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ot “Byery report of # kidnapping, whe n circumstances: indicate an sbduetion has Laken place, though noi accompanied by a demand for ransom or otherwiee, should be afforded an immediate preliminary investigation te datemmince if a full ation under the ral Kiduapping Statute fa warranted". In eseence, the ALlLorney General instructed that for a diterminastion te Be made: of whether or net the eral wees Statute had been violated, a more intengss preliminary invest had to be conducted and “...authorized (the Ful) toa devote whatever reseurocs.. deom{ed) appropriate jn addition to those presently assigned Lo Lhig matter to insure that the investigation ted in an expeditious yet thorough faehion" (attorney mamorandum, November 6, PF8G), Gane ral ss S. Why wan the federal responne in Atlanta, partioularty that o the FRI, 20 slow in coming dhe £B1 cannat apeak for all “federal™ response Atianta, however, the Atlanta Division of the FRI hed o and was providing all ass istance considered legal to tho AtJanta Joga} authorities prior fo the At November 6, 1 inglructions that the FRI enter the missing and murderad ghildron's investigation. Gneo so instrauted, thes PHT immadistely initiated a major casas investigation dedicating 23 agents thercto on a full-time basis at Atlanta. ators (specifi was Gf a Gpocial Agent wi ort in the de iavioral protiijes and sh FRY > in @ fpectaits the development of visual investigation aid eyetems vas otforad ty wity on November &, 1499, very late 1982 or early 1981, 4 a dacieic be more assistance. iBy February 11, 133 had # tu "work with" Atlanta: 5 Taek Force. : made that decision, at Saat time, and w additional heip actually arrive in Atlanta? r ws Upon receipt of information that the Attorney General had dastrugted the PRI te entear the missing and murdarid chiidren's case on November 6, 1980, the Fai initiated 2 maior case investigation. ‘the Atlanta Uivision immediately b n developing guidelines for the invostigs > This ingly dispatching four agents Lo the police Te Force to conduet a pags by+ page review of all investigation conducted to date. This review of the Taek Force investigation was cond during the wock of Rovembcr 10-14, 19280, and alJ inve ! ‘plans were forwulated by November 14, 1980, with the inv reat igation being initiated by the FBi with 23 Special Agents ase therete on a Fuli-time basis on Nevomber 17, 1986, the period cf the investigation, the S Of the age