$ 46 Be WASHINGTON September 19 1962 Dowm w-vso to Sm'r - Hf 3 owes was MEMORANDUM TO Mr Schlesinger SUBJECT British Guiana I may not catch you in the rush before I get away tomorrow and I want to tell you the situation on British Guiana David Gore has brought in the Prime Minister's answer with a most stringent personal request from the Prime Min ister The answer is satisfactory but the President has asked that its exact character not be put on paper anywhere He has also asked that it be kept away from the State Department So we are not Gluing the State Department below the highest levels and we are all enjoined by the President to keep out of it ourselves other than for the transmission of traffic to those who are directly concerned What Ithink this means is that you have won an argument and lost an assignment 31 a MCG B Copy for the President This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu