAZ174	VENEZUELAN CHECKS: THEORY AND PRACTICE [...] (C) Summary: The Bolivian government announced $48 million in Venezuelan aid for 2008, a drop from the $54 million claimed for 2007. The funds will go to the "Bolivia Changes, (President) Evo (Morales) Delivers" campaign to provide checks to municipal governments. Although the Association of [...]	2008-01-24 21:54:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BL
08LAPAZ1741	SANTA CRUZ REACTION TO RECALL REFERENDA RESULTS [...] (C) Emboff spoke with several Santa Cruz political and civic leaders in the wake of the August 10 Bolivian recall referenda. In the department of Santa Cruz Prefect Ruben Costas obtained over 67 percent in favor (Si) while President Evo Morales received around 40 percent. The Santa Cruz le [...]	2008-08-13 20:46:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	BL ECON KDEM PGOV PREL ASEC
08LAPAZ1749	EVO'S DEEPENS PUBLIC RELATIONSHIP WITH LIBYA, IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Iranian Presidential advisor Mojtama Samare Hashemi came to La Paz August 13 to congratulate Bolivian President Evo Morales on his recall referendum victory and to advance $1.1 billion in promised Iranian investment and assistance to Bolivia. Also on August 13, Bolivia and Libya [...]	2008-08-14 22:37:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EPET BL IR LY
08LAPAZ175	MORALES CABINET SHUFFLE REMAINS HARDLINE [...] (SBU) President Morales initiated his third year in office by changing four of his sixteen cabinet ministers. Signaling that economic growth is a priority, three of the four positions are economic. Substantive changes are unlikely however, as none of the new ministers holds sufficient clout [...]	2008-01-24 22:00:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL BL
08LAPAZ1750	BOLIVIA: VOTING IRREGULARITIES TAINT REFERENDA [...] (C) Summary: In the run-up to the August 10 recall referenda, opposition politicians drew attention to problems with the voter rolls, pointing to the fact that the Venezuelan-funded free-ID program had targeted areas of Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) sympathizers, increasing the number of re [...]	2008-08-15 10:45:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BL
08LAPAZ1752	BOLIVIA: DIALOGUE RESUMES, THEN COLLAPSES [...] (C) Summary: The central government and the prefects of Tarija, Beni, Pando, Chuquisaca, Oruro, and Potosi met August 13 and 14, along with representatives of Santa Cruz prefect Ruben Costas, who remained in Santa Cruz participating in a hunger strike. The central government's dialogue agenda [...]	2008-08-15 13:31:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BL
08LAPAZ1761	BOLIVIA: IPR OUTREACH PILOT PROGRAM FUNDING [...] Bolivia,s IPR Outreach Pilot Program Funding Award: Background In 2004 through 2005, USAID assisted the Servicio Nacional de Propiedad Intelectual (SENAPI) in modernization efforts. In early 2008, the USG renewed contact with SENAPI to examine the possibility of working together. Underlying [...]	2008-08-15 19:33:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV KIPR BL
08LAPAZ1774	GOVERNMENT INSIDER OUTLINES POST-RECALL STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: Vice-Minister of Water Gustavo Adolfo Morales told PolOff August 13 that under no circumstances would Bolivian President Evo Morales resort to a "hard line" strategy to ensure passage of a draft constitution. He further outlined a post-August 10 recall referendum strategy, allege [...]	2008-08-18 21:24:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM BL
08LAPAZ1775	BOLIVIA: CLASHES IN SANTA CRUZ, DIVISIONS WIDEN [...] (C) Five opposition departments (states) have called for a one-day strike on August 19 to demand the return of hydrocarbon tax revenues from the national treasury to departmental coffers. Violence is possible in various areas of the country, as Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) aligned peasant [...]	2008-08-18 21:26:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PINR BL
08LAPAZ1793	BOLIVIA-US TRADE: THE FACTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. As the Bolivian government looks towards the December 2008 expiration date on their unilateral trade preferences with the U.S., the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATP-DEA,) it is worth examining the impact it would have on Bolivia if it were not to be renewed. [...]	2008-08-21 15:30:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL KTEX BL
08LAPAZ1802	BOLIVIA: NATIONAL OPPOSITION PARTY IN DISARRAY [...] (C) SUMMARY. After opposition party PODEMOS failed to collect and submit the required 58,000 signatures to maintain legal status, the Bolivian National Electoral Court stripped PODEMOS of its legal political party status. Evo's August 10 recall referendum victory was an especially hard defeat [...]	2008-08-21 20:39:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM BL
08LAPAZ1813	BOLIVIA: THE PLOT CURDLES [...] (C) Summary: Divisions between the national government and the departmental (state) governments widened over the weekend as President Evo Morales and his Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) allies met to push forward their agenda for "change" and the opposition departments continued to pursue the [...]	2008-08-25 20:08:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC BL
08LAPAZ182	OAS SYG ENDORSES EVO, PROVIDES GOB POLITICAL COVER [...] (C) Following a meeting with President Evo Morales, Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza publicly declared that the OAS and the community of the Americas fully back Bolivia's process of transformation, argued that there is no reason for concern with reg [...]	2008-01-25 23:10:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ1822	AMBASSADOR VISITS SANTA CRUZ: MOOD PESSIMISTIC [...] (C) The Ambassador traveled to Santa Cruz on August 25 to participate in a USAID-sponsored Special Olympics event, attend the opening of a major trade fair, attend the premier of a NAS-sponsored film festival on trafficking in persons, and to meet with Prefect (Governor) Ruben Costas and othe [...]	2008-08-27 19:02:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL EAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL
08LAPAZ1824	EVO TO VISIT LIBYA, IRAN ... AND ALASKA? [...] (U) Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca announced August 26 that Bolivian President Evo Morales plans to visit Libya August 30 and 31 and Iran September 1 and 2 (anticipated in reftel a). "We have various (bilateral) projects (under consideration with both countries) and we want make our rela [...]	2008-08-27 22:17:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER OTRA OVIP KESP UNGA IR LY BL
08LAPAZ1828	BRAZIL IN BOLIVIA: BIOFUELS AND PETROBRAS [...] (C) Last year, the Brazilian Ambassador in La Paz called relations with Bolivia "tense and dense." Lula's subsequent visits have seemingly put the relationship back on course. However, official Brazilians working in Bolivia are subject to sudden mandates from Brasilia and the Ministry of For [...]	2008-08-28 20:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL
08LAPAZ1829	BOLIVIAN FIRMS COMMIT TO ERADICATE CHILD LABOR [...] (U) At an August conference organized by the Bolivian Institute for External Commerce (IBCE),the private sector made public its efforts to eradicate child labor and adopt corporate social responsibility measures. Bringing together members from the private sector (agricultural, industrial, f [...]	2008-08-28 21:09:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ1839	EVO TAKES A PAGE FROM CHAVEZ, RULES BY DECREE AND [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of his trip to Libya and Iran, President Evo Morales issued a supreme decree setting December 7 as the date for a nationwide referendum on the governing-MAS party's draft constitution, which would allow for Evo's re-election for two additional five-year terms. At the [...]	2008-08-29 20:23:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1840	EVO'S UNGA DELEGATION DESPERATELY SEEKING OBAMA [...] (C) An MFA insider and senior staffer of the Bolivian MFA's Policy Planning Section provided PolOff with information about the Bolivia's UNGA delegation August 29 that contradicts some publicly released information and discounts the possibility of a substantive bilateral meeting on the margins [...]	2008-08-29 20:34:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OTRA OVIP KESP UNGA BL
08LAPAZ185	BOLIVIA: INDIGENOUS OUTREACH [...] (U) Summary: The U.S. Mission in Bolivia has for many years reached out to Bolivia's indigenous communities through a series of innovative and successful programs. USAID Bolivia has always focused its significant assistance programs on the poorest and marginalized groups, which are usually i [...]	2008-01-28 13:06:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM BL OAS
