Bibi Haniffa posted:Did he say why Castro would encourage Chandisingh to be on the side of the PNC which was being backed by the US? Or did the PNC break away from the US by this point? Chandisingh was later Ambassador to Moscow under Burnham, after he had used the US to get power and then fell right back in the arms of the communists. All of these guys outsmarted Cheddi.
He told me that in 1975, at an anti-imperialist conference in Havana, Fidel met privately with Dr Jagan, Ranji and other members of the PPP delegation. Fidel pointed out that Burnham was anti-imperialist and highly regarded in the Non-Aligned Movement. He urged the PPP to support Burnham because both parties were at that point anti-imperialist. Jagan promised to consider after consultation with the PPP Central Committee. When the matter was discussed at CC level, some urged caution and some were against supporting Burnham. Janet J was not enthused. Neither was Derek J. So, Cheddi bowled a googly named "critical support" and he hit the wicket.