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[Editor\u2019s note<\/strong>: This document was released both as a State Department cable<\/a><\/u> as part of its 1981 FOIA release, and as Serial 1341<\/a><\/u> of the FBI\u2019s RYMUR 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

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R 201545Z DEC 78
\nFM AMEMBASSY BERN
\nTO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7430
\nINFO AMEMBASSY GEORGETOWN
\nAMEMBASSY BONN
\nAMCONSUL MUNICH
\nUSMISSION GENEVA
\nUSICA WASHDC
\nLIMITED OFFICIAL USE BERN 6265
\nDEPT PASS JUSTICE
\nEO 12065: N\/A
\nTAGS: EFIN, SZ
\nSUBJ: PEOPLES TEMPLE FUNDS IN SWITZERLAND
\nREF: BERN 6185 <\/p>\n

1. FOLLOWING IS TEXT SWISS ORDER BLOCKING ACCOUNTS: <\/p>\n

QTE: THE US ATTORNEY IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS EXTENDED THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OF THE PEOPLE’S TEMPLE SECT (JONES), OPENED TO INVESTIGATE THE MURDER OF A US CONGRESSMAN, TO EMBEZZLEMENT OF ASSETS OF THE SECT, AND FRAUD TO THE DETRIMENT OF SECT MEMBERS AND THIRD PARTIES. <\/p>\n

“IT IS FEARED THAT A CERTAIN THERESA BUFFORD (MANAGER OF ASSETS OF THE SECT) AND ONE MARK LANE (LAWYER) WILL TURN UP IN ZURICH AND WILL ATTEMPT TO WITHDRAW ALL ASSETS FROM ACCONTS NUMBERED 220-00-042, 220.117.60J, CC 12100, 135-A AND THE SAFE DEPOSIT BOX 14665\/HUK. <\/p>\n

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“A FORML REQUEST FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TREATY BETWEEN THE COUNTRIES IS EXPECTED. <\/p>\n

“ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 8, PARA 3 OF THE IMPLEMENTING LAW TO THE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TREATY, THE CENTRAL AUTHORITY CAN ORDER PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TO MAINTAIN THE EXISTING STATUS IF THERE ARE SUFFICIENT REASONS. <\/p>\n

“ON THIS BASIS THE CENTRAL AUTHORITY FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE US, POLICE DIVISION OF THE SWISS MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND POLICE, ORDERS: <\/p>\n

“A. THE ABOVE-NAMES ACCOUNTS AND THE NAMED SAFE DEPOSIT BOX WILL BE BLOCKEDUNTIL THE ARRIVAL OF A FORMAL REQUEST FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TREATY. <\/p>\n

“B. THE BLOCK WILL BE MAINTAINED AT THE LONGST UNTIL JAN 15, 1979; IF THE FORMAL REQUEST HAS NOT ARRIVED BY THEN, IT WILL BE CANCELLED. <\/p>\n

“C. OBJECTION TO THIS DECREE CAN BE RAISED WITHIN TEN DAYS WITH THE POLICE DIVISION, OF THE SWISS MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND POLICE. THE OBJECTION WILL HAVE NO EFFECT OF POSTPONEMENT. UNQTE <\/p>\n

2. CONTRARY TO EARLIER REPORTS, WE HAVE LEARNED FROM SWISS AUTHORITIES THAT UBS ACCOUNTS WERE NOT ENTIRELY EMPTY. WE WERE GIVEN THE IMPRESSION THAT SOMETHING LESS THAN $1 MILLION REMAINS IN THE ACCOUNTS. <\/p>\n

WARNER [Marvin L. Warner, U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland]<\/p>\n

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