{"id":96747,"date":"2020-03-23T13:44:58","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T20:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=96747"},"modified":"2026-04-17T13:57:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:57:47","slug":"dec-3-78-%e2%80%a2-1059-%e2%80%a2-state-georgetown-%e2%80%a2-305365","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=96747","title":{"rendered":"SITREP 28 <br>Dec 3, 78 \u2022 1059 \u2022 State-Georgetown \u2022 305365"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>[<strong>Editor\u2019s notes:<\/strong> This document appears as <a href=\"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=89734\">Serial 818<\/a> in the FBI RYMUR release and as <a href=\"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=96747\">State Department cable 305365<\/a> in the State Department release.<\/p>\n<p>[The text for this document was released in 2014 by <a href=\"https:\/\/wikileaks.org\/plusd\/cables\/1978STATE305365_d.html\">Wikileaks<\/a>. It is also available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260417205701\/https:\/\/wikileaks.org\/plusd\/cables\/1978STATE305365_d.html\">Internet Archive<\/a>.]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>UNCLASSIFIED<br \/>\nPAGE 01<br \/>\nSTATE 305365<br \/>\nORIGIN ARA-15<br \/>\nINFO OCT-01 EUR-12 ISO-00 SIG-03 SCS-06 CA-01 AID-05 CIAE-00 DODE-00 NSAE-00 NSCE-00 SSO-00 ICAE-00 INRE-00 INR-10 PA-02 TRSE-00 SY-05 USSS-00 H-02 SS-15 L-03 \/080 R<br \/>\nDRAFTED BY ARA\/GWG-RWZIMMERMANN:CEH<br \/>\nAPPROVED BY ARA\/GWG-RWZIMMERMANN<br \/>\nS\/S-O &#8211; RCASTRODALE<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;003125 032328Z \/14<\/p>\n<p>O 031059Z DEC 78<br \/>\nFM SECSTATE WASHDC<br \/>\nTO AMEMBASSY GEORGETOWN IMMEDIATE<br \/>\nAMEMBASSY PANAMA IMMEDIATE<br \/>\nAMEMBASSY CARACAS IMMEDIATE<br \/>\nAMEMBASSY PORT OF SPAIN IMMEDIATE<br \/>\nAMEMBASSY LONDON IMMEDIATE<br \/>\nAMEMBASSY PARAMARIBO IMMEDIATE<br \/>\nFBI WASHDC IMMEDIATE<br \/>\nDEPT OF JUSTICE WASHDC IMMEDIATE<br \/>\nCINCSOUTHCOM QUARRY HTS CZ IMMEDIATE<br \/>\nCINCMAC SCOTT AFB IL IMMEDIATE<br \/>\nUS REDCOM\/RCJ2 MACDILL AFS FL IMMEDIATE<br \/>\nUNCINCARRED FT MCPHERSON GA IMMEDIATE<br \/>\nCDR 18TH AIRBORNE CORPS FT BRAGG NC IMMEDIATE<br \/>\nUSCINCEUR VAEHIGNE GER ATTN J-2 IMMEDIATE<br \/>\nUNCLAS STATE 305365<br \/>\nLONDON FOR MICHAEL FINLEY<\/p>\n<p>E.O. 116525 N\/A<br \/>\nTAGS: CASC, OREP (RYAN, LEO), GY<br \/>\nSUBJECT: SITUATION REPORT NO. 28, 12\/2\/78, 1300 (EST)<\/p>\n<p>UNCLASSIFIED<br \/>\nUNCLASSIFIED<br \/>\nPAGE 02 STATE 305365<\/p>\n<p>1. THE OFFICIAL LIST OF SURVIVORS BEING PERMITTED BY THE GUYANESE GOVERNMENT TO DEPART THIS WEEKEND INCLUDED A TOTAL OF 32 NAMES. SIX ARE ALREADY EN ROUTE FROM GEORGETOWN. OF THE REMAINING 26, IT IS NOT CLEAR THAT ALL WILL CHOOSE TO LEAVE TOMORROW.<\/p>\n<p>2. THE DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR AID HAS APPROVED FOR PROCESSING THE UNANTICIPATED ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENT FOR HELP IN LEASING A SHORT TAKE OFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT TO TEMPORARILY REPLACE THE TWIN OTTER DAMAGED AT THE TIME CONGRESSMAN RYAN WAS MURDERED. THE PLANE IS URGENTLY NEEDED TO SUPPLY FOOD AND MEDICINE TO INTERIOR TOWNS WITHOUT ANY OTHER FORM OF TRANSPORTATION.<\/p>\n<p>3. PRESS CALLS HAVE BEEN GREATLY REDUCED DURING THIS MORNING, AND GENERALLY LIMITED TO ASKING WHETHER ANYTHING IS NEW. THEY HAVE NOT CONCENTRATED ON THE ISSUE OF THE ROLE OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT. <\/p>\n<p>VANCE [Cyrus Vance, Secretary of State]<\/p>\n<p>UNCLASSIFIED<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Editor\u2019s notes: This document appears as Serial 818 in the FBI RYMUR release and as State Department cable 305365 in the State Department release. [The text for this document was released in 2014 by Wikileaks. 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