Gilbakka posted:Django posted:I have noticed none have shown up,not even my frenno Gilly.
You trying to provoke Gilly, comrade?
Those were Cold War days. Declassified US State Department documents show how the CIA operated against the democratically elected PPP government. Jagan asked Kennedy personally for economic aid in 1961. Kennedy rejected his request. Naturally, Jagan had to resort to alternatives. The Czech declassified documents show some details. One of the 2 motorcycles was assigned to PPP organizer Pariag Sukhai of Anna Catherina WCD.
But admittedly, the communist bloc did not give aid without strings. They had their own geopolitical self-interests. The East were dirty bastards just like the West. Thanks for posting the Czech documents.
Kennedy did not reject Dr.Jagan's request but asked that Dr.Jagan commit himself and party to holding free and fair elections. After such elections aid would be granted based on a package which was presented. History has shown that the USA reneged on this promise which was made by Kennedy.