k HOUSE WASHINGTON July 13 1962 MEMORANDUM TO SUBJECT British Guiana He re is a paper from Dean Rusk which comes out hard for a policy of getting rid of J'agan It is a careful and thorough-argument of one side It has more energy than most State Department papers These documents seem to me to demonstrate that Jagan will indeed' go the way of Castro if he is not prevented He would be weaker than Castro because he is even more inefficient but he would also _ probably be more easily controlled from Moscow But while the pape rs make a clear case against supporting Jagan or even trying to sustain peaceful coexistence with him the case - for the prOpoSed tactics to be used in opposing him is not so clear In particular I think it is unproven that CIA knows how to manipulate an election in British Guiana without a backfire My immediate suggestion is that when you have read this we should have aipretty searching meeting on the details of the tactical plans in which you can cross examine those who are 'really responsible for their development I do not think the Secretary of State should go to the British Ambassador with the proposed talking papersint'il we are a little more sure of our own capabilities and intentions The re is also a real question whether Dean Rusk is the man to talk with the British on this The last time he told Home we could not put up with Jagan the British simply dug in their heels Since British support for an anti-Jagan policy would be the most powerful single force for its success I think you may want to go all out with David yourself on this one - M s B DECLASSIFIED E0 12959 Sec 3 5 Sign 33H wmxm am H Ia 62 wwngiws gz at F3 h wig @552 A O This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu