treating them as second class citizens," and that Indo-Guyanese "lived in fear of Burnham". Walter Rodney stated in an essay that a pamphlet by Jessie Burnham described Forbes' "racist attitude towards Indians". In the pamphlet, a letter is shown in which Burnham states "I feel strongly about the Indian attitude but the time has not come yet for me to broadcast those feelings". In 1962, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. stated that Burnham was regarded as racist by the US state department and British colonial office. Authoritarian policies Burnham passed many authoritarian policies during his tenure, starting with the "National Security Act" after independence. Burnham would pass laws to restrict movement, increase police powers to search and detain, and restrict firearms. He would come to tightly control media coverage. He would also make constitutional changes that would provide him with the power to veto legislation, make further constitutional changes without a referendum, control governmental appointments and dissolve parliament. Role in state-sanctioned violence In 2016, Burnham's government was found to be complicit in the assassination of Walter Rodney and has been accused of using violence to break up opposition meetings and gatherings, being complicit in the deliberate arson of government buildings, and having a role in the Murder of Bernard Darke. Burnham was Head of Government when the army killed two Indo-Guyanese poll workers in 1973 (the "Ballot Box Martyrs"). Prior to taking control of the Guyanese government, Burnham was mentioned in police reports in the violent demonstrations of 1963 and his PNC party were accused of leading the mobs that caused extensive property damage in the Black Friday riots of 1962. Covert involvement with the CIA According to declassified documents from the National Security Archive, From 1962 to 1968 Burnham was provided with support from the Central Intelligence Agency. During this time, Burnham agreed to CIA intervention in Guyana, and received financial assistance in the lead-up to both the 1964 and 1968 elections. Personal life Burnham's sister Jessie Burnham was also active in politics, and was one of the first female members of the House of Assembly. Burnham's first marriage was to Trinidadian Sheila Bernice Lataste-Burnham, having met her in London when they were both students. Lataste was born in Woodbrook. They married in Tranquility Methodist Church, Port of Spain in May 1951. With Lataste, Burnham had three children: Roxanne Van West Charles, Anabelle Pollard and Francesca Onu. The couple would