APPENDIX 1
SECRET
RESEARCH PAPER ON THE ACTIVITIES of the PEOPLE'S
NATIONAL CONGRESS TERRORIST ORGANISATION
On 1st April,
1963 the People's National Congress established a Security force with
six xxxxx party members. Claude Graham, ex-Deputy Superintendent of Police,
is the Head and Edward Van Genderen is the Deputy Head. The Force would
be established all over the country with individual groups and members
attached to each party group. The main functions are:-
* To collect
all types of information.
* To screen
Party Executives, employees and activists.
* To organise
gangs to commit sabotage in times of tension and to counter movement to
the Progressive Youth Organisation.
* To protect
People's National Congress executives and other Party personalities.
* To train
their members in the use of arms, such as shot guns pistols and rifles
which would be most needed in the event of a civil war.
This organisation
is interested in agents in other political parties and the police force,
especially the special branch, also the Civil Service and other Government
Departments. Efforts are being made to obtain funds for the Force from
the United States of America, and arms from Dutch Guyana and Venezuela.
One day during
the month of May, 1963, a meting was held at Congress Place between 11.00
a.m. and 2.00 p.m. by the L.F.S. Burnham, Claude Graham and Hamilton Green.
At the meeting it was decided to use explosives on all Government buildings,
the latter being the Government Ferry Stelling and the Government Produce
Depot, Lombard Street. This decision was taken in order to:-
* put all
the Ministries out of compliance;
* to prevent
the sale of foreign goods at the Government Produce Depot which would
bring revenue to the country;
* to forestall
the plans of the Hon. E.M.G. Wilson who caused the Ferry Boat to operate;
* to destroy
the premises of the Rice Marketing Board and the entire stock of rice
equipment in order to stall the progress of the rice industry.
SECRET 2
One day during
the week ending 4th May, 1963, between 4.40 p.m. and 5.00 p.m., Claude
Graham held a meeting at LEGIONNAIRES' HALL, at FIFTH & LIGHT STREETS.
Among those present were:-
IVELOW MIRANDA
of SANDY BABB STREET, KITTY
BROOMER (fnu)
DE FREITAS the carpenter
DANIELS (fnu) and
GEORGE ARCHER of 344 MIDDLE STREET, NORTH CUMMINGSBURG.
Claude Graham
informed the men of the formation for the Security Force of the P.N.C.
and told them that he wanted good disciplined men who were ex-soldiers.
He said that the duty of the men was to guard homes of party Officials.
He intimated that the theft of arms and ammunition was essential. He wanted
certain men to instruct in small arms training. The men he intended to
recruit were not to visit Congress Place for fear that they might be known.
He warned them that traitors were not required and they should give their
names and army regimental numbers if they were interested. The men who
were present did so.
At the time
of the meeting of the party had five hundred sticks of dynamite, blasting
gelatin and safety fuses which were kept in an engine case at CLARKE &
MARTIN, BRICKDAM. The explosive were brought from Kwakwani early in May
1963 by William Blair, Member of the Legislative Assembly, and from Stampa
Quarry on 8th May, 1963 by Eugene Correia and one Williams who works at
Stampa. (Williams is a 'NEW NATION' Vendor and once worked at WINIPERU).
Following
an executive meeting of the party held in May 1963, L.F.S. Burnham asked
Ivan Williams to get a good man employed at the Rice Marketing Board for
him to blow up the Rice Marketing Board. Ivan Williams enquired and was
directed to Norbert Hunte or Naboth Junte of 301 East Ruimveldt who was
employee of the Rice Marketing Board.
Ivan Williams
and Rupert Smith went to Hunte, told him what he wanted to do and he agreed.
That evening they took him to the office of Clarke & Martin where
he (HUNTE) met L.F.S. Burnham. Hunte was instructed by L.F.S. Burnham
to go back to work regularly and he would give him (HUNTE) explosives
to carry to the Rice Marketing Board to destroy the place. He agreed to
do the job and was offered $400 - by L.F.S. Burnham. He went back to work
as instructed.
