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PP RUEHWEB
DE RUEHNY #0519 2661155
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 221155Z SEP 08
FM AMEMBASSY OSLO
TO RUEHLP/AMEMBASSY LA PAZ SEP 0074
RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7056
UNCLAS OSLO 000519
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SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL KDEM BL ASEC NO
SUBJECT: NORWAY CONCERNED ABOUT EVENTS IN BOLIVIA
REF: STATE 99473
1. (SBU) Poloff met with Oyvind Johansen and Kjersti Rodsmoen
of the Latin America section of the MFA to deliver reftel
points. While generally supportive of our talking points,
they inquired what kinds of evidence (if any) had been used
by the governments of Bolivia and Venezuela to support their
claims. They said the Norwegian embassy in La Paz is closely
monitoring the situation, and they were curious how many
Americans have left Bolivia. They cautiously characterized
the situation in Bolivia as "calming down" (as of September
18 in the afternoon).
WHITNEY