Summaries

1961-1963
(Date = year/month/day)
This is a
listing of articles written by Dr. Jagan during 1961-1963 that are
housed at the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre in Georgetown, Guyana.
Some of these articles can be found on this website.
id#
0501
title
Economic
Commission for Latin America
year written
1961/05/06
place delivered
Chile
medium
Speech
summary
Dr. Jagan's speech at the 9th
Session of the Economic Commission
for Latin America. He speaks on the symptoms and effects of
underdevelopment and the need for rational
economic planning. He asks for their
support in his call for
Independence. He gives a run down of the economic problems facing
British Guiana. He stresses the need for aid without strings and for
these funds to be spent wisely. He also calls for world peace and
the end to the arms race. He stresses the need for the rich
developed countries to assist them
in solving their economic problems.
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0502
title
First Broadcast
by Premier - July 29, 1961
year written
1961/07/29
place delivered
British Guiana
medium
Broadcast on radio
summary
Dr. Jagan's 1st broadcast after
nomination day (1961 General
Elections) in which he deals with the economic
policies of the PPP. He speaks about
agriculture, industry,
drainage and irrigation, the
interior's development, hydro-
electricity, mineral surveying
and the need to get long-period-repayment
loans to develop the country. He urges
Guianese to vote - "Forward with the PPP
to freedom and independence.
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0503
title Here I Stand - August 17, 1961
year written
1961/08/17
place delivered
British Guiana
medium
Broadcast on radio; printed in
"Thunder" Sept 2, 1961;
summary
Dr. Jagan's last broadcast on the
eve of the 1961 General Elections. He explains why the Opposition,
local and overseas press and some
foreign statesmen oppose the PPP. He also speaks on the PPP's
policies.
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0504
title
From This Day
Forward
year written
1961/08/21
place delivered
British Guiana
medium
Message printed in "Thunder"
Aug 26, 1961
summary
Dr. Jagan's victory message after
winning the Aug 21, 1961 General Elections.
id#
0505
title
Forward in Unity
year written
1961/08/28
place delivered
British Guiana
medium
Broadcast on radio August 28, 1961; printed in "Thunder" Sep
2, 1961
summary
Message from Dr. Jagan to the
Guianese population. He thanks his
supporters and requests all Guianese to put
aside all racial problems and fight
together for independence. He stress the need for racial unity.
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0506
title
Instrument
Appointing Premier - Sept 5, 1961
year written
1961/09/05
place delivered
British Guiana
medium
Official Document
summary
Official document appointing Dr.
Jagan as 1st Premier of British Guiana, signed by Governor Sir Ralph
Grey.
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0507
title
Address at Citizen's
Dinner for Premier, Queen`s College
year written
1961/09/16
place delivered
British Guiana
medium
Speech:
printed in "Thunder" Sept
23, 1961
summary
Dr. Jagan's speech at Queen's
College Dinner organized by
Citizens' Committee. He thanks all those that had helped
and sacrificed much over the years and
also his parents. He urged the
gathering on the need to achieve national unity,
to join in the struggle for independence,
to buy local Guianese products and
to help those not so fortunate as themselves.
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0508
title
Towards Understanding.....
(also published as "Socialism and
Democracy".
year written
1961/10/24
place delivered
Washington, D.C, USA
medium
Booklet; printed in " Monthly Review" Vol 13 Feb 1962 Pg 461 as
"Socialism and Democracy" and also printed as a supplement to
"Canadian Far Eastern Newsletter March 1962" - Canada.
summary
Dr. Jagan's address to the
National Press Club in Washington
D.C. In it he puts forward his views and
policies - as an anti-colonialist,
socialist, nationalist, democrat. "He in effect challenges the US
ruling class to choose between
providing aid to an outspokenly socialist
government
or exposing its protestations of devotion to
democracy as sham and hypocrisy." -
Monthly Review, Feb. 1962
id#
0509
title
Address to Great
Neck Forum
year written
1961/11 ?
place delivered
Washington D.C
medium
speech
summary
In his address to the Great Neck
Forum, Dr. Jagan deals with the
economic situation in Latin America - why these
countries are still caught in the vicious
circle of poverty,
even though they attained
political independence long ago.
