L - ' s r iT H ROUTINE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY COUNTS' DATE OF lbj l i b r a r y BRITISH GUIANA AFRTCAN SHMH atory Bgview Case # N L J L AT E OCTOBER 1964 Document 1 5 c 3 4 b 1 DISTR ---------------------------------------------------- SUBJECT _____ VIEWS OF PRIME MINISTER JAGAN ON BRITISH GUIANA ELECTIONS i 6 NOVEMBER 196 T rrr X DATE ACQ REF SOURCE FIELD REPORT NO IN 1 5 c 3 4 b 1 AND APPRAISAL I 1 8 c 3 4 b 1 CHEDDI JAGAN PRIME MINISTER OF BRITISH GUIANA ANB LEADER OF THE PEOPLE S PROGRESSIVE PARTY P P P A IS VERY MUCH CONCERNED ABOUT THE PPP S PROSPECTS IN FORTHCOMING BRITISH GUIANA ELECTIONS BECAUSE OF PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION AND ALLEGED HEAVY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SUPPORT OF FORBES BURNHAMN LEADER OF THE PEOPLE S NATIONAL CONGRESS PNC JAGAN CITES UNITED STATES-MANUFACTURED PNC CAMPAIGN BUTTONS AS EVIDENCE OF UNITED STATES SUPPORTN AND CLAIMS THAT PRO-PNC ADVERTISING IN BRITISH GUIANA IS WRITTEN IN THE UNITED STATES JAGAN BELIEVES THAT THE PPP MAY LOSE THE ELECTIONS ThU coo utliu Uft Nranfttion tf f tc tlo f tbo NaUocmU D i f i a n of Um U nited StatM w ithin th m--ntng o f E pion c L w T U 11 U 8 C B c t u u d t t i tb u u w m M o n or n n l i t l o o of which la u y m nn r to t o unauthorised person I prohibited by t w 1 STATI INR o u ARMY ACM NAVY AIR JCS EPCIi'ICLACT SICDW FBI NSA MIC I AIO USIA OC1 ONI AD CI 2 OCR ORR OO ____ _ 1 6 e 3 4 bK1 APPROVBDPOPBBtBASB 09 OEC1996 PAGE 2 1 5 c 3 4 b 1 2 JAGAN HAS NO DESIRE TO FORM A COALITION WITH THE PNC BECAUSE HE FEELS THAT BURNHAM IS A PUPPET OF THE UNITED STATES JAGAK SAID THAT IF THE PPP LOSES THE ELECTIONS THE PARTY WILL PROBABLY GO INTO OPPOSITION 3 JAGAN CHIDED AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS FOR NOT SUPPORTING IN THE UNITED NATIONS BRITISH GUIANA DEMANDS FOR INDEPENDENCE HOWEVERN JAGAN REALIZES THAT AFRICAN STATES ARK WITHHOLDING SUCH SUPPORT BECAUSE THEY ARE CONCERNED THAT NEGROES IN BRITISH GUIANA ARE NOT RECEIVING FULL POLITICAL RIGHTS JAGAN EXPRESSED THE VIEW THAT NEGROES IN BRITISH GUIANA MIGHT ENGAGE IN WHOLESALE VIOLENCE DISSEM - CINCSO ' CINCLANT END OF MESSAGE 1 6 0 3 4 b 1 1 5 0 3 4 b 1 CIA Historical Review Program CIA Historical Documents on the 1954 Guatemala Coup Disk 2 November 6 1964 This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George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