08LAPAZ1850	MFA REFUSES TO ACCEPT IRAN DEMARCHE [...] (C) PolOff attempted to provide reftel demarches August 25, but was cut off by Director of Bilateral Affairs Jean Paul Guevara, who refused to accept the demarche or non-paper. Instead, Guevara insisted the reftel information be relayed by formal diplomatic note. Embassy La Paz Diplomatic No [...]	2008-08-29 21:19:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP MNUC EFIN IR GM BL
08LAPAZ1851	MIL-MIL RELATIONS: MOD OPTIMISTIC, DESPITE SIGNS [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Defense Walker San Miguel told EmbOffs August 22 that mil-mil relations are "good" and poised to improve following President Evo Morales' lead to improve relations generally. San Miguel said "misunderstandings" are at the root of mutual suspicions of USG and Bolivian [...]	2008-08-29 21:51:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ASEC BL
08LAPAZ186	BOLIVIA: REPERCUSSIONS OF UN DRIP [...] (C) On November 7 President Evo Morales signed the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples into law. The new law contradicts existing land laws, and therefore will be subject to judicial interpretation when it begins to be cited in legal cases. Post has not found any evidence that [...]	2008-01-28 13:29:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BL OAS
08LAPAZ1865	BOLIVIA: AUTONOMY, THE CHACO, AND DESPAIR IN TARIJA [...] (C) The southern, gas-rich department (state) of Tarija has called an election on November 30 to select a departmental parliament, as called for in its autonomy referendum. The parliamentary elections will be the first among the autonomous opposition departments and was moved forward two mo [...]	2008-09-02 22:10:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL PINR KDEM
08LAPAZ1866	EVO PLANS REELECTION, CLASHES WITH ELECTORAL COURT [...] (C) Summary: On September 1, the National Electoral Court made public a series of interpretive letters that challenged President Evo Morales' supreme decrees of August 28. The National Court demanded laws (through congress) to call for the referendum on the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) co [...]	2008-09-02 22:15:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC KDEM BL
08LAPAZ1873	BOLIVIA: EVO'S IRANIAN VISIT [...] Bolivian President Evo Morales finished an official two-day visit to Libya and Iran by issuing a joint statement with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declaring that the "interference of the United Nations Security Council (in Iran's nuclear program) has no legal or technical justificatio [...]	2008-09-03 18:38:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER BL
08LAPAZ1878	BOLIVIA: CONFLICT OVER REFERENDUM AND ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) On September 1, the National Electoral Court (CNE) made public a series of interpretive letters that challenged President Evo Morales' supreme decrees of August 28 (ref A). The CNE demanded laws (through congress) to call for the referendum on the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) constitu [...]	2008-09-03 21:19:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BL
08LAPAZ1905	ENERGY: BOLIVIA AND THE REGION [...] (C) On the margins of the annual Bolivian Chamber of Hydrocarbons (CBH) event, Embassy La Paz hosted a meeting for regional energy officers August 19-21 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Over the past two years, the focus of energy security in the region has changed. No longer is Bolivia seen as a po [...]	2008-09-05 19:41:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL
08LAPAZ1920	FOR LEGAL COVER, EVO ASKS CONGRESS FOR ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: In an attempt to provide a legal veneer to his prior decree calling for a referendum on the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) constitution and possibly to distract attention from the contents of the constitution itself (including the provision allowing for re-election of the Presid [...]	2008-09-08 21:59:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BL
08LAPAZ1921	BOLIVIA: AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO SUCRE [...] (C) Summary: On September 4, Ambassador Goldberg traveled to Bolivia's constitutional capital of Sucre to participate in the official launch of the Sucre Virtual Presence Post (VPP) and to meet newly-elected Prefect Savina Cuellar. While in Sucre, the Ambassador also visited two USAID projects [...]	2008-09-08 22:08:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID PTER SNAR BL KPAO
08LAPAZ1931	BOLIVIA: "TRANSFORMATION WITH VIOLENCE" MOST LIKELY [...] (SBU) The largest daily newspaper in La Paz ran a three page story over the weekend based on interviews with political figures. The article identified five possible outcomes to the current political stalemate from "Dialogue and Peaceful Transformation" to "Civil War." According to the pane [...]	2008-09-09 16:18:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL BL ASEC PTER
08LAPAZ1935	ECONOMIC CABINET CHANGE: STATE ECONOMY COMING [...] (C) On September 8, Evo Morales again shuffled his cabinet. Gone are the more pragmatic ministers Graciela Toro and Javier Hurtado, as Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) politicians assume the reins at the Ministries of Hydrocarbons and Rural Development. Carlos Villegas and Susana Rivero, th [...]	2008-09-09 22:09:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL PINR ASEC
08LAPAZ194	BOLIVIA: MINISTER SAYS USG SUPPORTS DOMESTIC SPYING [...] (C) Summary: After a January 24 statement in which Police Commander Miguel Vasquez acknowledged that the police intelligence unit has been spying on politicians (mostly opposition) and journalists, the media have added a number of possible spying targets (the Catholic church, foreign embassie [...]	2008-01-28 21:59:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL PINR BL
08LAPAZ1941	BOLIVIA: VIOLENCE ERUPTS, GOVT INSTALLATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Starting late morning September 9, civic groups and university students in opposition-aligned departments (states) attacked and took over government installations. The focus of the attacks included buildings belonging to government agencies, Entel (the recently-nationalized form [...]	2008-09-10 20:42:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER BL
08LAPAZ1942	BOLIVIA: MORALES DECLARES AMBASSADOR PNG [...] (C) Summary: One day after the Bolivian government informed Post that DEA agents were indefinitely expelled from the Chapare, President Evo Morales announced on national television September 10 that Ambassador Goldberg is persona non grata and requested that Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca [...]	2008-09-10 23:53:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER BL
08LAPAZ1950	BOLIVIA: VIOLENCE WORSE, DIALOGUE DOUBTFUL [...] (C) Summary: In the worst of the recent violence between ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS)-aligned groups and autonomists, eight people were killed in the northern department of Pando on September 11. The central government has rejected an offer of a visit of high-level Friends Group me [...]	2008-09-12 21:57:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC CASC BL
08LAPAZ1951	BOLIVIA: REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE [...] (SBU) Summary and action request: After intermittent clashes in the past weeks, the level of violence in Bolivia has increased dramatically with deaths, wounded, and troop movements. Air traffic into the country is limited due to difficulties and uncertainty at the Santa Cruz commercial airp [...]	2008-09-12 21:57:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT AEMR CASC KFLO AFIN ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1964	CHARGE MEETING WITH BOLIVIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) The Charge met with Bolivian FM David Choquehuanca the night of September 14 to raise concerns about possible protests at the Embassy and in the Zona Sur residential neighborhood planned for September 15 and 16. The Charge asked the Foreign Minister for security guarantees and for the Bo [...]	2008-09-15 14:11:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL CASC PGOV PREL PTER
08LAPAZ1966	BOLIVIA: DIALOGUE DESIRED BUT DOUBTFUL [...] (C) Publicly, both the opposition and the government say they want to meet for dialogue. As a show of good faith, the opposition has called off regional road blocks. Based on past statements, however, there seems to be little will to compromise. The opposition has said it absolutely requires [...]	2008-09-15 15:01:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER BL