On 31st May,
1963, Edward Van Genderen left British Guiana for Paramariba. L.F.S. Burnham
later told a trusted party member that Van Genderen had left for New York
via Paramaribo for the purpose of learning to make bombs to be used by
the party. His expenses were paid by the party. The amount of $3,000 -
was taken from Collection at Congress. A group of P.N.C. Supporters in
New York will contribute towards his stay there. He left under the cover
that he was fearful of his life or account of the leakage of Plan X13.
(Plan X 13 was made to defend party members who are outnumbered by PPP
members in any district. Trained men in Georgetown will go to those areas
as defensive measures when the time comes. The officers in charge of the
operations will be Claude Graham, Van Genderen, Thomas and Leacock. This
plan was scrapped since the publication in the newspapers as each man
blamed the other for the leakage of the information).
On 4th June,
1963, Joseph Aaron and Percy Carrol brought a parcel of dynamite from
Mackenzie by launch and handed it over to Sydney Thompson of Lodge Housing
Scheme, Sydney Thompson later handed over the parcel of dynamite to Claude
Graham, his brother-in-law, who took it away.
On Saturday, 8th June, 1963, at about 8.50 a.m. L.F.S. Burnham had a discussion
with Claude Graham and another militant party member on party matters
and security measures L.F.S. Burnham had said that they must decide to
be ruthless and whatever came they must be prepared to abide with the
consequences because they have to use things against the PPP. They, the
PNC must destroy them by means of sabotage and hand grenades must be collected
as early as possible.
On 8th June,
1963, at about 11.00 a.m. King called Clement Thompson to the Union Hall
at Urquhart Street. King told him he had a job to do at the Rice Marketing
Board and he did not know how to get there to do it. He said that he knew
that Thompson was acquainted with the area under the wharf and asked him
if he would undertake the job to carry himself and BIG UNCLE, who was
present then, under the wharf to do the job, Thompson agreed. They arranged
to meet at the Union Hall at night fall.
On 8th June,
1963, at about 6.15 p.m. Hunte received from L.F.S. Burnham $46:- as an
advance to do the job at the Rice Marketing Board. At 6.30 p.m. on the
8th June, 1963, Hamilton Green and Claude Graham gave Hunte explosives
in a hand bag rom the stock they had at Clarke & Martin to carry out
the mission of destroying the Rice Marketing Board. After receiving the
explosive, Hunte went to the house of Rev. Trotman's at Breda Street.
He did not go back to report the results of the mission.
Between 7.00
p.m. and 7.30 p.m. on June 1963 Clement Thompson, King and Big Uncle went
at the Union Hall and removed two bags with explosives to Rahaman's Sawmill
wharf. They boarded the boar Parakeet and went under the wharf with the
explosives. There they charges were set by King who climbed on the shoulders
of Big Uncle to reach the spots where they placed them. They lighted the
fuses while Clement Thompson looked on. There was some trouble to get
them lighted and the matches got wet. Thompson went to Rahaman's Sawmill,
got matches and went back to them where they lighted the fuses. After
that they left, leaving one of the hand bags behind. The following day
Clement Thompson went back under the wharf to steal rice and saw the charges
there.
On the 10th
June, 1963 seventy nine sticks of dynamite were found at the Rice Marketing
Board with safety fuses, also a handbag which Hunte had left with. Following
this, L.F.S. Burnham said that Hunte had sold them out and it was a good
thing that he was not paid the full amount. Following the failure of the
operation, Claude Graham brought twelve men from Anns Grove, E.C.D., who
were members of a chain gang which was operating in Georgetown. Prior
to this they had been to Congress Place in March 1963, and had undergone
training there. There were lectured to by Stanley Hugh on 'Party Activities'
and by Claude Graham on 'Sabotage'.
