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GUIDE TO THE

MICROFILM EDITION OF THE

FBI FILE ON WACO/BRANCH DAVIDIAN COMPOUND

(NEGOTIATION TRANSCRIPTS)

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Table of Contents

Publisher s Note, iv

Introduction, v

Reel Notes for FBI File on Waco/Branch Davidian Compound (Negotiation Transcripts), 1

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Publ isher s Not e

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The documents were filmed in the exact order as supplied by the FBI. Pages may be missing from some files, some files may be out of order, and some files were missing and not available for microfilming. Other files may be duplicates.

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Introduction

The 1993 standoff between federal agents and people inside the Branch Davidian compound at Waco, Texas, resulted in the deaths of approximately 80 Branch Davidians, including leader David Koresh. The tragedy upset Americans in varying degrees. Widespread dismay over the deaths of at least 20 children contrasted with those who used the tragedy at Waco to stoke their anti-government fervor. Blame abounded, as federal decision-making came under question, and Koresh was condemned for putting children in harm s way.

The compound, named Mount Carmel, was referred to by news accounts as Ranch Apocalypse. Prior to the standoff, an investigation of the Davidians produced

evidence of a large illegal weapons stockpile. Reports surfaced that Koresh was molesting children in the compound, to which a 14-year-old girl later testified at a congressional hearing. Of greater concern was the possibility that Koresh, a self-proclaimed apocalyptic visionary, planned to lead his followers into mass suicide.

Koresh s apocalyptic visions, reported U.S. News & World Report, were broadcast on the radio in exchange for the release of 37 members: My father, my god who sits on the throne in heaven, has given me a book of seven seals. . . . If America could learn these seals they would respect me. I m the anointed one. . . . It s the fulfillment of prophecy. Following the broadcast, Koresh turned recalcitrant, unwilling to exchange his messianic status in the compound for prison life. Koresh expressed fears of being raped by other inmates, conscious of the fate that child molesters faced in prison.

On February 28, 1993, an initial raid produced a gun battle that killed five Branch Davidians and four ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms) agents. It was the worst loss of life for federal law-enforcement agents in the twentieth century. The standoff that ensued lasted 51 days. FBI plans for a tear-gas assault circulated in March and were presented to the new U.S. attorney general, Janet Reno. The plan was to ease

the residents out of the compound by injecting tear gas, or CS gas, into the compound. Reno withheld approval until assurances were made that the gas would not harm the children, knowing that the gas masks in the compound would not fit their faces. Dick Reavis, a civilian expert from the Army Research Center in Maryland, told Reno that although there had been no laboratory tests performed on children relative to the effects

of the gas, anecdotal evidence was convincing that there would be no permanent injury. Reno approved the plan on April 17.

As if the situation in the barren prairie were not surreal enough, the FBI employed the bizarre tactic of using loudspeakers to blast Tibetan monk chants and the rantings of Koresh into the compound. An estimated 720 lawmen converged on Waco, including 250 FBI agents and 150 ATF agents. Many suffered the strain of the lengthy standoff. Waco had a 90 percent occupancy rate, making living quarters scarce; agents were scheduled to shifts that lasted weeks at a time. Koresh s tendency to switch gears during negotiations further exacerbated the stress on agents.

The FBI tank-and-tear-gas assault took place on the morning of April 19. News reports placed the death toll between 75 and 95 people, including over 20 children; all were Branch Davidians. Most died from smoke inhalation, but two dozen were killed by gunshot, either by suicide or by another member in the compound.

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At 6:02 a.m., CEVs (combat engineering vehicles) punched holes in the

compound walls to pump CS gas into the building. The wall openings allowed much of the gas to escape and made the FBI s assumption that the gas would prompt an evacuation invalid. Around 11:40 a.m., the building began to burn, fanned by 30 mile-per-hour prairie winds. Survivors from the compound said that the tanks crushed a pressurized tank filled with liquid propane, thereby starting the fire. The FBI maintained that it saw flames erupt in several places, indicating that the fire was set deliberately by members of the compound.

