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262000Z NOV 78
FM: CONUSJTF SOUTH/TIMERHRI AIRPORT GUYANA/AHF2
TO RUEKJCS/JCS WASH DC
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SUBJ: SITUATION REPORT NUMBER SIX AS OF 261800Z NOV 78 (U)
- Situation, USJTF South’s primary mission of removal of human remains from Jonestown and Guyana completed with shipment of last human remains to CONUS at 260150Z Nov 78, on MAC mission 1030-06: Assigned forces involved in the removal of human remains have been released, retrograde operations commenced with the departure of mac missions SQA 1594 at 260200Z Nov 78. Government of Guyana has requested transport assistance in its role of supplying physical security to Jonestown and its continuing investigation during the next few weeks. US investigative personnel may also require air transport, CONUS JTF SOUTH/USCINSCO will support this mission with US helicopter assets, also requirement may
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Exist for evacuation of survivors. Including those now hospitalized. In anticipation of possible tasking for this mission. 6 USAF security police personnel now at Timehri Airport. Will remain in Guyana to assist in providing security for this evacuation:
2. Intelligence. None
3. Evaluation of significant factors
a. Personnel status
- USSOUTHCOM 14/25
- USREDCOM
A. HQ COSCOM 4/8
B. 396 MED CLEARINGH0/0
C. 530th GRAVE REG DET 0/1
D. 498th MED CO 1/8
E. Total 5/17
3. Other
A. MAC/ARRS 4/37
B. JOSE 3/19
C. 114th AVN CO 3/5
D. 352 AVN C0 2/4
E. TOTAL 12/65
4. GRAND TOTAL 31/107
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Note: All personnel located at main support base at Timehri Airport, Guyana
B. MAC Mission (read in five columns): [Editor’s note: times may be slightly illegible.]
| Mission No | Aircraft | Tail No. | Block Time/ETA | Take off time/ETD |
| 1033-01 | C-141 | 50258 | 251950Z | 252140Z |
| SQA-1594 | C-130 | 50030 | 252255Z | 260200Z |
| 1030-065 | C-141 | 50260 | 252330Z | 260147Z |
| 1030-06 | C-141 | 50260 | 252330Z | 206147Z |
| 1031-04 | C-141 | 70019 | 260325Z | 260525Z |
| 1031-05 | C-141 | 67950 | 260820Z | 261010Z |
| 1031-06 | C-141 | 60137 | 260915Z | 261232Z |
| 1031-07 | C-141 | 40639 | 261430Z | 261621Z |
| 1031-08 | C-141 | 59405 | 261630Z | 262105Z |
| 1031-09 | C-141 | 50271 | 261850Z | 262105Z |
| 1030-10 | C-141 | 50251 | 262050Z | 262305Z |
| 1031-12 | C-141 | 50265 | 270050Z | 270305Z |
| 1031-13 | C-141 | 50255 | 270250Z | 270605Z |
| 1031-14 | C-141 | 60195 | 270540Z | 270805Z |
| 1031-15 | C-141 | None Ass. | 270650Z | 270905Z |
| 1031-11 | C-141 | 50258 | 270750Z | 271005Z |
4. Operational summary, flight operations at time hr: are being phased down: the u-21 departed for the canal zone at 260930Z Nov, one OH-58 and five UH-14’s are being dismantled: one hh-53 departed at 1200Z for Matthews Ridge to retrograde equipment to main operating base: one hour was expended in
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Ground search of the Jonestown area, all of the HH-53’s will depart for Eglin 261100Z Nov and are operational ready: flying hour/sortie summary for in-country flights only is as follows
| ACFT | HOURS | SORTIES |
| U-21 | 19.5 | 22 |
| UH-1 | 102.6 | 120 |
| OH-58 | 22.9 | 47 |
| HH-53 | 96.8 | 30 |
| HT-130 | 29.3 | 9 |
| TOTAL | 271.1 | 228 |
Summary of support flights into Guyana for this operation is as follows: C-141 = 45, C-130 = 8, HC130 = 6, WC130 = 1. The above summaries do not include positioning/staging flights outside of Guyana.
5. Commanders plans, the support base at timehr: airport, Guyana will be disestablished and CONUSUTF and USJTF redeployed. Last redeployment mission now scheduled to depart timehr: airport at 271005Z Nov 78. CONUSJTF South will be disestablished upon arrival of the commander in the canal zone. The commander is now scheduled to depart timehr: airport HGUYANARKZ
Mao mission 1031-15 at 271005Z Nov 78, this is the last CONUSJTF south SITREP:
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