US Diplomatic Cables relating to Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Watch Tower Society
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Day/Month/Year
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– – Subject – – | From: | To: | ||
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| 16 Mar 1973 | <JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES> | Dept of State | – Malawi | Zambia – | ||
| 28 Mar 1973 | <ANTI- SEMITISM IN GREECE> | Dept of State | – Greece – | ||
| 17 Apr 1973 | <SECRETARY’ S FOREIGN POLICY REPORT> | Dept of State | – Kenya | Malawi | Tanzania | Uganda | Zambia – | ||
| 19 Apr 1973 | <JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES> | Maputo, Mozambique | – Malawi | Portugal | STATE BLANTYRE | Secretary of State |South Africa | United Nations (Geneva) | Zambia – | ||
| 27 Apr 1973 | <KENYA BANS JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES> | Nairobi, Kenya | – Bureau of African Affairs | Secretary of State – | ||
| 11 May 1973 | <JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES ORDERED OUT> | Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo | – Bureau of African Affairs | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Secretary of State – | ||
| 22 May 1973 | <ARTICLE ON JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES REFUGEES> | Maputo, Mozambique | – Malawi | Portugal | STATE BLANTYRE | Secretary of State |South Africa | United Nations (Geneva) | Zambia – | ||
| 09 Jun 1973 | <GOU BANS CERTAIN RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS> | Kampala, Uganda | – Bureau of African Affairs | Kenya | Rwanda | Secretary of State | Tanzania | United Kingdom – | ||
| 18 Jun 1973 | <EXPULSION OF SOME RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS FROM UGANDA> | Kampala, Uganda | – Bureau of African Affairs | Secretary of State – | ||
| 23 Aug 1973 | <AUGUST 23 EA PRESS SUMMARY> | Dept of State | – Australia | Cambodia | China | Commander in Chief US Pacific Command | Hungary | Indonesia | Japan | Joint Economic Commission | Laos | New Zealand | Philippines | Poland | Russia | South Korea | Taiwan | Thailand | Vietnam – | ||
| 27 Sep 1973 | <CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING TURKISH TREATMENT OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES> | Dept of State | – Turkey – | ||
| 21 Dec 1973 | <SOUTH AFRICAN VISAS PROBLEMS FOR WATCHTOWER OFFICIALS SUITER AND HENSCHEL> | Dept of State | – South Africa – | ||
| 03 Jan 1974 | <SOUTH AFRICAN VISAS: WATCHTOWER SOCIETY OFFICIALS> | Pretoria, South Africa | – Secretary of State – | ||
| 11 Jan 1974 | <JANUARY 11 EA PRESS SUMMARY> | Dept of State | – China | Coast Guard | Commander in Chief US Pacific Command | Fiji | Group Destinations | Joint Economic Commission | Thailand | Vietnam – | ||
| 21 Jan 1974 | <AIRCRAFT HIJACKING> | Bogotá, Colombia | – Dept of State | Secretary of State – | ||
| 19 Feb 1974 | <CHILDREN OF GOD MISSIONARIES IMPRISONED IN CASABLANCA> | Dept of State | – Morocco – | ||
| 08 Apr 1974 | <W/W SHIRLEY (MRS. JAMES ROBINSON)> | Dept of State | – Honduras – | ||
| 23 Apr 1974 | <POLITICAL PRISONERS> | Madrid, Spain | – Commander in Chief European Command Vaihingen Germany | Dept of State | France | Greece | North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) | Portugal | Secretary of State | U.S. Mission to European Union (formerly EC) (Brussels) | United Kingdom – | ||
| 09 Sep 1974 | <CONVICTION OF 16 JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES> | Thessaloniki, Greece | – Dept of State | Athens, Greece | Secretary of State – | ||
| 03 Oct 1974 | <DISASTER RELIEF ASSISTANCE BY NON-USG SOURCES> | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | – Dept of State | Secretary of State – | ||