Survivor Marjorie Thomas, who suffered third-degree burns over 50 percent of her body, described the assault from the inside in Reavis s The Ashes of Waco: The whole entire building felt warm all at once, and then after the warmth, then a thick, black smoke, and the place became dark. I could hear I couldn t see anything. I could hear people moving and screaming, and I still was sitting down while this was happening.

The incident at Waco became a self-fulfilling prophecy for the Branch Davidians. The more Koresh sized up the standoff for its apocalyptic message, the more the FBI viewed Koresh as engaging in stalling tactics. When the FBI responded with pressure to get Koresh to comply, it only confirmed for Koresh that the end was near, and the cycle repeated itself. Congress, which questioned the wisdom of the plan, would conclude that the FBI had not acted illegally.

Anti-government factions regarded the ATF as jack-booted thugs. A loose network of paramilitary groups sprouted throughout the country and called themselves citizen militias. Largely composed of white men, the militias conducted training

exercises in isolated areas, acting out their own apocalyptic visions of an impending civil war. One militia member told Time in 1994: The Waco thing really woke me up. They went in there and killed women and children. The militia s anti-government paranoia encouraged wild beliefs, such as foreign soldiers hiding under Detroit in salt mines and highway signs containing secret markings to guide foreign troops. Not everything spawned by the incident could be shrugged off. The government s assault in Texas contributed to the federal hatred of Timothy McVeigh, who bombed the Alfred Murrah Building in Oklahoma City in 1995. ______________

Source: David Koresh and the Branch Davidians. St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. 5 vols. St. James Press, 2000. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center, Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.

FURTHER READINGS

Allen, John L., Jr. Warning from Waco: The Cultural Bias Can Be Hazardous to Health. National Catholic Reporter. October 24, 1997, 19.

Church, Emily. Waco Probe Focuses on Wisdom, Not Legality of FBI Action. Congressional Quarterly Weekly. July 29, 1995, 30-31.

Farley, Christopher John. Patriot Games. Time. December 19, 1994, 48-49. Gibbs, Nancy. Oh, My God, They re Killing Themselves! Time. May 3,

1993, 26-41.

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Rainie, Harrison. The Final Days of David Koresh: Armageddon in Waco. U.S.

News & World Report. May 3, 1993, 24-31. Reavis, Dick J. The Ashes of Waco. New York, Simon and Schuster, 1995. Thurman, James N. Criticism Leads ATF to Soften Thug Image. Christian

Science Monitor. April 17, 1998, 5. Wagner, Betsy. Waco: Once Again, the Unexpected. U.S. News & World

Report. July 31, 1995, 8.

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FBI FILE ON WACO/BRANCH DAVIDIAN COMPOUND

(NEGOTIATION TRANSCRIPTS)

Reels 1-18

Reel Notes: FBI File on Waco/Branch Davidian Compound (Negotiation Transcripts)

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Reel No. Frame No. Reel Contents

1 0001 Box 25I, Folder 1 Updated Event Log (February 28, 1993-April 19, 1993)

0530 Box 25I, Folder 2 0533 Negotiation Log (February 28, 1993) 0537 Situation Board Log (February 28, 1993-April 19, 1993)

0888 Box 25I, Folder 3: Negotiation Transcripts (Tapes 1-6)

0890 Tapes 1, 2, and 3 (February 28, 1993) 1003 Tapes 4 and 5 (March 1, 1993) 1157 Tape 6 (February 28, 1993)

2 0001 Box 25I, Folder 4: Negotiation Transcripts (Tapes 7-12B)

0003 Tape 7 (March 1, 1993) 0041 Tape 8 (March 1, 1993)

Tape 9 [target page missing] Tape 10A [target page missing]

