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The
CIA is not the only government agency which has
been slow to respond to FOIA requests in recent
years. Among those filed by the editors of the
jonestown report
which are still outstanding:
- A request for
numerous passport records of Peoples Temple members
in Guyana. The State Department released 862 passport
records in July 2003 pursuant to our request,
but withheld 56. The reason for withholding the
small portion of records is unclear, since the
passports which were released include a cross-section
of people living in Guyana at the time of the
deaths in Jonestown, including survivors.
- A request for
copies of all documents removed from Jonestown
by State Department officials following the deaths
in Jonestown. There has been little response of
substance since the request was filed almost six
years ago, in January 2000.
- Three requests
with various departments within Justice for records
relating to the prosecution of Larry Layton. While
these requests have resulted in the release of
numerous court documents, there is apparently
a large volume of material - upwards of five boxes,
according to one letter - which has not been fully
examined.
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