The following
members were traced to be members of the Security Forces:-
Claude Graham
of Perseverance, E.C.D.
Edward Van Genderen (now out of the country).
Rupert Smith of 140 West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme.
Maurice Edinboro of 63 Hunter Street, Albouystown.
Sydney Thompson of Lodge Housing Scheme.
Hamilton Green of 58 Howes Street, Charlestown.
Ivan Williams of 312 East Ruimveldt Housing Scheme.
Clement Thompson of 8 Mundy Street, Georgetown.
Samuel Shepherd of Perseverance, E.C.D.
John Gomes of 6 West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme.
Ivan Thomas of 527 West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme.
Anthony Phillipe of 4 West Ruimveldt. He is suspected as being a double
agent as he works for the United Force.
Rudolph Fritt of 18-18 Haly Street. He is employed at the Russian Bear
Bar 8 Water Street.
Samuel Hamilton of Golden Grove, E.C.D.
Churchill Mc Bean of 30 First Street, Alexander Village.
James Burgess of Golden Grove, E.C.D.
William Bryan of Bagotstown, E.B.D.
Fredrick Dick of Nabaclis, E.C.D.
Ovid Wilson of Nabaclis, E.C.D.
David Sam of 145 Prospect Housing Scheme, E.C.D.
Herman Cobennna of Corbina of Congress Place.
Calvin Angoy of Golden Grove, E.C.D.
Dennis Yearwood of 9 East Bagotstown, E.B.D.
Courtney Edwards of Bagotstown, E.B.D.
Godgrey Egerton of 14 Norton Street, Werk-en-Rust.
Samuel Whyte of Golden Grove, E.B.D.
Norman Gonsalves of Congress Place.
Herman Prince of Bagotstown, E.B.D.
Randolph Eversley of 360 East Ruimveldt, E.B.D.
Reuben Lewis of Craig, E.B.D.
Isaac Henry of 246 Middle Street, Georgetown.
Geroge Benjamin of 101 West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme.
Eustace Hall of 2A Queen Street, Cummingsburg.
Emanuel Fairbain of Congress Place.
Arthur Headley of Congress Place.
Winston Woolford of 686 Far East La Penitence Housing Scheme.
Darrell Simon of Golden Grove, E.B.D.
Peter Anderson of 28 Queen Street, Kitty.
Gordon Parris - a clerk employed at Clarke & Martin, Brickdam, G'town.
Michael Dorne of 345 West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme.
Patrick Gill of Water Side, Bagotstown, E.B.D.
Leslie Lawson of Anns Grove, E.B.D.
Charles Nedd of 345 West Ruimveldt.
Ernest Robinson of 576 East Ruimveldt Housing Scheme.
Richard Ishmael of 211 Camp &New Market St., Georgetown.
Wendell Babb of Mc Kenzie, Demerara River.
Basil Blair.
Peter D'Aguiar (unconfirmed report was received from one source in relation
to him).
John Henry Thijis of 75 Costello House, La Penitence.
Gerard D. O'Keefe an American Citizen.
Peter Anderson, a European of 28 Queen Street, Kitty, the son-in-law of
Evan Wong, came to notice as a person who would supply hand grenades to
the P.N.C. to be used for destructive purposes. This information came
from one source, a person who is closely connected to L.F.S. Burnham in
political activities and in this organization and is placed on record
for what it is worth.
On 19th June,
1963, Clement Thompson was given the job to sink the ship Makouria by
putting explosive charges at the stern and the bow. He was given money
to go across the ferry and survey the ship and the stelling area. He did
so, but to undertake the job successfully he would have to do some diving
and he decided not to take the job. He was offered a bonus and $25:- per
week. He was offered the job by John Henry Thijis of Costello House, La
Penitence, described as a tall brown skinned African man who is usually
seen at D'Aguiar Bros. and drives a green car - PA 606.
On 21st June,
1963, the Doren Cinema at Vlissengen Road was set on fire by the son of
Aleinder and two brothers from Alberttown. Their names and exact address
were not obtained.
