DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
COMMUNICATION MESSAGE FORM
DATE: NOVEMBER 22, 1978
CLASSIFICATION: UNCLAS E F T O
PRECEDENCE: IMMEDIATE
FM DIRECTOR FBI
TO U.S. EMBASSY, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
ATTENTION: SA ROBERT OGLESBY
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UNCLAS E F T O
RYMUR.
By return teletype, advise identities of American citizens being held by Guyanian [Guyanese] authorities in connection with this matter. (2) Advise status of return of deceased to U.S. (3) If survivors are to be repatriated to U.S., advise their method of leaving Guyana and their port of arrival in U.S. (4) Summarize and advise status of investigation in Guyana concerning number of individuals involved in shooting at airport. (5) Advise best estimate of number of survivors and how many have been found. Estimates in prior communications and press indicate between four hundred and six hundred fled to jungle at time of murder-suicide. Attempt to ascertain
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which figure is more accurate.
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