[Editor’s note: This document was released both as a State Department cable as part of its 1981 FOIA release, and as Serial 482 of the FBI’s RYMUR release.
[The text for this document was released in 2014 by the now-defunct Wikileaks website at https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/1978GEORGE03941_d.html.]
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C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 1 OF 2 GEORGETOWN 3941
E.O. 11652: GDS
TAGS: CASC (PEOPLE’S TEMPLE) GY
SUBJECT: SURVIVING MEMBERS OF PEOPLE’S TEMPLE
REF: A) GEORGETOWN 3821
B) GEORGETOWN 3884
C) GEORGETOWN 3886
D) GEORGETOWN 3895
E) GEORGETOWN 3898
F) GEORGETOWN 3922
G) GEROGETOWN 3932
H) USS CO-2-78, 978
(ALL NOTAL)
1. THE POLICE HAVE STATED THAT MIGUEL DE PINA (84 YEARS OLD) IS FREE TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY, AND THE EMBASSY IS ASSISTING HIS GRANDSON, CURRENTLY IN GUYANA, WITH TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS. HE PLANS TO LEAVE TOMORROW, SUNDAY, VIA PANAM TO NEW YORK BARRING OBJECTIONS FROM THE DOCTOR.
2. POLICE OFFICIALS HAVE INDICATED THAT THE OTHERS WHO ARE
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NOT DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO EITHER THE MURDER OF CONGRESSMAN RYAN AND HIS PARTY OR TO THE MURDER OF SHARON AMOS AND HER CHILDREN WILL BE RELEASED FIRST, BUT THEIR NAMES WILL NOT BE KNOWN UNTIL MONDAY NOVEMBER 27. OTHERS WILL BE ASKED TO REMAIN IN GUYANA UNTIL THE PRELIMINARY HEARING SCHEDULED FOR DEC 6 OR 7 1978.
3. FOLLOWING IS CURRENT STATUS OF THE VARIOUS GROUPS INVOLVED IN THE PEOPLE’S TEMPLE WHO ARE IN GEORGETOWN:
A. LAMAHA GARDENS, PEOPLE’S TEMPLE HQS -46- THERE HAVE BEEN TWO ADDITIONS AND TWO DELETIONS FROM THIS GROUP. THE ADDITIONS ARE CLIFFORD GIEG AND HERBERT NEWELL, WHO WERE BROUGHT INTO GEORGETOWN ABOARD THE TEMPLE’S BOAT “CUDJOE” (REF F). THE TWO DELETIONS ARE CHARLES BEIKMAN, WHO HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR THE MRUDERS OF SHARON AMOS AND HER CHILDREN AND IS IN PRISON AWAITING TRIAL (REF A) AND MIGUEL DE PINA, WHO HAS BEEN REMOVED TO HOSPITAL (SEE ABOVE).
B. PARK HOTEL -29- THIS GROUP IS COMPOSED OF THE 25 FORMERLY LISTED AS THE EVE LEARY POLICE HQS GROUP, WHO ELECTED TO STAY THERE AT FIRST BUT WERE PERSUADED TO GO THE THE HOTEL, AND TEENA BOGUE, WHO WAS JUST RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL. IT ALSO CONTAINS THE TWO CARTER BROTHERS AND MICHAEL J. PROKES, WHO WERE FORMERLY HELD IN THE POLICE LOCK-UP AT LVE LEARY BUT WHO HAVE BEEN RELEASED BY THE POLICE. THE POLICE APPEAR CONVINCED THAT THE LAST-NAMED THREE WERE NOT INVOLVED IN EITHER THE AIRPORT INCIDENT OR THE MASS SUICIDE. THE OTHERS AT THE PARK HOTEL ARE NOT SO SURE, AND THE PRESENCE OF THE CARTERS AND PROKES HAS CAUSED SOME CONSTERNATION. WE HAVE ADVISED THE POLICE THAT WE WOULD PREFER THAT THE CARTERS AND PROKES BE LODGED ELSEWHERE, IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY CONFRONTATION, BUT THEY HAVE TAKEN THEM TO THE PARK HOTEL.
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C. IN PUBLIC HOSPITAL -3- BOM [Thom] BOGUE, MONICA BAGBY AND MIGUEL DE PINA.
D. IN PRISON -2- LARRY LAYTON AND CHARLES BEIKMAN (REFS A AND G)
4. THE NAMES OF MOST OF THE SURVIVING MEMBERS, WITH THEIR PLANNED DESTINATONS, ARE LISTED BELOW. THE INFORMATION ON THE REMAINDER WILL BE SUPPLIED WITH AVAILABLE. AS WE RECEIVE EXACT INFORMATION ON RELEASES WE WILL INFORM ALL ADDRESSEES. WE ASK THAT INFORMATION NOT BE MADE PUBLIC IN VIEW OF SURVIVING MEMBERS’ FEAR OF REPRISAL.
5. FOR USSS: (REF H) DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE JONESTOWN BASKETBALL TEAM IS NOT READILY AVAIALBE, BUT JIM JONES, JR, STEVEAN JONES AND LEE INGRAHM ARE BELIEVED TO BE MEMBERS OF THE SQUAD. INFORMATION OF THE “HIT TEAM” IS SKETCHY AND UNCONFIRMED.
