In 1964 Venezuela wanted Forbes Burnham and Peter D’Aguiar to attempt to overthrow the Cheddi Jagan administration here with the assistance of men trained in Venezuela, and then form a “Revolution-ary Government.” At the same time, Cheddi and Janet Jagan were to be kidnapped and sent to the neighbouring state.
This is according to a document numbered 523 from Volume XXXI (South and Central America; Mexico) released by the Office of the Historian of the US State Department some years ago. Stabroek News was alerted to it by a correspondent to this newspaper, Mr M Maxwell.
It concerns the period two years prior to Independence, when Dr Jagan was in government as premier
