{"id":28068,"date":"2013-06-16T00:18:14","date_gmt":"2013-06-16T00:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alternativejonestown.com\/?page_id=28068"},"modified":"2020-12-30T17:20:39","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T01:20:39","slug":"189-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=28068","title":{"rendered":"Q189 Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summary prepared by Fielding M. McGehee III. If you use this material, please credit The Jonestown Institute. Thank you.<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n

To read the Tape Transcript, click here<\/a>. Listen to MP3 (Pt. 1<\/a>, Pt. 2<\/a>).
\nTo return to the Tape Index, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

FBI Catalogue<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jones Speaking<\/p>\n

FBI preliminary tape identification note: <\/strong>Labeled in part \u201c6\/15\/78\u201d<\/p>\n

Date cues on tape:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Contents of tape consistent with label<\/p>\n

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

Public figures\/National and international names:<\/em>
\nPresident Jimmy Carter
\nVice President Walter Mondale
\nRobert Strauss, U.S. Trade Representative
\nAdolf Hitler, leader of Nazi Germany
\nGiovanni Leone, former president of Italy
\nAldo Moro, former prime minister of Italy
\nSen. Amintore Fanfani, prime minister candidate in Italy
\nLeo Tindemans, Belgium Prime Minister (by reference)
\nMargaret Thatcher, leader of Conservative Party in Britain
\nLord David Owen, British Foreign secretary
\nJuan Carlos I, King of Spain (by reference)
\nSophia Margarita Victoria Frederika, Queen of Spain (by reference)
\nFrancisco Franco, former dictator of Spain
\nJosip Broz Tito, president of Yugoslavia\n<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt
\nMenachem Begin, Israeli Prime Minister (by reference)
\nEmmanuel Erskine, leader of UN peace-keeping force in Lebanon
\nAli Yassin, PLO leader in Kuwait<\/p>\n

Huang Hua, China Foreign Minister<\/p>\n

Ian Smith, prime minister of Rhodesia
\nJoshua Nkomo, leader of Zimbabwean Patriotic Front in Rhodesia
\nRobert Mugabe, leader of Zimbabwean Patriotic Front in Rhodesia
\nPatrice Lumumba, assassinated Prime Minister of Zaire
\nJomo Kenyatta, president of Kenya<\/p>\n

Laurence \u201cBonny\u201d Mann,\u00a0 Guyana Ambassador to US<\/p>\n

Frances Jay Crawford, American businessman arrested for espionage in USSR
\nMartha Peterson, US embassy official accused of crimes in USSR
\nEthel and Julius Rosenberg, executed U.S. spies
\nRalph Nader, consumer activist
\nDon Freed, US playwright, author who visited Jonestown (by reference)<\/p><\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Temple adversaries; members of Concerned Relatives:<\/em>
\nDebbie Blakey
\nTim Stoen<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Jonestown residents:<\/em>
\nJann Gurvich
\nLarry Layton
\nLisa Layton<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

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

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

While broken up into several distinct recording sessions, this news tape was likely recorded in a single day. Each segment begins with a few announcements and observations about visitors coming to Jonestown, traitors who have left Jonestown, and press reports about Jonestown.<\/p>\n

In the first segment, for example, Jim Jones relays information from Guyanese officials that the recently-defected Debbie Layton Blakey has sided with Tim Stoen and is telling \u201chorrible\u201d stories about them. He then notes that both American Embassy officials and a television network have essentially contradicted what the critics have said, and the Guyana government is standing behind Jonestown as well, so they have nothing to worry about. On balance, then, the news is good, which likely accounts for Jones\u2019 tone of voice, ranging from matter-of-fact to upbeat.<\/p>\n

Jones does remind the Jonestown community, however, that neither they nor Guyana itself will ever be shed of their \u201cunforgivable sin\u201d of being socialist, of standing up to the United States, and \u2013 in Peoples Temple\u2019s case \u2013\u00a0of expressly rejecting the American way of life in favor of creating their own society.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, throughout the tape, Jones issues his usual exhortations to work hard, produce more, and waste nothing. In addition, his tirades against the \u201cconspiracy\u201d resurrect his incredulity of its perfidy and vicious lies that would undo what Jonestown seeks to do.<\/p>\n