0153 Tape 10B (March 1, 1993) 0183 Tape 11A (March 2, 1993) 0232 Tape 11B (March 2, 1993) 0277 Tape 12A 0329 Tape 12B (March 2, 1993)


0384 Tape 13 (March 2, 1993) 0472 Tape 14 0527 Tape 15 0577 Tape 16 (March 2, 1993) 0610 Tape 17 0644 Tape 18 0668 Tape 19 0709 Tape 20 0734 Tape 21 0771 Tape 22


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1 (contd.) 0821 Box 25I, Folder 6: Negotiation Transcripts (Tapes 23-31)

0823 Tape 23 0867 Tape 24 (March 3, 1993) 0910 Tape 25 0950 Tape 26 0986 Tape 27 1032 Tape 28 1075 Tape 29 1104 Tape 30 1140 Tape 31

2 1183 Box 25I, Folder 7: Negotiation Transcripts (Tapes 31A-36)

1185 Tapes 31A and 32 (March 3, 1993) 1260 Tape 33 1300 Tapes 34 and 35 1347 Tape 36

3 0001 Box 25I, Folder 8: Negotiation Transcripts (Tapes 37-42)

0003 Tape 37 (March 4, 1993) 0049 Tape 38 0092 Tape 39 0140 Tape 40 0197 Tape 41 0296 Tape 42

0307 Box 29, Folder 7: Negotiation Transcripts (Tapes 10X-19X) [Tapes 1X-9X: See Box 29, Folder 6]

0311 Tape 10X (March 17, 1993) 0320 Tape 11X

Tape 12X [missing] 0372 Tape 13X 0391 Tape 14X 0447 Tape 15X 0510 Tape 16X 0510 Tapes 17X and 18X [missing] 0564 Tape 19X


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3 (contd.) 0568 Box 25I, Folder 9: Negotiation Transcripts (Tapes 43-49)

0570 Tape 43 (March 4, 1993) 0603 Tape 44 0668 Tape 45 0713 Tape 46 0745 Tape 47 0810 Tape 48 0859 Tape 49


0902 Tape 50 (March 4-5, 1993) 0936 Tape 51 (March 5, 1993) 0990 Tape 52 (March 5, 1993) 1040 Tape 53 (March 5, 1993) 1084 Tape 54 (March 5, 1993) 1149 Tape 55 (March 5, 1993)

4 0001 Box 25II, Folder 1: Negotiation Transcripts (Tapes 56-62)

0003 Tape 56 (March 5, 1993) 0043 Tape 57 (March 5, 1993) 0087 Tape 58 0144 Tape 59 0193 Tape 60 0235 Tape 61 0289 Tape 62 (March 5, 1993)

0340 Box 25II, Folder 2: Negotiation Transcripts (Tapes 63-68)



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4 (contd.) 0665 Box 25II, Folder 3: Negotiation Transcripts (Tapes 69-74)





0003 Tape 82 (March 7, 1993) 0055 Tape 83 0079 Tape 84 0132 Tape 85 0174 Tape 86 0232 Tape 87 (March 7, 1993) 0298 Tape 88


0331 Tape 89 (March 7, 1993) 0394 Tape 90 (March 8, 1993) 0455 Tape 91 0493 Tape 92 0552 Tape 93 0601 Tape 94 0637 Tape 95


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5 (contd.) 0676 Box 25II, Folder 7: Negotiation Transcripts (Tapes 96-103)

0678 Tape 96 (March 9, 1993) 0728 Tape 97 0770 Tape 98 0827 Tape 99 0868 Tape 101 [target only; Tape 101 missing from film] 0869 Tape 102 (March 10, 1993) 0917 Tape 103


0976 Tape 104 (March 10, 1993) 1035 Tape 105 1098 Tape 106 1141 Tape 107 1189 Tape 108


0003 Tape 109 (March 10-11, 1993) 0059 Tape 110 (March 11, 1993) 0114 Tape 111 0173 Tape 112 (March 11, 1993) 0212 Tape 113 0250 Tape 114

