{"id":96796,"date":"2020-03-23T14:56:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T21:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=96796"},"modified":"2026-04-17T14:47:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T21:47:58","slug":"dec-5-78-%e2%80%a2-1627-%e2%80%a2-state-port-of-spain-%e2%80%a2-306764","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=96796","title":{"rendered":"Dec 5, 78 \u2022 1627 \u2022 State-Port of Spain \u2022 306764"},"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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\nPAGE 01
\nSTATE 306764
\nORIGIN SCS-06
\nINFO OCT-01 ARA-11 ISO-00 CA-01 FAA-00 DOTE-00 EB-08 SSO-00 SY-05 SYE-00 SS-15 \/047 R
\nDRAFTED BY CA:SCS:FHALL:SAS
\nAPPROVED BY CA:SCS:AAGISE
\nCA:SCS – MCELLA
\nCA:SCS – LMDAY
\nFAA\/ACSI – BUD KROHN (PHONE)
\nARA – RZIMMERMAN (PHONE)
\n——————019167 051705Z \/42 <\/p>\n

O 051627Z DEC 78 ZFF4
\nFM SECSTATE WASHDC
\nTO AMEMBASSY PORT OF SPAIN NIACT IMMEDIATE
\nAMEMBASSY GEORGETOWN NIACT
\nIMMEDIATE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE STATE 306764 <\/p>\n

E.O. 12065: N\/A
\nTAGS: CASC, GY (PEOPLES TEMPLE)
\nSUBJECT: SKY-MARSHALS TO ACCOMPANY PEOPLES TEMPLE SURVIVORS
\nREF: ELLICE\/HALL TELECON DECEMBER 4 <\/p>\n

1. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ADVISES THAT TWO ADDITIONAL SKY-MARSHALS, WALTER KORSGAARD AND JOSEPH JENKINS WILL BE ABOARD PANAM FLIGHT 227 ARRIVING PORT OF SPAIN AND GEORGETOWN TONIGHT, DECEMBER 5. <\/p>\n

2. KORSGAARD AND JENKINS WILL LEAVE PLANE AT ARRIVAL PORT OF SPAIN AND REBOARD PANAM FLIGHT 228 RETURNING WITH PT SURVIVORS FOLLOWING DAY, DECEMBER 6. <\/p>\n

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3. PORT OF SPAIN IS REQUESTED TO MEET AND ASSIST KORSGAARD AND JENKINS. THEY WILL NEED HOTEL RESERVATIONS AND APPROPRIATE ARRANGEMENTS MUST BE MADE TO STORE THEIR ARMS. <\/p>\n

VANCE [Secretary of State Cyrus Vance]<\/p>\n

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