FBI Airtel
Date 5/17/79
TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (89-4286)
FROM: SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (89-250) (P) (SQ. 1)
SUBJECT: RYMUR
Enclosed for the Bureau are 2 copies of FD-302 concerning material furnished by [name deleted], Investigator, California Department of Justice.
In view of the fact that the above enclosed FD-302 identifies numerous bank accounts used by the PT, the Bureau is requested to furnish copy to Civil Division, Department of Justice, handling PT assets.
“Armed and dangerous. Suicidal tendencies”.
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FD-302
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Date of transcription 5/17/79
[name deleted], Investigator, Department of Justice, State of California, 2720 Taylor Street, San Francisco, California, furnished agent 28 pages, which reflects rubber stamps identifying numerous banks. [name deleted] advised that these rubber stamps currently in possession of the San Francisco People’s Temple receiver.
Copies of the above pages as well as a 2 page newspaper article and 1 page reflecting identification of known People’s Temple assets are attached to this report.
[Page 3 – Graphic from unknown newspaper from unknown date]
Peoples Temple assets
| Foreign bank accounts | $17,234,689 |
| California real estate | |
| San Francisco temple, 1859 Geary Blvd. | $300,000 |
| Mendocino County: | |
| Happy Acres Ranch, 37 acres, including 11 acres of vineyards | $350,000 |
| Redwood Valley Temple, 3 acres including Jones’ house and pool | $300,000 |
| Los Angeles County | |
| Castaic Ranch, 65 acres deeded to Charles Garry law firm | $60,000 |
| 1435 Alvarado Terrace, Los Angeles | $88,320 |
| 932 E. Santa Barbara Ave., Los Angeles | $9880 |
| Total | $1,148,200 |
| Cash, gold and jewelry | |
| Cash at San Francisco Temple | $100,000 |
| Cash found at or near Jonestown | $1,039,367.49 |
| Checks found at Jonestown | $200,000 |
| Cash, jewelry, gold confiscated by Guyana government | $1,000,000 |
| Cash returned by Soviet Embassy in Guyana | $34,800 |
| Total | $2,874,167.49 |
| California bank accounts | |
| Bank of Montréal, San Francisco | $21,000 |
| Bank of Montréal, San Francisco | $100,000 |
| Wells Fargo Bank, Los Angeles | Unknown |
| Investment at Jonestown | |
| Improvements, equipment, supplies | |
| Total | $5,000,000 |
| Total known Peoples Temple assets | $26,056,956 |
[Bottom half of page is world map showing location of assets]
[Pages 3 & 4 is from unknown newspaper from unknown date, likely accompanying graphic reproduced on page 2 of serial]
[Page 6 – 33, Rubber stamps used for deposits into Peoples Temple bank accounts, and Temple administrative forms ]