FBI LABORATORY
\nFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20535<\/p>\n
March 26, 1979<\/p>\n
To: SAC, San Francisco (89-250)
\nFrom: Director, FBI
\nRe: RYMUR<\/p>\n
Examination requested by: Criminal Investigative Division
\nReference: Laboratory report dated March 6, 1979
\nExamination requested: duplication \u2013 videotape\u2013 document
\nFBI file no:
\nLab. No.: 90102044 E SH RP PN<\/p>\n
[Page 2]<\/p>\n
Report of the
\nFBI LABORATORY
\nFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20535<\/p>\n
March 26, 1979<\/p>\n
To: SAC, San Francisco (89-250)
\nRe: RYMUR
\nSpecimens received: December 29, 1978
\nLab. No.: 90102044 E SH RP PN<\/p>\n
Results of examination:<\/p>\n
This report supplements previous report dated March 6, 1979.<\/p>\n
The motion pictures which have been designated as Q101 through Q122 have been examined as requested. It was determined that Q101 and Q102 are identical 16mm copies; Q104 through Q122 are Super 8 and Regular 8 films, noting that Q118 is unexposed. These films depict Jones and his followers on bus trips, at the beach, during visit to a zoo, during interviews and other general scenes apparently which were all taken in the United States.<\/p>\n
Only Q103, which is a 200 foot reel of 8mm sound color film with numerous splices, contains scenes of Guyana. This reel depicts some construction at Jonestown and contains interviews with some of the individuals there as to why they like it there, what they do, etc. It appears that this reel may have been in the process of being edited for a documentary or public relations type of promotion of Jonestown.<\/p>\n
Q123 through Q126 are 8mm sound color movies which are undeveloped. Appropriate arrangements are being made to have these films processed and they will be examined after completion. They will be subject to a separate report to follow.<\/p>\n
Q101 through Q122 are being returned to San Francisco under separate cover.<\/p>\n
[Page 3 consists of handwritten note upon which report on page 2 is based.]<\/p>\n
[Pages 4 \u2013 8 handwritten notes]<\/p>\n
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Q104 (Super 8) undeveloped \u2013 children and adults on beach<\/p>\n
Q105 (#5 Info Comm Harris) \u2013 Tijuana, Mexico; buses, carnival, beach road<\/p>\n
Q106 (#6) \u2013 buses \u2013 mountains, possibly Mexico, Jones giving instructions to followers at apparent campsite<\/p>\n
Q107 (#7) \u2013 campsite, beach<\/p>\n
Q108 (#8) \u2013 Beach scenes; fog with blue exposure [illegible word]<\/p>\n
Q109 (#9) \u2013 Beach scenes<\/p>\n
Q110 (#10) \u2013 Beach scenes; childrens building sand castles<\/p>\n
Q111 (#11) \u2013 Indian on horse<\/p>\n
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Q103 \u2013 Kodachrome sound 1977 Rochester Kodak Park<\/p>\n
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Q112 (#12) \u2013 Jones instructing his followers with bullhorn<\/p>\n
Q113 (#13) \u2013 Parking lot and campsites, buses, beach scene<\/p>\n
Q114 (#15) \u2013 Apparently breaking camp, digging holes for garbage, etc.<\/p>\n
Q115 (#17) \u2013 Traffic jam; followers standing in line<\/p>\n
Q116 (#18) \u2013 Zoo scenes, possibly San Diego<\/p>\n
Q117 (#19) \u2013 Zoo scenes continued<\/p>\n
Q118 (#20) \u2013 unexposed<\/p>\n
8mm<\/p>\n
Q119 \u2013 Tourist scenes, with some sort of capital building and some night scenes and possibly a Central or South American setting.<\/p>\n
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Q120 \u2013 Boy flying kite, Rainbow, girl on walk, children with doll carriage, man in drag with woman, lawn mowing and 2 little girls posing<\/p>\n
Q121 \u2013 apparently a wedding rehearsal, then wedding<\/p>\n
Q122 San Francisco, coming in from airport, headed toward Oakland; couple in garden<\/p>\n
[Page 8 \u2013 handwritten notes summarizing findings on page 2]<\/p>\n
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United States Department of Justice
\nFederal Bureau of Investigation
\nMemorandum<\/p>\n
Date: 12\/27\/78<\/p>\n
To: Mr. Moore
\nFrom: D.W. Gow<\/p>\n
Subject: RYMUR<\/p>\n
PURPOSE<\/u>:<\/p>\n
The purpose of this memorandum is to request that Engineering Section, Technical Services Division, duplicate approximately 672 audio tapes from Jonestown, Guyana.<\/p>\n
DETAILS<\/u>:<\/p>\n
It is anticipated that four cases of audio tape recordings will be arriving at FBIHQ from Georgetown, Guyana, during the week of December 26, 1978. In order to more efficiently review these tapes, they should be duplicated as soon as possible and sent to San Francisco Division. The originals could then be preserved at San Francisco and the San Francisco Agents could work only with the duplicates. It would also be advisable that one copy of each original be maintained at FBIHQ in the event that any of the original and the duplicates were lost or destroyed enroute to San Francisco.<\/p>\n
RECOMMENDATION<\/u>:<\/p>\n
That Engineering Section, Technical Services Division, immediately make one copy of each tape recording received from Guyana, and that a master copy of all tapes be maintained by Engineering Section, Technical Services Division.<\/p>\n
[Page 10 \u2013 mostly handwritten notes]<\/p>\n
Evidence Receipt<\/p>\n
Q57 – Q100: 44 video tapes
\nQ101 \u2013 102: 2 16mm movie films
\nQ 103: 1 large reel 8 mm movie \u201977 Kodachrome sound Rochester, N.Y.
\nQ104 \u2013 Q122: 19 small reels 8 mm film
\nQ123 \u2013 Q126: 4 cartridges 8mm sound movie
\nQ127 \u2013 Q128: 2 \u2013 8-track tapes
\nQ129: 1 2-inch reel magnetic tape
\nQ130 \u2013 143: 14 microcassettes
\nQ144 \u2013 150: 7 5-inch reel magnetic tape
\nQ151 \u2013 567: 417 7-inch reel magnetic tape
\nQ568 \u2013 821: 254 cassette tapes<\/p>\n
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