{"id":93625,"date":"2019-12-20T17:03:35","date_gmt":"2019-12-21T01:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=93625"},"modified":"2020-05-02T14:31:57","modified_gmt":"2020-05-02T21:31:57","slug":"q305-summary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=93625","title":{"rendered":"Q305 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\u00a0MP3 (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>Labeled in part \u201cCuba & Barbara W. [Walters]\u201d<\/p>\n

Date cues on tape:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 likely early July 1978; language quirks of Jones consistent with tape Q 324<\/a>, which was made July 9 or 10, 1978<\/p>\n

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

Public figures\/National and international names:<\/em>
\nChristopher Columbus, Spanish explorer
\nTomas Estrada Palma, Cuban ruler in early 20th century
\nFulgencio Batista, Cuban dictator overthrown by Castro
\nFidel Castro, Cuban leader
\nAngel Maria Bautista Castro y Argiz, father of Fidel Castro [by reference]
\nLina Ruz Gonzalez, mother of Fidel Castro [by reference]
\nMar\u00eda Argota y Reyes, Castro’s father\u2019s first wife [by reference]
\nMirtha Diaz Balart, wife of Fidel Castro<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Juan Bosch, leftist president of Dominican Republic [by reference]
\nHuey Newton<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Barbara Walters, ABC news correspondent<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Jonestown residents:<\/em>
\nMike Prokes<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

Bible verses cited:<\/strong> \tNone<\/p>\n

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

In June 1977, ABC correspondent Barbara Walters conducted an interview with Cuban leader Fidel Castro for the network\u2019s magazine program, 20\/20. In this tape, Jones presents the program to the residents of Jonestown, prefacing it with a brief history of
\nthe Cuban nation and a biography of Fidel Castro. <\/p>\n

Jones interjects commentary on several occasions during the program that follows, but it is most unintelligible.<\/p>\n

The program ends with Barbara Walters offering her own opinion about the freedoms in Cuba \u2013 as Castro has spelled them out \u2013 in contrast to her own definition. Jones then offers a brief analysis of his own, and his own rebuttal to Walters, in which he sides with Castro\u2019s vision. \u201cWe\u2019ll take Dr. Castro\u2019s freedom,\u201d he says in conclusion. \u201cFreedom from fear is the most important thing on earth. That socialism alone can provide.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

Date of transcription: 6\/1\/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 1, 1979, Special Agent (name deleted) reviewed the tape numbered 1B93-49. This tape was found to contain the following:<\/p>\n

A history of Cuba is discussed by JIM JONES followed by a recording of an ABC television program wherein FIDEL CASTRO is interviewed by BARBARA WALTERS.<\/p>\n

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

The summary is accurate and meets the FBI\u2019s purposes.\t<\/p>\n

Tape originally posted January 2020.<\/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\u00a0MP3 (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: Labeled in part \u201cCuba & Barbara W. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":27996,"menu_order":155,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-93625","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/93625","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=93625"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/93625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97719,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/93625\/revisions\/97719"}],"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=93625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}