{"id":28140,"date":"2013-06-16T00:18:28","date_gmt":"2013-06-16T00:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alternativejonestown.com\/?page_id=28140"},"modified":"2020-04-02T17:01:38","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T00:01:38","slug":"359-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=28140","title":{"rendered":"Q359 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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>Jones Speaking<\/p>\n

FBI preliminary tape identification note: <\/b>Labeled in part \u201cOct 8 B\u2019cast Message to SF\u201d<\/p>\n

Date cues on tape:<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Contents of tape consistent with tape box label<\/p>\n

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

Public figures\/National and international names:<\/i>
\nU.S. President Jimmy Carter
\nZbigniew Brzezinski, Carter\u2019s national security advisor<\/div>\n
Thomas Jefferson, third President of the U.S.
\nRobert F. Kennedy, U.S. Senator, assassinated presidential candidate
\nEthel Rosenberg, executed U.S. spy
\nJulius Rosenberg, executed U.S. spyDonald Freed, author and screenwriter
\nCarlton Goodlett, San Francisco physician, newspaper publisher
\nMark Lane, Peoples Temple attorney
\nDr. Walter Thain, American doctor, consultant with Dr. Larry Schacht
\nPeter Fernandes, chairman, Guyana Livestock Corporation (by reference)
\n\u201cDr.\u201d Paul, unknown, apparently accompanied Goodlett to Jonestown\n<\/div>\n

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Temple adversaries; members of Concerned Relatives:<\/i>
\nDebby Blakey (by reference)
\nTim Stoen<\/div>\n

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Peoples Temple members not in Jonestown<\/i>
\nJean Brown
\nLeona Collier
\nRichard Parr<\/div>\n

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Jonestown residents, full name unknown:<\/i>
\nEvans\u2019 child (either Sharelle, Sharla, or Sonya)<\/div>\n

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Jonestown residents:<\/i>
\nTommy Beikman
\nRuby Jewell Carroll
\nJulius Evans
\nSandra Evans (by reference)
\nAva Inghram
\nMarceline Jones (by reference)
\nKay Nelson
\nMike Prokes (speaks)<\/b>
\nLarry Schacht
\nDonna Stanfield
\nEtta Thompson\n<\/div>\n

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Bible verses cited:<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c[Temple member Richard] Parr \u2026 has seen this glorious example of unity as it was on the day of Pentecost when they brought their possessions and had all things common.\u201d (Acts 2:44-45, \u201cAnd all that believed were together, and had all things common; And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.\u201d)<\/div>\n

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\u201c<\/b>The day of Pentecost, that\u2019s all they built. They sold their possessions and had all things common. That\u2019s socialism. That\u2019s what the church was about. Jesus Christ established his church upon that foundation. The first thing after they\u2019re in there from a union and baptism with fire, was they went out and sold their possessions, brought them to the apostle seat and shared and had all things common.\u201d (Acts 2)<\/p>\n

\u201cSister [Rosa Lee] Peterson \u2026 knew that her redeemer lived and stood on the latter day on this earth.\u201d (Job 19:25, \u201cFor I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth.\u201d)<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was written long ago by Jesus that these things shall you do and greater, because I go away.\u201d (John 14:12, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.”)<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t look back like Lot\u2019s wife to Sodom and Gomorrah.\u201d (Genesis 19, esp. Genesis 19:26, \u201cBut his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.\u201d)<\/p>\n

\u201cHere I am, and there I am, and the world cannot hinder. The world did not make me. The world did not create<\/i> me. The world did not shape this socialist concept \u2013 the word made flesh \u2013 and the world<\/i> cannot take it away.\u201d (John 1:1-14, esp. John 1:14, \u201cAnd the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.\u201d)<\/p>\n

\u201cThey that live goodly in Christ \u2013 what\u2019s Christ mean? The anointed, the revolutionary Jesus, the revolutionary body\u2026 \u2013 goodly in that revolutionary body shall suffer persecution.\u201d (2 Timothy 3:12, \u201cYea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.\u201d)<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ll say all manner of things against you falsely, for the namesake.\u201d (Matthew 5:11, \u201cBlessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.\u201d)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe same power is in this name.\u201d (Acts 4)<\/p>\n

\u201cShake the dust from your feet and march forward, and don\u2019t look backward.\u201d (Matthew 10:14, \u201cAnd whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.\u201d See also, Mark 6:11, Luke 9:5)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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

(Note<\/strong>: This tape was transcribed by Vicki Perry. The editors gratefully acknowledge her invaluable assistance.)<\/i><\/p>\n

With the assistance of Temple publicist Mike Prokes, Jim Jones records two messages \u2013 for two very different audiences \u2013\u00a0extolling the virtues of Jonestown. The first is for a Guyana audience, and closes with an invitation to learn more about the Temple\u2019s agricultural project by writing to a Georgetown post office box. The second is for the remaining Temple members in the U.S., and while Jones reiterates several of the points he made for local consumption, there are more features of a typical Jones\u2019 address from his years in the States, including political analyses, healings and prophecies, and \u2013 almost unique in the tapes recorded in Guyana \u2013\u00a0religious references that his Christian followers would understand and appreciate.<\/p>\n

