{"id":96310,"date":"2020-03-16T13:57:13","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T20:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=96310"},"modified":"2026-04-14T10:25:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T17:25:19","slug":"nov-27-78-%e2%80%a2-0050-%e2%80%a2-state-georgetown-%e2%80%a2-300001","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=96310","title":{"rendered":"Nov 27, 78 \u2022 0050 \u2022 State-Georgetown \u2022 300001"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>[<strong>Editor\u2019s note<\/strong>: This document was released both as a <u><a href=\"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=96310\"> State Department cable<\/a><\/u> as part of its 1981 FOIA release, and as <u><a href=\"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=86887\">Serial 422<\/a><\/u> of the FBI\u2019s RYMUR release. <\/p>\n<p>[The text for this document was released in 2014 by <a href=\"https:\/\/wikileaks.org\/plusd\/cables\/1978STATE300001_d.html\">Wikileaks<\/a>. It is also available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220120152351\/https:\/\/wikileaks.org\/plusd\/cables\/1978STATE300001_d.html\">Internet Archive<\/a>.]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>CONFIDENTIAL<br \/>\nPAGE 01<br \/>\nSTATE 300001<br \/>\nORIGIN ARA-15<br \/>\nINFO OCT-01 ISO-00 SCS-06 CA-01 L-03 H-01 CIAE-00<br \/>\nINR-10 NSAE-00 PM-05 SY-05 SSO-00 INRE-00 \/047 R<br \/>\nDRAFTED BY GUYANA WORKING GROUP: &#8211; MR. BUSHNELL<br \/>\nAPPROVED BY GWC:JOHN H. BUSHNELL, DIRECTOR<br \/>\nS\/S:O &#8211; RCASTRODALE<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;091106 270110Z \/73<\/p>\n<p>O 270050Z NOV 78<br \/>\nFM SECSTATE WASHDC<br \/>\nTO JCS WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1730<br \/>\nINFO AMEMBASSY GEORGETOWN IMMEDIATE<br \/>\nUSCINCSO QUARRY HEIGHTS CZ<br \/>\nUSCINCRED MACDILE AF FL<br \/>\nCINCMAC SCOTT AFB IL<br \/>\nFBI WASHINGTON DC<br \/>\nDEPT OF HEALTH EDUCATION AND WELFARE WASHDC<br \/>\nDEPT OF JUSTICE WASHDC<br \/>\n21AF OC MCGUIRE AFB NJ<br \/>\nCOMUSJTG GY<br \/>\n437MAW CHARLESTON AFB SC<br \/>\nCSA WASHDC<br \/>\nHQ USAF WASHDC<br \/>\nCNO WASHDC<br \/>\nCMC WASHINGTON DC<br \/>\nARRS SCOTT AFB IL\/\/CC\/\/<br \/>\n39ARRW EGLIN AFB FL<br \/>\nSECRET SERVICE<br \/>\nC O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 300001<br \/>\nE.O. 11652: GDS<br \/>\nTAGS:<br \/>\nSUBJECT: DOD ASSETS IN GUYANA<\/p>\n<p>CONFIDENTIAL<br \/>\nCONFIDENTIAL<br \/>\nPAGE 02 STATE 300001<\/p>\n<p>REFERENCE: JCS 262102Z NOVEMBER 1978<\/p>\n<p>1. WE ARE NOT CLEAR ON WHAT BASIS YOU ASSUME SURVIVORS WILL NOT BE GIVEN PERMISSION TO LEAVE GUYANA FOR 72-HOURS. (REFTEL). EMBASSY REPORTS SOME SURVIVORS MAY BE AUTHORIZED TO DEPART AS EARLY AS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH. SOME WILL APPARENTLY NOT BE RELEASED UNTIL EARLY DECEMBER. SOME MAY BE CHARGED WITH CRIMES.<\/p>\n<p>2. GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY OF DEPARTURE TIMING AND NUMBERS, STATE CONCURS WITH RE-DEPLOYMENT ALCE [AIRLIFT CONTROL ELEMENT] AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, REQUEST YOU MAINTAIN CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR PICK-UP OF SURVIVORS ON NOT MORE THAN 24-HOURS NOTICE, SUCH NOTICE TO BE GIVEN ANY TIME AFTER 0600 EST NOVEMBER 27TH.<\/p>\n<p>3. OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE RE-DEPLOYMENT OF H-53&#8217;S WILL NOT OCCUR UNTIL HUEYS WITH EXTENDED RANGE FUEL TANKS ARE OPERATING TO SUPPORT EMBASSY. <\/p>\n<p>VANCE [Cyrus Vance, Secretary of State]<\/p>\n<p>CONFIDENTIAL<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Editor\u2019s note: This document was released both as a State Department cable as part of its 1981 FOIA release, and as Serial 422 of the FBI\u2019s RYMUR release. [The text for this document was released in 2014 by Wikileaks. 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