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This is a listing of articles written by Dr. Jagan during 1966 that are housed at the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre in Georgetown, Guyana. Some of these articles can be found on this website.
id# 1399
title Havana Conference
year written 1966/01/
place delivered UK
medium printed in March 1966 "Labour Monthly" pg 116
keywords Cuba; elections; imperialism; independence; USSR; US intervention; racism; socialism; Latin America; Asia;
summary Dr. Jagan gives a delegate's view of the First Conference of Solidarity of the Peoples of Asia, Africa and Latin America which was held in Havana, Cuba from January 3 to 15, 1966.
id# 1400
title Interview by "New Times" on Situation in British Guiana
year written 1966/02
place delivered USSR
medium printed in March 23, 1966 "New Times" pg 18
keywords independence; UK; USA; PNC; rice; strikes;
summary Dr. Jagan gives an interview with Soviet "New Times" correspondent about the situation in British Guiana at the present time. He speaks of the economic, political and social problems since the 1964 elections.
id# 1401
title Independence Yes! Celebrations No!
year written 1966/04
place delivered British Guiana
medium printed in April 1966 issue of "Thunder".
keywords independence; PPP; constitution;
summary As leader of the PPP, Dr. Jagan sends a message to his supporters that the PPP will mark Independence as another milestone in its march to freedom and progress, but will not celebrate independence as the real substance of independence has been denied the Guyanese people.
id# 1402
title Where is the Confidence (Straight talk)
year written 1966/05/01
place delivered British Guiana
medium S/T printed in "Mirror" pg 10
keywords straight talk; PPP; budget; strikes;
summary Dr. Jagan discusses the reasons for the lack of confidence in the coalition government and gives examples of this - flight of capital, the exodus of people, a decline in the Post Office Savings Bank, etc.
id# 1403
title What's the D-Plan All About? (Straight talk)
year written 1966/05/08
place delivered British Guiana
medium S/T printed in "Mirror" pg 6
keywords straight talk; PNC; UF; unemployment; agriculture; rice; development; debt; budget; trade; Cuba; aid;
summary Dr. Jagan discusses the new 7-year Development plan (14966-1973) which was hurriedly introduced by the coalition government without any output from the general public or opposition parties. He predicts the outcome of this plan on the economic life of the country and puts forward his ideas for an enlightened fiscal and development policy.
id# 1404
title Independence: Our 5 Demands (Straight talk)
year written 1966/05
place delivered British Guiana
medium Booklet
keywords independence; PPP: freedom; constitution; elections; security forces; neo-colonialism; aid; dictatorship;
summary Dr. Jagan sets out the PPP's 5 demands for genuine independence. He discusses the differences between "Independence under Jagan" and "Independence under Burnham". He expresses his fears of independence without safe-guards.
id# 1405
title Interview by John Osman - BBC
year written 1966/05
place delivered British Guiana
medium interview
keywords interview; independence; dictatorship; democracy; neo-colonialism; Burnham; parliament; elections;
summary Dr. Jagan answers questions put to him by BBC correspondent, John Osman - what comes after independence? cooperation with Burnham?
id# 1406
title Interview by Peter Renolds - Canadian Broadcasting Co.
year written 1966/05
place delivered British Guiana
medium interview
keywords interview; independence; strikes; poverty; bauxite; trade; elections; Caribbean; non-alignment; democracy; freedom;
summary Dr. Jagan answers questions put to him by Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC) correspondent, Peter Reynolds - attitude to independence, position regarding foreign investments, West Indies Federation; what is needed for stability, expectations of returning to power.
id# 1407
title Letter from Governor
year written 1966/05/17
place delivered British Guiana
medium letter
keywords letter; parliament;
summary Governor Sir Richard Luyt writes Dr. Jagan concerning his appointment as Leader of the Opposition.
id# 1408
title Letter from Burnham + Press Statement + Reply to Letter
year written 1966/05/20
place delivered British Guiana
medium letter; press statement
keywords letters; press statements; Burnham; constitution;
summary Mr. Burnham invites Dr. Jagan to meet to hold consultations re: the appointment of a new Chief Justice. The next day Dr. Jagan issues a press statement pointing out that Mr. Burnham is only going through the motions of consultations and therefore he feels they are a waste of time. There is also a letter to Mr. Burnham from Dr. Jagan concerning the same issues.