| 25 Oct 1974 | <MORE JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES SENTENCED> | Thessaloniki, Greece | – Dept of State | Athens, Greece | Secretary of State – | ||
| 24 Mar 1975 | <MOZAMBIQUE REFUGEE SITUATION> | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | – Dept of State | Blantyre, Malawi | Maputo, Mozambique | Lisbon, Portugal | Secretary of State | Cape Town, South Africa | Pretoria, South Africa | Mbabane, Swaziland | United Nations (Geneva) | United Nations (New York) | Lusaka, Zambia – | ||
| 05 Jun 1975 | <W/W MILDRED MAY MILLER> | Medellín, Colombia | – Bogotá, Colombia | Department of State | Secretary of State – | ||
| 10 Jun 1975 | <SAMORA MACHEL’S SPEECHES CAUSE ALARM> | Maputo, Mozambique | – Luanda, Angola | Gaborone, Botswana | Commander in Chief Atlantic Command Norfolk Virginia | Commander in Chief European Command Vaihingen Germany | Department of State | Blantyre, Malawi | Lisbon, Portugal | Secretary of State | Cape Town, South Africa | Pretoria, South Africa | Mbabane, Swaziland | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | London, United Kingdom | Lusaka, Zambia – | ||
| 12 Jul 1975 | <HUMAN RIGHTS – POSSIBLE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY> | Madrid, Spain | – Dept of State | Secretary of State – | ||
| 01 Sep 1975 | <MORE ARRESTS IN MOZAMBIQUE> | Maputo, Mozambique | – AMEMBWSSY MBABANE | Gaborone, Botswana | Brasilia, Brazil | CINCLANT FOR POALAD | Commander in Chief European Command Vaihingen Germany | Dept of State | Blantyre, Malawi | Secretary of State | Pretoria, South Africa | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | U.S. Mission to the United Nations | London, United Kingdom | Lusaka, Zambia – | ||
| 05 Sep 1975 | <MOZAMBIQUE/CIA> | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | – Dept of State | Nairobi, Kenya | Blantyre, Malawi | Maputo, Mozambique | Secretary of State | Johannesburg, South Africa | Pretoria, South Africa | Lusaka, Zambia – | ||
| 09 Sep 1975 | <DETAINED AMCIT MISSIONARIES> | Maputo, Mozambique | – Dept of State | Blantyre, Malawi | Secretary of State | Pretoria, South Africa | Mbabane, Swaziland | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | United Nations (New York) | Lusaka, Zambia – | ||
| 17 Oct 1975 | <GPRM INTENSIFIES ATTACK AGAINST ORGANIZED RELIGION> | Maputo, Mozambique | – Luanda, Angola | Gaborone, Botswana | Department of State | Nairobi, Kenya | Blantyre, Malawi | Lisbon, Portugal | Secretary of State | Pretoria, South Africa | Mbabane, Swaziland | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | London, United Kingdom | United Nations (New York) | United States Information Agency | Lusaka, Zambia – | ||
| 22 Oct 1975 | <ATTACK IN LIMA PRESS AGAINST U.S. MISSIONARIES> | Lima, Peru | – Santiago, Chile | Bogotá, Colombia | Dept of State | Panama City, Panama | Secretary of State – | ||
| 26 Oct 1975 | <MOZAMBIQUE FOUR MONTHS AFTER INDEPENDENCE> | Maputo, Mozambique | – Luanda, Angola | Gaborone, Botswana | United States Liaison Office Peking, China | Commander in Chief Atlantic Command Norfolk Virginia | Commander in Chief European Command Vaihingen Germany | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | Dept of State | Nairobi, Kenya | MOSBOW | Blantyre, Malawi | Lisbon, Portugal | Secretary of State | Johannesburg, South Africa | Pretoria, South Africa | Mbabane, Swaziland | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | London, United Kingdom | United Nations (New York) | United States Information Agency | Lusaka, Zambia – | ||
| 03 Nov 1975 | <MASSIVE URBAN SECURITY SWEEP ON OCTOBER 31> | Maputo, Mozambique | – Dept of State | Blantyre, Malawi | Secretary of State | Pretoria, South Africa | Mbabane, Swaziland | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | London, United Kingdom | Lusaka, Zambia – | ||
| 03 Nov 1975 | <JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES IN MALAWI> | Dept of State | – Blantyre, Malawi | Lusaka, Zambia – | ||
