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FD Sue yeivo ly FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATE A/30/78 Datc¢ af transeription a the activitics of the Peoples ious cu “by the Reverend JIM JOKES, This cult, which was foundée ndianz, moved alifornia, specifically in the Redwood Valley erca, approximately scemetime in 1965. It leter moved te San Francisco, California and still maintains their main temples in San Francisco. Approximately two years ago, Reverend JONES founded a settlement in Guyana, South America, which he named Jonestown, and a number of his followers have been residing there for quite some time. During the last year and @ half, there have been numerous allegations concerning mistreatment of some of the followers within the Jonestown settlenent. Sometime in early November of this year, he learned of a Fending trip to the Jonestown settlement by Congrensuan o_ LEO RYAN of California spropriate arrancements | ough RYAN's office to accompany Congreséman is trip. 10 grou ich was to visit the Jonestown settlement, consisted of Congressman RYAN and his congressional aide JACKIE SIRIERS, apprczimately nine news people representing various newspapers and television networks and an unknown number representine the concerned relatives group. The concernecé relatives creup consisted of members of the immediate families of some of the followers cf Reverend JCNES who were living at Jonestown and who were believed to be mistreated and, in sone cases, held there against their will .(Y ” The group left San Francisco on the nicht of November 13, 1976 and triuveled to New York City via Urtic’ Airlines. On the 14th of Kovemker, the group left row You l fia f group 1 {uj beeen ts ce 24 investigation on 11/19/78 Cemp Springs, Maryland BA 85-172 - SA! Lb7¢ Sr. ext L1/?2L/72 --— — 7 : pee eee ee itt Thin document contains neither recom mancations nor canciusiags of the FRI itis the propery of Oh FO and is inasen te your a tok Hand its contests are Motico be distr puted outs de your sgency. Beas 4U