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1 6. we one SJ 89-123 SJ 89-250 3. ° ; Se rrpecrnrsrerad JONES moved to Guyana permanently in July of-1977, which would be approximately one and one-half years ago. Before that time he made frequent trips. @ did not know the exact number of members living in uyana, but in March the number was supposedly around one thousan although he does not believe this to be true. elieves this figure to be exaggerated. (uf a: first time he knew an thin . ut Congr Ta. vis to Jonestdéeun, Guyana was t e day ore the Con:tressman arrived. At that time JONES told everyone that RYAN and 1. group of people were to visit the camp and JONES described this group of visitors as fascists. JONES told everyone they were coming down to investigate the Jonestown camp and he ordered everyone not to say anything to.any member of RYAN's group unless tnuey were instructed to. JONES made a list of rows ta ~ those people wio were to do all the talking. JONES, prior to the arrival of the Congressman and the others, briefed those people on the list on what to say and what not to say. This ‘briefing took >lace prior to the Congressman's arrival. noted at this doint that after the Congressman arrived, he Se = pp ed a note to one of the reporters stating that he wanted t o get out of Jonestown. the note said, "Help us get out of Jonestown. € om of the note was his name aud the names of other persons interested in leaving Jonestown. RAVAN arrived at Tanaetarn Awri tha aftornaan early evening of November 17, 1978. l perme crease y.cra4 he wanted to leave Jonestown because it was a dictatorship. ere was no freedom, no freedom of choice, your life was planned, and also your death was planned. At G6 AM every morning JONIS would get on the public address system and wake everyone up. Over the public address system would be the worldwide news and JONES would tell everyone the news was to show them how bad the rest of the world was, and what a mess the world had found itself. After the news everyone would be tested on what they heard over the public address system regerding the news. Everyone worked each day from 7 AM Lt Ul ae 8s rer erated at this point that there was absolutely Yr om, JONES even took each members individual passports and would not return the CY ner Tet ee e045 ett See A ER aR Oe bs rd wis 4@itverncon or 152