His answer is that they are tied economically in an
unfavourable partnership to the
industrialized countries of the
world and depending on one primary crop or one
mineral. He further goes on to explain
what needs to be done to change this.
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0510
title
Memorandum to
the United Nations
year written
1961/11/20
place delivered
United Nations
medium
Memorandum
summary
This memorandum was sent to the
Member-Nations of the United
Nations by Dr. Jagan dealing with the
Independence issue in British Guiana. He
begins by giving a summary of British Guiana's history and its
struggle for independence. He asks
for the help of their
delegations at the UN to press the
British Government to grant British Guiana independence.
id#
0511
title
Report on Visit
Abroad
year written
1961/12
place delivered
British Guiana
medium
report
summary
A report by Dr. Jagan on his visit
to Israel and Tanganyika. Part of the document is missing.
id#
0512
title
Independence Question
year written
1961-1962?
place delivered
British Guiana
medium
summary
Dr.Jagan writes that the
attainment of independence will
help to solve the economic problems of British Guiana. It
will give British Guiana the opportunity
to enter into
socialist economic planning, to trade
freely and to get greater
international assistance. This document missing pages at end.
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0513
title
Broadcast by Premier on Fight for
Independence
year written
1962/01
place delivered
British Guiana
medium
Broadcast on radio
summary
Dr. Jagan reports to the Nation on
the results of his visit to the
United Kingdom, his visit with Secretary of State for
the Colonies, R.Maulding, and his
subsequent address to
the Fourth Committee of the United
Nations as a Petitioner in
December 1961. He speaks briefly on the Constitution
to be adopted and the need for national
unity in the fight for
independence.
id#
0514
title
Maulding's
Statement on Independence
year written
1962/01
place delivered
British Guiana
medium
press release
summary
Dr. Jagan deals with a statement
made by Secretary of State for the
Colonies R. Maulding re. British Guiana's
Independence.
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0515
title
Statement by
Premier re. Letter to Burnham
year written
1962/01
place delivered
British Guiana
medium
statement
summary
Dr. Jagan's statement on the
position of F. Burnham and P. 'Aguiar re. the Constitutional
Conference to be held in May 1962.
Also attached is a letter from Mr. Burnham to Dr. Jagan and another
letter from Dr. Jagan to Mr. Burnham.
id#
0516
title
Press Release on
Independence Issue in the United Nations
year written
1962/01/23
place delivered
British Guiana
medium
press release
summary
The press release refutes a report
in the "Guiana Graphic"
by
Mr. Burnham that Dr. Jagan had lied re. his meeting
with R. Maulding and explains in details
the circumstance that led to Dr. Jagan addressing the Fourth
Committee of the United Nations on
December 18, 1961 and his address.
id#
0517
title
Press Statement
by Premier on M.P.C.A.
year written
1962?
place delivered
British Guiana
medium
press statement
summary
Dr. Jagan refutes a claim by the
M.P.C.A. that the Government was
forcing the unions to set aside the excess
money earned from the export of sugar
into the Pension Fund and not to
use it as a once-for-all bonus to sugar workers.
id#
0518
title
Statement to
Legislative Council re. Plans for Violence
year written
1962/02/09
place delivered
British Guiana
medium
GIS communiqués
summary
Dr. Jagan informed the Legislative
Council that violence was being
planned on a general scale by a minority group. That they planned to
call a general strike, which would
likely to end in riots and violence. He
appealed to all to not take part
in the planned activities.
id#
0519
title
Broadcast by
Premier - Feb. 12, 1962
year written
1962/02/12
place delivered
British Guiana
medium
Broadcast on radio B.G.B.S.
summary
Dr. Jagan in a broadcast informs
the Nation of the recent events by Mr. D'Aguiar to lock-out workers.