* On 22nd
June, 1963, Claude Graham instructed tow of the saboteurs of the party
to use explosive on the ship Makouria or the gantry of the Georgetown
stelling. Arrangements were made by Maurice Edinboro, a clerk at Transport
& Harbors Dept., with a watchman at the Ferry Stelling to allow the
saboteurs to enter the stelling to do the job. The to men were given $2:-
each to be used to buy tickets to cross the ferry boat in case there was
any suspicion while they were at the stelling.
* At 4.30
p.m. on 23rd June, 1963, the two men left Congress Place with explosive
to carry out the operation. They were to put six sticks of dynamite on
the bow of the ship and six sticks on the stern, but if they felt that
they could not manage that, they were to destroy the gantry. They traveled
by bicycle to the stelling and gained entry. They set twelve sticks of
dynamite on the stelling and exploded the charges which damaged the electrical
mechanism of the gantry and a portion of the stelling. One man known as
Uncle escaped before the explosion while the other man remained on the
enclosure at the stelling and later made his escape without being arrested.
The name of this man was given as Leslie Lawson.
* Later in the morning of the 23rd June, 1963, Clement Thompson and the
other members of the organisation attend the celebration of the success
of the job at Belvedere Hotel.
* On 23rd
June, 1963 decision was taken to destroy the Ministry of Home Affairs
at Brickdam and the Ministry of Labor, Health & Housing at Brickdam.
According to the plan the timings were-
* Ministry
of Health & Housing - 7.30 p.m.
* Ministry
of Home Affairs between 7.30 and 9.00 p.m.
* On 23rd
June, 1963, at 8.08 p.m. the Ministry of Home Affairs was attacked by
two men, one being Uncle and the other Leslie Lawson. The attack was carried
our from the back of the building as they had surveyed the place before
and walked from Croal Street to the building. Explosives were successfully
used and part of the building was destroyed. Leslie Lawson and Ernest
Robinson were later arrested and charged. The case against Robinson was
later withdrawn.
* At 8.40
a.m. 23rd June, 1963, four men with Claude Graham carried out the attack
on the Ministry of Labor, Health & Housing. They had been driven by
Herman Cobenna in the partner's Jeep, PK 308 to a point opposite the 'Palms'
where the five men left with explosives to destroy the building. Four
men attacked the watchman and tried to bound him. They later set two charges
of dynamite on the southern side of the building which were detonated,
causing damage to the building. Graham who was at the front gate, spoke
to the watchman from the Geological Survey Dept., telling him that he
had seen the men leave by the back gate. They had taken a box into the
yard and had left it there. After the explosion the men drove away in
the jeep to the home of Hyacinth Goddett where Graham was paid. Graham
gave Cobenna $25:- of the amount he received. Later Claude Graham and
Leslie Lawson were arrested and charged in relation to this crime.
* On 24th
June, 1963, L.F.S. Burnham enquired to find out where the records for
the Housing and Planning Dept. were kept as he learnt that ejectment and
levy warrants were being used against persons occupying houses in Ruimveldt
Housing Scheme. He sought means of evading the actions to be taken against
the people. At 3.45 p.m. the very day the Housing and Planning building
at Waterloo & New m Market Streets was damaged by explosives. The
Act was carried out by the son of Aleinder who lives at the back of Majeed's
Store and the two brothers from Alberttown whose names and addresses were
not obtained.
* On 25th
June, 1963, L.F.S. Burnham tried to obtain hand grenades to be used for
destruction purposes as the explosives were not causing enough damage.
It was suggested by him that grenades should be obtained from the Volunteer
Force and other weapons from the Police force. On the same day explosive
was set at the Education Department building by the son of Aleinder and
the two men from Alberttown.
