Office of the Historian

British Guiana

271. Memorandum From Acting Secretary of State Ball to President Kennedy

Washington, March 15, 1962.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, William H. Brubeck Series, British Guiana, Jan. 1961-April 1962. Secret; Eyes Only.

272. Paper Prepared in the Department of State

Washington, March 15, 1962.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, William H. Brubeck Series, British Guiana, Jan. 1961-April 1962. Secret; Eyes Only. Transmitted to the White House.

273. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, March 17, 1962.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, British Guiana II. Secret. Drafted by Foster and approved in G on March 21.

274. Special National Intelligence Estimate

Washington, April 11, 1962.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Files, Job 79-R01012A, ODDI Registry. Secret; Noforn. A note on the title page indicates the SNIE was submitted by the Director of Central Intelligence and concurred in by the U.S. Intelligence Board.

275. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Schlesinger) to President Kennedy

Washington, April 27, 1962.

[Source: Kennedy Library, Papers of Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., British Guiana. Secret. 2 pages of source text not declassified.]

276. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Washington, June 7, 1962, 5:48 p.m.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, British Guiana II. Top Secret; Verbatim Text. Drafted and approved by Burdett.

277. Memorandum for the Special Group

Washington, June 13, 1962.

[Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, William H. Brubeck Series, British Guiana, Aug. 1962. Secret; Eyes Only. 6 pages of source text not declassified.]

278. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Schlesinger) to President Kennedy

Washington, June 21, 1962.

Source: Kennedy Library, Papers of Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., British Guiana. Top Secret.

279. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Washington, July 2, 1962, 5:49 p.m.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, British Guiana II. Confidential. Drafted by Burdett; cleared by Sweeney (BNA), Cleveland(IO), Tasca (AF), Furnas (S/S), and McGeorge Bundy; and approved by U. Alexis Johnson. Repeated to USUN eyes only for Stevenson.

280. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Kennedy

Washington, July 12, 1962.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, British Guiana II. Top Secret.

281. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to President Kennedy

Washington, July 13, 1962.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, William H. Brubeck Series, British Guiana, June 1-Aug. 15, 1962. Top Secret.

282. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Schlesinger) to the President’s Special Assistant (Dungan)

Washington, July 19, 1962.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, William H. Brubeck Series, British Guiana, June 1-Aug. 15, 1962. Top Secret.

283. Memorandum Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency

Washington, July 20, 1962.

[Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI/McCone Files, Job 80-B01258A, Box 6, 7/1/62-12/31/62. Secret; Eyes Only. 2 pages of source text not declassified.]

284. Draft Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Washington, undated.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, British Guiana II. Top Secret; Limited Distribution; Eyes Only. Drafted by Rewinkel on August 1; cleared by Burdett, Scott (INR), and Little (S/S); and approved by U. Alexis Johnson. There is no indication on the source text that this telegram was sent, nor was an outgoing telegram found in Department of State files.

285. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Burdett)

Washington, August 6, 1962.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, British Guiana II. Secret.

286. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to Director of Central Intelligence Helms

Washington, August 6, 1962.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, British Guiana II. Secret.

287. Memorandum From the Department of State Executive Secretary (Brubeck) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Washington, August 8, 1962.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, British Guiana II. Top Secret. A copy was sent to Burdett.

288. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Schlesinger) to President Kennedy

Washington, September 5, 1962.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, British Guiana II. Secret. Copies were sent to McGeorge Bundy and Dungan.

289. Summary of Developments

Washington, January 18, 1963.

[Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, British Guiana, 1/63-5/15/63. Secret; Eyes Only. 3 pages of source text not declassified.]

290. Airgram From the Consulate General in Georgetown to the Department of State

Georgetown, March 14, 1963.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL BR GU. Secret; Limit Distribution; Noforn. Repeated to London. Drafted by Rosenthal.

291. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, March 20, 1963, 4 p.m.

[Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL BR GU. Secret. 2 pages of source text not declassified.]

292. Letter From Premier Jagan to President Kennedy

Georgetown, April 16, 1963.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, British Guiana III. Secret. Transmitted to McGeorge Bundy by Brubeck on May 18 under cover of a note that indicates an advance copy of the letter was sent to the White House on May 1 and that the Department of State would submit a recommendation concerning a reply as soon as possible.

293. Memorandum for the Record

Washington, June 21, 1963.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI/McCone Files, Job 80-B01285A. Secret; Eyes Only. Drafted by Helms.

294. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Washington, June 21, 1963, 7:03 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 19 BR GU. Secret. Drafted by Burdett; cleared in draft by Rusk and U. Alexis Johnson and cleared by Hilliker (S/S); and approved by Burdett.

295. Memorandum of Conversation

Birch Grove, England, June 30, 1963, 10 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL BR GU-US. Secret; Eyes Only; Limited Distribution. Drafted by Tyler.

296. Memorandum for the Record

Washington, August 15, 1963.

[Source: Central Intelligence Agency, DCI/McCone Files, Job 80-B1285A. Secret; Eyes Only. 2 pages of source text not declassified.]

297. Telegram From the Consulate General in Georgetown to the Department of State

Georgetown, September 5, 1963, 5 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 1 BR GU-US. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London.

298. Memorandum From the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Hughes) to Secretary of State Rusk

Washington, September 6, 1963.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, British Guiana III. Secret; No Foreign Dissem; Limited Distribution.

299. Telegram From the Department of State to the Consulate General in Georgetown

Washington, September 7, 1963, 2:55 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 1 BR GU-US. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London.