{"id":103521,"date":"2020-10-24T16:09:24","date_gmt":"2020-10-24T23:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=103521"},"modified":"2026-04-25T11:46:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T18:46:23","slug":"may-26-1979-%e2%80%a2-0138-%e2%80%a2-state-georgetown-%e2%80%a2-134540","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=103521","title":{"rendered":"May 26, 1979 \u2022 0138 \u2022 State-Georgetown \u2022 134540"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>[<strong>Editor\u2019s note<\/strong>: The State Department FOIA release of 1981 withheld several names associated with Peoples Temple from this cable. They are denoted below in red type.<\/p>\n<p>[The text for this document was released in 2014 by <a href=\"https:\/\/wikileaks.org\/plusd\/cables\/1979STATE134540_e.html\">Wikileaks<\/a>. It is also available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260425184534\/https:\/\/wikileaks.org\/plusd\/cables\/1979STATE134540_e.html\">Internet Archive<\/a>.]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>UNCLASSIFIED<br \/>\nPAGE 01<br \/>\nSTATE 134540<br \/>\nORIGIN OCS-06<br \/>\nINFO OCT-01 ADS-00 HEW-06 L-03 ARA-15 CA-01 TRSE-00 SY-05 \/037 R<br \/>\nDRAFTED BY CA\/OCS\/CCS\/EUR\/FSHALL:DG<br \/>\nAPPROVED BY CA\/OCS\/CCS\/EUR\/CADIPLACIDO<br \/>\nHEW\/SSA\/DIO: RNULL (PHONE)<br \/>\nCA\/OCS\/CCS\/ARA:JRINI<br \/>\nL\/CA\/RHENDERSON (SUB)<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;058284 260641Z \/73<\/p>\n<p>P 260138Z MAY 79<br \/>\nFM SECSTATE WASHDC<br \/>\nTO AMEMBASSY GEORGETOWN PRIORITY<br \/>\nUNCLAS STATE 134540<\/p>\n<p>E.O. 12065N\/A<br \/>\nTAGS: CFED, GY (PEOPLE&#8217;S TEMPLE)<br \/>\nSUBJECT: RECOVERED U.S. TREASURY CHECKS<br \/>\nREF: GEORGETOWN 1755 AND 2158<\/p>\n<p>1. THOSE CHECKS BELONGING TO KNOWN SURVIVORS OF THE JONESTOWN DISASTER SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE SURVIVORS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE BY REGISTERED MAIL. SINCE GEORGETOWN MAY NOT HAVE THE MOST RECENT ADDRESS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL SURVIVOR, THEY ARE PROVIDED BELOW. THIS INFORMATION IS COVERED BY THE PRIVACY ACT AND MAY NOT BE RELEASED EXCEPT TO OTHER U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ON A NEED TO KNOW BASIS.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">2. (A) MONICA S. BAGBY, 1263 62ND STREET, OAKLAND, CA 94608; (B) MADELEINE J. BROOKS, 219 SOUTH HUMBOLDT, SAN MATEO, CA 94401; (C) BEATRICE A. ORSOT, CARE OF: NETTIE SCHEXNAYDER,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">UNCLASSIFIED<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">UNCLASSIFIED<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">PAGE 02 STATE 134540<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">150 BROAD STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA. 94112; (D) EDITH A. PARKS 319 JONES STREET, UKIAH, CA. 95482; (E) ODELL RHODES, 2027 EDISON, DETROIT MICH. 48206; (F) CATHERINE H. THRASH, 19628 GALWAY AVENUE, CARSON, CA. 90746.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>3. MIGUEL DEPINA DIED IN THE UNITED STATES ON MARCH 21, 1979 ACCORDINGLY, HIS CHECKS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH 7 FAM 251.7 TREASURY WILL RETURN THE MONEY TO THE PAYING AGENCY, SSA, WHO WILL CARRY THE MONEY IN THEIR BOOKS AS AN UNDERPAYMENT UNTIL A CLAIM IS SUBMITTED BY A QUALIFIED NEXT OF KIN OR LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE.<\/p>\n<p>CHRISTOPHER [Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher]<\/p>\n<p>UNCLASSIFIED<br \/>\nNNN<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Editor\u2019s note: The State Department FOIA release of 1981 withheld several names associated with Peoples Temple from this cable. They are denoted below in red type. [The text for this document was released in 2014 by Wikileaks. 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