08LAPAZ1970	BOLIVIA SITREP #1 1130: MARCH ON EMBASSY AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-15 15:40:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC AEMR PTER BL
08LAPAZ1972	EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING-LA PAZ 9/15/2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: 0n 9/15 at 0930 the Post Emergency Action Committee met to discuss the impending demonstration at the Embassy, the possible impact of an announcement on counter-narcotics certification, next steps in authorized departure, the possibility that some USG agencies will be expelled, [...]	2008-09-15 17:33:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR AMGT ASEC PTER BL
08LAPAZ1973	EVO CONNECTS THE DOTS: PANDO, PNG, AND PROTEST [...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of his September 10 announcement declaring Ambassador Goldberg persona non grata, Bolivian President Evo Morales is linking the USG to violence in the opposition departments (states) and specifically to the death of thirty-some people in opposition-controlled Pand [...]	2008-09-15 17:44:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PBTS ODIP OFDP VE BL
08LAPAZ1975	BOLIVIA SITREP #2 1500: MARCH ON EMBASSY AND [...] (U) Situation Report. This is the second and last situation reports planned for today. --EMBASSY. The Embassy compound is currently secure with no protesters in the vicinity. Embassy and USAID/NAS personnel have been informed that they may return to work or take liberal leave. --EL CENT [...]	2008-09-15 18:58:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC AEMR PTER BL
08LAPAZ1979	EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING-LA PAZ 1600 [...] (C) Summary: The Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met at 1600 9/15 to discuss the protest of 9/15 that required evacuation of the alternate command center, the planned protest for 9/16 that may include violent student demonstrators, the ongoing authorized departure process, and the overall po [...]	2008-09-15 23:01:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER BL
08LAPAZ1980	MAS TO BLOCKADE CONGRESS AMID DIALOGUE TALK [...] (C) Summary: Opposition and government representatives met on September 12 to discuss opening a formal dialogue to end the increasingly violent east-west conflict. Those discussions continued September 14 and 15. However, opposition sources concede they have low expectations and are primaril [...]	2008-09-15 23:11:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER VE BL
08LAPAZ1981	BOLIVIA: WHAT EVO TELLS HIS PEOPLE [...] (C) Summary. A member of congress with President Evo Morales' Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party provided PolOff with rundown of Morales' latest meeting with MAS congressional representatives. Morales allegedly told the congressmen that "new friends" like Venezuela and Iran could make up [...]	2008-09-15 23:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID ODIP OFDP BL
08LAPAZ1984	EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING-LA PAZ 9/16 0900 [...] (C) Summary: The Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met at 0900 on 9/16 to discuss the expected 9/16 protest of university students, the possible impact of the counter-narcotics certification announcement, the ongoing authorized departure process, and the ongoing political situation. The Embas [...]	2008-09-16 19:39:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	AMER ASEC AMGT PTER BL
08LAPAZ1985	BOLIVIA: UNASUR DECISION BOLSTERS EVO [...] (SBU) President Evo Morales applauded the UNASUR (group of South American presidents) decision in his September 16 press conference, thanking UNASUR for its "full support" and using the UNASUR declaration to lash out at the opposition. "I hope that the opposition authorities respect UNASUR" Mo [...]	2008-09-16 19:53:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER BL
08LAPAZ1993	WILL EVO/MEDIA LUNA GIVE PEACE A CHANCE? [...] (C) Summary: There was a glimmer of hope for a negotiated solution to Bolivia's increasing violent political standoff early September 16, when the government apparently canceled plans to force through legislation calling for a January 25 referendum on a controversial draft constitution and a r [...]	2008-09-16 22:15:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL KDEM PGOV PREL
08LAPAZ1994	EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING-LA PAZ 9/16 1700 [...] (U) Summary: EAC meet on 9/16 at 5 p.m. to review the 9/16 demonstrations, discuss information on possible demonstrations for later in the week, review the Bolivian government's reaction to the counter-narcotics certification announcement, and discuss progress on authorized departure. End sum [...]	2008-09-16 23:16:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	AMER ASEC AMGT PTER BL
08LAPAZ1995	BOLIVIA: REACTION TO "DECERTIFICATION" [...] (C) The Charge notifified VFM Hugo Fernandez (FM Choquehuanca was not available) at 1600 that President Bush had found that Bolivia had failed demonstrably to cooperate in accordance with its bilateral and international obligations. The Charge explained the reasons for the decision: inadeq [...]	2008-09-16 23:26:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SNAR
08LAPAZ20	BOLMIL'S PREDICTABLE PROMOTIONS AND RED LINES [...] (C) Summary: Promotions of Bolivia's military high command announced January 2 appeared free from overt political manipulations. However, President Evo Morales and both incoming and outgoing armed forces commanders made calls for increasing government influence in the military and using the m [...]	2008-01-03 20:43:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON BL
08LAPAZ2000	EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING-LA PAZ 9/17 [...] (SBU) Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met at 10 a.m. 9/17 to discuss current political situation, status of authorized departure process, and - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Current Political Situation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. (C) Opposition and government-aligned groups are reacting [...]	2008-09-17 20:15:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER BL
08LAPAZ2004	BOLIVIA: DEAL AND DIALOGUE IN DOUBT [...] (C) Summary: Opposition and government-aligned groups initially reacted positively to the news of a "pre-negotiation" agreement between President Morales and opposition Tarija Prefect Mario Cossio (who negotiated on behalf of the opposition association CONALDE.) The agreement supposedly call [...]	2008-09-18 11:01:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC EPET PHUM BL
08LAPAZ2005	CN PROGRAMS SURVIVE DECERTIFICATION BACKLASH (FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Bolivian government's public backlash for the September 16 USG decision to decertify Bolivian counter-narcotics efforts as failing demonstrably to cooperate in accordance with its bilateral and internal obligations was less harsh than anticipated. Outreach to Bolivian officia [...]	2008-09-18 11:01:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR SNAR BL

08LAPAZ2019	DECERTIFICATION: EVO SETS STAGE TO CUT COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Early indications that the Bolivian government would confine its reaction to the U.S. counter-narcotics (CN) decertification decision to anti-U.S. rhetorical attacks (reftel a) are fading as government officials appear to be laying the groundwork to limit or sever CN assistance an [...]	2008-09-18 20:16:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SNAR PGOV PREL PTER PINR ASEC RS BL
08LAPAZ2025	BOLIVIA: 505 AGREEMENT DIPLOMATIC NOTE REPLY [...] (SBU) The Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Relations and Worship sent Diplomatic Note 1024-08-15.723 to Embassy La Paz as a reply to La Paz Diplomatic Note 350/08. The MFA's note was dated September 16 and received by the Embassy September 17 (Note: Due to demonstrations, the Embassy was closed S [...]	2008-09-18 22:13:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA MARR MASS BL
08LAPAZ2035	EAC WORKING GROUP MEETING 9/18-CONTINGENCY PLANNING [...] (S/NF) The Emergency Action Committee Working Group (EACWG, formed by agreement of EAC on 9/17) met 9/18 to discuss contingency planning for a low probability but high risk event: President Evo Morales is removed from power either by death or coup. EACWG core will consist of RSO, ORA, DEA, MG [...]	2008-09-19 20:10:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR AMGT ASEC PTER CASC BL
