Jonestown — Part 2

124 pages · May 10, 2026 · Broad topic: Cults & Extremism · Topic: Jonestown · 122 pages OCR'd

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SJ 89-123 8J 89-250 4. ° passports to them, therefore, they could not leave Guvans. To reflect: what a distatorship JONES had set up, if someone wanted to have a "relationship" with another person, it would have to be taken to the "Relationship Committee" who would decide if the relationship should be carried out. This would usually take approximately three months. @&) CP: <: ready to leave on Saturday, November 18, + W e others, he was briefed by JONES who told him not to speak with any Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) personnel or any members of the news media. Before they all left the camp, JONES apparently had talked to the remaining members of the "traitors" who were leaving that they were all -welcome to come back at any time. JONES said that he was not mad at anyone for leaving. CU ; aaa :- had been planning to leave Jonestown two to ree weeks prior to n RYAN's visit, but in fact he was afraid to leave. he wanted : to leave Jonestown since the first day there, but knew if he did try to leave he would be stopped by members of the PT. He noted that sone day officials from the United States Embassy came to Jonestovn and he and his friend LNU) wanted to tell them they wanted to leave but just did not have the nerves to do it. stated he felt like it vas not hard to do, but he knew that if they did something would happen to him He noted that there were literally hundreds of people who wanted to leave, but many knew what would or could happen to them if they did leave. No one ever talked about leaving because if they were overheard they would be punished. Punishment many times was by beatings, however, JONES eventually stopped the beatings because of public criticism. However, one to be punished would be put in a center surrounded by other members of the PT and everyone would ridicule, criticize, and humiliate that person being punished. JONES always stated that he would kill all of the traitors who left even if he had to hire the mafia to do this. Jy ED + enenverca those PT members who | rode on the truck from Jonestown to the air strip with Congressman RYAN and the others. ‘Those members were: JOE WILSON, the Head Security man for JONES, BOB and TOM KIZE, and LARRY LAYTON was ) ha uc 193 Sy re

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SJ 89-123
8J 89-250
4. °

passports to them, therefore, they could not leave Guvans.
To reflect: what a distatorship JONES had set up,

if someone wanted to have a "relationship" with another
person, it would have to be taken to the "Relationship Committee"
who would decide if the relationship should be carried out.
This would usually take approximately three months. @&)

CP: <: ready to leave on Saturday,
November 18, + W e others, he was briefed by JONES

who told him not to speak with any Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI) personnel or any members of the news media. Before they

all left the camp, JONES apparently had talked to the remaining
members of the "traitors" who were leaving that they were all

-welcome to come back at any time. JONES said that he was not

mad at anyone for leaving. CU

; aaa :- had been planning to leave
Jonestown two to ree weeks prior to n RYAN's visit,

but in fact he was afraid to leave. he wanted

:
to leave Jonestown since the first day there, but

knew if he did try to leave he would be stopped by members of

the PT. He noted that sone day officials from the United States

Embassy came to Jonestovn and he and his friend
LNU) wanted to tell them they wanted to leave

but just did not have the nerves to do it.

stated he felt like it vas not hard to do, but he knew that if

they did something would happen to him He noted

that there were literally hundreds of people who wanted to

leave, but many knew what would or could happen to them if they

did leave. No one ever talked about leaving because if they

were overheard they would be punished. Punishment many times

was by beatings, however, JONES eventually stopped the beatings

because of public criticism. However, one to be punished would

be put in a center surrounded by other members of the PT and

everyone would ridicule, criticize, and humiliate that person

being punished. JONES always stated that he would kill all of

the traitors who left even if he had to hire the mafia to do this. Jy

ED + enenverca those PT members who |
rode on the truck from Jonestown to the air strip with Congressman

RYAN and the others. ‘Those members were: JOE WILSON, the Head
Security man for JONES, BOB and TOM KIZE, and LARRY LAYTON was

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