For these reasons \u2013\u00a0as Jones says in a later segment \u2013 the people of Jonestown need to remember how to act around their guests and what to say in answer to any questions they might have. They might be asked about guns (they have none), food (they have plenty), and general happiness (just remember to \u201cuphold the community\u201d). After all, even if the visitors seem friendly, \u201cyou never know who is exactly in your midst for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

These commentaries and admonitions notwithstanding, this is primarily a news tape, covering a wide range of subjects. The news services seem to be either Soviet or Eastern Bloc in origin \u2013 the United States and its European allies are consistently described as fascist, imperialist and capitalist; on the other hand, China is characterized as a renegade regime, teetering close to the \u201ccriminal capitalist element\u201d \u2013\u00a0although some of the commentary undoubtedly comes from Jones himself. During an item about China rolling out the red carpet for \u201cthe fascist representatives of Spain\u201d \u2013 that country\u2019s king and queen \u2013 Jones alters the image. \u201cIt should be called the yellow carpet,\u201d he says, \u201c[the] yellow cowardly carpet of sell-out and appeasement.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among the items covered in the news portion of the tape:<\/p>\n

\n\u2022 The Italian president resigns following a financial scandal;
\n\u2022 The Israeli prime minister may be forced to resign over his hard line stance on South Lebanon;
\n\u2022 Lebanon censors six of its major newspapers;
\n\u2022 The PLO leader in Kuwait is assassinated by the CIA;
\n\u2022 The International Red Cross is called upon to bury bodies in Zaire;
\n\u2022 The war escalates in Rhodesia, but the British government says Ian Smith will have to negotiate;
\n\u2022 Kenya establishes a new school honoring its freedom fighters;
\n\u2022 The Belgian prime minister seeks emergency powers to cut spending;
\n\u2022 The British Labour government survives a no-confidence vote;
\n\u2022 A US businessman is arrested in the USSR on espionage charges;
\n\u2022 Cambodia continues a purge that has already cost 100,000 lives;
\n\u2022 Vietnam expels ethnic Chinese;
\n\u2022 Protestors from the Dutch-held Mallacan Islands occupy buildings in their bid for independence;
\n\u2022 President Carter calls for lifting of an arms embargo against Turkey;
\n\u2022 Carter plans a trip to Panama to sign the new treaty;
\n\u2022 The US and India sign a pact on nuclear technology;
\n\u2022 The dollar falls against the Japanese yen;
\n\u2022 The Supreme Court ruling on press freedom leads the Carter administration to vow protection;
\n\u2022 A US official says doctor and lawyer fees are \u201coutrageously high\u201d;
\n\u2022 Ralph Nader accuses the airline industry of benefiting from corporate socialism.<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

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

Date of transcription: 6\/14\/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 25, 1979, Special Agent (name deleted) reviewed the tape numbered 1B69-15. This tape was found to contain the following:<\/p>\n

JAMES JONES speaking on administrative matters, i.e. keeping the place clean, planting shrubbery, and \u201ctightening the belts\u201d because of the conspiracy in the United States against People\u2019s Temple.<\/p>\n

The remaining portion of the tape was JIM JONES\u2019 reading of current events and world-wide news.<\/p>\n

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

The summary is accurate and meets the FBI\u2019s purposes.<\/p>\n

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

Summary prepared by Fielding M. McGehee III. If you use this material, please credit The Jonestown Institute. Thank you. To read the Tape Transcript, click here. Listen to MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2). To return to the Tape Index, click here. FBI Catalogue\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jones Speaking FBI preliminary tape identification note: Labeled in part \u201c6\/15\/78\u201d Date cues […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":27996,"menu_order":58,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28068","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28068","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=28068"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108200,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28068\/revisions\/108200"}],"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=28068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}