Boycott Of Royal Visit Ineffectual

Press, Volume CV, Issue 30978, 7 February 1966, Page 13

Boycott Of Royal Visit Ineffectual

(N Z P.A. Reuter—Copyright) GEORGETOWN (British Guiana), Feb. 6.

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh leave for Trinidad today after a two-day visit to the Colony of British Guiana, which is soon to have independence.

The Queen and Prince Phillip appears to have won over many East Indian supporters of the Opposition People’s Progressive Party, which had called for a boycott of the Royal visit The boycott was only partially effective. Crowds of both Indians and Negroes turned out to see the Queen when she visited a sugar plantation village. La Bonne Intention, where most of the country's East Indians live.

The Queen rounded off her visit last night with a dinner party aboard the Royal yacht i Britannia, scheduled to sail

before dawn for Port of Spain, Trinidad. “No Sabotage” The discovery of a cellophane bag containing four cartridges and two 22 bullets near the railway line along which the Queen travelled to La Bonne Intention yesterday caused a slight flurry among police patrolling the track. But officials denied any suggestion of a deliberate sabotage attempt. The bag was reported to have been there a long time. The tight security measures taken ensured order throughout the visit.