Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964–1968, Volume XXXII, Dominican Republic; Cuba; Haiti; Guyana
Guyana: Document List
Document 370: Editorial Note
Document 371: Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Johnson
Washington, February 6, 1964.
Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, British Guiana Chronological File 1964. Top Secret. Drafted by Burdett on February 5 and forwarded to McGeorge Bundy under cover of a February 7 memorandum in which Burnett assumed Bundy would “wish to talk to the President personally” about it.
Document 372: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, February 12, 1964, 4:30 p.m.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 14 BR GU. Top Secret. Drafted by Armstrong and approved in the White House on February 24 and in S on February 27. The memorandum is part V of VI. The meeting was held at the White House. Prime Minister Douglas-Home made an official visit to Washington February 12–13.
Document 373: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, February 19, 1964, 10:00 a.m.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL BR GU. Confidential. Drafted by Thomas M. Judd, Officer-in-Charge of UK Affairs. The meeting was held in Tyler's office. The memorandum is part 2 of 2; part 1 was not found.
Document 374: Memorandum From the Deputy Director for Plans of the Central Intelligence Agency (Helms) to the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Washington, March 18, 1964.
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Intelligence File, British Guiana, Special File. Secret; Eyes Only. A marginal note in Bundy's handwriting reads “OK.”
Document 375: Memorandum From the Deputy Director for Plans of the Central Intelligence Agency (Helms) to the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Washington, May 1, 1964.
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Intelligence File, British Guiana, Special File. Secret; Eyes Only.
Document 376: Research Memorandum From the Deputy Director of Intelligence and Research (Denney) to Acting Secretary of State Ball
Washington, May 12, 1964.
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, British Guiana, Vol. 1, Memos, 12/63–7/64. Secret; No Foreign Dissem; Limited Distribution; Controlled Dissem.
Document 377: Telegram From the Department of State [text not declassified] to the Consulate General in British Guiana
Washington, May 13, 1964.
Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, Messages between Consul General/Ambassador Carlson and Ranking Department Officials [file name not declassified] re: Situation in British Guiana, Vol. 1, March–September, 1964. Secret.
Document 378: Memorandum From the Deputy Director of Plans of the Central Intelligence Agency (Helms) to the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Washington, May 22, 1964.
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Intelligence File, British Guiana, Special File. Secret; Eyes Only.
Document 379: Memorandum of Conversation
Georgetown, May 25, 1964.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 19 BR GU. No classification marking. Drafted by Cobb. The meeting was held in Jagan's office.
Document 380: Memorandum From Gordon Chase of the National Security Council Staff to the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Washington, May 25, 1964.
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, British Guiana, Vol. I, Memos, 12/63–7/64. Secret; Eyes Only.
Document 381: Memorandum From the Deputy Director for Plans of the Central Intelligence Agency (Helms) to the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Washington, June 9, 1964.
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Intelligence File, British Guiana, Special File. Secret; Eyes Only.
Document 382: Memorandum From Gordon Chase of the National Security Council Staff to the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Washington, June 13, 1964.
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, British Guiana, Vol. I, Memos, 12/63–7/64. Secret.
Document 383: Telegram From the Consulate General in British Guiana to the Department of State
Georgetown, June 27, 1964, 1600Z.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 15 BR GU. Secret; Limdis. Repeated to London.
Document 384: Memorandum for the Record
Washington, June 30, 1964.
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Intelligence File, British Guiana, Special File. Secret; Eyes Only. Prepared by Chase on July 2.
Document 385: Memorandum From the Deputy Director for Plans of the Central Intelligence Agency (Helms) to the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Washington, July 17, 1964.
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Intelligence File, British Guiana, Special File. Secret; Eyes Only. A marginal note in Bundy's handwriting indicates the memorandum was sent to Gordon Chase for information.
Document 386: Memorandum for the Record
Washington, July 27, 1964.
Johnson Library, National Security File, Intelligence File, British Guiana, Special File. Secret; Eyes Only. Prepared by Chase on July 29.
Document 387: Action Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Tyler) to Secretary of State Rusk
Washington, July 31, 1964.
Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, British Guiana Special Operations, 1964. Top Secret. Drafted by Shullaw. The memorandum is undated; the date used is the drafting date.
Document 388: Message From Secretary of State Rusk to the British Colonial Secretary (Sandys)
Washington, August 4, 1964.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 19 BR GU. Top Secret. Drafted by Shullaw.
Document 389: Memorandum for the Record
Washington, September 11, 1964.
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Intelligence File, British Guiana, Special File. Secret; Eyes Only. Prepared by Chase on September 14.
Document 390: Telegram From the Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs (Tyler) to the Ambassador to the United Kingdom (Bruce)
Washington, September 14, 1964.
Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, British Guiana Policy Papers, 1964. Secret.
Document 391: Telegram From the Consulate General in British Guiana to the Department of State
Georgetown, October 3, 1964.
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, British Guiana, Vol. II, Memos, 12/63–7/64. Secret.
Document 392: Backchannel Message From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Washington, October 14, 1964.
Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, British Guiana, Policy Papers, 1964. Secret. Drafted by Cobb.
Document 393: Memorandum From Gordon Chase of the National Security Council Staff to the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Washington, October 17, 1964.
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, British Guiana, Vol. II, Memos, 12/63–7/64. Secret; Eyes Only.
Document 394: Backchannel Message From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State
London, October 19, 1964.
Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, British Guiana Policy Papers, 1964. Secret; Eyes Only.
Document 395: Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Tyler) to Secretary of State Rusk
Washington, October 20, 1964.
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, British Guiana, Vol. II, Memos, 12/63–7/64. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Cobb.
Document 396: Memorandum From the Director of the Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs (Shullaw) to the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Tyler)
Washington, October 27, 1964.
Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, British Guiana Chronological File, 1964. Secret; No Distribution. Drafted by Cobb.
Document 397: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, October 27, 1964, 10 a.m.
Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, Carlson–Department Messages, Vol. 2, 10/2/64–12/31/64. Secret. Drafted by Shullaw. The meeting was held in Secretary Rusk's office. The memorandum indicates it is an advance copy; no final or approved copy has been found.
Document 398: Airgram From the Consulate General in British Guiana to the Department of State
Georgetown, November 5, 1964.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 1 BR GU. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London.
Document 399: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, December 7, 1964, 1:10 p.m.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL UK–US. Secret. Drafted by Tyler and approved in the White House on December 16. The meeting was held in the Cabinet Room at the White House.
Document 400: Editorial Note
Document 401: Telegram From the Department of State to the Consulate General in British Guiana
Washington, December 10, 1964.
Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, British Guiana Chronological File, 1964. Secret. Repeated to London.
Document 402: Memorandum From the Director of the Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs (Shullaw) to the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Tyler)
Washington, December 21, 1964.
Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, British Guiana Chronological File, 1964. Secret. Drafted by Cobb.
Document 403: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, January 04, 1965.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, AID (US) BR GU. Secret. Drafted by Shullaw. The meeting was held at the Department of State.
Document 404: Memorandum From Gordon Ghase of the National Security Council Staff to the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Washington, February 08, 1965.
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, British Guiana, Vol. III, Memos, 12/64–11/65. Secret; Eyes Only.
Document 405: Memorandum From the Officer-in-Charge of British Guiana Affairs (Cobb) to the Director of the Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs (Shullaw)
Washington, February 19, 1965.
Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, British Guiana White House Meetings. Secret.
Document 406: Telegram From the Department of State to the Consulate General in Georgetown
Washington, February 25, 1965.
Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, Carlson—Department Messages [file name not declassified], Vol. 3, 1/1/65–7/6/65. Secret.
Document 407: Telegram From the Consulate General in British Guiana to the Department of State
Georgetown, April 11, 1965, 4:00 p.m.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 15 BR GU. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London.
Document 408: Information Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Davis) to Secretary of State Rusk
Washington, May 21, 1965.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 19 BR GU. Secret. Drafted by Shullaw and Cobb.
Document 409: Action Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Davis) to Secretary of State Rusk
Washington, May 25, 1965.
Document 410: Memorandum From Gordon Chase of the National Security Council Staff to the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Washington, June 23, 1965.
