Contents
Introduction
1 Schooling in War and Politics
Depression and War
Toro and Busch
The Catavi Massacre
Political Consequences of the Massacre
The Villarroel-MNR Alliance
Background to Nonrecognition
Bolivia and the War
Hull's Famous Memorandum
Resignation of Foreign Minister Tamayo
My Role in Gaining Recognitio
3 My Appointment as Foreign Minister
The Plan to Increase Tin Prices
The Bolivian Foreign Office
The Negotiations Stalled
Stettinius and Rockefeller
The Department of State
The November Executions
My First Interview with Roosevelt
5 World War II and Bolivian Tin
The Bolivian Miner
The First Tin Contract
The War Effort in Bolivia
The Strange Mr. Bateman
The Collaboration of Stettinius and Rockefeller
The Consequences of Roosevelt's Death
Bateman Defeated
Dumbarton Oaks
The Chaputtepee Conference
Preparations for San Francisco
The Press at San Francisco
Memorable Breakfasts
The Chairmanship of the Conference
Argentina Versus Poland
Anecdotes of San Francisco
7 The Issues Joined
Impasse Over the Assembly's Powers
The Revision of Treaties
8 Postwar Tin Negotiations
9 The Second Mission Begins
Truman in the Oval Office
Goals of My New Mission
Opening Skirmishes in Washington
The Public Relations Arena
Our Appeal for Justice
10 Nationalization of the Tin Mines
The Campaign Against Nationalization
Bolivia Victimized by Promoters
Proposal for Arbitration
Settlement with the Mine Owners
Balance Sheet of Nationalization
Conflict with Ex-Senator Tydings
The Wolfram Contracts
The Texas City Smelter
The Defeat of the Tin Barons in Washington
12 Aid for the Revolution
Victory Over Hunger
The Cochabarnba-Santa Cruz Highway
Hickenlooper's Trout
Budget Subsidies
A New Petroleum Policy
Development Planning
The Cuban Revolution
Bolivian Politics
14 Facing the Future
Index of Personal Names