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Jonestown — Part 3

123 pages · May 10, 2026 · Broad topic: Cults & Extremism · Topic: Jonestown · 119 pages OCR'd
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2 SF 89-250 MIM Ab GARRY stated his second trip to Jonestown was in September or October of 1978 when he needed to obtain affidavits regarding pending law suits against the Peoples Temple. At this time he worked with a Temple member named GENE CHAIKIN, a former attorney for the Temple, who was at the time of this visit the head of the Agriculture Center for the compound. GARRY advised CHAIKIN had stated he had no further desire to practice law /4/ GARRY added that all these affidavits had to be notarized by the U.S. Embassy in Guyana in order to be valid in the United States. ly A writer named DON FREED was also at the compound during GARRY's visit in October, 1978. GARRY advised FREED is an 014d friend who wrote the book on Bobby Seale, entitled "Agony in ‘ " FREED currently resides in Los Angeles, Calif b/c advised his home telephone number is _ GARRY stated that FREED was in Jonestown to write an BUTODIOLTaphy on JIM JONES, however, JONES evidently was not willing to pay FREED so FREED cut his visit short and returned to the United States prior to GARRY's return. /) GARRY stated that he was returning from this trip and was at the airport in Georgestown when he met MARK LANE. GARRY further advised that he had no knowledge of LANE's trip to the mission. GARRY said that LANE had been introduced to the Temple through 7 DON FREED. GARRY stated he is the chief counsei to the Peoples eo Temple and LANE had been hired without GARRY's knowledge. GARRY co supposed that LANE would attempt to show government conspiracy against the Peoples Temple and JIM JONES. In this way LANE would attempt to divert attention from the Peoples Temple's other - problems which were currently getting news coverage fH 4 GARRY stated he resented LANE being hired and was quite angry with LANE. MARCIE JONES, wife of JIM JONES, told GARRY that LANE was not being paid for his services; however, GARRY advised that MARK LANE had told him he was receiving payment from the Peoples Temple, that he couldn't travel all around without receiving payments u] GARRY stated that when he became chief counsel in June, 1977, he advised the members of the Peoples Temple that they were not to hold news conferences unless he was present. On three occasions they held such conferences and GARRY stated he ended up with ee ee ee a ? y!
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