{"id":28050,"date":"2013-06-16T00:18:11","date_gmt":"2013-06-16T00:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alternativejonestown.com\/?page_id=28050"},"modified":"2022-10-25T14:33:22","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T21:33:22","slug":"154-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=28050","title":{"rendered":"Q154 Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you use this material, please credit The Jonestown Institute. Thank you.<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n

To read the Tape Transcript, click here<\/a>. To listen to MP3, click here<\/a>.
\nTo return to the Tape Index, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

FBI Catalogue<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Unidentified Individuals Speaking<\/p>\n

FBI preliminary tape identification note: <\/strong>Labeled in part \u201c10\/26\/78 News & Comments\u201d<\/p>\n

Date cues on tape:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tape contents consistent with tape label<\/p>\n

People named:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Public figures\/National and international names:<\/em>
\nJoseph \u201cReds\u201d Perreira, Guyana sports broadcaster (by reference)<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Temple members not in Jonestown\/ not on survivors\u2019 or death lists:<\/em>
\nDonna Casanova<\/div>\n

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Jonestown residents, full name unknown:<\/em>
\nRichard (likely Janaro)<\/div>\n

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Jonestown residents:<\/em>
\nPauline Groot
\nMike Prokes
\nJohn Victor Stoen (by reference)
\nHelen Swinney
\nCharlie Touchette<\/div>\n

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Bible verses cited:<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 None<\/p>\n

Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Note<\/strong>: This tape was transcribed, and the summary written, by Katherine Hill. The editors gratefully acknowledge her invaluable assistance.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Speaking in a voice in a much higher register than usual \u2013 one that seems hampered by fatigue or illness \u2013 Jones gives instructions and issues warnings to the Jonestown community, starting with the observation that he is very much aware of what goes on around him, in part because \u201cI will sneak up on you at any night, any hour.\u2026 I know<\/em> I can stealthily get into your house and observe what you are doing and you won\u2019t even hardly know I\u2019m there until you see me.\u201d He also chastises those in relationships who are not faithful to their partners, saying that they are not \u201ca bunch of whore or whoremongers.\u201d<\/p>\n

A guest is due to arrive within a few days, and Jones has specific instructions for beautifying the community \u2013 trimming trees, cleaning bird excrement, putting up new drapes \u2013 but he is most insistent upon addressing a longtime bugaboo, that is of fly control.<\/p>\n

The greatest concern that Jones spends the most time on in this tape is profligate spending. He admonishes those who travel on the boat around the Caribbean and pick up supplies to stay places other than hotels and not to waste money on showers and fancy meals. The Jonestown community doesn\u2019t have money for that kind of luxury, never has and never will. Any Temple members who have family or friends in Trinidad should provide those contacts to people traveling on Temple business, and if the travelers cannot make friends in Trinidad who\u2019ll provide them food and housing, there\u2019s no reason they can\u2019t just sleep on the boat.<\/p>\n

Jones also chides people for talking about his health and for acting as if they think that he is incompetent or incapable. \u201cFather\u2019s health is in good shape,\u201d he says. This stands in contrast to many other occasions in which Jones complains of ill health, and indeed, a moment later in the tape he admits to having a fever. Nevertheless, he assures his followers that he will be around for a long time, that his current fever is no cause for concern \u2013 although they will be giving him x-rays and there may be an operation \u2013 and he will \u201coutrun you when some of you\u2019ve fallen in the grave.\u201d What Jonestown residents should be concerned about, he says, is following \u201cFather\u2019s regulations and rules.\u201d<\/p>\n

FBI Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Date of transcription: 5\/25\/79<\/p>\n

In connection with the Federal Bureau of Investigation\u2019s investigation into the assassination of U.S. Congressman LEO J. RYAN at Port Kaituma, Guyana, South America, on November 18, 1978, a tape recording was obtained. This tape recording was located in Jonestown, Guyana, South America, and was turned over to U.S. Officials in Guyana and subsequently transported to the United States.<\/p>\n

On May 24, 1979, Special Agent (name deleted) reviewed the tape numbered 1B68-3. This tape was found to contain the following:<\/p>\n

An unidentified male individual talking about the living relationships between people, suggestions for improvements of living conditions, and frugality.<\/p>\n

This tape was reviewed, and nothing was contained thereon which was considered to be of evidentiary nature or beneficial to the investigation of Congressman RYAN.<\/p>\n

Differences with FBI Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Other than the fact that the \u201cunidentified speaker\u201d is Jim Jones \u2013 a voice which, despite its higher register, would have been instantly recognized after three months of reviewing Jonestown tapes \u2013 the summary is accurate and meets the FBI\u2019s purposes.<\/p>\n

Tape originally posted June 2012<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you use this material, please credit The Jonestown Institute. Thank you. To read the Tape Transcript, click here. To listen to MP3, click here. To return to the Tape Index, click here. FBI Catalogue\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Unidentified Individuals Speaking FBI preliminary tape identification note: Labeled in part \u201c10\/26\/78 News & Comments\u201d Date cues on tape:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tape […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":27996,"menu_order":21,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28050","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28050"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":118256,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28050\/revisions\/118256"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}