| 12 Nov 1975 | <JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES IN MALAWI> | Dept of State | – Blantyre, Malawi | United Nations (New York) | Lusaka, Zambia – | ||
| 14 Nov 1975 | <JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES IN MALAWI> | Blantyre, Malawi | – Dept of State | Secretary of State | U.S. Mission to the United Nations | Lusaka, Zambia – | ||
| 21 Nov 1975 | <PRES BANDA INVOKES IMAGE OF THE ENEMY ON NORTHERN REGION TOUR> | Blantyre, Malawi | – Dept of State | Nairobi, Kenya | Maputo, Mozambique | Secretary of State | Pretoria, South Africa | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Lusaka, Zambia – | ||
| 17 Dec 1975 | <CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY CONCERNING JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES> | Blantyre, Malawi | – Dept of State | Secretary of State | Lusaka, Zambia – | ||
| 17 Dec 1975 | <SITUATION OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES IN MALAWI> | Blantyre, Malawi | – Dept of State | Secretary of State | Lusaka, Zambia – | ||
| 20 Dec 1975 | <JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES> | Dept of State | – Blantyre, Malawi | United Nations (New York) | Lusaka, Zambia – | ||
| 22 Dec 1975 | <JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES> | Blantyre, Malawi | – Dept of State | Secretary of State – | ||
| 23 Dec 1975 | <DEPORTATION OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES> | Lusaka, Zambia | – Dept of State | Nairobi, Kenya | Blantyre, Malawi | Maputo, Mozambique | Secretary of State | Johannesburg, South Africa – | ||
| 30 Dec 1975 | <DEPORTATION OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES> | Lusaka, Zambia | – Gaborone, Botswana | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | Department of State | Nairobi, Kenya | Blantyre, Malawi | Maputo, Mozambique | Secretary of State | Pretoria, South Africa | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – | ||
| 31 Dec 1975 | <ALICE LENSHINA, OTHER DETAINEES RELEASED> | Lusaka, Zambia | – Gaborone, Botswana | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | Department of State | Nairobi, Kenya | Blantyre, Malawi | Maputo, Mozambique | Secretary of State | Pretoria, South Africa | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – | ||
| 31 Dec 1975 | <LETTER IN REPLY TO INQUIRIES CONCERNING JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES> | Blantyre, Malawi | – Dept of State | Secretary of State | Lusaka, Zambia – | ||
| 02 Jan 1976 | <LETTER IN REPLY TO INQUIRIES CONCERNING JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES> | Dept of State | – Blantyre, Malawi | Lusaka, Zambia – | ||
| 06 Jan 1976 | <ALLEGED PERSECUTION OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES> | Blantyre, Malawi | – Dept of State | Secretary of State | Lusaka, Zambia – | ||
| 12 Jan 1976 | <JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES> | Dept of State | – Blantyre, Malawi | Maputo, Mozambique | United Nations (New York) | Lusaka, Zambia – | ||
| 29 Jan 1976 | <EMBASSY COMMENTS ON DECLARATION OF STATE OF EMERGENCY IN ZAMBIA> | Lusaka, Zambia | – Gaborone, Botswana | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | Department of State | Nairobi, Kenya | Blantyre, Malawi | Maputo, Mozambique | Moscow, Russia | Secretary of State | Cape Town, South Africa | Pretoria, South Africa | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | London, United Kingdom – | ||
| 16 Apr 1976 | <AZONHIHO THREATENS EXPULSION OF EXPATRIATES JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES : CALLS THEM PAID CIA AGENTS> | Cotonou, Benin | – Accra, Ghana | OTTOWA | STATE ACCRA | Secretary of State – | ||
| 19 Apr 1976 | <GOP ANNOUNCES JANUARY 1977 TERMINATION OF SIL OPERATIONS> | Lima, Peru | – Bogotá, Colombia | Dept of State | Panama City, Panama | Secretary of State – | ||