(Tapes 115-127) 0294 Tape 115 (March 11-12, 1993) 0348 Tape 116 (March 12, 1993) 0384 Tape 117 0443 Tape 118 0505 Tape 119 0558 Tape 120 0612 Tape 121 (March 12-13, 1993) 0662 Tape 122 (March 13, 1993) 0703 Tape 123 0754 Tape 124 0800 Tape 125


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6 (contd.) 0847 Tape 126 0904 Tape 127 (March 14-15, 1993) 0939 Box 30, Folder 1: Negotiation Transcripts

(Tapes 128-135) 0941 Tape 128 0984 Tape 129 (March 15, 1993) 1031 Tape 130 (March 16, 1993) 1063 Tape 131 (March 16-17, 1993) 1076 Tape 132 (March 18-19, 1993) 1094 Tape 133 (March 19, 1993) 1107 Tape 134 1159 Tape 135

7 0001 Box 30, Folder 2: Negotiation Transcripts (Tapes 136-140)

0003 Tape 136 (March 19, 1993) 0058 Tape 137 0115 Tape 138 0165 Tape 139 0223 Tape 140

0280 Box 30, Folder 3: Negotiation Transcripts (Tapes 141-145)

0285 Tape 141 (March 20, 1993) 0343 Tape 142 0396 Tape 143 0437 Tape 144 0501 Tape 145 (March 21, 1993)




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7 (contd.) 0884 Box 30, Folder 5: Negotiation Transcripts (Tapes 153-160)

0888 Tape 153 (March 21-22, 1993) 0929 Tape 154 (March 23, 1993) 0968 Tape 155 1021 Tape 156 1084 Tape 157 (March 24, 1993) 1126 Tape 158 (March 24-25, 1993) 1154 Tape 159 (March 25, 1993) 1209 Tape 160


0006 Tape 161 (March 25, 1993) 0041 Tape 162 0092 Tape 163 0158 Tape 164 0217 Tape 165 0266 Tape 166 (March 25-26, 1993)


0310 Tape 167 (March 26, 1993) 0354 Tape 168 0392 Tape 169 (March 26-27, 1993) 0401 Tape 170 (March 27, 1993) 0453 Tape 171 0503 Tape 172


0590 Tape 173 (March 27, 1993) 0663 Tape 174 0731 Tape 175 0796 Tape 176 0860 Tape 177 (March 28, 1993)


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8 (contd.) 0927 Box 30, Folder 9: Negotiation Transcripts (Tapes 178-184)



0005 Tape 185 (March 28, 1993) 0047 Tape 186 (March 29, 1993) 0090 Tape 187 0109 Tape 188 0153 Tape 189 (March 30, 1993) 0162 Tape 190 (April 2, 1993) 0214 Tape 191 0279 Tape 192


0350 Tape 193 (April 3, 1993) 0383 Tape 194 0437 Tape 195 0467 Tape 196 0537 Tape 197 (April 8, 1993) 0601 Tape 198 0659 Tape 199


0717 Tape 200 (April 8-9, 1993) 0753 Tape 201 (April 9, 1993) 0815 Tape 202 0864 Tape 203 0920 Tape 204 (April 10, 1993) 0976 Tape 205


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9 (contd.) 1044 Tape 206 1112 Tape 207


1183 Tape 208 (April 10-11, 1993) 1244 Tape 209 (April 11, 1993) 1299 Tape 210

10 Box 29, Folder 2 (contd.) 0002 Tape 211 (April 11, 1993) 0058 Tape 212 (April 11-12, 1993) 0111 Tape 213 (April 12-14, 1993) 0161 Tape 214 (April 13, 1993) 0225 Tape 215 (April 13, 1993)


0275 Tape 216 (April 13, 1993) 0320 Tape 217 0365 Tape 218 0406 Tape 219

Tape 220 [missing] 0448 Tape 221 0489 Tape 222 (April 14, 1993) 0535 Tape 223 0595 Tape 224


0653 Tape 225 (April 14-15, 1993) 0700 Tape 226 (April 15, 1993) 0755 Tape 227 0814 Tape 228 0881 Tape 229 0930 Tape 230 0970 Tape 231 1011 Tape 232 1056 Tape 233 (April 15-16, 1993)


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10 (contd.)