08LAPAZ2036	BOLIVIA: INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS RATE DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: Opposition prefects and civic leaders are meeting in Cochabamba with representatives of the central government in an attempt to negotiate an agreement that would avoid further violence after clashes have left many dead. Outside observers including the EU, religious organizations, [...]	2008-09-19 21:09:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER BL
08LAPAZ2037	BOLIVIA: REQUEST USG VISITORS POSTPONE TRAVEL [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 21:12:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ASEC OVIP CASC BL
08LAPAZ2052	BOLIVIA: EAC WORKING GROUP MEETING 9/19 [...] (S/NF) The Emergency Action Committee Working Group (EACWG) met 9/19 with members of SSAT team to discuss contingency planning for low probability but high impact event: President Evo Morales removed from power either by death or coup. EACWG noted that while this remains a low probability ev [...]	2008-09-22 21:18:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	AMER ASEC AMGT PTER BL
08LAPAZ2054	BOLIVIA: MORALES DECREES INTERIM PANDO PREFECT [...] (U) Amid fanfare and high-ranking government and military guests, Bolivian President Evo Morales appointed Deputy Navy Commander Landelino Rafael Bandeira Arze as the new interim Pando Department Prefect (state governor) September 20. Bandeira replaces Leopoldo Fernandez, who was taken into cu [...]	2008-09-22 21:37:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SNAR BL
08LAPAZ2055	LIBYA PRESSES EVO TO JOIN SOUTH ATLANTIC ALLIANCE [...] (S) Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs contact provided PolOff an English-language copy of a Libyan-draft treaty for a South Atlantic Treaty Organization targeted at South American and African nations. The draft agreement appears to combine elements of a free-trade agreement with NATO-like [...]	2008-09-22 21:38:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ECIN EMIN EAGR EIND MARR
08LAPAZ2056	DIALOGUE: EVO PUSHING, OPPOSITION WEAKENING [...] (C) Summary: The central government pushed hard the night of September 21 for the opposition to sign an agreement on the "framework" of the dialogue, but the opposition is thus far holding out. Government-aligned social groups have besieged the city of Santa Cruz and announced that they will [...]	2008-09-22 21:42:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KDEM ASEC CASC BL
08LAPAZ2072	EVO THREATENS, SANTA CRUZ CLASH POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary: Announcing that he had left an agreement signed, President Evo Morales left Bolivia September 22 to attend the UNGA in New York. Morales also said that the siege of the city of Santa Cruz would be immediately suspended if the prefects would sign the agreement that guarantees a law [...]	2008-09-23 22:31:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC PGOV PREL PTER BL
08LAPAZ2073	BOLIVIAN DRUG CZAR: CN COOPERATION TO CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary: Vice Minister of Social Defense Felipe Caceres told EmbOffs September 22 that the government would continue bilateral counter-narcotics efforts so long as USG funding was not cut. Caceres said the inclusion of waiver to continue CN assistance tempered cabinet reaction to the Sep [...]	2008-09-23 22:33:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL PTER EAID ASEC BL
08LAPAZ2083	EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING-LA PAZ 9/23 [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Emergency Action Committee (EAC, consisting of EXEC, RSO, CONS, MGT, GSO, ECOP, DEA, NAS, USAID, ORA, DAO, MSG, MILGRP, IPC, MED, SSAT, and others) met September 23 at 1600 to discuss the current situation in Santa Cruz, where government supporters (some armed) have surrou [...]	2008-09-24 17:12:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	AMER ASEC AMGT PTER CASC BL
08LAPAZ2087	QUIET IN SANTA CRUZ, PANDO PREFECT STILL IN CUSTODY [...] (SBU) Following President Evo Morales' order that government-aligned social groups suspend their siege of Santa Cruz for 48 hours, Bolivia is relatively calm on September 24. The city of Santa Cruz canceled its founding day ceremonies and parades because of food shortages and the possibility [...]	2008-09-24 22:21:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC BL
08LAPAZ21	BOLIVIA'S MACRO-ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT [...] (SBU) Entering 2008, the Bolivian economy seems likely to suffer the consequences of recent political mismanagement. In 2007, overall GDP growth slowed to between 3.8% and 4.2% (well below the 5.6% average for the region) and almost all sectors of the economy are showing the effects of sever [...]	2008-01-04 12:30:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL EINV BL
08LAPAZ2111	BOLIVIA: REACTIONS TO ATPDEA ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Initial Bolivian reaction to the decision to suspend ATPDEA privileges has been muted but somber. A number of our contacts are faced with severe financial repercussions from the decision, but most people we have talked to understand that this was brought about by the Bolivian gov [...]	2008-09-26 21:31:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD ASEC BL
08LAPAZ2118	BOLIVIA: EVO REACTS TO ATPDEA DECISION [...] (C) Summary: The initial characterization by Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugo Fernandez of the government's reaction to ATPDEA suspension as "not happy" is proving to be an understatement. Foreign Minister Choquehuanca later announced to the press that the decision was "vengeance" and " [...]	2008-09-29 17:35:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD ASEC BL
08LAPAZ2127	BOLIVIA: EVO DETERMINED ON CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Summary: "For good or for bad," President Evo Morales declared on September 27 that his Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) draft constitution would go forward. Amidst calls from his own ministers and party-members to modify elements of the draft constitution, Evo declared himself unwilling to [...]	2008-09-30 14:49:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC KDEM PHUM BL
08LAPAZ214	EU ELECTION MONITORS UNCOMMITTED, BUT EYES ARE OPEN [...] (C) A European Union (EU) election observer advance team met with Emboffs and explained that many issues need clarification before the EU can commit to sending an observer team to monitor up to three referenda -- a presidential and prefects recall referendum which seems increasingly unlikely [...]	2008-01-30 20:51:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ2140	BOLIVIA: GOVERNMENT CRACKDOWN ON THE WAY? [...] (C) Summary: A negotiated agreement between the regional opposition and the government seems increasingly unlikely, despite the scheduled October 5 resumption of talks. Constitutional analysts point to endemic problems with the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) draft constitution, including the [...]	2008-10-01 22:36:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC PTER BL
08LAPAZ2150	EVO BANS DEA FLIGHTS [...] (U) Bolivian President Evo Morales said he would ban DEA overflights October 2, a decision he claimed was based on the strong Bolivian public sentiment to stand up to "the empire" in order to recover national sovereignty and dignity. "Two days ago I received a letter from the DEA of the United [...]	2008-10-03 19:19:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL PTER EAID ASEC BL
08LAPAZ2151	EVO'S DEADLINE FOR DIALOGUE, OPPOSITION ARRESTS [...] (SBU) President Evo Morales officially announced that Sunday, October 5 will be the last day of dialogue, while also saying that arrests of opposition leaders will continue. During an event in the opposition department of Tarija (where the arrest of opposition leader Jose Vaca took place days [...]	2008-10-03 19:24:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC BL
08LAPAZ2165	BOLIVIA: TALKS FAIL, MORALES PLANS PRESSURE TACTICS [...] (C) Summary: Formal talks between the remaining opposition prefects (Santa Cruz, Tarija, Beni, Chuquisaca--the Pando prefect is still in government custody) and the government ended on October 5. Opposition Tarija Prefect Mario Cossio announced that the two sides "have not made any agreement t [...]	2008-10-06 23:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ASEC PTER BL
08LAPAZ2166	MORALES' NOT SO EXCELLENT UNGA ADVENTURE; DEA [...] (C) Summary: An MFA insider and one of Bolivia's UNGA organizers provided PolOff October 4 with an inside look at the Bolivian UNGA delegation's schedule. President Evo Morales had heated discussions with EU officials, telling one the EU "could leave" Bolivia if it wanted, Choquehuanca had a [...]	2008-10-07 11:24:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL PTER EAID BL
