{"id":86836,"date":"2019-03-24T11:07:42","date_gmt":"2019-03-24T18:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=86836"},"modified":"2026-04-23T15:14:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:14:26","slug":"serial-399","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=86836","title":{"rendered":"Serial 399"},"content":{"rendered":"

[Editor\u2019s note<\/strong>: This document was released both as a State Department cable<\/a><\/u> as part of its 1981 FOIA release, and as Serial 399<\/a><\/u> of the FBI\u2019s RYMUR release. <\/p>\n

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

CONFIDENTIAL
\nPAGE 01
\nSTATE 299133
\nORIGIN L-03
\nINFO OCT-01 ARA-11 ISO-00 SCS-06 CA-01 SSO-00 H-01 SS-15 JUSE-00 FBIE-00 \/038 R
\nDRAFTED BY L\/ARA:MKOZAK:MJB
\nAPPROVED BY ARA-RBRUCE
\nS\/S-O:RCASTRODALE
\n——————086580 260432Z \/12<\/p>\n

O 260355Z NOV 78 ZFF4
\nFM SECSTATE WASHDC
\nTO AMEMBASSY GEORGETOWN NIACT IMMEDIATE
\nC O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 299133
\nE.O. 11652: GDS
\nTAGS: CASC, OREP (RYAN, LEO), GY, AFSP
\nSUBJECT: ENGAGEMENT OF LOCAL LEGAL COUNSEL TO ASSIST USG TO DISCHARGE RESPONSIBILITIES IN CONNECTION WITH JONESTOWN DISASTER AND ESTATES OF DECEASED AMERICANS
\nREF: GEORGETOWN 3938 AND PREVIOUS<\/p>\n

1. Before proceeding to retain Lloyd Luckhoo [name originally withheld by FBI<\/span>], we would want to consider further the implications of his firm’s involvement in the Stoen case and potential involvement in the Layton defense.<\/p>\n

2. Meanwhile, would appreciate your advising us whether Luckhoo<\/span> represents the only feasible option. Is he the only person who, in your judgment, is properly qualified to provide advice to the USG [U.S. Government]?<\/p>\n

3. Appreciate your judgment soonest so that we can make early decision on this matter.<\/p>\n

Christopher [Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher]<\/p>\n

CONFIDENTIAL
\nCONFIDENTIAL
\nPAGE 02<\/p>\n

STATE 299133<\/p>\n

CONFIDENTIAL<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[Editor\u2019s note: This document was released both as a State Department cable as part of its 1981 FOIA release, and as Serial 399 of the FBI\u2019s RYMUR release. [The text for this document was released in 2014 by Wikileaks. It is also available through the Internet Archive.] CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 STATE 299133 ORIGIN L-03 INFO […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":86799,"menu_order":15,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-86836","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/86836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=86836"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/86836\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":137123,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/86836\/revisions\/137123"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/86799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=86836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}