[Editor\u2019s notes:<\/strong> This document appears as Serial 690<\/a> in the FBI RYMUR release and as State Department cable 303996<\/a> in the State Department 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 O 010236Z DEC 78 LONDON FOR MICHAEL FINLEY CONFIDENTIAL REF: STATE 302486<\/p>\n 1. FOUR TECHNICAL EXPERTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ARE SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE IN GEORGETOWN THIS EVENING TO WORK WITH THE GUYANESE GOVERNMENT IN THEIR ONGOING INVESTIGATION OF THE JONESTOWN AFFAIR. THE GOG [GOVERNMENT OF GUYANA] IS VERY SENSITIVE ABOUT THEIR PRESENCE AND THE TERM “FBI” IS NOT BEING USED. THE MEN, WHO WILL WORK WITH THEIR GUYANESE COUNTERPARTS, ARE EXPERTS IN BALLISTICS, SOUND RECORDINGS, AND PHOTOGRAPHY.<\/p>\n 2. THE GUYANESE GOVERNMENT HAS APPOINTED A CONSERVATOR FOR THE PEOPLES TEMPLE ASSETS IN GUYANA. THE EMBASSY IS MAKING PROGRESS IN RETAINING GUYANESE LEGAL COUNSEL.<\/p>\n 3. EMBASSY GEORGETOWN REPORTS THAT FIVE PEOPLES TEMPLE MEMBERS (FOUR OF WHOM ARE AMERICANS, INCLUDING TWO SURVIVORS) MAY HAVE BEEN GRANTED GUYANESE CITIZENSHIP EARLIER THIS YEAR IN ORDER TO MEET REQUIREMENTS FOR FORMING A LOCAL CORPORATION TO COVER PEOPLES TEMPLE ACTIVITIES IN GUYANA. <\/p>\n CONFIDENTIAL THIS DEVELOPMENT IS BEING STUDIED IN TERMS OF ITS POSSIBLE EFFECT ON US ACTIONS WITH REGARD TO PEOPLES TEMPLE ASSETS. CORPORATE STATUS MAY PRECLUDE THE EMBASSY FROM CLAIMING CUSTODY OF ORGANIZATIONAL PROPERTY.<\/p>\n 4. WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM GEORGETOWN THE DEATH CERTIFICATE AND AUTOPSY REPORT FOR CONGRESSMAN RYAN. COPIES HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO THE FBI AND SCS. CONGRESSIONAL REQUESTS FOR THESE DOCUMENTS ARE BEING REFERRED TO THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT.<\/p>\n 5. IN RESPONSE TO A CALL FROM THE GOVERNOR OF DELAWARE [PIERRE S. DU PONT IV], JOHN BUSHNELL HAS AGREED THAT THERE WILL BE NO MASS BURIAL IN DELAWARE OF UNIDENTIFIED BODIES, AND THAT, AT SUCH TIME AS WE ARE REVIEWING OPTIONS, WE WILL SEEK THE VIEWS OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT REGARDING ANY UNIDENTIFIED OR UNCLAIMED BODIES. <\/p>\n VANCE [Cyrus Vance, Secretary of State]<\/p>\n CONFIDENTIAL<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [Editor\u2019s notes: This document appears as Serial 690 in the FBI RYMUR release and as State Department cable 303996 in the State Department release. [The text for this document was released in 2014 by Wikileaks. It is also available through the Internet Archive.] O 010236Z DEC 78 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY GEORGETOWN IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":96250,"menu_order":105,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-96481","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/96481","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=96481"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/96481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":136487,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/96481\/revisions\/136487"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/96250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=96481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nFM SECSTATE WASHDC
\nTO AMEMBASSY GEORGETOWN IMMEDIATE
\nAMEMBASSY PANAMA IMMEDIATE
\nAMEMBASSY CARACAS IMMEDIATE
\nAMEMBASSY PORT OF SPAIN IMMEDIATE
\nAMEMBASSY LONDON IMMEDIATE
\nAMEMBASSY PARAMARIBO IMMEDIATE
\nFBI WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0048
\nJUSTICE IMMEDIATE
\nCINCSOUTHCOM QUARRY HTS CZ IMMEDIATE
\nCINCMAC SCOTT AFB ILL IMMEDIATE
\nUS REDCOM\/RCJ2 MACDILL AFB FLA IMMEDIATE
\nUSCINCRED FT MCPHERSON GA IMMEDIATE
\nCRD 82ND AIRBORNE CORPS FT BRAGG NC IMMEDIATE
\nUSCINCEUR VAIHINGEN GE IMMEDIATE ATTN J-2
\nC O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 303996<\/p>\n
\nE.O. 11652: GDS
\nTAGS: CASC, OREP (RYAN, LEO), GY
\nSUBJECT: SITUATION REPORT NO. 26, 11\/30\/78, 2100 (EST)<\/p>\n
\nCONFIDENTIAL
\nPAGE 02 STATE 303996<\/p>\n
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\nPAGE 03 STATE 303996<\/p>\n