08LAPAZ2168	EAC RECOMMENDS EXTENDING AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE [...] (C) The Emergency Action Committee (EAC, consisting of EXEC, RSO, CONS, MGT, ECOP, DEA, NAS, DAO, MILGRP, PAS, and others) met October 6 to discuss the current political situation and security planning. EAC agreed unanimously to recommend extending Authorized Departure due to President Evo Mor [...]	2008-10-07 14:19:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	AMER ASEC AMGT PTER CASC BL
08LAPAZ2170	BOLIVIA: U.S. MINES MAINTAIN LOW PROFILE [...] (C) Summary: U.S. mining executives predict that if the new Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) constitution passes, it will be "the end of mining investment" in Bolivia for the foreseeable future. U.S. mining companies in Bolivia are trying not to draw any attention to themselves during a time [...]	2008-10-07 16:50:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV ETRD BL
08LAPAZ2175	BOLIVIA: CONGRESS READYING FOR VOTE OR SIEGE [...] (C) Summary: President Evo Morales and his Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party are now considering pushing this week for a vote in congress on a law to convoke a constitutional referendum. The opposition has a majority in the Senate and therefore can reject a law passed by the MAS-majority [...]	2008-10-07 21:42:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC BL
08LAPAZ2176	WHAT IS MAS THINKING? WHATEVER MORALES DECIDES [...] (C) Summary: Four ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) congressmen shared their views with PolOff following an October 1 closed-door session with President Evo Morales. Morales allegedly outlined to MAS congressmen his strategy to pass a MAS-drafted constitution with subsequent national elec [...]	2008-10-07 21:52:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR SNAR BL
08LAPAZ2178	PANDO MASSACRE DISPUTED; HINTS OF PREFECT'S RELEASE [...] (C) Summary: Congresswoman Ana Lucia Reis (Movement Toward Socialism, Pando) told PolOff October 5 that President Evo Morales told government-aligned lawmakers he may have to free Pando Prefect (governor) Leopoldo Fernandez. Reis also disputed the government's characterization of the September [...]	2008-10-08 13:16:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR VE BL
08LAPAZ2192	BOLIVIA: MORALES ON ATPDEA, CASTRO, AND CHE [...] (U) Bolivian President Evo Morales spoke to supporters on October 7, downplaying recent USG decisions regarding ATPDEA, lauding Che Guevara, and citing the advice of his friend and ally Cuban President Fidel Castro. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ATPDEA: "Won't Affect Us At All" - - - - - - [...]	2008-10-09 13:22:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR ETRD BL
08LAPAZ2197	SANTA CRUZ: WORN DOWN AND DISPIRITED [...] (C) Emboff met with Santa Cruz political, civic and business leaders on October 7-8. The mood within the Santa Cruz leadership is dispirited. All believe that the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) constitutional referendum will pass and that it will be almost impossible to defeat Morales' c [...]	2008-10-09 21:18:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER
08LAPAZ2202	OPPOSITION CONGRESSMAN'S DIALOGUE REALITY CHECK [...] (C) Summary: Despite public comments to the contrary, opposition Congressman Peter Maldonado told PolOff October 10 that a latest round of congressional talks regarding the draft constitution had "no chance of success." Although Maldonado backpedaled a bit, confirming that sectors of all pol [...]	2008-10-10 22:39:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL BL
08LAPAZ2220	BOLIVIA: MORALES RALLIES (SOCIAL) TROOPS [...] (C) Summary: President Evo Morales joined approximately 5000 marchers for the first kilometer of their journey from Oruro province to the city of La Paz, where they plan to encircle the congress to "encourage" passage of a law to convoke a referendum on the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) draf [...]	2008-10-14 22:17:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER ASEC BL
08LAPAZ2221	BOLIVIA: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS STILL MIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met on October 8 with representatives from a number of intellectual property rights (IPR) stakeholder groups including music and composers groups, the Bolivian book chamber, cinematic organizations, and IPR law. It was the first time many in the group had ever met, desp [...]	2008-10-14 22:39:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD KIPR BL
08LAPAZ2241	VICE FM: BILAT RELATIONS COULD GET WORSE [...] (C) CDA and A/DCM met with Vice Foreign Minister Hugo Fernandez October 15 to discuss the state of bilateral relations. Fernandez rejected the notion that the relationship had bottomed out, stating that relations "could get worse" as the government evaluates the merits of continuing bilateral [...]	2008-10-16 20:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR KDEM PHUM BL
08LAPAZ2245	OPPOSITION GEARS UP LAST RESORT "NO" CAMPAIGN [...] (C) Summary: Opposition strategist Javier Flores told PolOff October 15 that ongoing congressional negotiations to change the draft constitution are a "show." He asserted that both sides had agreed to engage in another round of negotiations for tactical reasons, but that both were turning the [...]	2008-10-16 21:39:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR KDEM BL
08LAPAZ2252	EVO'S QUEST FOR THE CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Summary: Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) "social movement" groups began to arrive in La Paz on October 17, with the stated goal of encouraging or forcing the congress to pass legislation calling for a referendum on the MAS draft constitution. Negotiations on the text of the constitution ar [...]	2008-10-17 18:51:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER KDEM BL
08LAPAZ2255	MFA TO MISSIONS: SIEGE ON CONGRESS JUST A PARADE [...] (C) Summary: MFA representatives explained the government's position on recent political developments to Ambassadors from the Americas October 16. The MFA representatives thanked Ambassadors for UNASUR's September 15 declaration, which "forced the opposition to the negotiating table." The MF [...]	2008-10-17 19:47:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ASEC KDEM BL
08LAPAZ2262	BOLIVIA: AGREEMENT (AND SIEGE) "CLOSE" [...] (C) Summary: Thousands of protesters are converging on the congress, marching from the south through the residential areas and from El Alto with President Evo Morales leading the main column that originally gathered in Oruro almost a week ago. A one-day strike has been called in El Alto, school [...]	2008-10-20 15:50:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC KDEM BL
08LAPAZ2263	BOLIVIA: GONI EXTRADITION UPDATE [...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister Hugo Fernandez and Former Ambassador to the United States Gustavo Guzman came to the Embassy as expected on October 17 and delivered about 3,000 pages of documents to be notarized; the documents are part of the still-unfiled extradition request for ex-President Gonzal [...]	2008-10-20 15:52:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM CJAN CASC BL
08LAPAZ2268	BOLIVIAN DEAL: EVO GETS REFERENDUM, NO THIRD TERM [...] (C) Summary: In a welcome day of calm with up to 100,000 pro-Evo Morales demonstrators descending on La Paz, Bolivia's congress began voting October 20 to make changes to the text of the draft Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) constitution and to hold a referendum on the constitution on January [...]	2008-10-21 16:49:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC KDEM PINR KIPR BL
08LAPAZ2284	BOLIVIA: REQUEST TO LIFT AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE [...] (C) Summary and action request: The immediate threats that initially prompted Mission Bolivia's request for Authorized Departure status have dissipated, and an agreement between the national opposition and the government is likely to bring a period of calm as both sides prepare for a January 25 [...]	2008-10-22 20:46:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AMGT AEMR CASC KFLO AFIN ASEC PGOV BL
08LAPAZ2285	BOLIVIA: TEARS AND TANTRUMS AFTER THE COMPROMISE [...] (C) Summary: One day after the final voting on a compromise that will give President Evo Morales his January 25 referendum on a modified draft constitution, reactions vary widely. Evo's teary welcome of the announcement (and declaration that he can now die happy) reflects the high stakes at p [...]	2008-10-22 21:30:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ2293	EVO THANKS DIPCORPS, ACCUSES USG [...] (C) Summary: President Evo Morales addressed the diplomatic community October 23, showering them with praise for helping him reach an October 21 compromise with the opposition on a draft constitution. Morales portrayed the compromise as a one-sided affair in which the radical opposition was f [...]	2008-10-23 20:52:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR BL