The tape is different form other tapes from the period in another respect: Jones\u2019 voice is strong and confident, without the hesitations, slurred speech or moments of seeming bewilderment which increasingly characterized the Jonestown recordings in the final months of the community\u2019s existence. He may be reading the messages from a prepared script, but there is an air of spontaneity which suggests that he is not.<\/p>\n

Both messages paint a glowing picture of Jonestown as the realization of the dream by its founder. Jones talks about the diversity of small industry in both messages, such as doll-making, brick-making, a soap factory, and clothing, although his second message includes names of the Jonestown residents involved. He speaks also of the diversity of entertainment in the community, ranging from numerous sports to movies and music. Each message speaks \u2013 although in slightly different terms \u2013 about Jonestown\u2019s outstanding medical services, including its outreach to the local population of the Northwest District, and of their ability to diagnose and treat illnesses and conditions which other doctors, including those in the States, had missed. Finally, both messages offer testimonials from recent visitors to the project, including Mark lane, Don Freed and Carlton Goodlett.<\/p>\n

Jones\u2019 words about diversity in the community of \u201cevery race under the sun\u201d are directed to the Guyana audience that would be less familiar with the Temple\u2019s rainbow family. So too are his distinctions between Jonestown\u2019s cooperative and similar projects in other \u201csocialist countries,\u201d which would likely include Guyana itself. \u201c[W]e of course operate on the basis of no monetary system,\u201d he says. \u201cWe don\u2019t condemn those who do. Other cooperatives work very well who use a monetary system. I gather from what I\u2019ve heard from various socialist countries who have visited us, or we have visited, that we\u2019re one of the few where there is absolutely no monetary system in dealing with each other internally.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jones acknowledges that it was hard for some people to adapt to such a different place at first, and admits they had some problems \u2013 \u201c[we\u2019re] taking people from a system, a society that emphasized competitive struggle and a great deal of alienation existed, and a lot of these youth had tremendous backgrounds of self-destruction\u201d \u2013 but that the spirit of cooperation has brought them through the trying times. \u201cI couldn\u2019t give you all the answers but I can say this: we\u2019re not experts or geniuses, so if we can make a cooperative work, it can be done all over the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Guyana message includes with an affirmation of the Temple\u2019s work: \u201cI believe in the cooperative life. It doesn\u2019t work for the other person? It certainly works for us at Jonestown.\u201d<\/p>\n

The message for Temple members in California contains many elements of Jones\u2019 stateside addresses. He speaks of the \u201clies\u201d that have been told about him and Jonestown, of the conspiracy against them, of the \u201cenemy\u201d who somehow gave both him and Marceline cancer. More than once, he describes their antagonists and their efforts as \u201cridiculous,\u201d and reminds his listeners, \u201cTruth will come out in the end. You can press it down and beat it down, but finally truth does triumph\u2026 Truth [is] on our side. They\u2019re the ones that have so much to lose because they\u2019re trying to maintain a false image. They\u2019re trying to live<\/i> something that they cannot be and be pure and be good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Quoting both Goodlett and Thomas Jefferson, Jones exhorts his followers not to allow \u201cthe enemies of socialism\u201d to lead them astray. Cooperate with each other as you prepare for your trip to the Promised Land, he tells them, save your money, and above all, disregard whatever negative rumors you may hear.<\/p>\n

When Jones speaks of the miracles he has performed to save his people, he not only includes himself as one of the healed, he puts it in a religious context. \u201cNo man takes my life from me, because it was written long ago by Jesus that these things shall you do and greater,\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019m not going to let anyone take my life away from me<\/i>, and I\u2019m reporting to you the victory that\u2019s in the name<\/i> of Christ socialism.\u201d Jones peppers the balance of the message \u2013 especially at the end \u2013\u00a0with numerous New Testament references, especially to Jesus\u2019 social gospel and to the apostles on the day of Pentecost.<\/p>\n

The tape is a public relations piece, and Jones waxes enthusiastically about the community. The underlying message appears about halfway through: \u201cIt\u2019s a remarkable place to be able to look as far as your eye can see, and see peace and your land and to have tranquility and justice. To live in a country where people are not judged by race, creed or color but are judged on their basis of their commitment to social justice, to egalitarianism, to socialism. Yes, it\u2019s a fantastic community, and you\u2019ll love it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

Date of transcription: 6\/18\/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 June 3, 1979, Special Agent (name deleted) reviewed the tape numbered 1B93-93. This tape was found to contain the following:<\/p>\n

MIKE PROKES taping a report from the People\u2019s Temple Agricultural Mission at Jonestown, Guyana with an interview and report by Reverend JIM JONES covering a wide spectrum of questions. This was apparently soon after JONES\u2019 arrival in Guyana.<\/p>\n

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

The summary meets the FBI\u2019s purposes and is for the most part accurate. The notation that the recording was made \u201csoon after JONES\u2019 arrival in Guyana\u201d is likely based upon the fact that Jones\u2019 voice is strong and articulate, without the hesitations, pauses and slurring of his latter addresses to the Jonestown community. It also contains many more biblical references than almost any other tape made in Jonestown. Nevertheless, the references to visits from Mark Lane, Don Freed and Carlton Goodlett place the recording in the fall of 1978, probably close to the October 8 date listed on the tape box.<\/p>\n

Tape originally posted March 2009<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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