C0 6 5 1 1 US Department of State Case No Doc No 006511163 Date 03 14 2018 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 01 STATE 160217 RELEASE IN FULL ORIGIN ARA-15 INFO OCT-00 EUR- 12 00 88-15 02 CIAE 00 INR- 10 00 SY-05 FBIE-OO TRSE- 00 PM-OS 0095-00 071 REVIEW AUTHORITY Richard Zorn Semor Revuewer DRAETED BY APPROVED BY SUBS 1801 372 l62 0 1723052 JUN 80 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY GEORGETOWN IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY LONDON IMMEDIATE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE STATE 160217 50 12065 TAGS PINS PINT GY SUBJECT GOG REQUEST FOR USG ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST 2737 B GEORGETOWN 2755 1 DEPARTMENT HAS CAREFULLY CONSIDERED REQUEST REPORTED REFTEL AND CONTAINED IN DIPLOMATIC NOTE RECEIVED TODAY JUNE 17 FROM GUYANESE EMBASSY WE BELIEVE THAT THE WORKING ALLIANCE HAS ALLEGEDLY ACCUSED THE CIA OF COMPLICITY IN THE RODNEY DEATH IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR THE USG NOT TO BECOME DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE ENTIRE AFFAIR DESK OFFICER HAS BEEN IN TOUCH WITH BRITISH EMBOFF HERE SINCE GOG HAS ALSO REQUESTED SIMILAR ASSISTANCE FROM THE UK EMBOFF INDICATED TO DESK OFFICER THAT HIS GOVERNMENT IS PREPARED TO CONSIDER SYMPATHETICALLY LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 02 STATE 160217 THE GUYANESE REQUEST DESK OFFICER RECOMMENDED THAT UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES WE BELIEVE IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR HMG TO RESPOND IN THIS CASE EMBOFF RESPONDED THAT HE UNDERSTOOD OUR- POSITION AND WOULD SO INFORM LONDON 2 FOR GEORGETOWN DESK OFFICER HAS BEEN IN TOUCH WITH GUYANESE EMBASSY CHARGE HERE AND INFORMED HIM OF OUR DECISION EMBASSY SHOULD INFORM GOG THAT UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES WE WOULD BE PLEASED TO ASSIST HOWEVER UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No M-2013-15063 Doc No Date 03 14 2018 CO 6 5 6 US Department of State Case No Doc No 006511163 Date 03 14 2018 ti UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 006511163 Date 03 14 2018 IN THIS INSTANCE WE BELIEVE THAT IT IS BETTER IF A THIRD THIS CASE THE UNITED KINGDOMPROVIDES THE NECESSARY EXPERTS TO ASSIST THE GOVERNMENT IN ITS INVESTIGATION OF THE RODNEY DEATH AMBASSADOR ROBERTS AGREES WITH OUR DECISION 3 FOR LONDON PLEASE INFORM FCO OF OUR DECISION AND OF OUR HOPE THAT UK WILL RESPOND TO THE GUYANESE REQUEST 4 WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED REFTEL B HOWEVER DEPARTMENT STILL BELIEVES THE BEST WOULD BE FOR THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE THE NEEDED EXPERTS MUSKIE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 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