BB-15-d-1 – d-6
[Editor’s note: This document appears in its complete and organized form as x-3-a-2a – 2e on this page. For that reason, that transcript is the one that appears below.
Claire Janaro to Mae Janero, May 7, 1978
5:14
Claire Janaro: Hello Mom it’s only me again.
The City called and they wanted me to write down in more detail of what exactly Tim [Stoen] said about the petition and the prime minister because I was excited too when you told me, and I didn’t really want to quote you wrong you know. I thought that I had just better call you and write it down.
Mae Janero: He said that he is collecting as many petitions as he possibly can. That is why he is having this rally in front of the San Francisco Temple because the Prime Minister of Guyana said that if he could come up with a lot of petitions he might be able to do something.
Claire: Oh I see, okay. That’s exactly what I needed.
Mae: Did you understand that?
Claire: Yes, that’s when… that the prime minister would be able to do something if he came up with a lot of petitions.
Mae: If he came up with a lot of petitions, then he would be able to do something, or confront Tom Jones and get to the bottom of it. This fellow claims that Tom Jones is insane.
Claire: Tim Stoen actually said that Jim Jones was insane?
Mae: Yes, he actually said that he’s insane and a maniac.
Claire: And what did you tell me he said about who he was like?
Mae: What?
Claire: Did he compare him to Hitler?
Mae: Yes, he said that he’s insane and a maniac like Hitler.
Claire: … a maniac like Hitler
Mae: and he’s insane
Claire: Wow. Okay, did he…
Mae: he’s insane. He wants to – let’s see now – he’s insane and a maniac like Hitler. He wants… He’s a… He’s a… He’s coitizing? to gain a lot of power
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Claire: Okay, did the Prime Minister say that he was working with Tim, or did Tim Stoen say that he was working with the Prime Minister?
Mae: Tim Stoen said the Prime Minister requested him to pick up as many petitions as he can and then he’ll work with it, and then he’ll do what must be done.
Claire: Did he say how many people he needed to sign, or any…
Mae: No, he didn’t say that. He told me that he was getting as many as he possibly could and he was going to contact everyone he could think of.
Claire: Did you say anything to him at all that you can remember that might have given… to Tim Stoen himself…
Mae: No, I asked him who he was, and I said “Aren’t you the fellow who was in the newspaper about this child, this 6-year-year old yours?” He said yes, so I said I read all about that. I said that I read that in the paper. I don’t think it sounded too good – that’s what I said. And I told him that I was familiar with it because I think I have two articles about what’s happening. I had a couple of articles…
Claire: Did he say that the prime minister…
Mae: And he also said that he took away everybody’s passport and everybody is surrounded by armed guards.
Claire: Okay, that’s what I wanted to remember.
Mae: Yeah.
Claire: Did he say anything else that was bad or defamatory like that? Anything like that? Any other statements like that that we could certainly prove that they aren’t true?
Mae: Well, God, whatever he said was bad enough.
Claire: Yeah.
Mae: He said that he was with Jim Jones a long time – many years, so he knows the man is insane, he knows the man is a para? [likely “paranoid”] maniac and he is trying to get all these people, brainwashing them telling them America are a bunch of fascists and… Oh, he condemned America very much.
Claire: What did he say about the armed guards and shooting to kill?
Mae: That if anyone is thinking or trying to run away from them, they ought to be shot.
Claire: Well, he is something else…
Mae: That nobody could even make an attempt to escape because he would make sure that they would be shot
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Unknown party: That’s ridiculous…
Claire: Well, okay, that’s helpful. I got a lot of it down.
Mae: What are you going to do with it?
Claire: You see, I called because I was upset and I couldn’t tell them exactly.
Mae: Who did you talk to?
Claire: I talked to one of the secretaries there.
Mae: Well, at Timothy Stoen’s?
Claire: No, at our Temple.
Mae: Oh, I see.
Claire: See, and I just want to get this information to them because to see if they are getting other calls. I’m sure that other relatives are being called.
Mae: I’m wondering about that.
Claire: Right, so if he is telling the same story or what’s he saying?
Mae: Yes, see and I didn’t want him to… He got in touch with me, and I didn’t want him to get in touch with Judith. I didn’t want to
Claire: Yes, that’s a good idea.
Mae: I’ve got something to tell you.
Claire: What?
Mae: Judith is pregnant.
(Left out is the part about Judith and Prop 13)
Claire: You call me and let me know if you get a call tonight or tomorrow.
Mae: You know, he might call me again, because he wants my petition, but I’m going to tell my family to tell him that I’m not home.
Claire: Just tell him you’re not interested and you consider it harassment if he calls you or anybody in your family again. And call me and let me know if he calls.
Mae: Okay.
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Claire: Did he leave a number or give you any way to contact him?
Mae: Yes, I have two numbers.
Claire: Okay, what are those?
Mae: Here, just a minute, I’ll get them. Don’t let this guy come after me.
Claire: Oh, he won’t come near you.
Mae: Now wait a minute… I wanted to know who I was talking to… Timothy Stoen and he has two telephone numbers: 391-8038 you would get that around nighttime. Daytime you could get 391-5020.
Claire: Did he say if that was San Francisco or Los Angeles?
Mae: I think that is where he lives.
Claire: But he –
Mae: That’s his office.
Claire: But you don’t know if that’s Los Angeles or San Francisco…
Mae: I’m sure it’s San Francisco… Because he called me… Wait a minute 415 is San Francisco.
Claire: Yes, 415, right.
Mae: 415. He gave me that. He was on the phone a long time.
Claire: About how long?
Mae: Oh, I’m sure he was on the phone almost a half hour.
Claire: Wow.
Mae: And he is making a lot of phone calls. He is getting in touch with a lot of people and possibly trying to get all these petitions and he’s asking some people to come to San Francisco.
Claire: Did he say anything about money or collecting money for this?
Mae: He said… No, he didn’t say anything about collecting money. He said that he did want to, you know, tell people to go there with the money to pay their children’s fare if Jim Jones doesn’t want to give them the money – they are willing to collect the money to pay for the children’s fare as long as they get them out. But Jim Jones won’t give them a dime.
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Mae: Did they tell you down at the Temple that they expect a rally there?
Claire: Well, I don’t know what he calls a rally, but if you get a chance ask him when it is. Ask him when it is, in fact Mom, try to lead him on – get as much information as you can, without giving him any information.
Mae: Okay.
Claire: Okay, fine.
Mae: Okay.
Claire: Because you’re a smart one – I know you know how to do that stuff.
Mae: Okay, dear, be careful, don’t be too upset, be careful.