IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

CIA Role Explained by Agee

Red Weekly No. 180, 1976 · p. 10 of the scan · 345 words

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page 10 of the scan

PHILIP AGEE visited Jamaica snoriv Derore ine elections expose the ClA's attempts at My visit was at the invitation of me councir ot numan nicnis. sovernment cion t nave anvinino to do with my trip, but they were certainly curious about what 1 had to say.

"Manley, of course, has estabHSneG ver close relations wItn CUDa anc nink inat is ne main reason why the Americans want to left wing in his owr CIA an Porsy reprosonis to me extension or cupan inniuence.

"At the same time there are large mining in Jamaica, insured by the US Government for a totai or soss mion #unese asseis are nationaisec. american taxpayers will have to pay out a money owners and shareholders Ricoa, naiser. meynoias, ano une oner comoanies.

1 met with a number of Govthere was much concern over what the CIA had been doing there over ine asi vear. inere s lust sucn ar incredible coincidence of events that all fit the pattern perfectly Even the CiA people there were Only one CulTe exudoramary. them had a family. he only had his wife, and she happened to be his secretary in the office. None of the so there was no question of large vans of nousenora emrecis to worry aDoUt DICKInO UD i you nad to leave fast, no children's schools In addition to that they seemed to be living almost all in the same avanment ouloine. waic s cuire unusual because they're normally out and mix into Deovie. but nere n Jamaica inev were practically living under siege mere - one only the week betore Inev aiso knew was comine. because they asked the Jamaican Government not to allow me in As for British Intelligence erauons in vamaica. I oor Aow avout Ineir invoivement oecause i was concentrating have to remember that in the case of Guyana the early 1960s, when it was still a britisn colony. which was undermining and subverting would think tha It IS wich is orincipany Invoied.

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