* On 27th
June, 1963 it was decided by Roy Field, A.F. Alleyne, Maurice Edinboro,
Hamilton Green and Sydney Smith to suspend those operations until the
situation was properly reviewed. It was learnt that Claude Graham was
on the pay roll of the P.N.C. and was receiving $200:- per month plus
traveling allowance. This payment is being made without the sanction of
the executive members of the Party.
* On 1st
July, 1963, incendiary bomb set fire to the Housing and Planning building
at Waterloo & New Market Streets. No information was received of the
person who did this.
* On 2nd
July, 1963, at 9.30 a.m. Llewellyn John Solicitor and Assistant General
Secretary of the P.N.C., held a meeting at Stabroek House, Croal Street.
The following persons were present - Maurice Edinboro, Roy Field and Rupert
Smith. John disclosed that Mr. Williams the Trades Union Council representative
form the United Kingdom had said that he had seen everything going normal,
the Govt. had recently reported as increase in Finance from trade and
only Civil Servants were showing resistance to the Govt. John then said
that since that was the case the Party would show its strength. He instructed
that people be organised in teams to carry out the campaign of closing
business places and beating people. He emphasised that no sentiment must
be taken in.
* On 3rd
July, 1963, Rudolph Fritt received instructions from members of this organisation
to dynamite the cake shop at the corer of Camp & D'Urban Streets.
He went there to do so in company with two others, but was unable to carry
out the mission.
* On 3rd
July, 1963, L.F.S. Burnham sent an ultimatum to Dr. Jagan calling on him
to resign within forty-eight hours. Following this he had told one of
the members of the Security Force that it would be full scale Civil War.
He had already made contact with Sydney King who had promised full support.
* On the
same day, 3rd July, 1963, a home made grenade was thrown in the house
of Seepaul of 80 Croal St., which exploded and caused some damage to the
house and furniture. No one was injured. This act was done by a member
of the P.N.C. Youth Organisation who had ridden to the house in company
with another man and left after retrieving his bicycle some way off. In
this case the attacker was given order by Ivan Williams to shoot his way
out if possible.
* On the
night of 3rd July, 1963, members of the organisation at Ruimveldt Housing
Scheme would have attacked East Indians there, as they had planned, but
for the vigil of the army and the Police the plan was foiled.
* On 5th
July, 1963, at 8.55 p.m., one Parris, who is employed at Clarke &
Martin, threw a home made bomb at the house of Kenneth Kowlessar of 614
East Ruimveldt. He obtained the bomb form Anthony Phillippe of 4 West
Ruimveldt. Parris is an executive member of the PNC Youth Organisation.
He carried out the raid without the sanction of the executives of the
organisation or the party. He bombed the house because Kowlessar had spoken
in favor of Dr. Jagan on the strike situation.
* The owner
of House 17 East Ruimveldt is supposed to be strong arms for the PPP and
keeps P.Y.O. meetings in the house.
* The wife
of James Lawson, the Occupier of Apt. 639 gave statement to the Police
in relation to a case of assault. The date fixed for the attack was the
7th or 8th July, 1963, but there should have been a discussion on the
7th July, 1963, to finalize the plan. They intended to cover the operation
by setting fire to the canes in Ruimveldt before setting the explosive.
On 9th July,
1963 King was injured when he was preparing explosives to go on a mission.
This occurred in a house occupied by the two brothers in Alberttown. After
the incident, Babb, Richard Ishmael, Basil Blair and Carto went out in
cars to search for King as he did not go to the Hospital. He was found
but was unable to take part in any operations then.
* On 10th
July, 1963, at 1.35 a.m. the following persons carried out a raid on the
house of Rahaman of Evans and Russell Sts., with a hand Grenade:-
Parris of West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme.
Michael Dorne of West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme.
The man known as UNCLE of Congress Place.
The raid was successful. Damage was done to the building and furniture.
One occupant of the house was severely injured.
