{"id":28096,"date":"2013-06-16T00:18:21","date_gmt":"2013-06-16T00:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alternativejonestown.com\/?page_id=28096"},"modified":"2014-04-06T23:02:05","modified_gmt":"2014-04-06T23:02:05","slug":"240-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=28096","title":{"rendered":"Q240 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<\/b>: Unidentified Individuals Speaking<\/p>\n

FBI preliminary tape identification note: <\/strong>None<\/p>\n

Date cues on tape:<\/b> January 19, 1978 (specified on tape)<\/p>\n

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

Jonestown residents, full name unknown: <\/i>
\nDorothy
\nJohn
\nKeith (likely either Keith Wright or Christopher Keith O\u2019Neal)
\nPatty
\nRonnie<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Jonestown residents:<\/i>
\nRheaviana Beam
\nRebecca Beikman
\nPhil Blakey (speaks)<\/b>
\nJim Bogue
\nSelika Bordenave (speaks)<\/b>
\nWesley Breidenbach
\nTish Eichler (speaks)<\/b>
\nGene Chaikin (speaks)<\/b>
\nErnest Green
\nTommie Keaton
\nTeresa King (speaks)<\/b>
\nDanny Kutulas (speaks)<\/b>
\nSebastian McMurry
\nRussell Moton (speaks)<\/b>
\nAnthony Simon (speaks)<\/b>
\nWanda Swinney (speaks)<\/b>
\nChristine Talley (speaks)<\/b>
\nCharlie Touchette
\nAlleane Tucker
\nJan Wilsey (speaks)<\/b><\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Bible verses cited:<\/b> None<\/p>\n

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

(Note<\/strong>: his tape was transcribed by Don Beck. The editors gratefully acknowledge his invaluable assistance.)
\n<\/em>
\nThis tape is a report of the Jonestown agriulture committee to the community as a whole. People on the committee make a weekly report on their work with cows and milk production, chickens and egg production \u2013 2286 eggs for the days listed, or about 167 dozen per week \u2013 and the numbers of rows of produce planted and harvested. The people also talk about the problems they face along the way, including keeping the baby chicks warm enough to survive their first few days, as well as providing water in automatic watering trays.<\/p>\n

While there is some expertise among the people on the committee, some are new to the work, as they readily admit to themselves. \u201c[A] lot of us are from the cities,\u201d one man says near the beginning of the tape, \u201cand never had a chance to live on a farm till now.\u201d It shows: \u201cWe was told to use a kerosene lantern which did not provide much heat for the chicks, and so we lost 11.\u201d In addition, several of the people making reports \u2013 both experienced and recent \u2013 speak of the special challenges they face due to their unfamiliarity with the conditions in Guyana.<\/p>\n

But they\u2019re also making progress, as another man says later. \u201c[A] lot of us didn\u2019t know anything about farming or animals, and turned out to be pretty good farmers and animal care takers.\u201d<\/p>\n

The residents are also inexperienced. The questions which follow each report show people struggling to understand the basics of the food production which will sustain them.<\/p>\n

The meeting is structured with an agenda and a series of reports, and is conducted in a business-like, methodical manner. Nevertheless, there is also some levity \u2013 after one man breaks down his harvest of almost a ton of produce and asks for recommendations, another man suggests they \u201cplant more next week\u201d \u2013 as well as periodic laughter.<\/p>\n

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

Date of transcription: 6\/27\/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 29, 1979, Special Agent (name deleted) reviewed the tape numbered 1B70-27. This tape was found to contain the following:<\/p>\n

Agriculture Meeting<\/p>\n

Differences with FBI Summary:<\/b>
\nThe summary is accurate and meets the FBI\u2019s purposes.<\/p>\n

Tape originally posted January 2006<\/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: Unidentified Individuals Speaking FBI preliminary tape identification note: None Date cues on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":27996,"menu_order":106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28096","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28096","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=28096"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28096\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60038,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28096\/revisions\/60038"}],"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=28096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}