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of these Germans may be naturalized Bolivian citizens
may be immaterial, since such a status would not necessarily 
affect the German citizenship and loyalties of 
the men referred to Germany does not recognize the
severance of German citizens by means of such
naturalization.
 
 
The Company is a Lufthansa affiliate and connects
with Syndicato Condor, another Lufthansa affiliate, for
direct air service to Europe. Most of the Company's
pilots are reported by American aviation interests still
to be Germans although the Company declared in 1936 that 
only twenty-five percent of its pilots were "foreigners"
and that ten percent of its mechanics were "foreigners".
All the flight equipment is German (the planes are
Junkers). The operating control is German. And an
extensive interchange of personnel appears constantly to
be taking place between the company and Syndicato Condor,
with Condor apparently exercising technical supervision 
over the company Junkers planes. It seems certain
that the Lloyd Aereo Boliviano is an integral part of
the Condor-Lufthansa aviation system in South America and
involved in the expansion plans of that system.
 
 
The Bolivian Government, under its contract with the
Company, exercises full control over the Company in any
internal or external emergency situation, and it may be
 
 
that