Contacts with Desmond Hoyte, Minister of Development

Desmond Hoyte was Guyana’s Minister of Development for the duration of Peoples Temple’s life in Guyana. He was never an ally of Peoples Temple, but his position within the Burnham cabinet meant the Georgetown staff had to meet with him periodically. The following table includes the Temple’s notes of phone calls and meetings with Burnham, and Temple memos which discuss the Minister. Insofar as possible, they Hoyte been arranged in chronological order. The text of the memos appears here.

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No of pages Citations Description
D-1-536 1 D-1-P-1

Notes of 6 March 78

D-1-537-538

2 D-1-P-2-1 – 2-2 Letter of 16 July 78
D-1-539 1 D-1-P-3

Profile 9 June 78