6 5 1 5 l'lED US Department Of State Case NO Doc NO 006511151 Date 03 14 2018 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 01 GEORGE 02846 2314302 ACTION ARA-15 INFO OCT-01 10-14 ADS-00 EUR-12 1042 RELEASE IN FULL 231436Z I46 0 2314202 JUN 80 FM AMEMBASSY GEORGETOWN TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 2793 USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE INFO AMEMBASSY BRIDGETOWN KINGSTON AMEMBASSY PARAMARIBO AMEMBASSY PORT OF SPAIN REVIEW AUTHORITY Richard Zorn Senior Reviewer LIMITED OFFICIAL USE GEORGETOWN 2846 USUN FOR AMBASSADOR MCCALL E O 12065 TAGS PINT PINS GY SUBJECT MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE TO MRS WALTER RODNEY REF A GEORGETOWN 2813 NOTAL B STATE 163759 NOTAL 1 DR WALTER RODNEY IS TO BE BURIED TODAY JUNE 23 HIS REMAINS WILL BE TAKEN IN PROCESSION FROM THE VILLAGE OF BUXTON ON THE EAST COAST A COMMUNITY WITH STRONG IDENTIFICA- TION WITH THE WORKING PEOPLES ALLIANCE TO THE WPA HEAD- QUARTERS CLOSE BY EMBASSY GEORGETOWN CHANCERY AND THENCE TO THE REPENTIR CEMETARY FOR BURIAL A MEMORIAL MASS AT THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL HAD BEEN HELD ON JUNE 21 BEFORE THE BODY HAD BEEN RELEASED BY THE POLICE A LARGE TURNOUT IS EXPECTED FOR THE FUNERAL PROCESSION 2 THE TEXT OF A PERSONAL NOTE OF CONDOLENCE FROM THE CHARGE IS TO BE HAND DELIVERED BY AN EMBOFF TO MRS RODNEY TODAY JUNE 23 THE TEXT OF THE NOTE READS LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 02 GEORGE 02840 2314302 AS FOLLOWS ON BEHALF OF AMBASSADOR AND MRS ROBERTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN THE UNITED STATES AND MRS DWYER 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 FOR THOSE OF US WHO DEEPLY DEPLORE VIOLENCE FOR WHAT- EVER PURPOSE PLEASE ACCEPT OUR SINCERE CON- DOLENCES 3 FOR USUN REFTEL REQUESTED EMBASSY GEORGETOWN TO UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 306511151 Date 03 14 2018 6 5 1 1 1 5 US Department of State Case No Doc No 006511151 Date 03 14 2018 1 REPEAT THE TEXT OF THE CONDOLENCE MESSAGE TO USUN FOR AMBASSADOR MCCALL SO THAT AMBASSADOR CAN USE TXT OF THE LETTER TO RESPOND TO INQUIRIES ON THE USG RESPONSE TO THE RODNEY DEATH DWYER LIMITED OFFICIAL USE UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc NO 006511151 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