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contribution to the furtherance of the Good Neighbor policy. Mr. Wallace made an extremely favorable personal impression on the Bolivians with his simplicity, his obvious sincerity, and his generel ‘simpatia.' His command of the Spanish language and his ability to conduct interviews without the use of an inter- preter were very pleasant surprises to most Bolivians, and his energy and activity in the altitude were subjects for continuing complementary remarks. His public statements were of such a nature that not even the most reactionary of the Bolivians and foreigners could openly dissent and, at the same time, they were ‘such that the Leftist leaders were completely won over. The leaders of both the MNR (Movimiento Nacionalisto Revolucionario) and the PIR, for example, expressed in no uncertain terms to officers of the Embassy their admiration of Mr. Wallace and his political beliefs. At the same time the leaders of the con- servative parties were charmed by Mr. Wallace himself and quite willing to applaud some of his statements with which they probably did not entirely agree." - CLOSED -