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[Editor\u2019s note<\/strong>: The text for this document was released in 2014 by Wikileaks<\/a>. It is also available through the Internet Archive<\/a>.]<\/em><\/p>\n

UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 01
\nGEORGE 00231 182116Z
\nACTION OCS-06
\nINFO OCT-01 ARA-15 ISO-00 CA-01 \/023 W
\n——————121962 191842Z \/44 <\/p>\n

R 171424Z JAN 79
\nFM AMEMBASSY GEORGETOWN
\nTO SECSTATE WASHDC 8742
\nUNCLAS GEORGETOWN 0231 <\/p>\n

E.O. 12065: NA
\nTAGS: CDES, BY, (PEOPLE’S TEMPLE)
\nSUBJ: GUYANESE DEATH CERTIFICATES <\/p>\n

1. BECAUSE OF ERRORS IN EITHER SPELLING OR AGE COMPUTATION THE FOLLOWING DEATH CERTIFICATES SHOULD BE RETURNED T THE EMBASSY FOR CORRECTION BY THE GUYANESE AUTHORITIES: <\/p>\n

JACK DARLINGTON BARROW
\nBILLY BUSH
\nGEORCY LLEWELLYN DARNES
\nELAN JOHNA ELCHLER
\nVILOA DUNCAN FOLKS
\nJONN ELIZABETH GURVICH
\nPAULETTE KAREN JACKSON
\nIRMA JEAN JOHNSON
\nMAE NACY JONES
\nIRENE MAISON
\nJANE LUVY MILLER
\nEURS LEE MOSES
\nDEANDREA MOTON RUSSELL
\nMARY JOHNSON ROGERS
\nMARY FLAVIA ROGERS
\nOPHELLA ROGERS
\nWINNIE SMITHKIN
\nRUTH ANN TUPPER <\/p>\n

2. DUPLICATE DEATH CERTIFICATES WERE PREPARED FOR THE FOLLOWING: <\/p>\n

UNCLASSIFIED
\nUNCLASSIFIED
\nPAGE 02 GEORGE 00231 182116Z <\/p>\n

PLYLLIS CHALKIN
\nDIANA MC KNIGHT <\/p>\n

PLEASE RETURN NO. 503 ON MRS. CHALKIN AND NO. 708 ON MRS. MC KNIGHT TO THE EMBASSY FOR CANCELLATION BY THE GUYANESE REGISTRAR. <\/p>\n

BURKE [U.S. Ambassador John Burke]<\/p>\n

UNCLASSIFIED
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