He assures the public that all
essential services and supplies will be
maintained
by Government.
id#
0520
title
Address to
Caribbean Organizations
year written
1961 after ?
place delivered
British Guiana
medium
Speech
summary
Dr. Jagan's address to a meeting
of Caribbean Organizations held in
British Guiana. He talks of the
economic realities of the region, how they are so because they are
split, divided and segmented along irrational
economic lines. He speaks of the need to
work together for a plan for the
whole area instead of individual planning in each territory.
id#
0521
title
Speech to Legislative
Council re. World Bank Loan
year written
1962 ??
place delivered
British Guiana
medium
speech in Legislative Council
summary
Dr. Jagan informs the Legislative
Council of a Loan Agreement signed
with the World Bank.
id#
0522
title
Letter to
Governor Sir Ralph Grey
year written
1962/07/02
place delivered
British Guiana
medium
letter
summary
In a confidential letter to
Governor Sir Ralph Grey, Dr. Jagan expresses his disappointment that
the Independence Conference had
again been postponed to September 1962,
and that he wanted his protest forwarded
to Secretary of State for the
Colonies R. Maulding. He goes on to say that
the British Government's decision to
postpone the Conference pending
the Riot Commission has to put a premium on arson, violence and
looting.
id#
0523
title
Correspondence
with United Nations
year written
1962/07/05
place delivered
United Nations
medium
letters and telegrams
summary
Dr. Jagan's letters to Mr. Jha,
Chairman, Committee of Seventeen,
United Nation. In the 1st letter he writes to
request that the Committee calls on the
United Kingdom
Government to hold immediately a
Conference to decide on
independence for Guiana, and invited the Committee to
visit Guiana and see for themselves the
situation. In the 2nd letter Dr. Jagan requests a date when he could
address the Committee in July 1962
and encloses copies of
"Memorandum to United
Nations" (see Document # 524).
id#
0524
title
Memorandum to
United Nations - Independence Issue
year written
1962/07
place delivered
United Nations
medium
Memorandum
summary
Dr. Jagan sent this Memorandum to
be read by members of the Fourth
Committee of the United Nations. He gives a
brief overview of the developments
leading to the present situation -
the postponement of Independence Conference
to September 1962. He goes on to request
that the United Nations take up
the matter and that steps be taken to bring
pressure on the UK government to fix a
date - in 1962- for Guiana's independence. He suggests that the
Committee visit Guiana to
investigate themselves the situation on the
spot and report back.
id#
0525
title
Press Release on
Wyn-Parry Commission
year written
1962/07/19
place delivered
British Guiana
medium
press release
summary
Dr. Jagan reports that there is no
good reason why discussions in the
UN should wait on the report of the
Wyn-Parry Commission into the 1962 riots.
id#
0526
title
Address to the
United Nations (82nd Meeting)
year written
1962/07/23
place delivered
United Nations
medium
speech
summary
Dr. Jagan's explains the efforts
being made to subvert the national
movement and to divide the people of Guiana. He
gives a short history of British Guiana,
an overview of the
economic situation, his struggle to
acquire financial aid, facts
leading to the 1962 riots and the fact that they were helped by
outside forces. He goes on to put before the
Committee his plans for British Guiana.
id#
0527
title
Speech on Birthday of
Prophet Mohamed
year written
1962/08/15
place delivered
British Guiana
medium
speech
summary
Dr. Jagan celebrates with Moslems
in British Guiana on the birthday of Prophet Mohamed. He speaks
about the socialist tendencies of
the teachings of the Prophet.
id#
0528
title
Speech at Opening of
Independence Conference
year written
1962/10/23
place delivered
United Kingdom
medium
speech
summary
Dr. Jagan 's speech at the opening
of the Independence Conference
held in London, under the chairmanship of the
Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr.
Duncan Sandys. It
was attended by delegates from the 3
political parties (PPP, PNC and UF), and speeches were made by Dr.
Jagan, Mr. Burnham and Mr.