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, British Guiana, Vol. III, Memos, 12/64–11/65. Secret; Sensitive.
Document 411: Memorandum From Gordon Chase of the National Security Council Staff to the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Washington, July 14, 1965.
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, British Guiana, Vol. III, Memos, 12/64–11/65. Secret.
Document 412: Paper Prepared in the Department of State
Washington, July 30, 1965.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 1 UK–US. Secret. Drafted by Cobb on July 30. Transmitted as enclosure 2 of airgram CA–1173 to Georgetown, August 2, in which the Department reported receipt of a brief on British policy in British Guiana on July 23 from the British Embassy in Washington in preparation for the first of a series of “periodic discussions on policy toward British Guiana as it approaches independence.” The British brief was enclosure 1 to the airgram. The first meeting was held on July 30 between representatives of the British Embassy in Washington and Department of State officers led by Deputy Assistant Secretary Richard H. Davis, during which this paper was given to the British.
Document 413: Memorandum From the Deputy Director for Operations of the Central Intelligence Agency (Helms) to the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Washington, August 06, 1965.
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, British Guiana, Vol. III, Memos, 12/64–11/65. Another copy is in Central Intelligence Agency, DCI (Helms) Files: Job 80–B01285A, Chronological File DDCI & DCI, 1 Jan–31 Dec 65. Secret; Eyes Only.
Document 414: Telegram From the Consulate General in British Guiana to the Department of State
Georgetown, September 16, 1965.
Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, Telegrams and Reports, 1965. Secret; Priority.
Document 415: Memorandum From Gordon Chase of the National Security Council Staff to the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Washington, October 05, 1965.
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, British Guiana, Vol. III, Memos, 12/64–11/65. Secret.
Document 416: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, October 18, 1965, 11:00 a.m.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 16 BR GU. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Shullaw and approved by S October 27. The meeting was held in the Secretary's office. The memorandum is part I of II.
Document 417: Memorandum From the Deputy Director for Operations of the Central Intelligence Agency (Helms) to the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Washington, December 10, 1965.
Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, [file name not declassified] Telegrams and Reports, 1965. Secret; Eyes Only.
Document 418: National Intelligence Estimate
Washington, April 28, 1966.
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, NIC Files, Job 79–R01012A, NIEs and SNIEs. Secret. According to a note on the cover sheet this estimate was prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency with the participation of the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State and Defense, and the National Security Agency. The United States Intelligence Board concurred in this estimate on April 28.
Document 419: Telegram From the Ambassador to Guyana (Carlson) to the Department of State
Georgetown, July 15, 1966, 2:30 p.m.
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Director of Operations Files, Job 89–00998R, Latin American Division. Secret.
Document 420: Letter From the Ambassador to Guyana (Carlson) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Gorden)
Georgetown, August 04, 1966.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 7 BR GU. Secret; Official Informal.
Document 421: Memorandum Prepared for the 303 Committee
Washington, March 17, 1967.
Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, 303 Committee Records, April, 1967. Secret; Eyes Only.
Document 422: Telegram From the Ambassador to Guyana (Carlson) to the Department of State
Georgetown, June 1967.
Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, Carlson–Department Messages, Vol. 4, 1965–69. Secret. The date is handwritten on the bottom of page 1 of the telegram.
Document 423: Memorandum From the Deputy Director for Coordination of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Trueheart) to the Director (Hughes) and Deputy Director (Denney)
Washington, December 6, 1967.
Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, Guyana 1969, 1970. Secret.
Document 424: Special National Intelligence Estimate
Washington, December 7, 1967.
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, NIC Files, Job 79–R01012A, NIEs and SNIEs. Secret. According to a note on the cover sheet this estimate was prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency with the participation of the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State and Defense, and the National Security Agency. The United States Intelligence Board concurred in this estimate on December 7.
Document 425: Memorandum From James R. Gardner of the Office of the Deputy Director for Coordination of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research to the Deputy Director for Coordination of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Trueheart)
Washington, December 11, 1967.
