WikiLeaks… Burnham objected to US visa for Jagan – cable

Prime Minister Forbes Burnham interceded with the US Embassy in April 1973 to have then PPP Leader Dr Cheddi Jagan denied a US visa.

The information is contained in an April 4, 1973 cable from the US Embassy in Georgetown to the Secretary of State of the Bureau of Inter-American Affairs.

The cable sought political guidance on the advisability from the viewpoint of the