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Jonestown — Part 3
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Besides the bodyguards, there was also the security
force, whose duty it was to make Sure no assassins
came into the PT and to administer punishment to
violators of the rules. There were approximately 50
or so people on the force. The basketball team was
the top security force led by their coach, LEE INGRAM.
Other members of the team were STEVE JONES, MIKE
TOUCHETTE, CALVIN DOUGLAS, JOHNNY COBB, PRESTON
WADE, JIM JONES, JR., First Name Unknown (FNU) SMITH,
HAROLD CORDELL's nephew, (FNU) CORDELL), TIM JONES,
TIM TUPPER JONES, and CLEVELAND NEWELL. The security
force stayed in Hut C-14, which also served as the weapon
storage hut. The term “Angels” was unfamiliar to
Planning Commission W)
There was a planning commission for each area
of the Jonestown settlement, which took care of planning
strategy concerning all operations. They were comprised
of the most trustworthy of the members of the church
and operated in total secrecy.( /
Inside the com~-*ssion were the leaders of
the planning commission called the Triumpherate, comprised
of five people: CHARLES TOUCHETTE, JOHNNY JONES, HARRIET
RANDOLPH, LEE INGRAM, and TERRY BUFORD. fy
Weapons [ u/
He stated that he heard that the PT had 100
Or so weapons consisting of shotguns, rifles, and automatics.
JONES referred to the weapon as the bible and would
oftentimes tell the members to bring their bibles to
the meeting. JIM JONES, JR. and TIM JONES were responsible
for the handling of all weapons. fw
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