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STATE 293777
ORIGIN H-03
INFO OCT-01 EA-06 ISO-00 SS-15 NSCE-00 AID-01 SSO-00 /026 R
DRAFTED BY H:DJBENNET:BB
APPROVED BY H:DJBENNET
S/S-O:JTHYDEN
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O 192049Z NOV 78
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO AMEMBASSY TOKYO IMMEDIATE
C O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 293777
E.O. 11652: GDS
TAGS: OREP
SUBJECT: REP. LEO RYAN
REF: STATE 293766
1. IN ADDITION TO REFTEL, PLEASE INFORM HAYAKAWA THAT PEOPLES TEMPLE IS ORGANIZATION OF JAMES JONES.
2. HAYAKAWA IS WITH HIS MOTHER IN YAMANASHI, TELEPHONE (055) 32-2-1135). HE WILL BE AT OKURA HOTEL TOKYO, TOMORROW.
VANCE [Secretary of State Cyrus Vance]
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