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ORIGIN SCS-06
INFO OCT-01 ARA-15 ISO-00 /022 R
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O 291936Z NOV 78
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO AMEMBASSY GEORGETOWN IMMEDIATE
UNCLAS STATE 302046
E.O. 11652:N/A
TAGS: CDES, GY (PEOPLE TEMPLE)
SUBJECT: GUYANESE DEATH CERTIFICATES
REF: GEORGETOWN 3957, STATE 301249
U.S.A.F. MORTUARY AUTHORITIES HAVE PROVIDED FOLLOWING ADDITIONS TO LIST OF IDENTIFIED DECEASED AS OF 0900 EST WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29:
BARRETT, BEN FRANKLYN, NOV. 18, 1934, DALLAS, TEXAS
BEAM, JACK LOVELL, NOV. 25, 1923, KENTUCKY
DUNCAN, VERDELLA, MAY 20, 1924, KAUFMAN, TEXAS
JACKSON, DONALD, JULY 13, 1944, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
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JAMES, RONALD DEVAL, NOV. 1, 1955, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
SIMON, ANTHONY JOSEPH, JULY 22, 1954, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
SWANEY, NATHANIEL BROWN, JULY 5, 1922, OHIO
TOUCHETTE, ALBERT ARDELLE, SEPT. 13, 1954, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
TROPP, RICHARD, DAVID, OCT. 9, 1942, NEW YORK
TURNER, ROOSEVELT, AUG. 4, 1926, OKLAHOMA.
VANCE [Secretary of State Cyrus Vance]
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