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rd t : cen, G ae now * a ad, b7 BQ 89-495 At the settlement JONES was like a king and was always surrounded by two to three security men with others on the periphery. The security men were armed with either rifles, shotguns, or handguns. JONES himself carried a handgun which was either a .38 caliber or a .357 magnum. (u) JONES talked frequently about dying and seemed to be obsessed with this topic. On one occasion, JONES hat A held a long meeting in which he stated that things were hopeless and the members of the PT had no choice but to take their own lives. At this point, a flavored water drink was brought out and everyoredrank it. Many thought the drink was poison until after they had drunk it. this activity was best described as A suicide rili. rT] On other occasions, JONES announced alerts on aanh nu mons Ay the camp public address system. All the members would then hasten to the pavillion where JONES would announce that the settlement was faced with some specific emergency situation of a threatening nature. Attendance was taken at these meetings, which were called "White night" or "Alphas" and security men with weapons were positioned throughout the crowd. JONES would then elaborate on the nature of. the threat or emergency and the remedies to be taken.( U/ On occasion, visitors or govenment officials would arrive at Jonestown. These visitors were handled by a special group, who were supposedly trained for it. The group consisted of MIKE PROKES, TIM CARTER, LEE INGRAM, DICK TROPP, HARRIET TROPP, CAROLYN LAYTON, MARIE KATSARIS and JOHNNY JONES. ty} Regarding the visit of US Congressman LEO RYAN, the settlement members were aware of his coming approximately five days in advance when they were told of it ata nightly meeting. JONES described RYAN as a racist, a troublemaker and one who was known to be on the side of oppression of poor people. (u| q 108