{"id":62451,"date":"2014-12-19T04:09:46","date_gmt":"2014-12-19T04:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=62451"},"modified":"2017-07-11T12:40:21","modified_gmt":"2017-07-11T19:40:21","slug":"q792-summary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=62451","title":{"rendered":"Q792 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,\u00a0click here<\/a>. Listen to MP3 (Pt. 1<\/a>, Pt. 2<\/a>).
\nTo return to the Tape Index,\u00a0click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n

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

FBI preliminary tape identification note:<\/strong> One Certron C-60\/ “News April 11 (16?)”<\/p>\n

Date cues on tape:<\/strong> News events covered consistent with April 11 date, including day of week<\/p>\n

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

Public figures\/National and international names:<\/em>
\nJimmy Carter, U.S. President
\nGerald Ford, former U.S. President
\nRichard Nixon, former U.S. President
\nPat Nixon, wife of former U.S. President (by reference)
\nCyrus Vance, U.S. Secretary of State
\nHenry Kissinger, former National Security Adviser, Secretary of State
\nRonald Reagan, former California governor<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Leonid Brezhnev, Communist Party General Secretary, Soviet Union
\nHelmut Schmidt, West German Chancellor
\nKlaus Bolling [phonetic], German government spokesman
\nAdolf Hitler, German Fuhrer
\nVladimir Lenin, father of Russian Revolution, first leader of Soviet Union<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Raymond Barre, French Prime Minister
\nFrancois Mitterrand, French political figure
\nRobert Bradshaw, Prime Minister of St. Kitts-Nevis
\nPaul Southwell, acting premier of St. Kitts-Nevis
\nMichael Manley, Prime Minister of Jamaica
\nDr. Carl Carstone [phonetic], West Indian lecturer
\nSim\u00f3n Alberto Consalvi, foreign minister of Venezuela
\nAnastasio Somoza, President of Nicaragua
\nKjell Laugerud, president of Guatemala (by reference)
\nOmar Torrijos, Panamanian leader<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Johannes Vorster, prime minister of Republic of South Africa
\nKaiser Daliwonga Matanzima, prime minister of Transkei (by reference)
\nOlusegun Obasanjo, head of military government of Nigeria (by reference)<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Forbes Burnham, Guyana Prime Minister
\nHamilton Green, Guyana Minister of Health and Labor
\nVibert Mingo, Guyana Minister of Home Affairs
\nKit Nascimento, Guyana government official (by reference)
\nWalter Rodney, leader of the Working Peoples Alliance<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Sando Persaud [phonetic], Guyanese meteorologist
\nPrem Persaud, Guyana magistrate (likely unrelated)
\nLionel Stuart [phonetic], Guyana prosecutor
\nGilbert Temmet [phonetic], traffic official in Guyana
\nMohammed Hakkim Kahn [phonetic], petty criminal in Guyana
\nOwen Williams, petty criminal in Guyana
\nRobert Reisner [phonetic], petty criminal in Guyana
\nRobert Weizel [phonetic], petty criminal in Guyana
\nJoyelyn Pile, petty criminal in Guyana
\nMarvin Sandy, petty criminal in Guyana
\nKeith McGibbon, petty criminal in Guyana
\nRudolph Hayward, petty criminal in Guyana
\nAngela Corbin, petty criminal in Guyana
\nAdolphius Peters, petty criminal in Guyana
\nErrol Williamson, petty criminal in Guyana
\nCharles Adams, petty criminal in Guyana
\nLennox Bristol, petty criminal in Guyana
\nPatricia Barnwell, petty criminal in Guyana
\nCarol Eastman, petty criminal in Guyana
\nJennifer Dawson, petty criminal in Guyana
\nDonna Dempster [phonetic], petty criminal in Guyana
\nMike Henry, gunshot victim in Georgetown<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

George Meany, U.S. labor leader<\/div>\n

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

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

Jim Jones reads the news for April 11, 1978.<\/p>\n

Different than many of the news tapes of the period, this features several lengthy segments of local items from Georgetown, Guyana, especially reports of petty crimes such as marijuana possession and black market sales (which Jones refers to as \u201cwhite market\u201d) of cigarettes. There is also significant coverage given to a meteorological report for the country, the news of a homicide of an American in Guyana, and the negotiations between the government and taxicab drivers.<\/p>\n

