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s . { The Attorney General - Entertainment Corporation, distributing brochures to youths age eleven through twenty-one years in an attempt to solicit talent prospects in that age group, Williams is considered, at this time, a prime suspect, The Atlanta Office of the FBI, in conjunction with the U. S. Attorney's Office and the Attorney General's Office for the State of Georgia, are pursuing installation of a beeper tracking system on the suspect Williams' car and installation of a microphone in the Suspect ' S car. Provisions of the State of Georgia Code Annotated provide FOr @lectronic surveillance under Section 26-3001, Et Seq, for peace officers to install and monitor electronic surveillances with the FBI being considered as peace officers under the definition, Section 26-401, and specific exception for law enforcement under Section 26-2004 of the State of Georgia Code Annotated. On May 27, 1981, an affidavit was being drafted by both the U. S. Attorney's Office, Atlanta, Georgia, and the Attorney General's Office, State of Georgia, for authorization to place the automobile beeper tracking system on suspect Williams’ car. In anticipation of the imminent drafting of an affidavit for a State of Georgia electronic Surveillance, a microphone in suspect Williams' car, a request has been made by the State of Georgia through the Attorney General's Office for the FBI to participate in monitoring this surveillance and to install the microphone. U. S. Department of Justice Order #890-80, dated April 29, 1980, entitled "Delegation to the Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, of the Authority to Lend Electronic Surveillance Equipment," specifically states in Section (g), "No FBI personnel may be used to install the equipment or participate in the surveillance. This does not prohibit maintenance and repair of the equipment when not installed." Due to the sensitivity both of the investigation and the suspect developed, as well as the sophisticated nature and complexity of the contemnlated microphone equipment to he used, it is specifically requested that for this instance an exception be made to Departmental Order #890-80, Section (9g), to allow the FBI to participate to the maximum extent possible with State authorities in both the installation and monitoring of this State of Georgia electronic surveillance. The nature of this equipment is such that an experienced individual is required to insure adequate installation and efficient functioning. The FBI possesses both the equipment and expert ise needed, 1 - The Deputy Attorney General ‘) f 72> VE a = a EESTI EP OE ST om 2