U.S. SNUB ANGERS DR. JAGAN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000400180013-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 17, 1998
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: October 8, 1965
• Content Type: NSPR

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MONTREAL, QUEBEC
CANADA
G'CT ~ 1865
"-'v v : Communists had . attempted any
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subversion in British Guiana,
i ,~~q Dr. Jagan said: "No, not really,
';.r ay ?~tYi ~, , the subversion if anything came b
from the United States."
CPYRGHT
By WOUTER DE WET He said that the U.S. is
foul-square b e h I n d reactionary
-101Y -tau cull-u-Sla 11)r. C h e d i ua an, forme elements in South America and
g' frowns on anything which tend
premier of British Guiana flce to lean towards the left, like his
into Montreal yesterday, quiver own party.
mg with hostility towards the In this manner, he 'added,)
United States. they prevent social progress and'
It appeared that the-U.S. gov only encourage the growth of
!ernment, which Dr. Jagan ha Communism.
]frequently denounced for inter In a press release which Dr.,
fering in his country's affairs Jagan handed out, at the airportf
:tic. visa had lapsed. He applie ? sentatives to the independence
planned'to visit not only Canad
]but. the U.S. as well. However
,shortly before his departure h
,was informed that his diploma
had compounded matters, by re
'fusing him a visa.
, J,!!
Dr. Cheddi Jagan, f o r ni e '
Official Opposition in Britis
Guiana, s a i d that he ha
!via New York but this was re
fused. Instead he had to trave
via Bermuda :
CPYRGHT
This Is Crazy'
"This is crazy," Dr.. Jagan'
commented bitterly.
He said that in the 'past the
Sli ^cntral intelligence Agency had-
UAb___ i T't e n 't'i'i e"7 "'til 'bmentt
order to get him out of office.
Asked whether the Cubanf'
American naval and air bases;,
(at present deactivated) should;
be entirely terminated when r
British Guiana becomesi:
independent "as experience has.i'
shown that foreign bases in in-p
dependent. sovereign countries;;
are always, a source of subver-
sion and sabotage 'of. national t;
sovereignty."
Dr: Jagan's wife is American-
and used to be a minister
born
in his cabinet. Little less than a e
year ago' Dr. Jagan emerged
without an absolute majority in
a general election and his
political foes combined in orderpp
to form a government.. Dr.,'
constitution had been altered by,
Britain.
Extremely Charming
Dr
Jagan's personal" appcar.
.
ante belies his fiery temper. He
is extremely charming and
pi
11 friendly in conversation and his
yes only light up with intensity Lj
when a political issue crops up.
He denounced the present]
government of his country for
maintaining a state of
emergency and for detaining
political prisoners. He said that.
his party, the People's Progres-
conference in London, scheduled
for early next month, unless
thisis corrected A
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