Summaries of Articles written: by Dr. Jagan - 1965
This is a listing of articles written: by Dr. Jagan in 1965 that are housed at the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre in Georgetown, Guyana. Some of these articles can be found on this website.
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Title: Why Poverty? (Straight talk)
Year written: 1965/01/03
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: S/T printed in "Mirror" pg 7
Keywords: poverty; straight-talk; agriculture; industry; imperialism;; sugar;
Summary: Dr. Jagan writes how imperialist methods of plunder of small countries - by owning and dominating the major industries, banking, trade etc. - cause poverty in these countries.
Title: Letter to Dr. Jagan re: Jagan Gold Medal (PDF doc)
Year written: 1965/01/07
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: letter
Keywords: culture
Summary: Thank you letter to Dr. Jagan for donating the Jagan Gold Medal as a prize in the field of literature.
Title: Letter to Governor Jan 8, 1965
Year written: 1965/01/08
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: letter
Keywords: constitution; Burnham; PPP;
Summary: In a letter to the Governor Dr. Jagan states his views with respect to the Constitutional Amendments proposed and already made.
Title: The Third Betrayal (Straight talk)
Year written: 1965/01/10
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: S/T printed in "Mirror" pg 8
Keywords: Burnham; PNC; UF; straight talk;
Summary: Dr. Jagan writes about Burnham's 3 betrayals of the working class - 1955 (PPP split) 1957 (PNC- UDP coalition) and 1964 (PNC-UF coalition).
Title: Letter to Governor Jan 22, 1965
Year written: 1965/01/22
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: letter
Keywords: constitution;
Summary: Dr. Jagan reiterates his reasons for objecting to the proposed constitutional amendments.
Title: Aid with Strings (Straight talk) (PDF doc)
Year written: 1965/02/02
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: S/T printed in "Mirror" pg 2
Keywords: straight talk; aid; development; imperialism; Latin America
Summary: Dr. Jagan writes how the use of US aid to build infra-structure will only lead to borrowing more to pay back old loans.
Title: U.S. Dirty Vietnam War - Straight Talk (PDF doc)
Year written: 1965/02/05
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: S/T printed in "Mirror" pg 2
Keywords: war; US; Vietnam; straight talk;
Summary: Dr. Jagan writes on the question of the uncertainty and frustration of the US war in Vietnam, and why the US is loosing out.
Title: Re-writing History (Straight talk)
Year written: 1965/02/07
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: S/T printed in "Mirror" pg 2
Keywords: Burnham; straight talk;
Summary: Dr. Jagan briefly writes on the subject of Burnham's opportunism.
Title: Don't Black-list Cuba (Straight talk)
Year written: 1965/02/09
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: S/T printed in "Mirror" pg 9
Keywords: straight talk; rice; trade; Cuba; Caribbean;
Summary: Dr. Jagan writes about the problems of the overseas rice markets, that trade between the Caribbean countries should be encouraged including trade with Cuba.
Title: The Wealthy Trouble (Straight talk)
Year written: 1965/02/28
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: S/T printed in "Mirror" pg 8-9
Keywords: straight talk; poverty; US;
Summary: Dr. Jagan writes about the problem of the high percentage of unemployment in the US.
Title: Optimism and Pessimism (Straight talk)
Year written: 1965/03/07
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: S/T printed in "Mirror" pg 8
Keywords: straight talk; US aggression;
Summary: Dr. Jagan writes that the US will prop up the British Guiana government but that there is still hope for freedom with a long hard struggle. He gives examples in history where US aggression have lost out around the world.
Title: Straight Talk (Straight talk)
Year written: 1965/03/14
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: S/T printed in "Mirror" pg 8
Keywords: freedom; straight talk; elections; police force;
Summary: Dr. Jagan writes about the lack of democracy in the country and the problems in the judicial system, the imbalances in the police and security forces.
Title: Trade and Aid (Straight talk)
Year written: 1965/03/21
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: S/T printed in "Mirror" pg 10
Keywords: trade; aid; straight talk; straight talk;
Summary: Dr. Jagan speaks of the need for trade with socialist countries as opposed to more aid from the capitalist countries.
Title: Speech in House of Assembly re: Rice Marketing Bill (PDF doc)
Year written: 1965/05/22
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: speech
Keywords: parliament; rice; Amerindians; agriculture; sugar; Cuba; trade; democracy;
Summary: Dr. Jagan's debates in the parliament on the Rice Marketing (amendment) Bill. He speaks of what was achieved by his governments for the rice industry and the country as a whole.
Title: Letter to Mr. Greenwood
Year written: 1965/06/30
Place delivered: UK
Medium: letter
Keywords: security forces; race; elections; Burnham; PNC; freedom;
Summary: Dr. Jagan writes about solving the problems of the racial imbalances in the Police and Security Forces and the sense of insecurity that exists in the country.