| 28 Apr 1976 | <EXPATRIATE JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES ARRESTED; SECT’S PROPERTY (AMERICAN-OWNED) CONFISCATED> | Cotonou, Benin | – Ottawa, Canada | Dept of State | Lagos, Nigeria | Secretary of State | Lomé, Togo – | ||
| 29 Apr 1976 | <RELEASE TWO AMCIT MISSIONARIES> | Maputo, Mozambique | – Brasilia, Brazil | Dept of State | Lisbon, Portugal | Secretary of State | Cape Town, South Africa | Pretoria, South Africa | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | London, United Kingdom | Lusaka, Zambia – | ||
| 30 Apr 1976 | <JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES> | Cotonou, Benin | – Accra, Ghana | Lagos, Nigeria | Secretary of State – | ||
| 09 May 1976 | <CONFISCATION OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES PROPERTY IN BENIN> | Dept of State | – Cotonou, Benin | COTONOU ACCRA OTTAWA | Ottawa, Canada | Accra, Ghana – | ||
| 12 May 1976 | <BANDA EXPELS GOANS> | Lilongwe, Malawi | – Dept of State | Nairobi, Kenya | Maputo, Mozambique | Secretary of State | Cape Town, South Africa | Mbabane, Swaziland | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | London, United Kingdom | Lusaka, Zambia – | ||
| 25 May 1976 | <MALAWIAN AMB. MUWAMBA MEETS WITH ASST. SECY. SCHAUFELE> | Dept of State | – Gaborone, Botswana | Lilongwe, Malawi | Maputo, Mozambique | United Nations (New York) – | ||
| 25 May 1976 | <DAILY ACTIVITY REPORTS FROM THE BUREAUS> | Dept of State | – Secretary of State | US Delegation Secretary – | ||
| 06 Jul 1976 | <SCRANTON VISIT – MALAWI> | Dept of State | – Lilongwe, Malawi | United Nations (New York) – | ||
| 23 Jul 1976 | <THREATENED CLOSURE BY GOA OF WATCHTOWER AND BIBLE TRACT SOCIETY (JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES IN ARGENTINA)> | Buenos Aires, Argentina | – Dept of State | Secretary of State – | ||
| 27 Jul 1976 | <REQUEST FOR ASYLUM> | Seoul, South Korea | – Dept of State | Secretary of State – | ||
| 03 Aug 1976 | <HUMAN RIGHTS SUB-COMMISSION COMMUNICATIONS WORKING GROUP> | Geneva, Switzerland | – Dept of State | Monrovia, Liberia | Secretary of State | United Nations (New York) – | ||
| 06 Aug 1976 | <THREATENED CLOSURE BY GOA OF WATCHTOWER AND BIBLE TRACT SOCIETY> | Dept of State | – Buenos Aires, Argentina – | ||
| 06 Aug 1976 | <THREATENED CLOSURE BY GOA OF WATCHTOWER AND BIBLE TRACT SOCIETY (JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES IN ARGENTINA)> | Buenos Aires, Argentina | – Secretary of State – | ||
| 23 Aug 1976 | <DISSOLUTION OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESS CHURCH IN THE CAR> | Bangui, Central African Republic | – Yaoundé, Cameroon | Ottawa, Canada | N’Djamena, Chad | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | Dept of State | Bonn, Germany | Secretary of State – | ||
| 26 Aug 1976 | <MOZAMBIQUE ASSESSMENT (3): DOMESTIC POLICY GOALS AND PERFORMANCE> | Maputo, Mozambique | – Gaborone, Botswana | Nairobi, Kenya | Lilongwe, Malawi | Lisbon, Portugal | Secretary of State | Pretoria, South Africa | Mbabane, Swaziland | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | London, United Kingdom | Lusaka, Zambia – | ||
| 01 Sep 1976 | <THREATENED CLOSURE BY GOA OF WATCHTOWER AND BIBLE TRACT SOCIETY> | Buenos Aires, Argentina | – Dept of State | Secretary of State – | ||
| 10 Sep 1976 | <JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES> | Dept of State | – Buenos Aires, Argentina – | ||
| 14 Sep 1976 | <JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES> | Buenos Aires, Argentina | – Dept of State | Secretary of State – | ||
| 15 Sep 1976 | <DISSOLUTION OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESS CHURCH IN THE CAR> | Bangui, Central African Republic | – Yaoundé, Cameroon | Ottawa, Canada | N’Djamena, Chad | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | Dept of State | Bonn, Germany | Secretary of State – | ||
