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GEORGE 01754 011125Z
ACTION SCS-06
INFO OCT-01 ARA-10 ISO-00 /017 W
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P 311855Z MAY 78
FM AMEMBASSY GEORGETOWN
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 6904
LIMITED OFFICIAL USE GEORGETOWN 1754
E.O. 11652: N/A
TAGS: CASC (HUNTER, KATHY)
SUBJECT: W/W MRS. KATHY HUNTER
REF: A. GEORGETOWN 1718, B. STATE 136403
1. REF A DESCRIBED OUR ASSISTANCE TO MRS. HUNTER DURING HER STAY IN GUYANA.
2. DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE AWARE THAT MRS. HUNTER DID NOT GIVE PRIVACY ACT AUTHORIZATION TO CONSUL MCCOY FOR RELEASE OF ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING HER VISIT TO GUYANA TO ANYONE INCLUDING THE PRESS.
3. TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE WE BELIEVE THAT MRS. HUNTER IS NOT REPEAT NOT A MEMBER OF THE PEOPLE’S TEMPLE.
BURKE [U.S. Ambassador John Burke]