{"id":68833,"date":"2017-03-15T14:01:03","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T21:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=68833"},"modified":"2019-12-31T16:26:34","modified_gmt":"2020-01-01T00:26:34","slug":"q963-summary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=68833","title":{"rendered":"Q963 Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

To read the Tape Transcript, click here<\/a>. Listen to MP3 (Pt. 1<\/a>,\u00a0Pt. 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\u00a0 Jones Speaking<\/p>\n

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

Date cues on tape:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Spring 1978 (reference to recent arrivals of Mitchells in March and upcoming elections in Bolivia in June)<\/p>\n

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

Public figures\/National and international names:<\/em>
\nVladimir Ilich Lenin, father of Russian Revolution
\nKarl Marx, German economist,
\nFyodor Dan, leader of the Mensheviks
\nJosef Stalin, former Soviet dictator
\nLeon Trotsky, Communist activist murdered by Stalin
\nMao Tse-Tung, leader of People\u2019s Republic of China
\nObleeku [phonetic], tortured Rhodesian freedom fighter<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

John Paul Getty, American business tycoon
\nJohn Paul Getty, Jr [by reference]
\nJohn Paul Getty III, kidnapped grandson [by reference]Malcolm X, black activist with Nation of Islam<\/p>\n

Sir Harold Bollers, Chief Justice of Guyana\u2019s Supreme Court [by reference]
\nPtolemy Reid, Deputy Prime Minister of Guyana
\nRashleigh Jackson, foreign Minister of Guyana [by reference]
\nMr. Melvin, unknown Guyanese man
\nGeorge\/Mr. George, unknown Guyanese man<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

Temple adversaries; members of Concerned Relatives:<\/em>
\nBeverly Oliver [by reference]
\nHoward Oliver [by reference]
\nGrace Stoen
\nTim Stoen<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

Temple members not in Jonestown:<\/em>
\nAndy Silver<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

Jonestown residents, full name unknown:<\/em>
\nCarol (several in Jonestown)
\nGeorge (could be George Phillips, aka George Forks)
\nJack (likely Beam, could be Barron)
\nBrother Johnson (numerous)
\nJoyce (speaks)
\nMary (several in Jonestown)
\nPatty (several in Jonestown) (speaks)
\nSister Perkins (several, most likely Lenora)
\nTommy (most likely Bogue)<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

Jonestown residents:<\/em>
\nRuth Atkins
\nRheaviana Beam
\nEugene Chaikin
\nJames Edwards
\nClifford Gieg
\nMarceline Jones [by reference]
\nSebastian McMurry
\nMitchell family
\nGertrude Nailor (speaks)
\nBruce Oliver [by reference]
\nShanda Oliver
\nWilliam Oliver [by reference]
\nRose Peterson
\nIsaac Rhodes
\nLarry Schacht [by reference]
\nPauline Simon
\nJohn Victor Stoen
\nVirginia \u201cMom\u201d Taylor
\nBernice Thomas
\nDana Truss
\nCharlie Touchette
\nDebbie Touchette<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

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

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

(This tape was transcribed by Georgiana Mamlakah. The editors gratefully acknowledge her invaluable assistance.)<\/em><\/p>\n

This tape of a night meeting in Jonestown in the spring of 1978 opens with Jones declaring it to be his \u201cmarathon and almost futile efforts to explore our conscience.\u201d He also says very early that his blood sugar is extremely low, which causes \u201cheadaches and dizziness [and] extreme irritation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whatever the reason, Jones\u2019 behavior in this tape is very erratic. Occasionally he seems to be picking fights, setting up arguments between husbands and wives; occasionally, he leads a conversation about the relationships among the Russian leaders who created the Soviet state; occasionally, he joins in the laughter as one Jonestown resident relates an anecdote; and throughout, he blasts the enemies of the conspiracy, whether the enemies are in the form of the Concerned Relatives \u2013 Tim Stoen in particular \u2013 or the US government, especially the Georgetown Embassy. The shifts in his tone of voice, his swings between benevolence and menace, his characterizations of the community\u2019s relationship with the host government, all swing wildly and with little transition between them.<\/p>\n

But most consistently, Jones seems to be in an ill-tempered mood towards his own followers. He complains about people sleeping during the meeting, not working during the day, refusing to rise to their leadership potentials, and faking injuries to get out of their responsibilities. He then refers to his favorite quote by Mao Tse-tung, that power comes from the barrel of a gun, and dares people to continue to dismiss his criticisms. \u201cI\u2019ll bet you if I pointed my revolver at you, I bet your eyes would get open.\u2026 I bet you, I put my gun on you, I bet you\u2019d work all night without stopping.\u201d<\/p>\n

His intention, as he says, is to make them reflect on the privileges they\u2019ve all had, and continue to have in Jonestown, and how much better off they are now, both as individuals and as a community. \u201cGot no reason to feel tired. You ought to feel guilty tonight.\u201d He wants them to feel like a zero \u2013 \u201cWe\u2019re supposed to be nothing, nothing, nothing, crucified, nothing\u201d \u2013 so they can empathize with the world\u2019s oppressed. Every time they drink Coca-Cola, every time they pay taxes, they should have felt guilty, because they are supporting a racist government that tortures blacks, an FBI that assassinates black leaders. They are all murderers and killers, he repeats, even the small children who eat the food that their parents have paid taxes on. And because they are killers, they have to make restitution, which \u2013 for Jones \u2013 means they need to produce food in the fields, not only to bring in more people from San Francisco, \u201cto give them a chance to get out of the racist hell,\u201d but also to \u201cmake a revolutionary core to build a better world.\u201d To that end, they need to understand that, \u201cLaziness does not go in socialism.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whatever they have to eat, they should ponder \u2013 as he does \u2013 the tragedy of the young black child in South Africa who was forced to participate in the torture of his own father. \u201cI don\u2019t think you\u2019re that bad off tonight. I really think if you kept that in your mind, you\u2019d feel less miserable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even though the meeting is not considered a White Night, the subject of death is never far away. While he himself raises the subject a half dozen times, he complains about how often they discuss it, that it seems like a parlor game. But for him, it\u2019s because he\u2019s tired of life. \u201cI\u2019d rather die a thousand times than talk about it. Goddamn talkathons on death, I\u2019m sick of \u2018em.\u201d Nevertheless, he extols the wisdom of the child who, according to Jones, told his leader that the people of Jonestown were going to win, but \u201ceven if we don\u2019t, if we die, we\u2019ll win.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

Date of transcription: 6\/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 June 22, 1979, Special Agent (name deleted) reviewed the tape numbered 1B110-28. This tape was found to contain the following:<\/p>\n

A lecture and rally led by JIM JONES before a Jonestown congregation wherein JONES alludes to his low blood sugar count which is proving to be very painful. In addition, JONES hosts a question and answer session which concludes the 34 minute tape.<\/p>\n

The remaining portions of the tape are blank and appear to contain no items of an evidentiary nature.<\/p>\n

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

Aside from the fact that the tape is 70 minutes, the summary is accurate and meets the FBI\u2019s purposes.<\/p>\n

Tape originally posted March 2017.<\/strong><\/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,\u00a0Pt. 2). To return to the Tape Index, click here. FBI Catalogue\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jones Speaking FBI preliminary tape identification note: None Date cues on tape:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Spring […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":27996,"menu_order":639,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-68833","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/68833","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=68833"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/68833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93806,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/68833\/revisions\/93806"}],"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=68833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}