{"id":96924,"date":"2020-03-24T15:02:38","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T22:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=96924"},"modified":"2026-04-19T16:36:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T23:36:45","slug":"dec-9-78-%e2%80%a2-1323-%e2%80%a2-georgetown-state-%e2%80%a2-4181","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=96924","title":{"rendered":"Dec 9, 78 \u2022 1323 \u2022 Georgetown-State \u2022 4181"},"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
\nGEORGE 04181 111140Z
\nACTION SCS-06
\nINFO OCT-01 ARA-15 ISO-00 CA-01 L-03 H-02 FSE-00 \/028 W
\n——————093958 111157Z \/11 <\/p>\n

P 091323Z DEC 78
\nFM AMEMBASSY GEORGETOWN
\nTO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8389
\nUNCLAS GEORGETOWN 4181 <\/p>\n

E.O. 12065: NA
\nTAGS: CDES, GY, (PEOPLE’S TEMPLE) (RYAN, LEO), (HARRIS, DON), BROWN, BOB),(ROBINSON, GREGORY)
\nSUBJ: FUNERAL PARLOR EXPENSES
\nREF: GEORGETOWN 3948 <\/p>\n

1. NO REPLY YET RECEIVED TO REFTEL. <\/p>\n

2. THE NEWBURG FUNERAL PARLOR HAS JUST DELIVERED TO THE EMBASSY THE STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNT FOR CONGRESSMAN RYAN AND THE THREE JOURNALISTS WHO WERE KILLED WITH HIM AT THE PORT KAITUMA AIRSTRIP ON NOVEMBER 18. A BRIEF SUMMARY FOLLOWS: <\/p>\n

CONGRESSMAN RYAN HEARSE TO TIMEHRI AIRPORT $200.00 PROFESSIONA FEES FOR EMBALMING 650.00
\nREMOVAL TO GEORGETOWN HOSPITAL 50.00
\nMORGUE FEE 50.00
\nU.S.A. CASKET 4,000.00
\nDRESSING 50.00
\nPARLOR FEE 25.00
\nTOTAL $5,025.00 <\/p>\n

GREGORY ROBINSON HEARSE TO TIMEHRI AIRPORT
\n$200.00 PROFESSIOANL
\nFEES FOR EMBALMING 650.00
\nREMOVAL TO GEORGETOWN HOSPITAL 50.00
\nMORGUE FEE 50.00 <\/p>\n

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\nPAGE 02 GEORGE 04181 111140Z <\/p>\n

LOCAL COFFIN 900.00
\nDRESSING 50.00
\nPARLOR FEE 25.00
\n$1,925.00 TOTAL <\/p>\n

DON HARRIS HEARSE TO TIMEHRI $200.00
\nPROFESSIONAL FEES FOR EMBALMING 650.00
\nREMOVAL TO GEORGETOWN HOSPITAL 50.00
\nMORGUE FEE 50.00
\nLOCAL COFFIN 900.00
\nDRESSING 50.00
\nPARLOR FEE 25.00
\nTOTAL $1,925.00 <\/p>\n

ROBERT BROWN HEARSE TO TIMEHRI AIRPORT $200.00
\nPROFESSIONAL FEES FOR EMBALMING 650.00
\nREMOVAL TO GEORGETOWN HOSPITAL 50.00
\nMORGUE FEE 50.00
\nLOCAL COFFIN 900.00
\nDRESSING 50.00
\nPARLOR FEE 25.00
\nTOTAL $1,925.00<\/p>\n

2. EMBASSY WILL TRANSMIT THESE INVOICES TO THE DEPARTMENT OR DIRECTLY TO THE NEXT OF KIN CONCERNED UPON INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT. <\/p>\n

3. ALL COSTS ARE IN GUYANESE CURRENCY. THE EXCHANGE RATE IS US$1.00 TO G$2.5452. <\/p>\n

BURKE [U.S. Ambassador John Burke]<\/p>\n

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