* On 10th
or 11th July, 1963, Richard Ishmael offered Clement Thompson $60:- to
place four sticks of blasting gelatin with fuse on a power pole at Bel
Air. Richard Ishmael and Hamilton Green took him to the spot at 7.30 p.m.,
showed him the pole and told him to do the job at 10.00 p.m., when the
watchman went to clock in. They took him to Belvedere Hotel with the car
they had traveled in. At the Hotel he ate two chickens in the rough and
he was given $20:- in advance. He later threw away the explosives and
told Richard Ishmael that he had gone to the place but found policemen
there, he could not do the job so he got rid of the explosives.
* On the 11th July, 1963, at 7.55 p.m. Michael Dorne of 345 West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme told a trusty Party Member that the organization was acting too slowly; the boys were going to work on Apartment 639 after midnight the same night.. At the time Parris was there with a lady's cycle and a brown pullover. One Williams of East Ruimveldt and another member of the Youth Organisation who drives John Carter's car were present. Dorne had mentioned that he had collected some things from Llewelyn John. The wife of the occupier of Apt 639 had been working against the boys as she was working with the Police. Anyone who was going against them must be destroyed, even if the person was a brother.
Apartment
639 was bombed at 9.00 a.m. of the 11th July, 1963. Damage was done to
glass windows and the interior of the house. No one was injured. Constable
6302 Lyte arrested a man who pulled himself away and fired a shot at the
constable which missed him. A man escaped leaving a bicycle and a pullover
on the cycle. It was later disclosed that a town constable John is the
man who was armed with the revolver. Micahel Dorne and Parris were armed
with a bomb each. Charles Nedd and Williams were the look-out men. Williams
had a long sleeved jersey over his shoulder before the attack was carried
out and he was in possession of a bicycle.
* On 10th
July, 1963, at 5.00 a.m. explosives were set on aqueducts at Mocha and
Herstelling which caused some damage. Dorne had said that one Gill, of
Bagotstown was responsible for the operation but the men who actually
carried out the attack are unknown. The attack was carried out because
Sandbach Parker did not support the strike movement.
L.F.S. Burnham
had planned to hold a meeting with certain members of the Volunteer Force
at the office of Clarke & Martin on 21st July, 1963, for the purpose
of arranging to get arms as it was alleged that the PPP had arms and they
were still getting arms.
On 21st July,
1963, at 10.07 a.m. L.F.S. Burnham met Arthur Forde, Warrant Officer of
the B.G. Volunteer Force at his office at Clarke & Martin, Brickdam.
At the meeting L.F.S. Burnham told Forde that the people were not xxxxx
a good cause. Forde told him that he had no control over arms because
he was demobilised. He promised to give the names of the men who had control
over the vaults. A trusted party member was then told that he would be
responsible to make contact with the men in order to get hand grenades,
sten guns, rifles and ammunition.
At 10.45
a.m. that day Forde and the member went to the Volunteers' Mess at Eve
Leary. At the Sergeants' Mess, Forde pointed out Staff Sergeant Peters
of Austin Street, Campbellville and one Pilgrim of Lying Street, Charlestown.
The member was instructed to work on these two men in order to get them
to meet L.F.S. Burnham. The men were also introduced to six other members
of the Volunteer Force.
* On 21st
July, 1963, at about 9.45 a.m. charges of dynamite were set at the Rice
Marketing Board exploded. The explosion caused damage to the premises.
No one was injured. Clement Thompson had later confessed to his sister,
Margaret that he and Malcolm Williams, known as Joe Younge had done the
act. He was offered $300:- for the job but he was only being paid $25:-
per week by Richard Ishmael. The gang of sabateurs of which he was a member
was organised by Richard Ishmael. Peter D'Aguiar and L.F.S. Burnham and
included one King of 237 Alexander Street, Lacytown and about six Policemen.
They help planned to use explosive on the Russian Ship MITSN URINSH, but
it not in agreement with that as many lives would have been lost, including
that of his brother-in-law, Roy Headley. He informed Joe Younge not to
do the job. He had been offered $200:- for this job.