id# 1409
title Is Guyana to be a Link? (Straight talk)
year written 1966/05/22
place delivered British Guiana
medium S/T printed in "Mirror" pg
keywords straight talk; USSR; Cuba; US intervention; anti-communism; Africa; Caribbean, Latin America;
summary Dr. Jagan discusses the recent announcement that the US government was giving up its naval bases in Guyana, and explains why this was done. He also has serious reservations that the US will have landing rights in Guyana.
id# 1410
title Speech in the National Assembly on May 26, 1966 (Independence Day) Speech Seconding Vote of Thanks to Duke of Kent
year written 1966/05/26
place delivered British Guiana
medium speech
keywords speeches; independence; UK; parliament; constitution; national unity;
summary Dr. Jagan delivers this speech in the National Assembly on Independence Day May 26, 1966, seconding vote of thanks to His Royal Highness, the Duke of Kent. In it he welcomes political independence, but goes on to explain why his party holds considerable reservations.
id# 1411
title Growing Up - 1966 (1st chapter of "The West on Trial")
year written 1966/05
place delivered British Guiana
medium printed in May 1966 Independence issue of "New World"
keywords indentership; poverty; education; religion; sugar; working class;
summary This is an autobiographical essay by Dr. Jagan spanning the period of his birth to the attaining secondary education. It is also the first chapter ( of the original version) of his famous book "The West on Trial". In it he gives a fairly detailed account of the passage from India to British Guiana, indentership and life on a sugar plantation.
id# 1412
title US Intervention in Guyana
year written 1966/05/29
place delivered British Guiana
medium booklet
keywords straight talk; US intervention;
summary A collection of "Straight Talk" articles by Dr. Jagan, that were originally written and printed in the national daily newspaper "Mirror". The booklet exposes the various forms, the devious ways, and the extent of US interferences and subversion in the political, economic and other spheres of Guyana's life. Included in this booklet are articles # 1413; 1414; 1415; 1416; 1417; 1419.
id# 1413
title Words not Deeds
year written 1966/05/29
place delivered British Guiana
medium printed in "US Intervention in Guyana" pg 28-31; and in
keywords straight talk; industrialisation; Burnham; aid;
summary Dr. Jagan discusses what the PNC said it would do before the elections and what it has done since the elections in the areas of industry and points out that the industrial schemes set up by the PPP governments have been scraped.
id# 1414
title The Question of Morality (Straight talk)
year written 1966/06/05
place delivered Guyana
medium printed in "US Intervention in Guyana" pg 19-22; and in
keywords straight talk; USA; capitalism; freedom; peace;
summary Dr. Jagan discusses the views of R. Moskin's book "Morality in America", which deals with the moral crisis in America. Dr. Jagan congratulates those Americans who speak out openly against the war in Vietnam.
id# 1415
title Morality and Politics
year written 1966/06/12
place delivered Guyana
medium printed in "US Intervention in Guyana" pg 23-27; and in
keywords straight talk; Cuba; USSR; US intervention; communism;
summary In this article Dr. Jagan deals with the question of US aggression and intervention in its fight against communism.
id# 1416
title Intervention in Guyana (Straight talk)
year written 1966/06/19
place delivered Guyana
medium printed in "US Intervention in Guyana" pg 8-11; and in
keywords straight talk; US intervention; Kennedy; Burnham; elections; trade unions; anti-communism; riots; strikes;
summary Dr. Jagan discusses the evidence of US interference in Guyana's internal politics from 1961 to 1964.
id# 1417
title US Pressure was Decisive
year written 1966/06/26
place delivered Guyana
medium printed in "US Intervention in Guyana" pg 12-14; and in
keywords straight talk; Kennedy; US intervention; independence; UK; elections;
summary Dr. Jagan writes how the US pressured the British government to rule out independence and to change the electoral system to prevent the PPP from winning a majority of seats.
