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PROLOGUE
The events contained herein are all verifiable. They have caused us to believe that Peoples Temple is the object of individuals and/or agencies whose single intent is to disrupt and systematically destroyed our work and programs, and our pastor, Jim Jones. The scope of their attacks is test from our local programs in San Francisco to our agricultural project in Guyana, South America. Attempts to destroy us have been most unsuccessful, but we believe the actions of people we know to be involved are immoral in a country that claims to grant and protect freedom of religious and political expression within its bounds.
This is by no means the full story of hate and harassment Peoples Temple has experienced: the destruction of our church building by arson; the threat on our Pastor’s life and the lives of his family; and numerous other abuses that would take too long to tell. What follows are selected events which have taken place over the past few months and which we believe constitutes evidence of an organized effort to turn down our work. We also believe that the collusion we have discovered here is only the “tip of the iceberg.” It possibly involves the highest levels of government and the military.