BOLIVIA: Military Plotting
//ley hardline comzrJars reportedly are talking inth moderate eerbere of the officer corps about ousting junta,leader General Garcia Heza.
//The immediate cause of tho unrest is intraserviceunit commanders in the La Paz area fear Garcia Meza Ln planning to remove them from their ThOBc and other officers could be seeking an alliance with the moderates rather than trying to stituto another hardliner as the country's leader,1
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//The officers' objective probably is toew military government that would win international approval. They believe that Garcia Meza's performance hasajor obstacle to gaining wide diplomatic recognition and probably consider support from the US and other developed countries essential for any Bolivian government . ssssfaml
//Troop welfare also is an issue. Thenot
paid at the end of last month, and thenot
good that the government will issue paychecks future.//
//In addition, there are reports that officers and enlisted men arc upset over the regime's involvement with drug traffickers and the discredit this is bringing to
the armed forces. esult, some are refusing to
follow orders.//
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