1113 Box 29, Folder 5: Negotiation Transcripts

(Tapes 234-242) 1117 Tape 234 (April 16, 1993) 1170 Tape 235 1223 Tape 236

11 Box 29, Folder 5 (contd.) 0002 Tape 237 (April 16-17, 1993) 0057 Tape 238 (April 17, 1993) 0136 Tape 239 0202 Tape 240 (April 17-18, 1993) 0251 Tape 241 (April 18, 1993) 0253 Tape 242

0315 Box 29, Folder 6: Negotiation Transcripts (Tapes 243-9X)

0317 Tape 243 (April 18, 1993) 0357 Tape 244 (April 18-19, 1993) 0375 Tape 245 (April 19, 1993) 0402 Tape 246 0420 Tape 247 0437 Tape 1X (March 9, 1993) 0478 Tape 2X 0501 Tape 3X (Feb 28, 1993) 0504 Tape 4X (March 17, 1993) 0547 Tape 5X 0594 Tape 6X 0637 Tape 7X (March 1, 1993) 0675 Tape 8X (March 17, 1993) 0731 Tape 9X

Tapes 4-8 [missing Tapes 1, 2, 3, and 6] 0788 Tapes 4 and 5 (March 1, 1993) 0943 Tape 7 0981 Tape 8


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Reel No. Frame No. Reel Contents 11 (contd.)

Tapes 9-12B

1021 Tape 9 (March 1, 1993) 1077 Tape 10A 1119 Tape 10B 1149 Tape 11A (March 2, 1993) 1198 Tape 11B: Henry Garcia 1243 Tape 12A 1295 Tape 12B

12 Tapes 13-21 0003 Tape 13 (March 2, 1993) 0048 Tape 14 0103 Tape 15 0152 Tape 16 0185 Tape 17 0219 Tape 18 0231 Tape 19 0272 Tape 20 0296 Tape 21

Tapes 22-28 0336 Tape 22 (March 2, 1993) 0385 Tape 23 0429 Tape 24 (March 3, 1993) 0472 Tape 25 0512 Tape 26 0548 Tape 27 0594 Tape 28

Tapes 29-39 0640 Tape 29 (March 3, 1993) 0688 Tape 30 0724 Tape 31

Tape 32 [missing] 0766 Tape 33

Tape 34 [missing] Tape 35 [missing]

0807 Tape 36 (March 4, 1993) 0845 Tape 37 0891 Tape 38 0944 Tape 39


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12 (contd.)

Tapes 40-46

0995 Tape 40 (March 4, 1993) 1042 Tape 41 1097 Tape 42 1151 Tape 43 1184 Tape 44 (March 4, 1993) 1229 Tape 45 1274 Tape 46 (March 4, 1993)

13 Tapes 47-53 0003 Tape 47 (March 4, 1993) 0049 Tape 48 0098 Tape 49 0138 Tape 50 (March 4-5, 1993) 0172 Tape 51 (March 5, 1993) 0226 Tape 52 0276 Tape 53

Tapes 54-60 0323 Tape 54 (March 5, 1993) 0387 Tape 55 0432 Tape 56 0472 Tape 57 0516 Tape 58 0573 Tape 59 0622 Tape 60

Tapes 61-66 0667 Tape 61 (March 5, 1993) 0720 Tape 62 (March 5-6, 1993) 0770 Tape 63 (March 6, 1993) 0819 Tape 64 0878 Tape 65 0932 Tape 66

Tapes 67-71 0988 Tape 67 (March 6, 1993) 1042 Tape 68 1095 Tape 69


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Reel No. Frame No. Reel Contents 13 (contd.)

