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THE MORNING OFAY PRESIDENT RENEORDERED THE RELEASE OF NUFLO CHAVEZ ORTIZ,OF THE NATIONAL REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT. CHAVEZ HADON AY BECAUSE THE PO_ICC HAD REPORTED THAT HE WAS
IN THE FRONT LINE OF THE ACTIVE DEMONSTRATION OF I? MAY. BARRIENTOS HAD ORDERED HIS ARREST ONAY.
QUIROGA TERAN MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT, THAT HE WDULD RESIGN FROM THE CABINET IF CHAVEZ
ORTIZ WAS RELEASED. ATER CABINET MEETING THE FOLLOWING
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CABINET MEMBERS AGREED TO RESIGN WITH CiUIRGGA IT CHAVEZIYr*
WAS RELEASED: JAIME BERDCCIO, MINISTER Of ECONOMY, MUOG EMNZER
SUAREZ, MINISTER Of EDUCATION; CARLOS ALCGREIA MELGAHEJO, MINISTER
Of TREASURY; EDUARDO MENDEZ PEREIRA, MINISTER Of MINES; MARCELO
GALINOO DE UGARTL, SECRETARY Of THE JUNTA GOVERNMENT, AS WELL AS
fERNANDO DIE? DE MEDINA, AN ADVISOR IN THE PALACE. AS
HOURS LOCAL TIMC CHAVEZ IS STILL IN CUSTODY AND THEIGN AS
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j^^COMMENT: WHEN SILES WAS ARRESTED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO HE WAS IMMEDIATELY RELEASED UPON ORDERS Or BARRIENTOS. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SILES REQUESTED BARRIENTOS TO RELEASE CHAVEZ IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN HIS CONTROL OVER THE MNR. IT HAS SntEN RUMORED IN GOVT CIRCLES THAT SILESTRONG INFLUENCE ON BARRIENTOS. ALSO BARRIENTOS SYMPATHIES LIE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE MNR. THE CABINET MEMBERS MENTIONED ABOVE ARE KNOWN FOR THE IR FIRM ANTI-COMMUNIST POSITION WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GALINDO WHO IS EASILY MANIPULATED. HIS REASON FOR DISSENTING TO BARRIENTOS DECISION IS UNKNOWN SINCE HE IS HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW.)
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