Lt Colonel Liam 'Owusu' James glanced at the agenda, then looking straight at the prime minister, bluntly stated, Comrade Bishop, this agenda is lacking in focus. James was the chief of intelligence and counter-intelligence at the Ministry of the Interior. Before Maurice Bishop could react to the audacious and peremptory rejection of his agenda, John 'Chalkie' Ventour quickly counter-proposed a three-point agenda:
