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ACTION SCS-06
INFO OCT-01 ARA-14 ISO-00 /021 W
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R 101835Z AUG 78
FM AMEMBASSY GEORGETOWN
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 7389
UNCLAS GEORGETOWN 2570
E.O. 11652: N/A
TAGS: CASC, GY
SUBJECT: PEOPLE’S TEMPLE VISIT
1. CONSULAR OFFICERS HAD SCHEDULED A VISIT TO THE PEOPLES’ TEMPLE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY AT JONESTOWN, GUYANA FOR AUGUST 2.
2. GUYANA CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITIES, HOWEVER, HAVE CLOSED THE DIRT AIRSTRIP AT PORT KAITUMA SERVING JONESTOWN DUE TO UNUSUALLY HEAVY RAINS. VISIT THEREFORE WILL BE RESCHEDULED WHEN AIRSTRIP OPENS.
DWYER [Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Richard Dwyer]
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