D'Aguiar. They also made general
statements setting out their respective party's policies.
id#
0529
title
Memo on Canadian
University Service Overseas
year written
1962/12/08
place delivered
British Guiana
medium
memorandum
summary
Dr. Jagan requests the Legislative
Council to take advantage of the
opportunities offered by Canadian
University Services Overseas.
id#
0530
title
Statement by
Premier
year written
1962/12/20
place delivered
British Guiana
medium
statement
summary
Dr. Jagan states his views on
peace, poverty, non-alignment and
explains his different stands on several issues.
id#
0531
title
Address on
International Cooperation Day
year written
1961
place delivered
British Guiana
medium
Speech
summary
Dr. Jagan discusses the advantages
of cooperatives, the progress that has been made in the country due
to the cooperative production and
his plans for increasing production.
id#
0532
title
The Big Stick
year written
1960's (after 1961)
place delivered
medium
Article
summary
A well documented/researched
article “The Big Stick” by Dr. Jagan. His readings and profound
understanding of capitalism/imperialism – its agents, lackeys,
stooges, puppets
and surrogates the world over have spared no
consideration to ensure the US “carrot
and Big Stick” policy to enrich
the Empires of Britain and the United
Sates. Patriots are tortured, imprisoned
and shot while fascist dictators are feted and honoured in favour of
imperialism’s
stranglehold on other countries sources of
wealth for pittances
id#
0533
title
Draft Document
on Independence Talks
year written
1962
place delivered
medium
summary
Dr. Jagan chronicled his efforts
after the Resolution in the House of Assembly in 1961 to
demand Independence from Britain in accordance with the UN
Declaration of Human
rights. He also exposed the
opportunism of Forbes Burnham and the capitalism in
Peter D’Aguiar and their advocacy for electoral changes PPP
won the August 1961 elections, but the British/US collision to
delay/deny Guiana independence under Dr.
Jagan even along the
.neutralist
policy of non alignment.
id#
0534
title
Interview on Independence Talks
year written
1962/12/08
place delivered
medium
interview
summary
Dr. Jagan decried the attitude of
the British Government on the issue of political
independence to its colonies everywhere. He supported his
arguments with examples which exposed their “might is right” and
double standards in orchestrating minority governments favourable to
them and denying or disenfranchising
the wishes of popular masses for majority rule as in
Guiana.
id#
0535
title
Letter to Governor
year written
1962/12/07
place delivered
medium
Letter
summary
Dr. Jagan addressed the Governor
over the British Government’s intention not to
resolve the issue of maintaining any future
democratically elected government of the PPP. The intentions are
made clear that Proportional Representation is contemplated
solely as a system to
“constitutionally” overthrow the
PPP in favour of a PNC opportunist/minority regime,
faithful to Britain and the USA. The Premier gave guarantees
that an independent Guiana would be a
member in the
Commonwealth of Nations and function along strict
democratic norms of the UN covenant of Human Rights.
id#
0801
title
Letter to B. Stratchan
year written
1961/01
place delivered
United Kingdom
medium
Letter
summary
Dr. Jagan speaks about the setting
up of the University of Guiana and the Party's bookstore.
He asks Billy Stratchan (who became a very close friend
over the years) for his
views on several subjects -
university, "Mirror " newspaper, party bookstore, Court
of Appeal.
id#
0802
title
The P.R. Farce
year written
1963/03/22
place delivered
British Guiana
medium
summary
Dr. Jagan gives a run down of the
tactics used by the PNC and UF to change the system of
voting from first-pass-the-post to Proportional
Representation. He goes on to show the farce of this PR.
id#
0803
title
Letter to President J. F. Kennedy -
April 1963
year written
1963/04/16
place delivered
USA
medium
Letter
summary
Dr. Jagan in his letter to
President J.F. Kennedy touches on several topics dealing with the
question of aid from the US, the budget introduced by his
Government, his
Government's viewpoint on
different issues and on the interference in Guiana's domestic
policies by US organisations and individuals.
id#
0804
title
Statement for West German
Television Documentary
year written
1963/04?
place delivered
medium
statement
summary
Dr. Jagan informs a West German TV
audience on the situation in British Guiana soon
after the riots in April 1963 and on his stands on
parliamentary democracy.
id#
0805
title
Statement on Funeral of C.
Christian
year written