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yt ey “Every report of a kidnapping, wherain ctroumstanoes indicate an alwtuetien has Laken place, though not accompanied by 4a demand for ranson or otlherwiee, shauld be afforded an immediate preiiminary investigation te datemaine if a full Pnvestiqation under the Federal Kidbapping Statute da warranced”. In eBeence, the ALtorney General instructed that fer a dotermingtion to Be made: of whether of not thin Pecdearal Kidnapping Statute had been violated, a more intenge preliminary investigation had to be conducted and “...,aunthorized (the FBI) to devote whatever roseurcos.. deomf{ed} appropri at 4: gn adition to those preséntiy 4esiqned to Lhis matter to insure that the investigation is conducted in an expediticus yet thorough faahion”" (S4ttorne Gaunepad’s mamorandum, Navamboer 6, PFO), r a = S. Why wan fhe feslerad response jn Atlanta, partioutarty thigh oof ihe FRI, @0 siow in coming? The £R]l cannot speak for all "federal" regponie jn Atianta, howaver, the ALiania NHivision of the FRI had offered and was ‘providing ali aasistance considered leqally permissinic to the Atl)anta Josal authorities prior to the Attorney Genoral's November 6, 1956 inslructiongs that the FRI enter the missing and Murdarad children's investigation. Gneo so instreactaed, tho PHI immediately initiated a major case investigation dedicating 23 agents thereto on a Full-time basis at atlanta. 6. ‘the technical assistance of two investiqators (spe tha pervieds of a Gpocial Agant whe 25 an exiort in th ot behavioral protiles and an FRY Agent who ia &@ Apecialist ia the development of visual investigation aid systems} was go€ berraud tes tien ag fey oon Noyenboar ©, TSHo, At sags: pecrirt ont very late 1950 or early 1961, a decisicn wae made to send in more assistance. {By February 1], 1381, "some 265 FRi Agents* had poon assignad to “work with" Atlanta's 75 member upodics Task Force.} who made Chat decieian, 2twhat time, and wher did additional heip actually arrive in Atlanta? Upon receipt of information that the Attorney General had instru thd the FRI te enter the minuging and mordariid chiidren ' ase on November 6, 1980, the FRi initiated 2 maior a = & tion. ‘The Atlanta Livision immediately began developing declines for the investigation, This ingludad dispatching four agents bo the police Task Force to conduct a page: by- page review of all investigation conducted to date. This review of the Taek Force investigation was canducted during the wock of Novembcr 10-14, ‘18280, and ajj investigative plans were farwulated by November Id, 1980, with the inveetigaticon being initiated by the FBi with 23 Srecial Agen assigned “ hhierete aon a Fuli-time basis om Nevember 17, 15 hroughout © the period cf the investigation, the sized of thi L pereonnel