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FO 502 (REV. 3-8-77) ( ' FEDERAL SUREAU OF INVESTIGATICH 13/30/78 | Date of transcription____. stated that he was among numerous news media pecple who were assigned to cover a trip to Jenestown, Guyana and to travel with U. S. Congressman LEO J. RYAN (Democrat; California) and several relatives of members of the Peoples Temple. Prior to the Guyana trip, Ts: among a group of people who attended a presentaticn concerning the Pecples Temple put on by the Peoples Temple in California. The two attorneys who represented the Peoples Temple were also present at the time of the presentation / Se :.- flew from California to New York on Monday, Foverber 13, 1978, and then from New York to Georgetown, Guyana on November 14, 1978. The two attorneys for the Feoples Temple met with Congressman RYAN and the rest of the contingent from the United States cn Wednesday evening or Thursday in Georgetown and, on Friday evening, Novembcr 17, 1978, they got the "okay" from Attorney LANE to proceed to Jonestown. Fy hey all then flew from Gecrgetown to Jonestown where <b ey were delayed at the airstrip for one to two hours ~ . before receiving permission to proceed to the Jonestown proper. The whole contingent was transported to Jonestown via truck and the trip took between 45 minutes to an hour placing them in Jonestown at approximately 7:00 p.m. The. temple people put on a big ceremony and "God Bless America" was sung. Many of the people appeared to be happy, however, thet evening, a slip of paper was passed to NBC Correspondent DON HARRIS by someone who wanted to leave the settlement an i ‘ and return to the United States None of the visitors vere 4 permitted to stzy overnight there, s0 they all left and i returned the following day} Saturday, at approximately 10:00 a.m. On Saturday at Jonestown, an older woman grabbed DON HARRIS and indicated she and her family wanted to leave the compound and return to the United States. HARRIS broucht this woman to Congressman RYAN and she and her relatives stated on voice recordec tape that they wished to leave sy oe Cr b Sh | Ios cal _—— Date aictated._ _ ALf2e4/7 fe Thi, document contains ociinctr recammendatisns Mor cenclusinns of fhe FEL. Wis the propcriy of the EP Cl and is loaned tu purr egencs: i aleed 1s COMtents Are net to te distributed ost, te your #gtncy. *) by t)