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[Editor’s Note: This note was likely written by the Temple’s Public Relations head, Mike Prokes. This page was transcribed by Aliah Mohmand.]
Message to Milles–
March 21, 1978
He’ll never need to worry any more when things work out for us! We’ve been given another assurance today by another high official! That we’ll always take care of you. One thing is that we are always loyal.
(Later give him something nice.)
*False arrest order won’t be acted on. Judge has rectified his false orders. We know his integrity. We always like to go thru you bc your word has proven to be impeccable.
[Crossed out] Ask JJ [Jim Jones] – Can G Town purchase chicken/pork parts for guests
Tues. Mar 21.
[Crossed out] To Burnham, Reid, Mingo, etc.
We’ve heard you said we were “buggy” “mad” but it seems strange that when other people are prepared to die you depend on our loyalty.
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We need to talk to them re: philosophy of death.
Cuffy [leader of Guyanese slave revolt] set limits on his freedom – death.
Give me loyalty or death – that loyalty would be given to him. We reversed fear of death.
We are only ones who stood with Angola. Billy Joe Smith (?) Several white leaders said they feared our courage to stand up for black peoples rights amongst the causes for social justice, we’d patiently tempered. We fill each day with joy of loving & love as a result. Apostle Paul said in following Vietnamese it profits not to burn body unless for social cause.
There are things like comments re: mad which shows failure on their part to see potential in what we are willing to do. You may not have said it but we were told that comments in a light vein we’ve made that we were buzzy (?) several sources. We feel like giving up when people take out equipment describe equip & salvation.
We are nationalistic re: wellbeing for Guyana. Some have foolish prejudice against foreigners. When we have come a long way to build a