ray al ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁eth nic ▁Germ ans ▁in ▁Boliv ia ▁as ▁an ▁im min ent ▁threat , ▁ign oring ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁ 8 , 5 0 0 ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁Jews ▁esc aping ▁from ▁German - occup ied ▁Europe . ▁ ▁British ▁dis information ▁ ▁To ▁further ▁ske w ▁American ▁assess ment ▁of ▁the ▁situation ▁in ▁Latin ▁America , ▁British ▁Security ▁Co - ord ination ▁( B SC ), ▁an ▁arm ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Secret ▁Int elligence ▁Service ▁( MI 6 ), ▁fabric ated ▁many ▁“ ev id ences ” ▁of ▁Naz i ▁ag gress ions ▁and ▁in fil tr ations ▁in ▁Latin ▁America ▁to ▁indu ce ▁the ▁US ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁war . ▁These ▁ho ax es ▁and ▁fabric ations ▁were ▁in ▁many ▁cases ▁readily ▁accepted ▁by ▁American ▁intelligence ▁as ▁truth . ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁the ▁B SC ▁for ged ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁imp licate ▁Major ▁E lias ▁Bel mon te , ▁former ▁Boliv ian ▁military ▁attach é ▁to ▁Berlin , ▁in ▁a ▁German - sp ons ored ▁coup ▁plot ▁in ▁Boliv ia . ▁The ▁letter ▁and ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁coup ▁attempt ▁became ▁proof ▁for ▁German ▁sub version ▁in ▁Latin ▁America ▁and ▁was ▁circul ated ▁by ▁the ▁F BI . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁President ▁Ro ose vel t ▁dram atically ▁announced , ▁ ▁" I ▁have ▁in ▁my ▁possession ▁a ▁secret ▁map , ▁made ▁in ▁Germany ▁by