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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00890A000100090009-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Sequence Number: 9
• Content Type: BRIEF

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TatO'MMIS1 THREAT IN BRITISH GUIANA
Despatch of British troops from Jamaica
to?',Sritish Guiana highlights the Communist
threat in' that area. A ''victory' for the
pmmun sts in British Guiana would establish
a foothold for Communism in South America
comparable to or possibly even more danger-
than == that in Guatemala in Central Amer-
fifth (about 2,000,000 tons) of
the free world's supply of bauxite.
1. British Guiana produces nearly a
source of US
aluminum imports.
( mmiin i at ctrPnQth
'.Q;`oW
' T U f!1 s
1'C6mmunist agitation among large
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rG4 effected 'seats ins the Asse=;
D1y?
Party leaders then assumed
Aan n - ral posts
been going on for se~veYa yea' s
siic activi
I16iniriant force `in
;
born Comm t
has been'American-
J4net Jagan , aid her Liusband ,
helot Jaganiemer d he
e
Oi, Assembly saner 104
"
inJ-9'5'2 And' she as
as neap ?ly this s ,E.
Last April the cotony eld its
li.rs election ulder4 the ne
ahtch institute
ions itut ion
ably' broadened ' the" House
versal sufrage " acid codi .der-
AseImbiy's authority in domestic
affairs.
the 1People i s Progressive' 'Party
led 3 by the Jagans captur'ed 18 out
ty
is
~r.
v si to
tly
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41 agriculture,
-4~,cluc~ing labor, a$ricul
axe coil . . rtd local govrh'ment.
education
pe'et` etsis
"~yar:y mei hers have nevertheless
~] ` oh t vocating' over`throw of
rish colonial administration
pd 'this weed demanded-curtal-
r's' i'. res.._..`.,
4t` f the goviri br s
po r? rs to administer the defense ,
reign #atiintenal security
Bice They also demanded an
r' to
to the gveriid` s right
fo 'the Assembly's laws.
temper the party led
`the sugars industry
so seve,iii,j sympathy str es
al
do `24' eptember these strikes w"o
ically 'called off and the next
of the
S Y "the( 8 $arty members
V
u se fAsseib1y walke'd out on`Y a
lii't Q- orde.
_7 , A" 43,
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vo ~, qFt $g has
however {
t been reported,
III'~.t G ~A _
0
Aacc c14 g to press report from
bot 1;04 op i, OIa J m .ca ? the new
+ont~.*ttan ba e ended
ajad the oern0?' ranted
ull !k35t
pow rs.. ~
AAS. arty as I October the Governor
a ad be Mtemplating using his
tbrtaY da cre1~~,Qrr....~owera
.u.nti4r the ae.v contt
ce> . .recd on
.x$ri as military forces
,. 1 .t ~.,F. ....,
t his. tr th in the area
TQt l $rta~st Gin police force
?
-i e about 1,100; its political
? 8l ab.Ltty is uncertain.
APO
are
where fie, e
two battalion ,, SQ~ae, 6 O of.
'e , 600' troops are
colonials.
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Some 500 WP1s1i Fusiliers are now
ti',ro,ute from Jamaica to British
Gu_~-aa~,t
A A. frigate was dispatched
rum. txearpy Trinidad with 100
troops. -
? -,1# itF~sh Acthiralty has also
at}hf?UAe.(~ the tx'amsfer of the
f 4 }
crui.se~r $eJfj1s from Scotland
to the WestIndies, calling itf
normal. stati.ot move
1eA ate outlook
probably sufficient to maintain
Troops and emergency powers are
r, though some bloodshed ;coup
U P
h ;troops land.
baby exploit British eme gen,cy
s, res; in 'propaganda
..m? the ta=r
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MMMIRNTIAL
leaders will have a better,oppo
Guiana is pot promptly reduced
the Jagans and otter CouUis.t
3, If the Communist threat in.British
ohies in t1e area,, including
tunity in the other . British col
strategic Trinidad and Jakmaica
Colony whicP supplies the, US with
about one-hal,f of its bauxite,
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