08LAPAZ2300	BOLIVIA: SENATE PRESIDENT ASKS SECRETARY FOR HELP [...] (C) The President of Bolivia's Senate sent the letter, translated in its entirety in paragraph three, to the Embassy October 17. Oscar Ortiz was elected as President of the Senate for a one-year term in January, 2008. Ortiz is a contact of officers in Embassy's EcoPol Section and Front Offic [...]	2008-10-27 13:28:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR OPDC OPRC BO
08LAPAZ2305	USG AGENCIES AGAIN IN EVO'S CROSSHAIRS [...] (C) Summary: The latest round of government attacks on the DEA suggest that the Morales Administration will decide whether or not to expel DEA based on the "independent" decision of Chapare-region cocalero leaders. Morales and MAS leaders railed against DEA "infiltrators" October 25 and 26, c [...]	2008-10-27 21:39:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL PTER EAID ASEC BL
08LAPAZ2307	BOLIVIA: DEMARCHE DEAD LETTER OFFICE [...] (C) Summary: Responding to a negative shift in the Foreign Ministry's working-level relationship with the Embassy, we are reevaluating how to deal with the MFA. Well before the expulsion of Ambassador Goldberg and expulsions of USAID and DEA from the Chapare, the MFA had been increasingly un [...]	2008-10-28 12:42:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR ODIP OPDC KDEM IAEA BO
08LAPAZ2311	BOLIVIA: DECEMBER 09 ELECTIONS: OFF TO THE RACES [...] (C) Summary: Opposition politicians are beginning to position themselves for the possible December 2009 presidential election. A presidential election will only take place in December 2009 if the draft Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) constitution is passed, and some politicians (particularly i [...]	2008-10-28 15:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR BL
08LAPAZ2341	BOLIVIA: MINING PROBLEMS IMPACT GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Mining woes caused in part by the recent fall in world mineral prices are making front-page headlines in Bolivia, and the government has announced the first of potentially many "loan funds" for the cooperative mining sector. Further state involvement in the economy is not a surp [...]	2008-10-30 20:15:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV ETRD BL
08LAPAZ2368	BOLIVIA: DEA GIVEN 90 DAYS [...] (C) Summary: The Embassy sees a potential opportunity to encourage the Bolivian government to begin the DEA's 90-day departure period with the start of the new U.S. administration (thus buying more time). Any time gained could benefit us, since Evo faces another election in December 2009, and [...]	2008-11-05 15:38:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR ASEC BL
08LAPAZ2370	FRACTURED BOLIVIAN OPPOSITION UNITING AGAINST EVO? [...] (C) Summary: Discussions with Bolivian opposition contacts suggest several parties are making serious efforts to form a united front against President Evo Morales before the December 2009 elections. The head of the Unidad Nacional (UN) party, Samuel Doria Medina, has proposed to create a "Un [...]	2008-11-05 15:49:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	BL KDEM PGOV PREL PINR
08LAPAZ2374	BOLIVIA: BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE PANDO [...] (C) Summary: A series of interviews with Post contacts, including with Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) and National Unity (UN) party Deputies, has shed light on the Bolivian government's contradictory statements on when it will lift the state of siege in Pando, and also on the continued detent [...]	2008-11-05 17:43:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR PHUM SNAR BL
08LAPAZ2375	VICE MINISTER CACERES FLOATS DEAL FOR DEA STAY [...] (C) Summary: In a follow-up meeting with the NAS Director and DEA country attache after President Morales' November 1 announcement that DEA would be expelled, Vice Minister of Social Justice Felipe Caceres suggested an alternate solution, which he says he has run by Morales. Under Caceres' p [...]	2008-11-06 13:09:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR ASEC PINR BL
08LAPAZ2388	NO MAS RESPECT - CENTRAL BANKER DUMPED [...] (C) The President of the Central Bank of Bolivia, Raul Garron, was officially removed from his post on November 5. His replacement will be former Minister of Planning Gabriel Loza. Hours before the official announcement Garron met with Econoff and speculated about the possible reasons for hi [...]	2008-11-06 19:59:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL
08LAPAZ2391	BOLIVIA: EVO'S WISH LIST FOR OBAMA [...] (SBU) Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales saluted the victory of President-elect Obama, offering support and expressing a sense of kinship with the President-elect, whom he characterized as coming from "the most discriminated sectors... from enslaved sectors." Raising hopes for a sea cha [...]	2008-11-07 13:26:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	BL ECON ENVR KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM PINR
08LAPAZ2392	BOLIVIA'S NEW CONSTITUTION: MAS WINS [...] (C) Summary: On October 21, President Evo Morales announced that his Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party and the opposition had reached a compromise to update the text of the MAS draft constitution, which will go to a national referendum on January 25. Some of Evo's hard-core MAS supporters [...]	2008-11-07 13:30:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	BL ECON ENVR KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM PINR
08LAPAZ2393	BOLIVIA: PARTIES GEAR UP FOR 2009 ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Bolivian presidential elections are expected to take place in December 2009 and "only" 15 parties are registered on the national level. Given that it takes a minimum of eight months to register a political party, unaffiliated candidates and parties with lapsed credentials have r [...]	2008-11-07 18:42:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	BL ECON ENVR KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM PINR
08LAPAZ2395	SANTA CRUZ FEELING DEFEATED [...] (C) Summary: Santa Cruz political and civic leaders have run out of money and energy to aggressively oppose the Morales government. They will not run a "No" campaign on the January 25, 2009 constitutional referendum, which they believe will pass no matter what they may do. Instead, they are [...]	2008-11-07 19:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR ECON PINR BL
08LAPAZ2396	BOLIVIA NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-07 20:12:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ECON EINV PGOV
08LAPAZ24	EVO AVOIDS SUCRE, JUSTICE MINISTER UNWELCOME TOO [...] (U) Protesters in Sucre hurled insults and firecrackers and proceeded to block Justice Minister Celima Torrico and members of Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party from leaving Bolivia's Supreme Court building following the inauguration of the 2008 judicial year. With strong police protection [...]	2008-01-04 18:14:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ2422	IRANIAN BANKING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) On November 7, EconOff delivered Iranian Banking Demarche (reftel) to Maria Mendoza, Head of the Americas Section at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The demarche was given orally along with a white paper in Spanish. Mendoza took issue with the "casual nature" of the white paper. She [...]	2008-11-12 14:03:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN BL
08LAPAZ2424	NOMINATION OF FOREIGN VIP FOR MEDICAL CARE [...] Summary: Embassy La Paz proposes to send Mrs. Maria Elizabeth Espindola Mackay, wife of Bolivian Army commander General Freddy Mackay Peralta, to the United States for medical treatment under the guidelines of the VIP Medical Program (reftel). As per program guidelines, Charge d'Affaires nom [...]	2008-11-12 14:15:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL BL
08LAPAZ2440	BOLIVIA'S "EDUCATIONAL REVOLUTION" [...] (C) Summary: In a surprise appointment on November 7, President Morales replaced former Education and Culture Minister Magdalena Cajias with Roberto AGUILAR Gomez, former rector of the state-university Mayor San Andres and former vice-president of the constitution-drafting Constituent Assembly [...]	2008-11-13 15:15:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PINR BL
