824.00/9–846: Telegram
The Ambassador in Bolivia (Flack) to the Secretary of State
[Received 7:13 p.m.]
885. Late yesterday afternoon at request of Foreign Minister Solares I participated in meeting at Foreign Office along with Dean Diplomatic Corps and Peruvian Ambassador. Safe conducts for four additional asylum refugees were delivered to Dean. Foreign Minister also told us Govt’s criteria of four points also published this morning’s press as follows:
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- Safe conducts will be delivered for all those in asylum from time to time in small groups as deemed convenient by Ministry.
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- Foreign Minister to determine country to which those in asylum to be conducted.
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- The Govt of the respective country to promise to assure delivery to the Bolivian authorities through extradition of those refugees charged with common crimes.
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- Those in asylum to be subjected immediately on their arrival at the city elected to preventive arrest upon respective police or administrative proceedings.
Foregoing if accepted by other interested missions at Diplomatic Corps meeting tomorrow appears to solve difficult asylum question. Govt is anxious to issue safe conducts as rapidly as groups can be sent out with due safeguards.
Wife of ex-President Villarroel departed 2 days ago with both children for Argentina and now reported at Salta.
Repeated Buenos Aires and Lima.