LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL EMENT J. ZABLOCKI, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Washington, D.C., May 15, 1979. n. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Representatives, Washington, D.C. -IR. CHAIRMAN: Based on your directives, we are enclosing the the inquiry you ordered into the assassination of Represento J. Ryan and related events. We believe we have accomour objective in conducting an initial but comprehensive factnvestigation into this matter. eport summarizes the highlights of the investigation and our findings and recommendations. All documents and materated in the course of the investigation are available in the e's files for more complete examination and review by the of this committee and others with appropriate security 5. ted cases, documentation provided to the Staff Investigative d contained in the appendixes to this report are of poor as a result of several reproductions. Nonetheless, the docuis important to various aspects of the investigation and is included. s been one of the most challenging and difficult assignments s has ever undertaken in our work as congressional staff Your consistent and enthusiastic support greatly faciliSuccess of this effort. Equally generous encouragement and een provided by Representatives Dante B. Fascell, William ield, Edward J. Derwinski, and John H. Buchanan, Jr., as Committee on House Administration. All assistance we felt to request of the Congress in the fulfillment of this underbeen provided. port is submitted to you and the committee with the hope it le a sound and adequate basis on which the committee's colgment can now be made on whether any future action is or necessary. GEORGE R. BERDES, Staff Consultant, Ivo J. SPALATIN. Staff Director, Subcommittee on International Security and Scientific Affairs, THON MC (V) .י SMEETON, Consultant. State Department organization and procedures. Concentrated program of research and training on cuits Inclusion of the subject of cults on the agenda of the White tion_. APPENDIXES 1 1. Correspondence between Hon. Leo J. Ryan and various members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs..... (a) October 4, 1978 letter from Hon. Leo J. Ryan to Hon. Clement J. Zablocki....... (b) October 12, 1978 letter from Hon. Clement J Zablocki to Hon. Leo J. Ryan..... -A−1, II-B, II-C, II-D, II-E-2, 1′′ 13 I. Introduction-Continued A. Ryan trip-Continued 1. Correspondence between, etc.-Continued (c) October 17, 1978 letter from Hon. Leo J. Ryan (d) October 18, 1978 letter from Hon. Leo J. Ryan Page 45 46 (f) October 24, 1978 letter from Hon. Clement J. 2. Correspondence between Hon. Leo J. Ryan and the U.S. (a) November 1, 1978 letter from Hon. Leo J. Ryan (b) November 1, 1978 letter from Hon. Leo J. Ryan (e) November 10, 1978 letter from Hon. Leo J. Ryan 1. List of People's Temple members who chose to leave with B. Summary of events of November 14-19, 1978__. 2. List of injured persons during attack on Port Kaituma 3. Time chart illustrating the sequence of events on Novem- C. Chairman Clement J. Zablocki's mandate for an investigation ___ (a) November 21, 1978 letter from Hon. Clement J. (b) December 8, 1978 interim response from the De- (c) December 12, 1978 letter from Hon. Clement J. 64 (d) December 13, 1978 final response from the De- (e) November 28, 1978 letter from Hon. Clement J. (g) January 9, 1979 final response from the Depart- (h) December 28, 1978 letter from the Department of 65 81 82 85 88 |