By this time
a gang of sabateurs was established at Mc Kenzie and Wismar, consisting
of 10 members of the P.N.C. They had been instructed to use incendiary
bombs to cause destruction. They are responsible for the recent attempts
of arson in the area. The names of the leader of the men are not yet known.
These men will travel to Georgetown during the month of August, 1963,
to receive instructions in saboteurs method at Congress Place. They had
been instructed not to give any statement to the Police if they were caught
and not to sign any statement written by the Police.
On 23rd July,
1963, L.F.S. Burnham who had previously arranged to go to the Rendezvous
Restaurant, did not go. He had mentioned in a telephone conversation that
he was suffering from a cold and was instructed by Dr. Williams to keep
away from crowds to prevent the infection from spreading. Five persons
including Arthur Forde who had met at the Rendezvous Restaurant left after
the conversation for El Globo, Regent Road, Bourda, where they drank and
held discussions. The men who are members of the B.G. Volunteer Force
mentioned that they would give the Party (PNC) full support in relation
to the instructions in the handling of arms in defensive measures. Ninety-five
per cent of the members of the Volunteer Force were already to defend
themselves the PNC and United Force against Communism. A revolution must
start at some point, with the British Army taking over strategic points
and the Volunteer Force standing by in Georgetown and New Amsterdam. Within
36 hours, the Americans would be in the Country and within forty eight
hours the Government would be ousted from office by force.
On 24th July,
1963, at 8.40 a.m. Peters, a Staff Sergeant of Austin Street, Campbellville,
went to the office of L.F.S. Burnham at Clarke & Martin.
The Staff
Sergeant who was questioned by L.F.S. Burnham said that he was permanently
employed with the Volunteer Force; he was a supporter of the PNC. He was
in charge of arms. The Volunteer Force had 600 men, more than 600 rifles,
80 sten guns and 60 bren guns. He was not responsible for hand grenades
and he did not know how many were in stock. It was difficult for him to
obtain any arms from the stock as checks are made twice per month and
no notice was given before checking. Two persons usually worked in the
vault and collected the key form the police, who ever was on duty at Eve
Leary and signed for it. Requisition Forms had to be signed before anything
was removed from the vault. Persons losing ammunition would be court marshalled
and might be defended by Counsel but if found guilty will be imprisoned.
The magazine at Kelly Dam was watched by an ex serviceman who lived on
the premises and had access to the key which was lodged with the police,
but he was not permitted to go to the vault alone. L.F.S. Burnham instructed
a member to check with the ex serviceman and the police to find out what
was kept in the vault and who kept the key for the vault.
Edward Vangenderen
returned to British Guiana on 30th July, 1963, and visited L.F.S. Burnham
at his chambers at Clarke & Martin on 3rd August, 1963 where they
had a discussion. (He left British Guiana on 9th August, 1963).
On August
3, 1963, at 2.30 p.m. Carto met Clement Thompson at Belvedere Hotel and
told him that he wanted to blow up the Russian ship which was in port
at the B.G. Rice Marketing Board. Carto has said that he wanted the job
to be done on the Friday night before. Clement Thompson told him that
it was a difficult operation. Carto told him that he had a diving suit
and would give him to do the job. He offered Thompson $400:- to do the
job with $100:- as bonus. Thompson received $25:- and Joe Young (Malcolm
Williams) received $25:- as advance. On the night of August 3, 1963 Joe
Young could not be found. Carto and King went to Thompson at Agricola,
took him to Bagotstown, and showed him the house of Gill. Carto told him
that he would get the explosive from Gill. He went to the house of Gill.
Gill gave him a loaded pistol. Another man whose name he does not know
was resent and Gill gave him a loaded pistol too. At the house there was
large biscuit tins with 500 sticks of blasting gelatin in it. There was
a watch to time the explosion and it was timed for 3 a.m. on August 4,
1963. The tin with the explosive was to be anchored by the engine room
of the ship. An anchor and rope was provided. The charge would have to
be set about two inches under the ship in the river. Thompson was shown
how to connect the device.