1163 Tape 70 1215 Tape 71 (March 6, 1993)

14 Tapes 72-77 0003 Tape 72 (March 6, 1993) 0054 Tape 73 0112 Tape 74 (March 6-7, 1993) 0175 Tape 75 (March 7, 1993) 0217 Tape 76 0260 Tape 77

Tapes 78-85 0301 Tape 78 (March 7, 1993) 0353 Tape 79 0408 Tape 80 0458 Tape 81 0502 Tape 82 0554 Tape 83 0578 Tape 84 0631 Tape 85

Tapes 86-94 0676 Tape 86 (March 7, 1993) 0734 Tape 87 0799 Tape 88 0829 Tape 89 0893 Tape 90 (March 7-8, 1993)


0954 Tape 93 1003 Tape 94

Tapes 95-101 1042 Tape 95 (March 8-9, 1993) 1080 Tape 96 (March 9, 1993) 1130 Tape 97 1178 Tape 98 1227 Tape 99 1284 Tape 100 1325 Tape 101 (March 9-10, 1993)


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15 Tapes 102-106 0003 Tape 102 (March 10, 1993) 0051 Tape 103 0107 Tape 104 0168 Tape 105 0228 Tape 106

Tapes 107-113 0273 Tape 107 (March 10, 1993) 0320 Tape 108 0369 Tape 109 (March 10-11, 1993) 0425 Tape 110 (March 11, 1993) 0480 Tape 111 0539 Tape 112 0578 Tape 113

Tapes 114-119 0619 Tape 114 (March 11, 1993) 0660 Tape 115 (March 11-12, 1993) 0714 Tape 116 (March 12, 1993) 0750 Tape 117 0809 Tape 118 0871 Tape 119

Tapes 120-125 0927 Tape 120 (March 12, 1993) 0981 Tape 121 (March 12-13, 1993) 1031 Tape 122 (March 13, 1993) 1072 Tape 123 1123 Tape 124 1169 Tape 125 (March 13, 1993)

16 Tapes 126-134 0003 Tape 126 (March 13, 1993) 0060 Tape 127 (March 13-14, 1993) 0094 Tape 128 0136 Tape 129 (March 15, 1993) 0183 Tape 130 (March 16, 1993) 0215 Tape 131 (March 16-17, 1993)


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16 (contd.)

0228 Tape 132 (March 18-19, 1993) 0245 Tape 133 (March 19, 1993) 0258 Tape 134

Tapes 135-143 0313 Tape 135 (March 19, 1993)


0374 Tape 138 0424 Tape 139 0482 Tape 140 0538 Tape 141 (March 20, 1993) 0596 Tape 142

Tape 143 [missing]

Tapes 144-157 0651 Tape 144 (March 20, 1993) 0715 Tape 145 (March 21, 1993)

Tape 146 [missing] Tape 147 [missing] Tape 148 [missing]

0768 Tape 149 Tape 150 [missing]

0812 Tape 151 0859 Tape 152 0902 Tape 153 (March 21-22, 1993) 0942 Tape 154 (March 23, 1993) 0980 Tape 155


Tapes 158-218 1035 Tape 158 (March 23-24, 1993)

Tapes 159-199 [missing] 1062 Tape 200 (April 8-9, 1993) 1099 Tape 201 (April 9, 1993)

Tape 202 [missing] 1134 Tape 203 (April 9, 1993) 1216 Tape 204 (April 10, 1993)


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16 (contd.)