Document 426: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, January 22, 1968, 11:25 a.m.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 7 GUYANA. Confidential. Drafted by Bowdler and approved in the White House. The meeting was held in the President's office. Burnham visited Washington for medical care at the Bethesda Naval Medical Center. A Department of State briefing paper prepared for the meeting recommended the President congratulate Burnham on 3 years of stability and racial peace, assure him of the high priority of the AID program in Guyana and that “we have also selected our best people to send to Georgetown,” and be aware that Burnham might request that the United States influence the Government of Venezuela to ease its border dispute pressures on Guyana. (Memorandum for the President from Rusk, January 20; ibid.)
Document 427: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, January 23, 1968, 10:30 a.m.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 7 GUYANA. Confidential. Drafted by Hill and approved in S by Shlaudeman. The meeting was held in the Secretary's office. The memorandum is part 1 of 5. Part 2, Caribbean Regional Problems, and part 5, World Situation, are ibid. Part 3 is Document 428; part 4 is Document 429. Sayre sent Rusk a January 22 briefing memorandum for this meeting. (National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 7 GUYANA)
Document 428: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, January 23, 1968, 10:30 a.m.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 7 GUYANA. Confidential. Drafted by Hill and approved in S by Shlaudeman. The memorandum is part 3 of 5; regarding parts 1, 2, 4, and 5, see footnote 1, Document 427. The meeting was held in the Secretary's office.
Document 429: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, January 23, 1968, 10:30 a.m.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 7 GUYANA. Confidential. Drafted by Hill and approved in S on January 23. The memorandum is part 4 of 5; regarding parts 1–3 and 5, see footnote 1, Document 427. The meeting was held in the Secretary's office.
Document 430: Information Memorandum From the President's Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Washington, January 25, 1968.
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Guyana (Brit. G.), Vol. I, Cables, Memos, and Misc., 5/66–11/68. Confidential.
Document 431: Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Oliver) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Bohlen)
Washington, February 13, 1968.
Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, Guyana 1969, 1970. Secret; Eyes Only.
Document 432: Editorial Note
Document 433: Memorandum Prepared for the 303 Committee
Washington, June 5, 1968.
Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, Guyana 1969, 1970. Secret; Eyes Only.
Document 434: Memorandum From Secretary of Agriculture Freeman and Administrator of the Agency for International Development Gaud to President Johnson
Washington, June 21, 1968.
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Guyana, Vol. I, Memos. Forwarded as Tab B to the President under a July 11 memorandum from Rostow requesting Johnson's approval. Tab A to Rostow's memorandum was a July 8 memorandum from Director of the Bureau of the Budget Zwick concurring with Gaud and Freeman's recommendation. Johnson checked the approve options on Rostow and Zwick's memoranda. (Ibid., Guyana (Brit. G.), Vol. I, Cables, Memos, and Misc., 5/66–11/68)
Document 435: Telegram From the Ambassador to Guyana (Carlson) to the Department of State
Georgetown, June 28, 1968.
Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, Carlson—Department Messages [file name not declassified], Vol. 4, July 7, 1965–February 14, 1969. Secret.
Document 436: Circular Telegram From the Department of State to All American Republic Posts
Washington, July 17, 1968, 2314Z.
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL 32–1 GUYANA–VEN. Confidential. Drafted by Luers and George F. Jones, cleared by Hill and Richard A. Frank (L/E), and approved by Sayre. Repeated to London, USUN, USCINCSO, and Montevideo for Assistant Secretary Oliver.
Document 437: Memorandum for the Files
Washington, July 26, 1968.
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Guyana, (Brit. G.), Vol. I, Cables, Memos, and Misc., 5/66–11/68. Confidential. Drafted by Bowdler.
Document 438: Memorandum From the Chief of the Western Hemisphere Division of the Central Intelligence Agency (Broe) to Director of Central Intelligence Helms
Washington, November 7, 1968.
Document 439: Memorandum Prepared for the 303 Committee
Washington, November 21, 1968.
Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, Guyana 1969, 1970. Secret; Eyes Only.
Document 440: Action Memorandum From the President's Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson
Washington, November 23, 1968, 10:40 a.m.
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Guyana (Brit. G.), Vol. I, Cables, Memos, and Misc., 5/66–11/68. Secret.