ADAMS, PAULA
BAGBY, MONICA HER LEAVING WILL PROBABLY BE DELAYED
UNKNOWN
BARNETT, KARL [CARL]
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
BEIKMAN, TOM
EXPECTS TO BE IN GUYANA AWAITING FATHER’S TRIAL
BOGUE, EDITH
17 ANCHOR DRIVE, SUISAN CALIFORNIA
BOGUE, JUANITA
” ”
BOGUE, TEENA
SAME AS ABOVE
BOGUE, TOM
SAME AS ABOVE
BOGUE, JAMES
17 ANCHOR DRIVE, SUISAN, CALIF
BROOKS, MADELINE
2039 NE HAMPSHIRE AVE NW
WASHINGTON DC
CAMPBELL, MARION
1435 ALVARADO TERR
LOS ANGELES
388-7535
CANNON, HENRY
PREFERS TO STAY IN GUYANA -ONLY IF ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED, THE US ADDRESS WOULD BE 3230 JANICE ST, LONG BEACH
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CALIF
CASANOVA, MARYANNE
CLARK, RICHARD
446 LYON ST
SAN FRANCISCO
CLAYTON, STANLEY
920 39TH ST
OAKLAND CAL 94608
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C O R R E C T E D C O P Y (TEXT – THROUGHOUT)
COBB, JOHNNY
CONNESERO, VERSIE
1435 ALVARADO TERR
LOS ANGELES 90006
CORDELL, HAROLD
17 ANCHOR DR
SUISAN, CALIF
CORDELL, MARK D
DAVIS, GROVER
L.C. MITCHELL,
SAN MATEO CALIF
DE PINA, MIGUEL
PRESENTLY IN HOSPITAL BUT HAS RELATIVES IN CALIF
DOUGLAS, CALVIN
624 BUCHANAN ST,
SAN FRANCISCO
GARDFFEY, DAWN (MITCHELL)
5600 N FREEWAY #111,
HOUSTON TEXAS
EVANS, JULIUS
1771 QUINT ST,
SAN FRANCISCO
EVANS, SANDRA
SAME AS ABOVE
EVANS, SONYA
SAME AS ABOVE
EVANS, SHARLA
SAME AS ABOVE
EVANS, SHIRELLA
SAME AS ABOVE
FRANKLIN, SR., JOHNNY
1625 EDDY ST #412
SAN FRANCISCO 94115
GODSHALK, RAY
103 ROSE LANE,
MONTEBELLO CA 95470
GRUBBS, BEA ORSOT
2039 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW,
WASHINGTON DC
HENDRICKS, AARON
5535 PERSHING AVE
ST LOUIS MO
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INGRAM, LEE
29 MORE ST
BROOKLYN NY
212-388-1419
JOHNSON, RUBY
5600 NY FREEWAY #111,
HOUSTON TEX
JOHNSTON, LAURA
2039 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NY
WASHINGTON DC
JONES, JIMMY
JONES, STEPHANIE
JONES, STEPHAN
JONES, TIM
KIRKENDALL, CHUCK
3776 RUBY ST
OAKLAND CA
428-1904
LOUIS, DIAME
446 LYON ST
SAN FRANCISCO
MITCHELL, GUY
5600 N FREEWAY #111,
HOUSTON TEX
MITCHELL, LINDA
SAME AS ABOVE
MCCANN, PAUL
4186 FOOTHILL RD
CARPENTERIA CA
NEWELL, CLEVELAND
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
NEWELL, HERBERT
SAME AS ABOVE
O’NEAL, CHRIS
MR DENNIS PARKS,
319 JONES ST
UKIAH CA 95482
PARKS, DALE
SAME AS ABOVE
PARKS, JERRY
SAME AS ABOVE
PARKS,KRACY
SAME AS ABOVE
PARKS, BRENDA
SAME AS ABOVE
PARKS, EDITH
SAME AS ABOVE
PAUL, ROBERT
1102 515 ST LOUISIANA CAL 70560
PURSELEY, JOAN
2322 ACTON ST
BERKELEY CA
RHODES, ODELL
UNKNOWN
RODRIGUEZ, AURORA
1112 LOCH AVON DR
WHITTIER CA 90606
695-5276
SATTERWHITE, ALVARAY
1635 CASITIC AVE
PASADENA
681-8378
SCHEID, DIANNE CASANOVA
PREFERS GUYANA,
IF REQUIRED 3230 JANICE ST
LONG BEACH CA
SIMON, MICHAEL
19023 COLBECK AVE
LOS ANGELES CA
774-9196
SMITH, EUGENE
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
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STROUD, BOBBY
HOMEDALE IDAHO-
CORRECT ADDRES NOT KNOWN
TRASH, HYACINTH
44 HOWARD ST
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANAN
TOUCHETTE, DEBBY
HER LEAVING WILL PROBABLY BE DELAYED
TOUCHETTE, MICHAEL
HE WILL BE STAYING ON IN GUYANA UNTIL DEBBY TOUCHETTE LEAVES
TOWNES, LEFLORA
29 CORTLAND,
SAN FRANCISCO CA
TSCHETTER, ROBIN
RICK STAHL’S HOME
VALLEJO CA
WADE, PRESTON
1520 EMERY,
RICHMOND CA
WALKER, ANDREA
998 DIVISADERO
SAN FRANCISCO
WILLIAMS, WALTER
517 COWAN ST
CANTON MASS
WILSON, BURRELL
SAN FRANCISCO
WILSON, JAKARI
1257 UNION ST
SAN FRANCISCO CA
WILSON, LESLIE
SAME AS ABOVE
YATES, NEDRA
2039 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW
WASHINGTON DC
YOUNG, CAROL
GIEG, CLIFFORD BURKE
729 W 55TH ST
LOS ANGELES CA
SPARKS, NEVEDA
702-359-3644
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