Evening star., 1953-10-08
British Troops Land :
In Troubled Guiana
For Guard Duty
By the Assoeioied Press

by the Assoeiofed Press
GEORGETOWN, British
Guiana, Oct. 8.-British troops
landed today and mounted guard
at government headquarters
here and sugar estates outside
the capital of this South Ameri-
can colony.
Small groups of persons
watched the Royal WEIGH Fusi-
lierS disembark from the frigates
Burghead Bay and Bigbury Bay,
which sailed into Georgetown
harbor before dawn.
The situation remained calm
in the face of what leftist Prime
Minister Cheddi Jagan called a
"show of force. He is head of
the majority Peoples Progress
sive Party, which has been &C
cuSed by the British of Com
muniSt intrigues against the CO.
lonial government.
The Royal Welch Fusiliers
came from the West Indies is
land of Jamaica aboard the
8,OO0-ton cruiser Superb and
the two 1,60O-ton frigates. The
frigates brought the men to
dockside. About 100 men of the
FusilierS were also reported en-
route to Georgetown from
Jamaica on five chartered air.
liners.
Sugar Crop Important.
The troops marched off to
Government House and to the
sugar estates, where labor
troubles have occurred. The
sugar crop is one of the colony's
chief sources of revenue.
Three daily newspapers in
Georgetown told their readers
they were not publishing any
editorials on the situation here
until they receive a true pic
'ture of the situation from official
sources. The editors said that
despite a record of cooperation
with the government, this in
formation had not been made
available to them.
Mr.. Jagan accused Sir Alfred
Savage, governor of the colony,
of calling for the troops without
consulting his elected ministers.
"The responsibility for what
ever may happen is entirely that
of the governor and those who
have advised him." the fiery
leader of the Peoples Progressive
Party told the colony's House of
Assembly yesterday.
The PPP, which holds 18 of
the Assembly's "a seats, is de-
manding greater self-govern-
ment and a trimming of the
governors powers. British au-
thorities have accused party
leaders of Communist in
trigues" and have warned that
attempts might be made to set
up a Communist state.
In his speech to the Assembly,
however, Mr.. Jagan denied that
the party was plotting against
the established rule. mo action
on the part Of the majority
party" he asserted, "has indi-
Gated it intends to get it's just
demands by other than consti-
tutional means"
Fails to Get Motion Up.
The Prime Minister failed in
an attempt to introduce a mo-
ton calling for the withdrawal
of the warships because they
were likely to "precipitate Incl
dents and endanger peace"
The speaker OF the House, Sir
EuStance Woolford, said he had
received no official information
of any military or naval forces
in the colony and he thought it
would be improper to hear a
motion for discussion on a de-
cision of the British government.
The government took extra
precautions against disorders
last night as authorities yelled
the reported troop disembarka-
ton behind a tight curtain of
secrecy. Police and military
headquarters were floodlighted
and armed police guards were
placed at the homes of officials
and prominent citizens.
Special constables patrolled
the business district to protect
European owned commercial
property.
Cruiser IL Miles Out.
It was understood the Superb
was staying about IL miles off,
shore, because the harbor is TOO
shallow to accommodate her.
Britain has charged that the
Communist movement in the
colony is run by Mr.. Jagan'S
United States-born wife, the
former Janet Rosenberg. She is
executive secretary of the PPP.
A London spokesman said lead
ers of the movement have links
in Moscow"
In Gary, Ind, however, Mrs.
Jagan'S brother declared the
British are trying to pin the