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bye | 5/2/85 bE bY pe fet be TO: Mr. Geer RE: THE COVENANT, THE SWORD, AND _THE. RM OF THE LORD (CSA); | ° “DOMESTIC SECURITY-TERRORISM; 00: LITTLE ROCK - The CSA has been the subject of continuing investigation by the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) due to their propensity for violence, and their alleged manufacture and possession of illegal firearms and explosives. Further, FBI investigation has revealed probable ties with other white supremacy groups, siich as The Aryan Nations. Information provi by Little Rock Division to Special eh Criminal Investigative J Division regarding the CSA resulted in a request for Laboratory im assistance in the search of a heavily fortified compound “fh occupied by this group in North-Centra was scheduled to begin on 4/17/85. SA dvised that jurisdictional problems were anticipated since the operation 1c was to be a joint FBI-ATF effort, and as of 4/16/85 a decision had not been made regarding which agency would take custody of evidence seized in the search. Ss. This operation On 4/16/85 Firearms-Toolmarks Unit and SAs Explosives Unit, travele ranson, Missouri, area for < g the CSA operation. A planning conference held on 4/17/85 . revealed that the operation would involve the arrest of James ro Ellison, leader of the CSA, and the execution of a search ‘ Warrant on the property occupied by the group. This property = actually consists of three separate locations which were “ identified as the Valley Compound, the Plateau Compound and ~ the Main Compound. It was anticipated that large quantities a of firearms and explosives would be found at these locations. PSs Due to the possibility of a violent confrontation, the FBI Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) and SWAT teams from various *: FBI Field Offices and the Arkansas State Police were to be ~s deployed around the three compounds, while the arrest warrant ~ (CONTINUED - OVER) ~s Me SMITA NE (7) 2,400