id# 1418
title Real World of Democracy
year written 1966/06/26
place delivered Guyana
medium speech
keywords speeches; democracy; Third World; freedom; capitalism; working class; socialism; USA; United Nations; communism; anti-communism; peace; Latin America; US intervention; Asia; Africa; Kennedy; Burnham; CIA: UK; elections; Cuba; aid; poverty; independence;
summary Dr. Jagan comments on a seminar in Canada held on June 25-26, 1966 under the theme "The Real World of Democracy" which was based on a series of lectures by a Professor Macpherson. In which he looked at democracy in the West, the East and the Third World. On these various points made by the lecturer Dr. Jagan examines and comments. He speaks of the Cold War period and what took place around the world to persecute progressive movements, to promote reactionary governments, to fight communism in any form.
id# 1419
title CIA Money
year written 1966/07/03
place delivered Guyana
medium printed in "US Intervention in Guyana" pg 1-18; and in
keywords straight talk; CIA;, US intervention; Latin America; anti-communism; elections; UK; Kennedy; Cuba; parliament; freedom; democracy; dictatorship;
summary Dr. Jagan speaks of the use of CIA money to promote anti-communist front organisations in Latin America and of CIA money used against the PPP. He also speaks of the US pressure on the British to change the electoral process in the 1964 elections, because they were afraid Jagan would set up a dictatorship.
id# 1420
title Real World of Democracy (Straight talk)
year written 1966/07/17
place delivered Guyana
medium printed in July 17,21 and 24, 1966 issues of "Mirror"
keywords straight talk; democracy; freedom; capitalism; communism; Marxism; working class; Third World;
summary In a series of 3 articles, Dr. Jagan comments on a seminar in Canada held on June 25-26, 1966 under the theme "The Real World of Democracy" which was based on a series of lectures by a Professor Macpherson. In which he looked at democracy in the West, the East and the Third World. On these various points made by the lecturer Dr. Jagan examines and comments.
id# 1421
title Negro Explosion in America (Straight talk)
year written 1966/07/31
place delivered Guyana
medium printed in July 31, 1966 "Mirror" pg 10
keywords race; USA; straight talk; poverty; education;
summary Dr. Jagan discusses the problems of segregation, discrimination and poverty of the Negroes in America which are resulting in race riots across the US.
id# 1422
title Meeting the MRA (Straight talk)
year written 1966/08/07
place delivered Guyana
medium printed in Aug 7, 1966 "Mirror" pg 6
keywords poverty; straight talk; capitalism; socialism; PPP;
summary Dr. Jagan takes a look at Moral Re-Armament a concept that was being pronounced in the 60's, after he was invited to address their group. He reports what he said and how he analysed it. He concluded that it is a "dangerous fad".
id# 1423
title Meeting with Ombudsman
year written 1966/08/10
place delivered Guyana
medium Interview
keywords constitution; freedom;
summary Report of an interview held between Dr. Jagan, C.V.Nunes and the Ombudsman. The ombudsman explained to the two the subjects he can investigate and the subjects he is not permitted, under the Constitution, to investigate. He also noted that the Constitution prevented him from examining injustices in relation to casual employment.
id# 1424
title Ride on a Packed Train
year written 19166/08/14
place delivered Guyana
medium printed in August 14, 1966 "Mirror"
keywords straight talk; poverty; PNC; PPP;
summary A travel piece about a trip Dr. Jagan made on the train from Parika to Georgetown in which he describes the packed conditions travellers must endure to get to their destination -"packed in like sardines".
id# 1425
title A church with a Difference (Straight talk)
year written 1966/08/28
place delivered Guyana
medium printed in Aug 28, 1966 "Mirror" pg 5
keywords straight talk; religion; Latin America; racial problems;
summary Dr. Jagan discusses his visit to a church in Toronto, Canada, where he was invited to address the congregation and answer questions about Canada's Role in Latin America.
id# 1426
title Directives From America (Straight talk)
year written 1966/09/04
place delivered Guyana
medium printed in Sept 4, 1966 "Mirror" pg 5
keywords straight talk; poverty; Latin America; aid;
summary This article examines the profits being made by the local tobacco company, a subsidiary of the giant British-American Tobacco Co. Ltd. And asks why the company is selling shares in Guyana. Dr. Jagan relates this to the "Fraudulent ideology" of "peoples' capitalism".
