{"id":103229,"date":"2020-10-22T13:46:51","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T20:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=103229"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:08:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:08:31","slug":"feb-9-1979-1831-state-georgetown-34474","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=103229","title":{"rendered":"Feb 9, 1979 \u2022 1831 \u2022 State-Georgetown \u2022 34474"},"content":{"rendered":"

[Editor\u2019s note<\/strong>: The text for this document was released in 2014 by Wikileaks<\/a>. It is also available through the Internet Archive<\/a>.]<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nSTATE 034474
\nORIGIN ARA-15
\nINFO OCT-01 ISO-00 SS-15 SP-02 MMO-01 A-02 \/036 R
\nDRAFTED BY ARA\/CAR:R MCCOY:KC
\nAPPROVED BY ARA\/CAR:J GRIFFITH
\n——————119993 091900Z \/43 <\/p>\n

P 091831Z DEB 79
\nFM SECSTATE WASHDC
\nTO AMEMBASSY GEORGETOWN PRIORITY
\nS E C R E T STATE 034474 <\/p>\n

E.O. 12065: GDS 2\/9\/85 (MCCOY, RICHARD)
\nTAGS: AMGT, OGEN, PEPR, PFOR, GY
\nSUBJECT: U.S. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES <\/p>\n

1. (S) ENTIRE TEXT <\/p>\n

2. THE INTERNAL CLEARANCE PROCESS FOR THE ANNUAL U.S. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES IS MOVING AHEAD RAPIDLY. DEPARTMENT WOULD APPRECIATE EMBASSY’S COMMENTS ON FOLLOWING TEXT ASAP. <\/p>\n

BEGIN TEXT: <\/p>\n

U.S. INTERESTS <\/p>\n

— A FRIENDLY, STABLE, DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT ORIENTED TOWARD THE WEST WITH A CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO HUMAN RIGHTS. <\/p>\n

— ACCESS TO GUYANA’S CALCINED BAUXITE RESERVES AT REASONABLE PRICES. <\/p>\n

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GUYANESE PARTICIPATION IN COOPERATIVE CARIBBEN ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL RELATIONSHIPS. KEY POLICY ISSUES FACING THE U.S. IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS <\/p>\n

— HOW TO ARRANGE THE RELATIONSHIP WITH GUYANA IN VIEW OF THE TROUBLING DRIFT TOWARD ONE-PARTY RULE, INCREASING EXTREMISM OF OPPOSITION GROUPS AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT BURNHAM WILL DROP FROM THE SCENE, SETTING THE STAGE FOR A POWER STRUGGLE AND INCREASED POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC INSTABILITY. <\/p>\n

— SETTLEMENT OF OUTSTANDING BILATERAL ISSUES RELATED TO JONESTOWN INCLUDING SETTLEMENT OF PROPERTY CLAIMS AND THE CONTINUED ACCESS OF U.S. INVESTIGATIVE AGENCIES TO PEOPLE’S TEMPLE RECORDS IN GUYANESE CUSTODY. — THE PROBABILITY THAT POLITICAL INSTABILITY WOULD CREATE TENSIONS IN THE REGION AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCREASED CUBAN AND SOVIET INFLUENCE. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES <\/p>\n

— IMPROVED BILATERAL RELATIONS. <\/p>\n

— CONTINUATION OF GUYANESE RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND TRADE UNION FREEDOMS. <\/p>\n

— ACCESS TO CALCINED BAUXITE AT ACCEPTABLE PRICES. <\/p>\n

— DIMINISH FLOW OF ILLEGAL MIGRANTS TO U.S. <\/p>\n

— THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HELPFUL GUYANESE ROLE IN <\/p>\n

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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORT OF U.S. POSITIONS ON MULTILATERAL AND BILATERAL POLITICAL ISSUES AND SECURITY MATTERS, ENCOURAGING GUYANA TO ADOPT POLICIES INDEPENDENT FROM THOSE OF CUBA IN NON-ALIGNED MEETINGS. <\/p>\n

— A CLARIFICATION OF GUYANESE POLICY ON PRIVATE FOREIGN INVESTMENT INCLUDING THE PASSAGE BY THE GOG OF A PRIVATE INVESTMENT CODE. <\/p>\n

— CONTINUED EXCELLENT COOPERATION BY GOG IN RESOLVING PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE JONESTOWN TRAGEDY.” EXPLANATION OF CHANGES FROM LAST GOALS AND OBJECTIVES STATEMENT <\/p>\n

— A HEIGHTENED CONCERN OVER FUTURE POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN GUYANA IS CAUSED BY THE GOVERNMENT’S GOAL OF A MARXIST STATE WITH A NEW SOCIALIST CONSTITUTION. <\/p>\n

— THE JONESTOWN TRAGEDY HAS ELICITED EXCELLENT COOPERATION FROM THE GUYANESE THAT SHOULD CARRY OVER TO OTHER ISSUES. <\/p>\n

— RECENT U.S. ECONOMIC INITIATIVES IN THE CARIBBEAN AND OUR CONTINUED BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE HAVE LESSENED SUSPICION OF U.S. INTENTIONS IN GUYANA. <\/p>\n

END TEXT <\/p>\n

VANCE [Secretary of State Cyrus Vance]<\/p>\n

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