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WASHINGTON FIELD 66-5939 SUB ZZ indjyj etermined to be e ion Order. e-to~face meeting was held between ASAC COUL ie: Attorney (USA) TCHINSON and SSA where it was determined that as genuinely intereste in the peaceful surrender o se in the CSA compound. He expressed his very strong desire and willingness to assist the FBI in this matter. He was thereafter allowed to meet with ELLISON in the presence of ASAC COULSON and SA He was brought back out to the FBI Command Post aréa, where he was again debriefed and expressed his willingness to go into the compound to offer his influence and support of JAMES ELLISON in bringing out the remainder of the individuals inside the compound. A decision was reached to allow him, in fact, to go with ELLISON into the compound to provide him with support and counsel. He was instructed to telephonically contact ASAC COULSON every 30 minutes, which he in fact did. He was further instructed that he should come out of the compound at 3:30 p.m. He requested telephonically an additional half hour, inasmuch as things were going well, and leved the situation could be peacefully resolved. ine-::- out at ap j ely 4:00 p.m. At 7:10 p.m, AC COULSON and Sh SRE 2220 met on the road outside the CSA compound wit ELLISON, who indicated that he, in fact, was ready to bring but that there was is follow difficulty with and <i This matter was approximately 7:30 discussed until p.m., at which time negotiations were terminated. On 4/22/85, at approximately 10: -m., COULSON and again met with ELLISON and to discuss of surrender and evacuation of the village. as al in bringing out eturn into the compound to asst - At 10:30 a.m., JAMES ELLISON and all of the males who had been present in the CSA com- pound, including walked out of the CSA com- pound down the roa owar e FBI forward command post, where they surrendered themselves to FBI authorities. Mr. ELLISON was immediately taken into custody by ATF agents. The evacuation of the compound and the removal of the women and children took a considerable amount of Sic a | SUC |