Jones gives several reasons for the local emphasis, most of them to show the differences between Guyanese and American ways of handling issues of crime and punishment. Guyana treats its prisoners much more humanely, he says, with small fines for misdemeanors and negotiated payments instead of jail time for those who can\u2019t pay. He also wants to show that Guyana does not deserve its label of bigotry in its relations between the races, noting that the large number of people arrested for drug possession were of African descent, and had been arrested and charged by a government made up principally of blacks. The news of the shooting death allows him to discuss the lack of an extradition agreement between the US and Guyana \u2013 \u201cwhich is of course the proper thing, that no socialist country should have such a law with a capitalist country\u201d \u2013 although he also sounds the warning to Temple members living in Georgetown to take care on the city\u2019s streets, especially late at night.<\/p>\n

What is similar to other news tapes through Jonestown\u2019s history is Jones\u2019 depiction of the two Cold War superpowers and their respective allies. The United States is ruled by business interests that are concerned only about money and property, \u201cwhich is the capitalist god.\u201d Its allies are equally corrupt, especially West Germany and the Union of South Africa, the latter of which is described as \u201cthe dreaded fascist, racist concentration camp regime, upheld by US corporate ruling class elite.\u201d On the other hand, the USSR is \u201cthe vanguard of Marxist-Leninist liberation forces assisting people throwing off the shackles of colonialism in Africa,\u201d and East Germany, a member of the Warsaw Pact, is \u201cone of the most prosperous nations on earth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other news items covered in the tape include:<\/p>\n

    \n
  • 17 officers involved in the aborted coup in Somalia escape to Ethiopia, while others were rescued;<\/li>\n
  • The Transkei region province of South Africa maintains its independence, as food supplies are parachuted in;<\/li>\n
  • Nigeria voids all oil agreements with the US;<\/li>\n
  • The Soviet Union has a new weapon to destroy spy satellites and attacking missiles;<\/li>\n
  • Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev will visit West Germany;<\/li>\n
  • The new French government must consult with communists in forming cabinet;<\/li>\n
  • The prime minister of St. Kitts is home after cancer surgery in London;<\/li>\n
  • Jamaican citizens approve the amount of force used by the country\u2019s police;<\/li>\n
  • A Venezuelan drug ring is broken;<\/li>\n
  • US steel companies yield to pressure from President Carter, and will roll back proposed price increases;<\/li>\n
  • Former President Gerald Ford considers run in 1980;<\/li>\n
  • Carter asks the Panamanians to accept the treaty as written.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Jones finds several opportunities to laud Jonestown \u2013 during the discussion of Guyana\u2019s recent weather patterns and the effect it has had on local water supplies and quality, for example, he notes that in Jonestown they do \u201cnot know what it is to experience shortage of water, one of the few places in the world that has clean water\u201d \u2013 but other examples are more confrontational.<\/p>\n

    Remarking that Jonestown enjoys good relations with its host country, and recognizing that the entertainers from the community are a large reason for that, he presents a \u201cdemand that our entertainment receive proper cultural coverage, that it be given its prominence that it deserves. This is the demand of the leader\u2026 [W]e want it known that it was a socialist, Marxist-Leninist practices of Jonestown that contributed to this entertainment, \u2026 or we will not be performing for certain governmental-related meetings and organizations.\u201d<\/p>\n

    The tape ends with some announcements to the community. He reminds everyone that there is an amnesty on returning items that people may have stolen from one another \u2013 \u201cno questions will be asked\u201d \u2013 but if anyone misses the deadline in eight hours, \u201cyou will be receiving the most difficult kind of punishment and discipline.\u201d<\/p>\n

    He also reminds his followers that \u201cI will not be predictable\u201d in enforcing the law, an observation \u2013 some considered it a warning \u2013 he made both before and after. \u201cThe law of Jonestown is just but not predictable,\u201d he says at the tape\u2019s closing along with his usual declaration of love for the community.<\/p>\n

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

    Date of transcription: 3\/23\/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 March 20, 1979, Special Agent (name deleted) reviewed the tape numbered 1B62 #111. This tape was found to contain the following:<\/p>\n

    JIM JONES lecturing on “last months” weather as reported\/published by CONRAD PERSAD (phonetic), Meteorologist. Also lectured about world politics and news reports from Georgetown, Guyana. JONES expressed strong distaste for capitalism and the U.S., expressing adulation for socialism and the USSR. JONES admonished People\u2019s Temple members who were stealing.<\/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

    The summary is accurate and meets the FBI\u2019s purposes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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,\u00a0click here. Listen to MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2). To return to the Tape Index,\u00a0click here. FBI Catalogue:\u00a0Jones Speaking FBI preliminary tape identification note: One Certron C-60\/ “News April 11 (16?)” Date […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":27996,"menu_order":531,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-62451","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62451","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=62451"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69726,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62451\/revisions\/69726"}],"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=62451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}