POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF AUSTRIAN CONSUL TO BOLIVIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000900820007-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 6, 2000
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: October 8, 1947
• Content Type: IR

Approved For Release 2001/03/05: CIA-RDP82-00457R00090082
CONFIDENTIAL
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP
INTELLIGENCE REPORT
COUNTRY BolivitV"Austria
SUBJECT
ORIGIN
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Possibl Appointment of Austrian Consul to Bolivia
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DATE: 25X1 A
INFO.
LIST. 09t3etober 1947
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1. Austrians in Bolivia are reported to be fearful of the appointment of Herbert
Sickinger as Austrian Consul to Bolivia. Letters from Austria to Austrian
refugees in Bolivia have stated that the name of Sickinger has been presented
to the Austrian Foreign Ministry as a possible candidate for the position.
Austrian refugees in Bolivia fear the appointment of Sickinger became they
believe him to be under the influence of Julius Deutsch, a former Communist
sympa!.4:~zor in Bolivia who was deported and returned to Austria several months
,
ago. W= ,.clinger and his family were residents in Arica., Chile, in January 1944
but n, ;th r information is presently available on him.
L The name of Dr. Fritz Kalmar has also been advanced for the position of Austrian
Consul to Bolivia. Kalmar is known to be anti-Communist and pro--American, and
rendered services to the American and British Embassies during the war.
This document contains information
a.L. ".e ;ing the national defense of the
ed States within the meaning of
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Espionage Act 50, U.s.C. 31 and
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32 as amended. Its trc.nsmirsion ov
the revelation of its contents in any
manner to an unauthorized, person is
prohibited by law.
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