08LAPAZ2442	BOLIVIA BURNS MORE TRADE BRIDGES [...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 11, Bolivian Trade Representative Pablo Solon confirmed that Bolivia will no longer participate in the negotiations between the Community of Andean Nations (CAN) and the European Union (EU.) The EU will progress with Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador dropping the uncooperativ [...]	2008-11-13 19:57:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL KTEX BL
08LAPAZ2447	BOLIVIA: MAS ECONOMIC RECIPE FOR A DIFFICULT YEAR [...] (C) Prominent La Paz economic authorities generally agree that the current international economic crisis will not severely impact Bolivia until April or May of next year. While Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) policy during yet another "election year" in Bolivia will cushion many Bolivians ag [...]	2008-11-14 15:56:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL
08LAPAZ2449	BOLIVIA: WARNING NEW FRIENDS AND OFFENDING THE OLD [...] (SBU) With a phrase oft-repeated in the last two weeks, President Evo Morales confirmed that "if anyone wants the DEA to return, well first they have to end the government of Evo Morales," adding, "there can't be an armed uniformed group managing the armed forces and the police like the DEA use [...]	2008-11-14 20:10:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR BL
08LAPAZ2458	BOLIVIA: BEFORE U.S. VISIT, EVO LASHES OUT [...] (SBU) Summary: In the days before his November 16 departure for the United States, where he will speak at the OAS and UN and meet with U.S. representatives (Dodd, Lugar, Baukus and possibly others),President Evo Morales and his closest cabinet advisors lashed out at a wide selection of USG ta [...]	2008-11-18 13:43:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR BL
08LAPAZ2462	ELECTION OBSERVER REQUEST FROM GOVERNMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Post has received a Diplomatic Note from the Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting we provide election observers for the January 25, 2009 constitutional referendum (informal translation attached). This request has [...]	2008-11-19 17:49:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL KDEM PGOV PREL
08LAPAZ2464	BOLIVIA: MAS CONTINUES PURGE OF JUDICIARY [...] (C) Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales and his ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party are moving aggressively once again to bring to heel dissident members of the country's judiciary, including the Supreme Court, and to install new justices more amenable to the MAS vision. Recent [...]	2008-11-19 18:12:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM PREL PHUM PINR ENVR BL
08LAPAZ2477	BOLIVIA'S BENI: STILL RESISTING EVO [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Bolivian department (state) of Beni is commonly referred to in the press as part of the "wealthy lowland opposition" but statistics prove that most of the population live in extreme poverty. Struggling farmers, including a colony of Canadian Mennonites, fear sweeping land refo [...]	2008-11-24 17:56:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL PINR PGOV BL
08LAPAZ2480	TARIJA: DEFENDING THE HOME TURF -- PASSIVELY [...] (C) Opposition leaders in the southern, gas-producing Department (state) of Tarija are disheartened by their failure to halt the national advance of the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) agenda. While the departmental government will come out officially against the new MAS constitution, a vig [...]	2008-11-25 20:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM BL SNAR ASEC EFIN
08LAPAZ2483	BOLIVIA: PANDO SIEGE LIFTED, SIEGE LIGHT BEGINS [...] (C) Summary: Although the government lifted the state of siege in Pando Department (state) November 23 without incident and released 16 of 38 Pando prisoners November 24, the military maintains a strong presence in the department with the permanent addition of nearly 2,000 security personnel. [...]	2008-11-26 17:00:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR PHUM PREF KDEM BL
08LAPAZ2494	BOLIVIA: EVO CALLS ATPDEA SUSPENSION "VENGEANCE" [...] Summary: Press reports highlighted the closure of two more small businesses in the wake of the announcement of President Bush's decision to suspend ATPDEA trade benefits for Bolivia starting December 15. President Morales reacted angrily, calling the suspension "political vengeance." Vice P [...]	2008-11-28 16:42:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN BL
08LAPAZ2507	COCHABAMBA: MORE CONCERNS AND SUSPICIONS [...] (C) In meetings with the Private Business Federation of Cochabamba, former Prefect Manfred Reyes Villa's spokesman, and the civic organization umbrella group Confidence Network, all expressed concern about the consequences of DEA's expulsion from Bolivia, the imminent approval of President M [...]	2008-12-03 15:20:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC BL ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PINR PREL SNAR
08LAPAZ2508	BOLIVIA: EVO RENEWS ATTACKS ON OPPOSITION LEADERS [...] (C) The National Democratic Council (CONALDE, an association of opposition civic leaders and prefecture authorities) has announced that it will meet December 9 to form a defensive block in the face of ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) arrests of opposition leaders. The meeting is also in [...]	2008-12-03 21:46:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC BL
08LAPAZ2532	U.S. FURNITURE MAKER FACES BOLIVIAN CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) SumaPacha is a Bolivian subsidiary of North Carolina-based ForestWorld. It is one of the largest woodcrafting plants in Latin America and is located in El Alto, the poor, largely indigenous city adjoining La Paz. Founded twenty years ago by a Bolivian graduate of the University of Nor [...]	2008-12-04 20:45:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL EINV BL EFIN ELAB
08LAPAZ2540	BOLIVIA: IMPLICATIONS OF APEX SILVER SELLOUT [...] (C) Summary: Charge met with executives from Denver-based Apex Silver and its subsidiary Minera San Cristobal on December 5 to discuss the future of Bolivia's largest mining operation. High taxes, the fall in metals prices, and Apex's unfavorable loan structure have caused a drop in Apex stock [...]	2008-12-05 20:21:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL BL
08LAPAZ2543	UNASUR ENDORSES EVO'S VERSION OF PANDO "MASSACRE" [...] (C) Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales and Unasur representative Rodolfo Mattarollo held a joint-conference to present Unasur's Pando Commission Report December 3. The report endorses the government's version of a "massacre" of government-aligned peasant farmers in the Pando Department t [...]	2008-12-05 23:37:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR PHUM KDEM VE BL
08LAPAZ2566	EVO TAKES ON THE CHURCH [...] (C) Summary: Recent sermons from Bolivian Cardinal Julio Terrazas raising concerns about increases in narcotrafficking have unleashed a torrent of government criticism of Terrazas, the Catholic Church in general, and the Church's tax-exempt status. Terrazas maintains his views are endorsed by [...]	2008-12-10 22:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR PHUM SNAR VT BL
08LAPAZ2567	BOLIVIA: CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS INCREASE [...] (C) Summary: On December 10, Emboff met with Daniel Caceres, president of Social Control Movement (MCS) which is comprised of leaders of social groups and unions, including the nationally powerful mining cooperative union and a number of small business associations. Caceres was a 2008 Intern [...]	2008-12-11 15:31:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM SNAR BL
08LAPAZ2569	BOLIVIA: EVO ATTACKS PRESS FOR CORRUPTION COVERAGE [...] As more evidence is made public about Presidency Minister Quintana's alleged deal to allow contraband to be smuggled out of the country in return for political support, many groups (including allies of the ruling Movement Toward Socialism party) are calling for Quintana's resignation. Congress [...]	2008-12-11 20:30:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR EAID BL
08LAPAZ2571	CARDENAS/OTHERS POSITION THEMSELVES TO BE [...] (C) Summary: Former Vice-President Victor Hugo Cardenas announced he will run in the December 6, 2009 presidential election. Cardenas is rallying the opposition against the government's proposed constitution, which he called "exclusionary, incomplete, illegal, and self-contradictory." The dr [...]	2008-12-12 17:02:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PINR BL
08LAPAZ2575	SANTA CRUZ CIVIC SPIRIT REVIVING [...] (C) Summary: The arrest and "deportation" to La Paz of three members of the Union of Santa Cruz Youth, combined with government threats against other civic leaders and activists, have served to re-energize civic spirit in Santa Cruz. The "NO" campaign on the January 25, 2009 constitutional re [...]	2008-12-12 20:32:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL PINR BL
