SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MUTUAL LOYALTY AGREEMENT BETWEEN GENERALS RENE BARRIENTOS A

Created: 5/27/1965

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OF THE MUTUAL LOYALTY AGREEM-JOTSNEFALS BENSND ALFREDO OVARUO SITUATIOH APPRAISAL AS OF5

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HIS RESPONSIBILITIES AND TO ALLOW BARRIENTOS TO SHARE OVANOO'S AS

COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED

BARHIENTOS IS NOW CO-COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES. THE ALIGNMENT OF THE JUNTA AND THE TOP ECHELONS OF THE ARMEO FORCES REMAINS THE SAME.

3. IT IS NOT BELIEVED THAT ElVANDO OR BARRIENTOS WILL DESIST IN HIS EF--ORTS TO DOMINATE EACH OTHER. THE BASIC POLITICAL .'IDEOLOGY OF OVANDO LEANS TOWARD THE FALANGEOLIVIANAIGHT WING ORGANIZATION. THAT OF BARRIENTOS WITH THE MOVIMIENTO MACIONALISTAHE DEPOSED LEFT CENTER PARTV WHICH HAO DOMINIATED BOLIVIAN POLITICS FOR TWELVE YEARS PRIOR TOU. BARRIENTOS MAINTAINS CLOSETH MANY LEADING MEMBERS OF THE MNR, AS DOES OVANDO WITH THE FSB.

U. BEYOND THEIR POLITICAL FEELINGSASIC DIFFERENCE IN CHARACTER. OVANDO IS RESERVED, CAUTIOUS AND ACCORDING TO MANY MILITARYHYSICAL COWARD- HE IS VERY INTELLIGENT.IS AN EXTROVERT, AUDACIOUS AND INTUITIVE. BARRIENTOS IS SHREWD RATHER THAN INTELLIGENT. HEATIVE ALERTNESS AND COMMON SENSE.

5- THUS FDR THEALANCE HAS BEEN STRUCK BETWEEN THE LEAOING CONTENDERS TOR POWER IN BOLIVIA. ACTIONS IN THE MINES CAN ALTER CIRCUMSTANCES TO THE POINT WHERE ONE OR THE OTHER WILL ATTEMPT TO DOMINATE THE SITUATION. BARRIENTOS IS KNOWN TO BE WAITING FOR THE PROPER MOMENT TO DUMP OVANDO FOR GOOD. IT IS PRESUMEO OVANDO HAS THE

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