96th Congress COMMITTEE PRINT THE ASSASSINATION OF REPRESENTATIVE REPORT OF A STAFF INVESTIGATIVE GROUP TO THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 44-542 O MAY 15, 1979 Printed for the use of the Committee on Foreign Affairs U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1979 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Undergraduate GRAD KF 32 F72 577 BUHR COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS L. H. FOUNTAIN, North Carolina GERRY E. STUDDS, Massachusetts ANDY IRELAND, Florida DONALD J. PEASE, Ohio DAN MICA, Florida MICHAEL D. BARNES, Maryland WILLIAM H. GRAY III, Pennsylvania HOWARD WOLPE, Michigan WILLIAM S. BROOMFIELD, Michigan JOHN H. BUCHANAN, JR., Alabama ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO, California JOHN J. BRADY, Jr., Chief of Staff STAFF INVESTIGATIVE GROUP GEORGE R. BERDES, Staff Consultant Ivo J. SPALATIN, Subcommittee Staff Director THOMAS R. SMEETON, Minority Staff Consultant/Special Projects tr. from Ugb 5-9-9-7 FOREWORD HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, D.C., May 15, 1979. This investigative factfinding report has been submitted to the Committee on Foreign Affairs by the Staff Investigative Group. Per my directives and pursuant to the committee's investigative authority, the Staff Group conducted a comprehensive inquiry into the international relations aspects of the activities of the People's Temple, the tragic events that led to the murder of Representative Leo J. Ryan and other members of his party, and the mass suicide/murder of the followers of People's Temple that occurred in Jonestown, Guyana on November 18, 1978. The findings and recommendations in this report are those of the Staff Investigative Group and do not necessarily reflect the views of the membership of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. CLEMENT J. ZABLOCKI, Chairman. (III) |