Sep 02
Declassified Colonial Office documents reveal the extent of British duplicity, American hypocrisy and the naivety of a militantly anti-colonial leader who nevertheless trusted in British justice; in bringing British Guiana to ‘Independence’ in 1966. This textbook lesson in imperial intrigue and machination should be required listening for every Caribbean student.
[...] Norman Girvan brings attention to declassified Colonial Office documents revealing ” the extent of British duplicity, American hypocrisy and the naivety of a militantly anti-colonial leader who nevertheless trusted in British justice” in bringing British Guiana to ” Independence” in 1966. He adds, ” this textbook lesson in imperial intrigue and machination should be required listening for every Caribbean student.” [...]