Workers Militia Take Over the Mines" [Las minas en poder de milicias obreras].
The account reads as follows:
"The political events in La Paz led to the armed mobilization of the militia in the mine districts, the main center of Catavi- Siglo XX being taken under their control.
“According to the radio stations in these centers the Catavi union, in an eight-point communiqué, warned the Armed Forces 'not to continue their provocation because the union of the miners, peasants and middle class, will bring them down to a defeat worse than that suffered by Victor Paz.!
"The armed control of this center was established in order to avoid -- according to the communiqué -- any surprise move by the ‘gorillas in the service of Yankee imperialism.'
"“Catavi-Siglo XX, Llallagua and Uncfa are controlled by Com munist leaders. In their proclamation they bitterly censured Barrientos Ortuno, calling him a traitor to his country. They accused him of trying to drag the country into a second Dominican Republic.
"Tt is reported that all the entrances to the mine are under guard. Agents of the DIC [Direccién Investigacién Criminal] in Llallagua were ordered to leave town, Housewives were told to stock up on provisions in anticipation of further developments,
"According to the various radio broadcasts, the situation in the mines is grave."