{"id":95771,"date":"2020-03-03T09:44:35","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T17:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=95771"},"modified":"2026-04-12T16:01:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T23:01:28","slug":"nov-24-78-0911-state-georgetown-297281","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=95771","title":{"rendered":"Nov 24, 78 \u2022 0911 \u2022 State-Georgetown \u2022 297281"},"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

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\nORIGIN SCS-06
\nINFO OCT-01 ISO-00 ARA-15 CA-01 SY-05 \/028 R
\nDRAFTED BY CA\/SC:CPHOLLIDAY\/GL
\nAPPROVED BY ARA\/SRGIBSON
\nCA\/OSC :MCELLA
\nS\/S-0:JTHYDEN
\n——————050132 240928Z \/10 <\/p>\n

P 240911Z NOV 78
\nFM SECSTATE WASHDC
\nTO AMEMBASSY GEORGETOWN PRIORITY
\nINFO AMEMBASSY PORT OF SPAIN PRIORITY
\nUNCLAS STATE 297281 <\/p>\n

E.O. 11652: N\/A
\nTAGS: CASC (PEOPLE’S TEMPLE)
\nSUBJECT: INQUIRIES REGARDING SURVIVING MEMBERS OF THE PEOPLE’S TEMPLE AT JONESTOWN <\/p>\n

1. PLEASE PROVIDE CORRECT INFORMATION REGARDING MICHAEL SIMON. NAME IS REFERENCED ON MESSAGE 3886 AS A SURVIVOR AND ON THE PARTIAL LIST OF PEOPLES TEMPLE WHO DIED,” MESSAGE 3846. ARE THEY THE SAME PERSON OR ARE THEY DIFFERENT PEOPLE? <\/p>\n

2. REQUEST VERIFICATION OF THESE SURVIVORS: <\/p>\n

A) HECTOR SIMON
\nB) GUY SPENCE
\nC) GEORGE KIRKENDALL REFERENCED SPECIFICALLY IN (3847)
\nD) LARRY OR LAVARY LAFFERWHITE REFERENCED SPECIFICALLY IN (5847)
\nE) MARY JANE BAILEY <\/p>\n

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3. SEND CORRECTED SPELLING OF THE FOLLOWING SURVIVORS: <\/p>\n

A)IS THE SURVIVOR JOAN R COBB – FEMALE, JOHN COBB – MALE OR JOHNNY COBB JONES-MALE?
\nB) DEANNIE LOWE OR DIANNE LOWIE?
\nC) CHRISTOPHER O’NEILL OR CHRISTOPHER O’NEAL? <\/p>\n

4. ALSO, WE RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM PORT OF SPAIN AND FROM FAMILY MEMBERS THAT CHARLES TOUCHETTE IS IN PORT OF SPAIN. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT KNOWN IF BOTH CLEAVE (CLEVE)AND HELEN SWINNEY ARE WITH HIM OR IF JUST HELEN SWINNEY IS KNOWN TO BE WITH HIM. THEY ARE SUPPOSEDLY ENROUTE TO GEORGETOWN. <\/p>\n

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

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