A boat was
stolen at Bagotstown to travel to Georgetown to attack the ship. Thompson
went home to Agricola and did not go to take part in the operation as
planned. He had told the other man to stay away too. This man had receive
$10:- from King. While he was home at 4.30 a.m. on August 4, 1963, King
went to him and told him that he started to celebrate too early. He had
been awake at 3.00 a.m. He did not hear the explosion so he had gone to
find out what was the cause. Thompson then told him that the Police was
on his trail so he could not go. He (King) carried him to the house of
Gill in car PE 71 driven by a man who is unknown to him (Thompson). A
lad was in the car with him. They had a quarrel because Joe Young had
not turned up as arranged. King had told him that he did not want the
owner of the car to know that he had gone there. He returned the pistol
to King who collected the other one from Gill. King left at 4.50 a.m.
saying that another car would go for the explosive at Gill's house at
daylight. After this incident, King told him that the owner of the car
was questioned by the Police. He then said that the chauffeur got to know
too much about the transaction so that they would have to bump him off
to prevent the information from leaking out.
On August
4, 1963, at 5.00 a.m. when Clement Thompson was at home, he confessed
to his sister Margaret that the men wanted him to blow up the Government
Petrol Tanks at Kingston, but he refused to do the job although he had
been assured that the flaming Petrol would be drifter out to the sea with
the falling tide and it would not have caused damaged to Kingston area.
The attack was planned to be carried out from the river and shears would
be provided to cut the wire fence to gain entrance and exit.
* The following
places are listed as targets to be dynamited:-
Metropole
Cinema, Robb Street.
Rio Cinema, Albouystown.
A Laundry at D'Urban & Hardina Streets.
The Oil Tanks at Kingston.
The Russian or Cuban Ship, whichever arrives in port first.
The attacks are to be carried out on these places for the following reasons:-
The Cinemas are owned by East Indians.
The Laundry was operated during the strike period.
To destroy the tanks and Petrol stored by Government.
No reason was given for the planned attack on the ship.
The password for the terrorist organisation if the PNC is 'forty four'. That is used when a member is in doubt of any person when important transactions are taking place. The code name of Dynamite is 'Cigarette'.
This organization
is managed by Claude Graham and financed by Gerald O'Keefe, an American
Citizen whose foreign address is 3531 Valley Da Alex, United States of
America. He was born in New York, U.S.A., on the 16th December, 1927 and
travels on passport 2030102, issued on 18th March, 1960 in Washington.
He gave his occupation as Attorney.
His movements
is the colony are as follows:-
ARRIVAL DEPARTURE
20th February, 1962 30th March, 1962
13th April, 1963 14th April, 1963
3rd August, 1963 4th August, 1963
Monitary transactions are made through Richard Ishmael.
OBSERVATION
This organization which is backed by a trade Union representative and
political leaders, has resorted to acts of sabotage and terrorism. It
is paving the way for the overthrow of the democratically elected Government
by force and it should be considered as a security target of great importance
if the democratically elected Government should be given the protection
and security of governing for the period it should be in office.
REMARKS
The information which was put in the paragraphs above were obtained from
Special Branch Agents of some reliability who were placed in the People's
National Congress on long term arrangements. They operate independently
of each other and hold trusted office in the Party's organisation and
as such they were able to obtain the information. In the case of the bombing
of Seepaul's house on 3rd July, 1963, one agent took part in the operation.
Some of the information was also obtained from a well known thief who
took part in some of the operations and got knowledge of some of the incidents
and persons connected with them through his activities in the organisation.
Information also came from other sources.
Investigation is being carried out to find out full names and addresses of persons in the Organisation, more about their method of operation and place of storage of explosives.
P. Britton,
Supt.
14/8/63
3 copies handed in to Mr. Martin on 14/8/63
for C.C.P.
