{"id":95044,"date":"2020-02-12T09:52:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T17:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=95044"},"modified":"2025-09-05T17:08:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T00:08:32","slug":"jan-27-78-%e2%80%a2-state-georgetown-%e2%80%a2-022642","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=95044","title":{"rendered":"Jan 27, 78 \u2022 State-Georgetown \u2022 022642"},"content":{"rendered":"

[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

CONFIDENTIAL
\nPAGE 01 STATE 022642
\nORIGIN SCS-06
\nINFO OCT-01 ARA-10 ISO-00 H-01 HA-05 L-03 \/026 R
\nDRAFTED BY CA\/SCS\/FLHENNEKE\/CEH
\nAPPROVED BY CA\/SCS\/SADOBRENCHUK
\nSCS\/EAPOWERS
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O 272246Z JAN 78 ZFF4
\nFM SECSTATE WASHDC
\nTO AMEMBASSY GEORGETOWN NIACT IMMEDIATE
\nC O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 022642
\nE.O. 11652: GDS
\nTAGS: CASC, (STOEN, JOHN VICTOR)
\nSUBJECT: W\/W JOHN VICTOR STOEN <\/p>\n

1. DEPT OFFICERS MET JAN 27 WITH TIMOTHY STOEN AND STEVE KATSARIS CONCERNING STOEN CUSTODY CASE AND PEOPLE’S TEMPLE IN GENERAL. MR. STOEN MADE SPECIFIC REQUEST OF DEPT: THAT USG OBTAIN FROM GOG SPECIFIC GUARANTEE THAT ANY COURT DECISION AWARDING CUSTODY OF JOHN STOEN TO MR. AND MRS. STOEN WOULD BE SPEDILY ENFORCED WITH ALL DUE DILIGENCE. STOEN BELIEVES JONES WILL ATTEMPT TO CIRCUMVENT ANY ADVERSE DECISION. DEPT BELIEVES THIS NOT UNREASONABLE METHOD TO EXPRESS USG CONCERN AND INTEREST THAT GUYANESE LEGAL SYSTEM BE PERMITTED TO OPERATE TO ULTIMATE CONCLUSION WITHOUT POLITICAL INTERFERENCE. DEPT. REQUESTS EMBASSY’S ADVICE AND THOUGHTS CONCERNING SUBSTANCE OF THIS REQUEST AND MOST APPROPRIATE MEANS OF ACQUIRING SUCH GUARANTEE. <\/p>\n

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

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