id# 1427
title Contradictions of Imperialism (Straight talk)
year written 1966/09/11
place delivered Guyana
medium printed in Sept 11, 1966 "Mirror" pg 8
keywords straight talk; poverty; finance; USA;
summary Dr. Jagan shows how the US influence in Europe, Canada and Japan has been increasing since the war - increased bank rate, balance of payment deficits - and how more and more people in these countries are voicing criticisms about US domination of their economies.
id# 1428
title Political Immorality (Straight talk)
year written 1966/09/18
place delivered Guyana
medium printed in Sept 18, 1966 "Mirror" pg 19
keywords straight talk; PNC; parliament; PPP; elections; democracy; constitution;
summary Dr. Jagan discusses the statement made by a PNC parliamentarian that the PNC is a majority party and refutes the statement that he had opposed the right of the electorate to recall anyone who was elected and then "sold-out" in the 1963 London Constitutional Conference.
id# 1429
title Change or Accommodation (Straight talk)
year written 1966/09/25
place delivered Guyana
medium printed in Sept 25 1966 "Mirror" pg 8
keywords straight talk; freedom; USA; elections; USA; anti-communism;
summary This article deals with a personal attack on Dr. Jagan in a newspaper. Dr. Jagan goes on to show that change is needed, not accommodation to US dictated policies.
id# 1430
title Change Foreign Policy
year written 1966/10
place delivered Guyana
medium printed in Oct-Nov 1966 issue of "Thunder".
keywords foreign policy; PNC; independence; non-alignment; bauxite; USA; CIA: Burnham; UF; anti-communism; Cuba; US intervention;
summary Dr. Jagan calls for a reversal of the PNC/UF foreign policy as he says foreign policy will inevitably influence domestic policy. He goes on to show how the PNC have done the opposite of its election promises which have led to a decline in the economic situation.
id# 1431
title Tale of Woe (Straight talk)
year written 1966/10/02
place delivered Guyana
medium printed in Oct 2, 1966 "Mirror" pg 6
keywords straight talk; education; rice; PNC; agriculture; health;
summary Dr. Jagan discusses the increasing complaints by many Guyanese including buisnessmen, farmers, bankers and PNC supporters, that "things were never so bad".
id# 1432
title Agriculture in Ruin (Straight talk)
year written 1966/10/09
place delivered Guyana
medium printed in Oct 9, 1966 "Mirror" pg 5
keywords straight talk; agriculture; rice; PNC; unemployment; PPP: industrialisation;
summary Dr. Jagan discusses what the results will be of the recent decision by the coalition government to merge the Rice Development Board and the Rice Marketing Board. Dr. Jagan again emphasises the need for a balanced agricultural and industrial programme.
id# 1433
title The Sugar Merry-Go-Round (Straight talk)
year written 1966/10/30
place delivered Guyana
medium printed in Oct 30, 1966 "Mirror" pg 10
keywords straight talk; sugar; co-operatives; Burnham;
summary Dr. Jagan discusses Mr. Burnham's ideas of "co-operative effort" in the sugar industry and goes on to call for the nationalisation of the sugar industry.
id# 1434
title Highways to Hell (Straight talk)
year written 1966/11/06
place delivered Guyana
medium printed in Nov 6, 1966 "Mirror" pg 14
keywords straight talk; UF; unemployment; education; wages; trade unions; finance; debt; budgets;
summary Dr. Jagan discusses the UF Manifesto "Highway to Happiness" point by point and shows how these promises have not been fulfilled and are leading the country to ruin.
id# 1435
title The Burden of Foreign Debt (Straight talk)
year written 1966/11/13
place delivered Guyana
medium printed in Nov 13, 1966 "Mirror" pg 6
keywords debt; straight talk; Latin America; budget; finance;
summary In this article Dr. Jagan discusses the growing debt problem of underdeveloped countries and the adverse balance of trade. Faced with these problems many countries are forced to take measures to devaluate their currencies.
id# 1436
title Rule by Intimidation (Straight talk)
year written 1966/11/27
place delivered Guyana
medium printed in Nov 27, 1966 "Mirror" pg 12-13
keywords straight talk; freedom; PPP; UF; Burnham; constitution; USA; labour; dictatorship;
summary Dr. Jagan discusses the issue of fundamental rights in the Constitution and the National Security Bill which provides for preventative detention and detention without trial. References are made to the period of McCarthyism when witch hunts were carried out against actors, writers etc. He calls to resist the Bill.
