Q389 Summary

Summary prepared by Fielding M. McGehee III. If you use this material, please credit The Jonestown Institute. Thank you.

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FBI Catalogue           Music

FBI preliminary tape identification note: Labeled in part “Gil Scott Heron”

Date cues on tape:     None

People named:           None

Bible verses cited:     None

Summary:

This is a poorly-recorded tape of a single song, lasting less than five minutes.

FBI Summary:

Date of transcription: 6/18/79

In connection with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s investigation into the assassination of U.S. Congressman LEO J. RYAN at Port Kaituma, Guyana, South America, on November 18, 1978, a tape recording was obtained. This tape recording was located in Jonestown, Guyana, South America, and was turned over to U.S. Officials in Guyana and subsequently transported to the United States.

On June 4, 1979, Special Agent (name deleted) reviewed the tape numbered 1B93-119. This tape was found to contain the following:

Intermittent music for a few minutes and then the rest of the tape was blank.

Differences with FBI Summary:

The summary is accurate and meets the FBI’s purposes.       

Tape originally posted January 2017.