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In May 1978, Deborah Layton, a Temple financial secretary and one of Jim Jones’ most trusted aides, traveled from Jonestown to Georgetown, Guyana and went to the American Embassy, where she sought refuge. An airline ticket from her family was waiting for her, and after giving a statement to Embassy Consul Richard McCoy about conditions in Jonestown, Blakey left for the United States. About a month later, she issued a longer [[affidavit]] with more details on her earlier allegations.
In May 1978, Deborah Layton, a Temple financial secretary and one of Jim Jones’ most trusted aides, traveled from Jonestown to Georgetown, Guyana and went to the American Embassy, where she sought refuge. An airline ticket from her family was waiting for her, and after giving a statement to Embassy Consul Richard McCoy about conditions in Jonestown, Blakey left for the United States. About a month later, she issued a longer [[affidavit]] with more details on her earlier allegations.
The affidavit became an important document in the campaign of the [[Concerned Relatives]] to bring attention to their cause, and helped Congressman [[Leo Ryan]] in his decision to go to Guyana six months later. For the same reason, the affidavit – and its author – became anathema in the Jonestown community.<ref>https://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=13072</ref>
The affidavit became an important document in the campaign of the [[Concerned Relatives]] to bring attention to their cause, and helped Congressman [[Leo Ryan]] in his decision to go to Guyana six months later. For the same reason, the affidavit – and its author – became anathema in the Jonestown community.<ref>https://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=13072</ref> Layton attested:
:''"At least once a week, Rev. Jones would declare a "white night", or state of emergency. The entire population of Jonestown would be awakened by blaring sirens. Designated persons, approximately fifty in number, would arm themselves with rifles, move from cabin to cabin, and make certain that all members were responding. A mass meeting would ensue. Frequently during these crises, we would be told that the jungle was swarming with mercenaries and that death could be expected at any minute."''
:''"During one "white night", we were informed that our situation had become hopeless and that the only course of action open to us was a [[mass suicide]] for the glory of socialism. We were told that we would be tortured by mercenaries if we were taken alive. Everyone, including the children, was told to line up. As we passed through the line, we were given a small glass of red liquid to drink. We were told that the liquid contained poison and that we would die within 45 minutes. We all did as we were told. When the time came when we should have dropped dead, Rev. Jones explained that the poison was not real and that we had just been through a loyalty test. He warned us that the time was not far off when it would become necessary for us to die by our own hands."''<ref>[https://full-english-books.net/english-books/full-book-seductive-poison-read-online-chapter-48 Deborah Layton, ''Seductive Poison'', p.48]</ref>
==Gay teachers==
==Gay teachers==