Title: Guiana's Struggle Against Fascism and Racism (PDF doc)
Year written: 1965
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: article
Keywords: PPP; labour; trade unions; US intervention; UK; Cuba; elections; constitution; Security forces; race; racial problems; 1953; rice; unemployment; imperialism; racism.
Summary: Dr. Jagan gives a detailed history of the 1961-64 period of US and British intervention into British Guiana politics - riots, blockade, constitutional changes. He goes on to write about the post 1964 election period - outcome of elections, detention of PPP members, coalition government. Dr. Jagan explains that the coalition government will resort to fascist weapons of terror, anti-communism and racism.
Title: Open Letter to Anthony Greenwood, Secretary of State for the Colonies (PDF doc)
Year written: 1965/04/30
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: Letter published into Booklet
Keywords: UK; elections; PPP; PNC; UF; Burnham; democracy;
Summary: Dr. Jagan replies in an open letter to the Colonial Secretary's allegations in the London Tribune on the topics of 1)That the Coalition in British Guiana is representative of the majority of the population, 2) That the Coalition has worked well and 3) that Burnham is also a socialist.
Title: Communist Red Herring (Straight talk)
Year written: 1965/07/04
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: S/T printed in "Mirror" pg 10
Keywords: anti-communism; US intervention; PPP; communism; straight talk;
Summary: Dr. Jagan writes that communism is used by the US government as an excuse to destroy national liberation movements.
Title: Free and Fair Elections (Straight talk)
Year written: 1965/07/11
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: S/T printed in "Mirror" pg 10
Keywords: elections; US; Latin America; Vietnam; democracy; straight talk;
Summary: Dr. Jagan speaks about the fact that the US and UK governments speak of free and fair elections, and gives examples of how in practice they use force and fraud to topple progressive governments around the world.
Title: More Production More Profits (Straight talk)
Year written: 1965/07/18
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: S/T printed in "Mirror" pg 10
Keywords: trade unions; Burnham; working class; imperialism; straight talk;
Summary: Dr. Jagan speaks on Burnham's policies towards the trade unions and the workers, the selling out of the Guianese economy to foreigners. He stresses the need for the trade union movement to demand political as well as economic independence and social justice.
Title: Rice and Ruin (Straight talk)
Year written: 1965/07/25
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: S/T printed in "Mirror" pg 10
Keywords: straight talk; rice; Cuba; aid;
Summary: Dr. Jagan writes of the loss of foreign rice markets, the attitude of the coalition government towards rice producers and how this is ruining the rice industry.
Title: Development Decade (Straight talk)
Year written: 1965/08/01
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: S/T printed in "Mirror" pg 10
Keywords: straight talk; aid; debt; bauxite;
Summary: Dr. Jagan writes about the problems that arise from receiving aid that is used for infrastructure development as opposed to industrial development.
Title: Why the PPP boycott of the ICJ Commission (Straight Talk)
Year written: 1965/08/08
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: S/T printed in "Mirror" pg 10 on Aug 8, Aug 11 and Aug
Keywords: straight talk; voting; security forces; constitution; PNC; racial problems; riots; PPP;
Summary: Dr. Jagan explains why the PPP boycotted the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the terms of reference were unsatisfactory as it related to probe into procedures relating to the selection, appointment, promotion, dismissal and conditions of service of personnel in the security forces, civil service and government undertakings. The PPP was concerned with the main issues - the imbalances in the security forces and police, and Dr. Jagan speaks of the proposals by the PPP to correct these problems. He also deals with the failure of the police to protect the government and its supporters during the 1962-64 period.
Title: Hitting At the History Changers( straight talk)
Year written: 1965/08/29
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: printed in "Mirror: page 10
Keywords: race; security forces; constitution; sugar; rice; straight talk;
Summary: Dr. Jagan deals with information presented to the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) which he labels as "distorting history." He gives a short history of the origin of British Guiana's racial composition and the racial problems that came about as a result. He goes on to speak of the racial imbalances in the police and security forces.
Title: What about a Political Settlement (Straight talk)
Year written: 1965/09/05
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: S/T printed in "Mirror" pg 10
Keywords: independence; constitution; parliament; UF; Burnham; PPP; UK; USA; straight talk;
Summary: Dr. Jagan focuses on the need for a political settlement, quoting some who had suggested this need as a prerequisite for political independence. He includes references to proposals by the British Governor and PNC spokesman John Carter. He refers to the imposition of the changed method of voting - proportional representation.
Title: Kashmir Another Cold War Victim (Straight talk)
Year written: 1965/09/12
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: S/T printed in "Mirror" pg 10
Keywords: communism; anti-communism; cold war; national unity; straight talk;
Summary: Dr. Jagan traces the development leading to the conflict between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, the roots laying the infamous partition of India and the Cold War policies of the West. He refers to the dangers of partition in British Guiana and calls for national unity.
Title: The Negro Explosion in America (Straight talk)
Year written: 1965/09/19
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: S/T printed in "Mirror" pg 10
Keywords: poverty; USA; straigth talk; race;
Summary: Dr. Jagan discusses the existence of poverty in the USA, and points out that the Negroes of the USA are the poorest of the poor, and live in segregation and fear.
