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i WASHINGTON FIELD 66-5939 SUB 22 It became necessary to establish hardline communication between the main compound and the forward command vehicle, which was then located at the valley compound main road. It was impossible to use the FBI hostage negotiation phone due to d. range; therefore, HRT personnel provided to la field telephone Cie that he could carry back into @ compound for negotiation purposes. It should be noted chat D2: advised early on that the FBI had a warrant to searc the CSA compound, the valley compound and the plateau compound and an arrest warrant for JAMES ELLISON. Furthermore, any other individu- als for whom warrants were outstanding would be arrested. Those individuals not arrested would be transported, at Government expense, to a hotel or other facility during OG the search of the compound and would be (e) o return thereafter. It was also pointed out to that the armed CSA patrol that approached the FBI position was | instructed to return to the compound, and that was an indicator that the FBI did not come there to harm anyone. WED: <ccste that JAMES ELLISON be allowed to come out an peak face to face with ASAC COULSON concerning this matter. Telephonic contact was established between ASAC COULSON and ELLISON. During the course of the first day of negotiation, two women and six children came out of the compound and were turned over to Little Rock agents for interview. On 4/21/85, acting under the authority of SAC, Little Rock, who had conferre j C's Oklahoma City and Omaha, ASAC COULSON and Sigal 9:11 a.m., met in a secure position on the road in ront of the CSA compound with JAMES ELLISON. Discussions were conducted regarding the nature of the search and who would be charged as a Oe. result of the search. ELLISON requested that he be allowed to talk with cnc ED 2250: of the Elohim City, Oklahoma, compound. It became apparent during the negotia- tion process that no progress could be made for the safe | release of individuals within the compound unless. JAMES E SON had an opportunity to meet and confer with ae aa had indicated throughout the negotiations a fe were those present within the compound that were not his followers and would not submit to arrest. These