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: U.S. Departr t of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation 215 U. S. Post Office Building P. O. Box 1111 Little Rock, Arkansas 72203 July 2, 1987 In Reply, Please Refer to File No. THE COVENANT, THE SWORD, AND THE ARM OF THE LORD; DOMESTIC SECURITY/TERRORISM r ALL INDIVIDUALS IN THIS INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE CONSIDERED EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, WITH UNLIMITED AMMUNITION AND WEAPONS, AND APPROPRIATE CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED DURING ANY PHASE OF INVESTIGATION. ADDITIONALLY, BE ADVISED OF POSSIBLE THREATS BY ARYAN NATIONS MEMBERS TOWARD FBI PERSONNEL. Full Domestic Terrorism investigation authorized January 29, 1985, and expires July 19, 1987. A. HISTORY OF THE GROUP In April, 1985, a warrant was obtained for the search of a 224-acre compound in Marion County, Arkansas. This militarily fortified compound was operated under the name, "The Covenant, the Sword, and the Arm of the Lord," (CSA) by right-wing extremist JAMES DENNIS ELLISON. On April 21, 1985, approximately 400 federal and state law enforcement officers surrounded the CSA compound. After a three-day siege, ELLISON and his followers had resided names. a a a a a a a a an a wr we ww ee ew ae This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions S7¢ of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 307400 lye Spi °. , Bicentennial of the United States Coiistitution el 787- 1987)