| 15 Sep 1976 | <TRAVEL TO MALAWI> | Dept of State | – Lilongwe, Malawi | Secretary of State | Johannesburg, South Africa | US Delegation Secretary | United Nations (New York) | Lusaka, Zambia – | ||
| 16 Sep 1976 | <JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES> | Buenos Aires, Argentina | – Dept of State | Secretary of State – | ||
| 19 Sep 1976 | <TEXACO AND JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES ASSETS IN BENIN> | Dept of State | – Cotonou, Benin | COTONOU LAGOS | Lagos, Nigeria – | ||
| 21 Sep 1976 | <DIFFERENTIAL ALLOWANCE FOR BUENOS AIRES> | Buenos Aires, Argentina | – Dept of State | Secretary of State – | ||
| 23 Sep 1976 | <CONFISCATION OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES ASSETS IN BENIN> | Lagos, Nigeria | – Dept of State | Secretary of State – | ||
| 28 Sep 1976 | <ARGENTINA – HUMAN RIGHTS OBS REPORT> | Dept of State | – Buenos Aires, Argentina – | ||
| 02 Oct 1976 | <CONGRESSIONAL REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS INFO> | Dept of State | – Maputo, Mozambique – | ||
| 18 Oct 1976 | <HUMAN RIGHTS OBSERVANCE REPORT> | Dept of State | – Athens, Greece – | ||
| 23 Oct 1976 | <CONFISCATION OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES ASSETS IN BENIN> | Dept of State | – Cotonou, Benin | Lagos, Nigeria – | ||
| 23 Oct 1976 | <CLEARANCE OF DRAFT HUMAN RIGHTS OBSERVANCE REPORT> | Dept of State | – Lusaka, Zambia – | ||
| 03 Nov 1976 | <CLEARANCE OF DRAFT HUMAN RIGHTS OBS REPORT> | Dept of State | – Nairobi, Kenya – | ||
| 05 Nov 1976 | <JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES> | Dept of State | – Buenos Aires, Argentina – | ||
| 08 Nov 1976 | <CONFISCATION OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES ASSETS IN BENIN> | Cotonou, Benin | – ACCRA LAGOS | Accra, Ghana | Lagos, Nigeria | Secretary of State – | ||
| 09 Nov 1976 | <JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES CONTINUING COURT FIGHT FOR RECOGNITION> | Buenos Aires, Argentina | – Dept of State | Secretary of State – | ||
| 10 Nov 1976 | <CONFISCATION OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESS ASSETS IN BENIN> | Accra, Ghana | – Cotonou, Benin | Lagos, Nigeria | Secretary of State – | ||
| 12 Nov 1976 | <CONFISCATION OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES ASSETS IN BENIN> | Lagos, Nigeria | – Cotonou, Benin | COTONOU ACCRA | Accra, Ghana | Secretary of State – | ||
| 19 Nov 1976 | <REPORT OF AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL> | Dept of State | – Athens, Greece – | ||
| 30 Nov 1976 | <CONFISCATION OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESS ASSETS IN BENIN> | Lagos, Nigeria | – Cotonou, Benin | Secretary of State – | ||
| 30 Nov 1976 | <JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES> | Buenos Aires, Argentina | – Dept of State | Secretary of State – | ||
| 30 Nov 1976 | <ARREST CASE: W/W: PHILIP PAUL WILSON> | Yaoundé, Cameroon | – N’Djamena, Chad | Secretary of State – | ||
| 02 Dec 1976 | <JEHOVAH’S WITNESS PREACHER ARREST CASE: W/W: PHILIP PAUL WILSON> | N’Djamena, Chad | – Yaoundé, Cameroon | Secretary of State – | ||
| 10 Dec 1976 | <HUMAN RIGHTS, MALAWI AND SECURITY ASSISTANCE> | Dept of State | – Lilongwe, Malawi – | ||
| 13 Dec 1976 | <MALAWI, HUMAN RIGHTS AND SECURITY SUPPORTING ASSISTANCE (SSA)> | Lilongwe, Malawi | – Dept of State | Secretary of State – | ||
| 13 Dec 1976 | <COMMENTS AND SUGGESTED REVISIONS OF DRAFT TEXT OF REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN MALAWI> | Lilongwe, Malawi | – Dept of State | Secretary of State – | ||
| 30 Dec 1976 | <PFOR, DM SUBJ: COTONOU BRIDGE LETTER OF CREDIT> | Cotonou, Benin | – Dept of State | Secretary of State – | ||
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