C-11-e-9a • Jonestown Radio Codes, November 1978

[Editor’s notes: This page was transcribed by Alexandra Prince, a professor of Religious Studies at Skidmore College. The editors are grateful for their invaluable work.

[While the pages below are undated, it is likely that the codes were created during the last three weeks of Jonestown’s existence, in that items 40 and 41 refer to Teri Buford and reflect the community’s uncertainty of her status. Buford left Guyana at the end of October 1978 in the company of Mark Lane, and at the time of the deaths in Jonestown, both her whereabouts and her intentions remained unknown.

[The second page of codes are of the names of the Temple’s biggest enemies.]

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Financial – CL [Carolyn Layton]

Entry Number Translated Code Code Entry
1
Bank Mrs. Paisley
2
Banker Frank; Mr. Wagner
3
Cannot get money out in cash They do not have the proper size tractor tires
4
wiring funds Send a birthday gifts to my mom
5
interests no % oxygen refills
6
safety deposit boxes defibrulator [defibrillator]
7
Boat corporation Joseph
8
Banco Union Ralph
9
Swiss Union Bank Merrill
10
Swiss Banking Corporation
11
Corporation tennis club
12
Carolyn [Layton] Anna, Serge
13
Teri [Buford] Gertrude, Ellis
14
Maria [Katsaris] Elsie; Miller
15
Jim [Jones] Albert; Katherine
17
Sarah [Harriet Tropp] Becky
18
cash surgical supplies
19
check respirator
20
fixed time deposits electro-cardiograms
21
customs Johns Hopkins hospital
22
a loan angiogram
23
Esther Stella
24
Mary Ella
25
Panama New York
26
San Francisco Reno
27
Venezuela St. Louis
29
Switzerland Washington D.C.
30
USSR Sacramento
31
a pro-Soviet country Seattle
33
Cuba Chicago
34
Attorney Alfaro Mr. McHenry
35
Attorney Tapia Mr. Edgar Snow
36
IRS Elaine
37
Treasury department Louise
38
Treason Betty
39
private numbered account X-ray
40
Teri has not tampered as far as we can tell with the money I haven’t been able to order the Quinidine
41
Teri has returned to the group the patient did not have a brain tumor
42
airport Medical Arts Center
43
Moscow Houston
44
London Detroit
45
by mail by upper and lower GI tests
46
transaction medical testing
47
Jim’s health is very bad Evans is very ill
48
Airlines:
TWA Melissa
PAN AM Sherrie
BWIA Kay
British Airways Robbie
49
Come home at once Alfreda should take Vitamin C
50
We cannot get a loan on the big-account no heart surgeon was available
51
Amt. of money moved:
Between one and two million
Between 2 and 3 million
Between 3 and 4
52
Soviets Melbourne

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C-11-e-10b

Jamison is the last name meaning “off.” The first name says who. Say “I like _______ Jamison and _______ Jamson and _______  Jamison, because they practice what they preach.”

Name in front of Jamison tells who:

Sally Jamison TOS [Tim Stoen]
Mike Jamison Grace [Stoen]
Allan Jamison Deanna [Mertle, aka Jeannie Mills]
Martha Jamison Mert [Elmer Mertle, aka Al Mills]
Richard Jamison Liz [Forman]
Ron Jamison Linda Swaney
Renee Jamison Mickey Touchette
Jerry Jamison [George] Klineman
Phyllis Jamison [David] Conn