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wyEBNZ (Rew Pew 4y mo) ~ C an BUREAU OF INVESTIGATI May 23, 1074 Date of transcription A we . © of the FBI, were red at the southeast corner of Ascot and 54th Streets, Assistant Director in Charge of the Los Angeles Division, WILLIAM A, SULLIVAN, ordered the FBI SWAT Team to furnish firearins and tear gas support at L46S East Sith Street where members of the Symbionese Liberation Army were belteved to be residing. The FBI SWAT Team then moved from the intersection of Sith and Ascot Streets and proceeded eastbound behind the resi- G@enoes Located on the north side of S&th Street in the east 1400 blozk. The SWAT Team then entered the rear of an abandoned residence believed to be 1445 East S4th Street, from which they conld observe 165 Fast 5Suth Street, The windows ena Goors of the 1445 East Sith Street house were coveres with plywood, The plyyood covering on the windoy Located on che east side of the retidence near the front was removed to permit firing at 1465 East SU4th Street residence. As the plywood covering was removed, - the position wag hit by incoming gunfire believec to be from automatie and/or semi-aubomatic weapons fired from 1466 East 54th Street. SAs4& spare then comaenced to fire 40 mm, CS (irritant agent) projectiles at the 1456 East 5ith Street Lo- cation, These projectiles were launched from M-79 grenade launche: ano were dircetec at the front and rear side windows on the wese side of the loration at a distance estimated at 50 to 50 yards. A total of sixteen of these rounds were fired at the location by SAs: : SL RE ae ee eS Te EE After the first CS projectiles were fired into the Locetion et 1465 East Sith Street, and after succecding rounds ‘were fired, incoming semi-automatic and/or automatic rifle fire a wag received from 1466 East Sith Street, and struck the FBI SWAT Team fire position, ~—-—-- File California y OS Angeles "J-1527 Thi document conlains neither recommendations nor conclusions of Use FBI. Itis the propurty of the BI and is loaned to Your agency; il and iis contents are nyt to be distributed outside your agency. -502- enti Ah y= per Paik NN ae ot A Tis Aer ate 2 ° a < oO z ° a. PPR BONE Yop ane da . rnertmienerirenetce: gine yuh rote: ae ge pT ne agg a a A Ste ee Oe ee Re