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

FBI preliminary tape identification note:<\/strong> Labeled in part \u201cAug 28 News\u201d<\/p>\n

Date cues on tape:<\/strong> Tape contents consistent with identification label<\/p>\n

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

Public figures\/National and international names:<\/em>
\nJimmy Carter, U.S. President
\nRichard Nixon, former U.S. President
\nJohn F. Kennedy, assassinated U.S. President
\nRobert F. Kennedy, assassinated U.S. Senator
\nSen. George McGovern (D-South Dakota)
\nHarrison Golden, New York City Comptroller<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Pope John Paul I
\nPope Paul VI [by reference]
\nMargaret Thatcher, leader of Tory party in Britain<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran
\nJafar Sharif-Emami, Iranian prime minister
\nMohammad Mosaddegh, former premier of Iran [by reference]
\nElias Sarkis, President of Lebanon
\nAgostinho Neto, President of Angola
\nMobutu Sese Seko, president of Zaire<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Hua Kuo-fenj, chairman of Chinese Communist Party
\nDin Ba Phi, Vietnam\u2019s ambassador to United Nations<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Anastasio Somoza, President of Nicaragua<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Karl Marx, German economist
\nRupert Murdoch, newspaper magnate
\nMichael Evans, head of Chase Econometrics
\nArnold Miller, United Mine Workers President
\nTony Boyle, former United Mine Workers President
\nJock Yablonski, labor leader
\nMalcolm X, assassinated civil rights leader
\nMartin Luther King, assassinated civil rights leader
\nMargaret Mead, anthropologist
\nTommy Beale, lobbyist for National Cattlemen\u2019s Association
\nDelbert Tibbs, black man falsely accused of rape
\nRichard Hammerschlag, Univ. of Calif. researcher
\nFrancis Geldenheis [phonetic], church official in South Africa<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

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

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

Jim Jones reads the news for August 28, 1978.<\/p>\n

After beginning with several short news bulletins on such familiar subjects as unrest in Iran, unrest in Nicaragua, border disputes between Vietnam and Kampuchea, the anticipated failure of the Camp David talks, the disconnection between the Catholic Church and its followers, and the worldwide tour of the chairman of China\u2019s Communist Party, Jones reads several longer pieces, including:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Inflation in America, especially on food items, threatens the nation\u2019s poor;
\n\u2022 South African whites use Christianity to exploit and justify oppression of blacks;
\n\u2022 Margaret Thatcher, expected to become Britain\u2019s next prime minister, calls for restriction on immigration.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In addition, Jones reads news stories on the following:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Taxes to go up in US, even with Carter\u2019s tax reduction plan;
\n\u2022 Grain is shipped to Vietnam;
\n\u2022 George McGovern is criticized for his apparent support of gay rights;
\n\u2022 Zaire and Angola re-open railroad, pledge to respect borders;
\n\u2022 A black man accused of rape \u2013 who protested his innocence, and who was eventually exonerated after Jonestown \u2013 takes his case to the Florida Supreme Court.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Characteristic of almost all of these tapes, Jones introduces his own editorial comments throughout, usually in the form of adding such adjectives as \u201ccapitalistic,\u201d \u201cfascist,\u201d \u201cimperialistic,\u201d and \u201cracist\u201d in describing the US. <\/p>\n

He also introduces several references to the approaching nuclear war, including putting his own fears in the mouth of an economist, who \u2013 according to Jones \u2013 said, \u201cBut the real bad years for consumers will be 1979 and 1980, on through \u201983, if there\u2019s not a nuclear war.\u201d<\/p>\n

As is also typical of these tapes, Jones uses a news story to serve as an object lesson for the people of Jonestown. In the course of an article about cutbacks in welfare benefits to the nation\u2019s poor, Jones expresses his opinion that, \u201cThe New York Times<\/em> does not believe that mothers of youngsters who are forced in crime, because there\u2019s not enough to eat, should eat themselves. This is the mood of USA that some of you seem to lust after, to such a dreadful degree. I hope you wake up before it\u2019s too late.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jones has several other messages to community residents, including his regular admonitions to tell guests and visitors that they are all happy, and that they do not wish to receive mail from the States. He closes the tape with his usual declaration of his love for them all, his pleas to keep Jonestown clean and beautiful, and his requests for what he terms \u201cgratitudes\u2026 We have much to be grateful for, to live in a community without fear of violence. No one racist breathing down our neck. No fear that we have to lock our doors, no fear of the mugger or the robber or the rapist. No fear of pollution. No fear of the foods we eat.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

Date of transcription: 5\/30\/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 24, 1979, Special Agent (name deleted) reviewed the tape numbered 1B68-10. This tape was found to contain the following:<\/p>\n

A talk by JIM JONES entitled, \u201cNews of the Day\u201d. JONES states that Christianity oppresses the poor man with the promise of heaven.<\/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 2019.<\/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: Jones Speaking FBI preliminary tape identification note: Labeled in part \u201cAug 28 News\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":27996,"menu_order":27,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-90440","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90440","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=90440"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97445,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90440\/revisions\/97445"}],"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=90440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}