1 1 1 5 US Department of State Case No Doc No 006511152 Date 03 14 2018 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 01 GEORGE 02813 192004Z ACTION ARA-15 RELEASE IN FULL INFO 88-15 SSO-OO -085937 1920452 14 REVIEW AUTHORITY Richard Zorn Senior Reviewer 4 01919552 JUN 80 FM AMEMBASSY GEORGETOWN TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2774 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE GEORGETOWN 2813 ED 12065 NA TAGS PI NT PINS BY SUBJECT MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE TO RODNEY REF STATE 1 I HAVE DISCUSSED AT SOME LENGTH WITH THE COUNTRY TEAM THE PROPRIETY OF SENDING A MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE TO THE WIDOW AND IMMEDIATE FAMILY OF DR WALTER RODNEY THE WPA LEADER KILLED IN AN EXPLOSION ON JUNE 13 THE COUNTRY TEAM IS OF MIXEDOPINIONS ON THE SUBJECT HAD AMBASSADOR ROBERTS BEEN IN THE COUNTRY I WOULD HAVE FAVORED SUCH A MESSAGE TO MRS RODNEY BASED IN PART ON THE FACT THAT AMBASSADOR ROBERTS FIRST MET RODNEY SEVERAL YEARS AGO IN EAST AFRICA I WOULD NOT HAVE FAVORED SUCH A MESSAGE HOWEVER HAD IT BEEN DECIDED TO SEND OFFICIAL USG TECHNICIANS TO ASSIST IN THE GOG INVESTIGATION 2 I SHOULD PREFER TO HAVE AMBASSADOR VIEWS ON THE QUESTION HOWEVER AS ANY MESSAGE WOULD BE QUITE CONSIDERED AS COMING FROM HIS EMBASSY I WOULD APPRECIATE CONSULTING BY TELEPHONE WITH AMBASSADOR ROBERTS ON THE FOLLOWING POSSIBILITIES AND TO RECEIVE HIS VIEWS BY IMMEDIATE CABLE OR NIACT IMMEDIATE IF OBTAINED OVER THE END LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 02 GEORGE 02813 1920042 3 WE MUST PRESUME THAT ANY MESSAGE MIGHT WELL BE PUBLISHED BY THE WPA POSSIBLY WITH UNFAVORABLE COMMENT AND THAT IT WOULD BECONSIDERED BOTH BY THE GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION AS AN EXPRESSION OF USG VIEWS 4 A POSSIBLE MESSAGE MIGHT BE THE FOLLOWING ON BEHALF OF AMBASSADOR AND MRS ROBERTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN THE UNITED STATES AND MYSELF I WISH TO EXTEND OUR PERSONAL AND VERY DEEP SYMPATHY ON THE DEATH OF DR RODNEY THIS TRAGEDY FOR YOU AND FOR YOUR FAMILY IS ALSO A TRAGEDY UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No M-2013-15063 Doc No 306511152 Date 03 14 2018 6 5 1 1 1 5 US Department of State Case No Doc No 006511152 Date 03 14 2018 r FOR THOSE OF US WHO DEEPLY DEPLORE VIOLENCE FOR WHATEVER PURPOSE PLEASE ACCEPT OUR SINCERE CONDOLENCES END MESSAGE 5 A SECOND POSSIBILITY IS TO HAVE AN EMBASSY GEORGETOWN OFFICER POSSIBLY POLITICAL SECTION CHIEF ADKINS WHO IS PERSONALLY ACQUAINTED WITH MRS RODNEY TO CALL ON MRS RODNEY TO EXPRESS ORALLY OUR CONDOLENCES 5 THIRDLY AMBASSADOR ROBERTS MIGHT WISH TO EXTEND PERSONAL CONDOLENCES IN LIEU OF THE ABOVE ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETURN TO GUYANA DVWER NOTE BY REF AS RECEIVED LIMITED OFFICIAL USE UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 006511152 Date 03 14 2018 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