08LAPAZ2581	"LITERACY ACCOMPLISHED:" LIBERTAD ACT AND [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to the questions in reftel A and reflect new developments since reftel B. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No, the Bolivian government continues to see Cuba as a vi [...]	2008-12-16 15:36:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAIR ETRD KDEM BL CU
08LAPAZ259	SANTA CRUZ CALLS FOR MAY 4 VOTE ON AUTONOMY WHILE [...] (U) The Ambassador's January 31-February 1 visit to Santa Cruz coincided with Prefect Ruben Costas' call for a referendum on the Santa Cruz autonomy statute to be held on May 4, 2008. The prefect and the departamental council issued a resolution calling for the vote, and the Constitutional Co [...]	2008-02-08 19:09:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAS EAID MGMT PINR BL
08LAPAZ2591	BOLIVIA: EU DEMARCHES EVO ON DEA [...] (C) Summary: On December 12, representatives from EU Embassies in La Paz demarched Bolivian President Evo Morales on the expulsion of DEA and the lack of availability of EU counternarcotics cooperation. EU delegate Ivo Hoefkens announced to the press that the EU is worried about the increase [...]	2008-12-17 22:20:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN BL
08LAPAZ2601	BOLIVIAN FOOD SAFETY: TENTATIVE STEPS FORWARD [...] (C) The Bolivian Plant and Animal Health Service (SENASAG) has spent the better part of 2008 trying to reorganize and line up operational funding. Our effort to fund technical programs with remaining Title I funds has been caught up in political battles and the refusal by some members of th [...]	2008-12-18 12:37:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV AGR FAO FAS IFAD IICA BL EFIN PINR
08LAPAZ2604	CHARGE'S VISIT TO COCHABAMBA [...] (C) The Charge made a one day trip to Cochabamba on December 15 to highlight the U.S. Mission's positive agenda, which goes forward despite strained relations. During his trip he participated in donations to a USAID street children's shelter, and visited the NAS supported Trafficking in Per [...]	2008-12-18 15:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	BL EFIN PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SNAR
08LAPAZ2606	BOLIVIA: COCHABAMBA CAMPESINOS OUTSIDE EVO'S CAMP [...] (C) Summary: On December 15 Emboff met with Ruben Lopez and Gonzalo Quispe, leaders of the Federacion de Campesinos de Cochabama (Cochabama small-farmers federation.) Lopez and Quispe emphasized that they were aligned with the original CSUTCB (a national confederation of small-farmers) and no [...]	2008-12-18 15:53:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM BL
08LAPAZ2613	EVO-CUBA LOVEFEST: YESTERDAY, TOMORROW, FOREVER [...] (C) Summary. Bolivian President Evo Morales has turned up the anti-U.S. rhetoric in the last two weeks, making increasingly virulent demands that the incoming Obama Administration change course on Cuba or face the wide-spread expulsion of U.S. Ambassadors from Latin American countries (Bolivi [...]	2008-12-19 21:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CU BL
08LAPAZ2614	BOLIVIA: GAS COMPANIES CAN WAIT MORALES OUT [...] (C) Headaches, frustrations, and uncertainty are constant for the private hydrocarbon companies that remain in Bolivia, but profits and potential are also a reality. As a result, the companies are generally taking a long-term perspective which assumes that the policies of the Morales admini [...]	2008-12-19 21:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL EFIN PINR
08LAPAZ2623	BOLIVIA: MORALES MANIPULATES MEDIA OWNERS [...] (C) Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales continues on the offensive against the media, part of a long-running campaign against the Bolivian media. Through verbal and financial assaults, the Bolivian Government is attempting to manipulate the way news is reported in this country. The GOB uses fin [...]	2008-12-22 15:02:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ODIP OIIP KPAO EAID BL
08LAPAZ2626	BOLIVIA'S JUDICIAL SHOWDOWN: MAS WINS AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: Bolivia's ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party scored a double victory over the opposition in a Congressional showdown over new judicial appointments on December 20. It revitalized the National Electoral Court (NEC),which it needs to execute and sanction the results of [...]	2008-12-22 21:41:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM BL PINR
08LAPAZ2633	MORALES' LATEST BLOWS AGAINST THE EMPIRE: BOMBAST [...] (U) Bolivian President Evo Morales unleashed another round of vitriolic attacks against the United States December 23. Morales barred all but foreign and state media from the presidential press conference, underscoring his recent feud with the private media (reftels). Morales: DEA Tried to K [...]	2008-12-23 22:08:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECON EPET ODIP CU VE IR BL
08LAPAZ266	BOLIVIA: PREFECTS PROMISE PROTESTS IF TALKS TANK [...] (SBU) Bolivia's National Democratic Council (consisting of the autonomy-seeking eastern and lowland departments or states) met on February 7 to declare that they will grant President Evo Morales until February 13 to respond to their demands on autonomy and resources to the departments. If the [...]	2008-02-08 22:45:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL ASEC
08LAPAZ2669	GET THIS MONKEY OFF MY BACK: BOLIVIAN ECOTOURISM [...] SUMMARY. Known as the "Tibet of the Andes," Bolivia has long relied on beautiful mountains, lush valleys and the opportunity for adventure for its tourism industry. As more of Bolivia's mystique is revealed to the outside world, ecotourism experts continue to clash on how to develop (or not) o [...]	2008-12-30 21:32:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON ENVR BL
08LAPAZ2670	MORALES BASHES GOLDBERG PINATA ONE MORE TIME [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with cabinet on December 30 to evaluate his third year in office, Bolivian President Evo Morales justified once again his decision to expel Ambassador Philip S. Goldberg. Morales noted that with the departure of Ambassador Goldberg, the political opposition had "bottomed o [...]	2008-12-31 16:41:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PINR OPDC OPRC BL
08LAPAZ2671	BOLIVIA CONDEMNS "ISRAELI CRIMINAL AGGRESSION" [...] SUMMARY. (SBU) In response to the violence in the Gaza strip, on December 29 Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca condemned Israel for its "criminal aggression." "We completely disapprove," Choquehuanca told press and announced that Bolivia had demanded that the United Nations (UN) int [...]	2008-12-31 17:30:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	IS ASEC PGOV PINR PREL KTER BL
08LAPAZ296	BOLIVIA: "TRUCE" DURING NATURAL DISASTER? [...] (U) On February 11 La Paz Mayor Juan del Granado proposed a 60-day truce between the central government and the opposition prefects so that the country could focus on disaster-relief for flood-stricken areas. Originally President Evo Morales praised del Granado for the idea. On February 12, [...]	2008-02-12 22:31:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ301	BOLIVIA: INPUT FOR 2008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (U) Post recommends that Bolivia remain on the Special 301 Watch List in 2008. Piracy and counterfeiting remain serious problems, existing intellectual property rights (IPR) legislation remains weak, and enforcement remains inadequate. Post believes prospects for improvement are slim, especia [...]	2008-02-14 21:45:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON KIPR BL
08LAPAZ302	FLOODS BRING TRUCE, AND DELAYS POLITICAL CONFLICT [...] (U) The Bolivian government and opposition have called a truce in their political conflict so that the country can focus on disaster-relief for flood-stricken areas. Following the suggestions of several political figures, President Morales urged the opposition on February 12 to halt any acti [...]	2008-02-14 23:32:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BL

08LAPAZ303	BOLIVIA: "SPYING" CHARGES FEED EVO'S PROPAGANDA [...] (C) Summary. Fulbright student Alex van Schaick reported to the Bolivian Foreign Ministry February 7 that he had been asked by Post's Assistant Regional Security Officer to report contacts with Venezuelan and Cuban nationals to the Embassy. Van Schaick told an ABC News.com stringer in La Paz th [...]	2008-02-15 00:22:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL PINR OFDP KLIG VE BO

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