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UNCLASSIFIED P
AGE 01 GEORGE 03221 151205Z
ACTION DRC-01
INFO OCT-01 ARA-14 ISO-00 L-03 SCS-06 /025 W ——————054502 160220Z /15
R 151030Z DEC 77
FM AMEMBASSY GEORGETOWN
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 5855
UNCLAS GEORGETOWN 3221
E.O. 11652: N/A
TAGS: OGEN, AINF
SUBJECT: PRIVACY ACT REQUESTS
REF: STATE 287946
1. POST HAS FILE OF LETTERS, MEMORANDA AND TELEGRAMS RELATING TO PEOPLE’S TEMPLE IN GUYANA. SOME OF THIS MATERIAL INCLUDES REFERENCES TO REV. JAMES W. JONES AND OTHER OFFICERS AND MEMBERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GROUP. POST WILL FORWARD PERTINENT DOCUMENTS WITH APPROPRIATE COMMENTS WHEN OM MENTIONED PARA ONE REFTEL RECEIVED.
2. BOTH ARA/CAR AND SCS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE ORGANIZATION.
BURKE [U.S. Ambassador John Burke]
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