id# 1437
title An Act of Betrayal (Straight talk)
year written 1966/12/04
place delivered Guyana
medium printed in Dec 4, 1966 "Mirror" pg 12-13
keywords straight talk; United Nations; PNC: independence; trade; Cuba; trade unions; USA; communism;
summary The Guyana government voted against the seating of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations. Dr. Jagan asks "how can an independent Guyana take such a position?" The article discusses the Cold War and warns of the dangers to the democratic institutions. References are also made to the period of McCarthyism when witch hunts were carried out against actors,
id# 1438
title Liberty in Chains (Straight talk)
year written 1966/12/11
place delivered Guyana
medium printed in Dec 11, 1966 "Mirror" pg 12-13
keywords neo-colonialism; straight talk; freedom; democracy; security forces; USA; constitution;
summary In this article Dr. Jagan discusses the passage into law of the National Security Bill. Under this law a person is no longer presumed to be innocent until proved guilty. The reverse follows. The writ of Habeus Corpus is suspended under the "Act", as are the right to bail and trial by jury. Under the Act the government has wide ranging power.
id# 1439
title A Political Substance (Straight talk)
year written 1966/12/18
place delivered Guyana
medium printed in Dec 18, 1966 "Mirror" pg 12-13
keywords straight talk; rice; Cuba; trade; Burnham;
summary Dr. Jagan examines the rice industry and agriculture in general in Guyana. He notes the downward trends and that the government is no longer pursuing the rice trade with Cuba, although it had promised to do so.
id# 1440
title The Caribbean Free Trade Area (Straight talk)
year written 1966/12/25
place delivered Guyana
medium printed in Dec 25, 1966 "Mirror" pg 2
keywords straight talk; trade; Caribbean; unity; Federation; imperialism; Third World; agriculture;
summary Dr. Jagan examines CARIFTA, noting that trade between Guyana and the Caribbean islands is relatively low. There is no real economic basis for a free trade areas and surmises that the reason is "clearly political". He suggests a Caribbean unity of all present and former British, French and Dutch territories, the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Haiti.
id# 1441
title A Sick Society
year written 1666
place delivered Guyana
medium written for straight talk but was never published
keywords health; bauxite;
summary Dr. Jagan elaborates with Guyanese examples of remarks made by the Director of Metro (Toronto) Social Planning Council that society "was sick in many ways". Dr. Jagan spoke of the dehumanising of people and the necessity to "humanise ourselves." He also speaks of the bauxite industry in Guyana.
id# 1442
title North West District Passage (Straight talk)
year written 1966
place delivered Guyana
medium article written for straight talk but was never published
keywords poverty; freedom;
summary A travel piece about a trip Dr. Jagan made on the steamer from Georgetown to the Northwest District in which he describes the awful conditions travellers must endure to get to their destination. The reader also gets an impression of Dr. Jagan, the constant politician, explaining to the fellow passengers some of the realities of the PNC/UF coalition government.
id# 1443
title Jagan Answer D'Aguiar
year written 1964- 1968 after
place delivered Guyana
medium pamphlet
keywords poverty; wages; unemployment; Latin America; agriculture; capitalism; finance;
summary This article comments on an address given by Peter D'Aguiar, head of the UF and member of the coalition government. Dr. Jagan discusses how the rich countries are getting richer and the poor countries are getting poorer.
id# 1444
title Whither Development
year written 1966
place delivered
medium
keywords
summary Dr. Jagan criticized the 1966-1973 – 7 years Development Plan for lacking consultation and grassroots involvement then hurriedly introduced and passed in the Legislative Assembly. The widest involvement was ignored. Both the PNC and UF in their 1964 Election Manifestos had spoken of huge sums of money for development, but has now buckled down and cannot answer how or where to source finance to supplement their reduced projections. Jagan pointed to a number of measures which should be pursued for the realization of any development.
id# 1445
title US Self-help
year written 1966/10
place delivered
medium published in PEL 9 (Panorama Economico Latinoamericana) 7th year - #188 - La Havana, 1967 pg 4-5
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