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ACTION ARA-14
INFO OCT-01 SCS-05 ISO-00 CA-01 L-03 DHA-05 H-02 PA-02 PRS-01 NSC-05 /039 W
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R 271900Z SEP 77
FM AMEMBASSY GEORGETOWN
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 5381
UNCLAS GEORGETOWN 2363
E.O. 11652: N/A
TAGS: CASC, GY (STOEN, JOHN)
SUBJECT: W/W: CUSTODY CASE OF JOHN STOEN
REF: GEORGETOWN 2316
1. CONSUL CONSULTED WITH ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING BOTH PARTIES FOR UPDATE ON CASE LATE AFTERNOON OF SEPTEMBER 26. BOTH ATTORNEYS STATED THAT HEARINGS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK ON THE MOTION BY MRS. STOEN’S ATTORNEY TO HAVE JIM JONES BRING JOHN STOEN INTO COURT BEFORE ANY NEW PERSONS CAN BE ENTERED INTO PROCEEDINGS. (SEE PARA ONE REFTEL)
2. THE OPINION OF BOTH ATTORNEYS AT THIS TIME IS THAT THIS CASE WILL NOT BE EASILY NOR QUICKLY RESOLVED. MRS. STOEN’S LOCAL ATTORNEY INTENDS TO INFORM JEFFREY HAAS, HER U.S. ATTORNEY, OF ALL LATEST DEVELOPMENTS AND HIS PROGNOSIS FOR THE FUTURE. CONSUL WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH ATTORNEYS AND REPORT TO DEPARTMENT.
BLACKEN [Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission John Blacken]
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