Tapes 205-217 [missing]

1272 Tape 218 (April 13, 1993)

17 Tapes 219-231 0003 Tape 219 (April 13, 1993)

Tapes 220-224 [missing] 0045 Tape 225 (April 14-15, 1993)

Tape 226 [missing] 0092 Tape 227 (April 15, 1993) 0151 Tape 228


0218 Tape 231

Tapes 232-243 0262 Tape 232 (April 15, 1993) 0307 Tape 233 (April 15-16, 1993)

Tapes 234-238 [missing] 0363 Tape 239 (April 17, 1993)

Tape 240 [missing] 0429 Tape 241 (April 18, 1993) 0431 Tape 242 0492 Tape 243

Major Case #80: 0535 Assault on a Federal Officer: Briefing for the Attorney General

(April 12, 1993) 0858 Item Number 2 0861 Item Number 4 1155 Item Number 6 1179 Item Numbers 9-11 1202 Item Number 12 1231 Item Number 15


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18 0001 FBI File No.: 63-HQ-105-0305 March-April 1993 Miscellaneous correspondence to FBI director William Sessions concerning Waco News articles: L.A. Times (March 1993), " 'Ready for War': Defiant Leader Tells FBI" Philadelphia Inquirer (April 1993), "The Feds Repeated MOVE Tragedy"

0079 FBI File No.: 63-HQ-105-0305 Section 2 (April 1993) Miscellaneous correspondence concerning Waco

0188 FBI File No.: 63-HQ-105-0305 Section 3 (April-May 1993) Miscellaneous correspondence concerning Waco Excerpt from Manual of Military Chemistry, Volume I: Chemistry of Chemical Warfare Agents

Excerpt from Department of the Army Technical Manual, "Storing, Shipment Handling, and Disposal of Chemical Agents and Hazardous Chemicals"

0299 FBI File No.: 63-HQ-105-0305 Section 4 (April 1993) Miscellaneous correspondence concerning Waco News articles: Sun-Sentinel (April 1993), "Cult Leader Sends Biblical, Threatening Letter to Agents"

"Mind Control and the Cult Phenomenon" by Dr. Steven Hassan, M.Ed. Cult Awareness Network News (March 1993), "Cults Are a Human Rights Issue"

0439 FBI File No.: 63-HQ-105-0305 Section 5 (April 1993) Miscellaneous correspondence concerning Waco


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18 (contd.)

0478 FBI File No.: 63-HQ-105-0305

Section 6 (April 1993) Miscellaneous correspondence concerning Waco News article: Louisville Courier Journal (April 1993), "Ethnic Cleansing Texas Style"

0625 FBI File No.: 63-HQ-105-0305 Section 7 (April-May 1993) Miscellaneous correspondence concerning Waco News articles: Sentinel Reporter (April 1993), "PHS Graduate among Those Dead at Waco" Parkersburg News (April 1993), "Editorials: Blame Koresh" "Readers' Forum: Did FBI Act Properly in Waco, Texas, Standoff?" Blade Citizen (May 1993), "Waco Holocaust"

0765 FBI File No.: 63-HQ-105-0305 Section 8 (March-May 1993) Miscellaneous correspondence concerning Waco News article: Democrat and Chronicle (April 1993), "David Koresh Wasn't Hurting Anyone"

0857 FBI File No.: 63-HQ-105-0305 Section 9 (May 1993-February 1994) Miscellaneous correspondence concerning Waco News articles: Family (May 1993), "Waco: Who's Responsible? Cult Awareness Network? (CAN)"

Arizona Republic (Aug 1993), "Looking beyond the Waco Smoke" Cult Awareness Network News (May 1993), "Waco: A Microcosm of Problems with Extremist Groups"

New York Times (March 1993), "At the Whim of Leader: Childhood in a Cult" Time (May 1991), "The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power" CQ Researcher (May 1993), "Cults in America" New York Times (June 1993), "The Cult of Tilak: Guru of West 87th Street"


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Washington Post (June 1993), " 'The Family' and the Final Harvest" Membership News (February 1993), "FBI Court Documents Reveal Cult Awareness Network Paid Kidnapper"

1179 Documents pertaining to the Texas Water Commission