.and jewelry were in the custody of soning at the remote agricultural com-

..ones' followers died of cyanide poi- reluctant to provide information last month, police officials here were mune. about where the valuables were being

38 pieces of gold jewelry found in the and Guyanese currency — as well as political opponents to suggest pri- vately that the money would be con- kept, which led some of Burnhani's ported, that almost $700,000 in U.S. for use by the prime minister. verted to campaign or private funds

Jonestown complex — were trans- ported from Port Kaituma to George- , the wife of 's town aboard a plane that also carried two Guyanese police officials also prime minister, and , the country's deputy prime minister.

At the time the article was written

Nascimento said it was true, as re- Ire than 900 Of the late Rev. Jim

But Nascimento said that the money

during the first few days after stown to Georgetown last Novem-

urs after it was brought from

led in the national bank within

im,

ce of Prime Minister L. Forbes

ascimento. minister of state in

)ing in the Bank of Guyana.

money has been deposited for

pporting evidence to show

,duced bank records and

said most of the money was

ging to the Peoples Temple,

if more than $1 million in

.sed questions about the

tide in The Washington

3 government, angered

i Post Foreign Service

WN, Guyana, Jan. 23—

southeast of the Port Kaituma area said was the only means then avail- Guyana's capital city, about 200 miles aboard the plane, which Nascimento Burnham's government denied yesterday that Jones' cult fund was mishandled. any money had been found there. able to transport the money quickly to where lies.

to inspect Jonestown last Nov. 20 that Mrs. Burnham knew before they left

Nascimento said neither Reid nor

FORBES BURNHAM

they arrived and Reid agreed to allow

They learned of the situation after the policemen to ride back to George- town with him and the valuables "be- said. the money out," the minister of state cause it was the only way of getting it (the money) out of there," Nascimento lutely nothing to do with escorting

Mrs. Burnham and Reid "had abso-

JIM JONES

their plane for it and the two police

disposition of the money. A final de- police officials as saying the valuables willingness to allow a reporter to ques- tact." But the government said the ar- deposit receipt and the government's found at Jonestown were "still in- escorts. put to rest any question about the tion police and bank officials should ticle was unfair nonetheless. said, other than providing space on

cision whether the money belongs to

the government of Guyana or to the Peoples Temple has not yet been made, he added.

announcement last week that the gov-

ernment has decided to create an in- the Jonestown tragedy should demon- dependent commission of inquiry into or leased by the Peoples Temple has strate that the government has acted and intends to act honorably in at- ana. He also said that various bank been deposited in the Bank of Guy- its officials were compromised by tempting to determine whether any of

lowers in Guyana have been frozen accounts maintained by Jones' fol- all monies belonging to the temple far recovered from properties owned Jones' followers, as has been alleged. should be disposed of. tration checks recovered after the until the government determines how bassy here all the jewelry found at mass suicide-murder at the Peoples Temple commune. ment has turned over to the U.S em- Social Security and Veterans Adminis- Jonestown and an estimated $65,000 in

The Post article quoted Guyanese

Nascimento said today the bank

In addition, Nascimento said that an

Nascimento said all the cash thus

He added that the Guyanese govern-