Title: The Problem of Economic Development (Straight talk)
Year written: 1965/09/26
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: S/T printed in "Mirror" pg 10
Keywords: straight talk; trade; aid; poverty; industrialisation; imperialism; United Nations;
Summary: Dr. Jagan writes that the main causes of the problems of underdeveloped countries is the political, economic and social control by the metropolitan countries. He further discusses how the economies of poor countries are dominated by foreign capitalist and their local political and commercial puppets.
Title: 9 months of Coalition Rule
Year written: 1965/09
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: article
Keywords: elections; PPP; straight talk; budget; trade; aid; bauxite; education; rice; PNC;
Summary: Dr. Jagan gives an account of British Guiana after 9 months of rule by the PNC-UF coalition which the British government forced upon the people by Order in Council. He first shows what was done during his government and what is currently being done to reverse many of the successes made. He calls it a chronicle of administrative incompetence and financial mismanagement leading to certain bankruptcy.
Title: Western Democracy on Trial in British Guiana
Year written: 1965/11
Place delivered: UK
Medium: printed in November 1965 issue of "Labour Monthly" and
Keywords: UK; democracy; constitution; 1953; parliament; elections; independence; PPP; US intervention; Kennedy; trade union; communism; security forces; labour; PNC: riots; Burnham; fascism; unemployment; Latin America; race;
Summary: Dr. Jagan gives a thorough review of the events leading up to the many manipulations by the UK government and the guiding hand of the USA to subvert and prevent the PPP from being installed in government following the 1964 elections. He reminds that pledges were given and commitments made by the UK government at the 1960 Constitutional Conference, were dishonoured. He calls for the ending of emergency rule, the release of those detained without trial, new elections under a changed electoral system and the withdrawal of the British army.
Title: We Need a Popular Government (Straight talk)
Year written: 1965/10/10
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: S/T printed in "Mirror" pg 8
Keywords: budget; straight talk; rice; sugar; Latin America; unemployment; national unity; poverty;
Summary: Dr. Jagan writes that the problems of recession in the country - the budget deficit, unemployment, squandermania by the government, drop in rice and sugar prices and much more, can only be solved by a popular government with a democratic, national and anti-imperialist policy and programme.
Title: Letter to Comrades
Year written: 1965/11/05
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: letter
Keywords: straight talk;
Summary: Dr. Jagan writes a letter offering to have his "Straight Talk" articles published in the Mirror newspaper available to libraries and other publications.
Title: Press Statement
Year written: 1965/12/09
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: press statement
Keywords: United Nations;
Summary: In a press statement on United Nations Human Rights Day, Dr. Jagan points to Guiana where freedom is nominal. With the date for political independence fixed, he calls on all Guianese to fight for economic emancipation and social justice.
Title: Guianese Workers Forging New Unity
Year written: 1965/12
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: article
Keywords: trade unions; PPP; education; debt; working class; strikes; unemployment; sugar; rice; CIA; riots;
Summary: Dr. Jagan wrote this article 12 months after the PNC/UF coalition came into power and deals with the plight of the workers, faced with low wages and rising unemployment. He also deals with the incursions by US trade unions and their influence on local trade unions as well as operating in place of the CIA.
Title: US intervention policies
Year written: 1965/12
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: article
Keywords: USA; freedom; democracy; Kennedy; constitution;
Summary: Dr. Jagan deals with the moral issues involved in the USA's intervention policies in the internal affairs of certain nations - referring specifically to British Guiana and the Dominion Republic.
Title: The Problem of Economic Growth
Year written: 1965/09
Place delivered: British Guiana
Medium: S/T
Keywords: straight talk; education; agriculture; development
Summary: Dr. Jagan offered a critique to the 3 lecture series at the U.G on the Problem of Economic growth. Much emphasis was placed on education and technology as the main factors for social and economic development. Dr. Jagan pointed to the more important element of man and his understanding of his environment, nature and how man can be best served. He referred to the USSR to prove his views and emphasized the importance of whose hands the means of production and relations of production are in. He advocated public ownership of all wealth, genuine democracy at all levels and the planned proportionate development of social and economic life – a sure guarantee for genuine social and economic growth.
Title: Wanted - A Free Press( Straight Talk)
Year written: 1965/01/31
Place delivered:
Medium: Straight talk
Keywords:
Summary: Dr. Jagan in “Straight Talk” advocated the need for a FREE PRESS. During the term of office of the PPP government and run up to the 1964 elections the press has made a sudden turn to the advocacy of strikes, rebellion and general uprising, sensationalism, big lies and incitement to violence. The Evening Post, Chronicle and Argosy were constantly calling for blood ad mayhem to bring down the Jagan Government. “No freedom until the Jagans are removed” was the banner of the reactionary press and big business. A national newspaper which constantly champions the cause of democracy, nationalism, anti-colonialism and anti-imperialism and socialism is needed.
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