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Jonestown — Part 2
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BQ 89-495
a @€ remained in San Francisco
to have doubts about the People's
Temple and JIM JONES. he left the church
in July of 1977. was afraid of threats
previously made by JONES and was also concerned about his
family. He explained that JIM JOKXES' wife, MAR
CELINE JONES
found in in December of 1977 in San Francisco.
MARCELINE JONES begged him to return to the Pe
emple and gave him money plus a round trip airline ticket to
Guyana. Se decided to go to Jonestown to
check it out an a @ arrived in Jonestown on January 12, 1978.
Upon his arrival, he was ushered into the
settlement by armed guards, his return trip airlines ticket was
taken from him, and_all his other possessions were taken
from him. he was forced to stay in the
Jonestown settlemen rom e first day he arrived. He
stated that he was forced to write letters to people in the
United States (US) describing how beautiful it was. He also
indicated that JONES forced people to send similar radio
messages. ED «:- mail was also censored. Ke
indicated that RITA TUPPER Was in charge of the letter writing
committee. (x Mmummm those individuals who did not
comply with tné rules of the settlement were beaten or made to
do things at gunpoint. He also explained that one several
occasions, he saw a large snake put.around one's neck,
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