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* ——s ugtuate, however, never below the initial number of 23, until the arrest of Wayne B, villians on June 21, 7981], At one point, as many a2 45 Special Aq were utilized on 3 full-time baaie, this boing during the of the bridge surveillance during the Spring of 1981. Furthermore, many Atlanta Wivision agents aagsistled in the investigation On a part-time: phasis, including the division's Orime Scene Expart, Polygraph Faaminer, Hypnosis Co-ordinator, and begal Advisor, The decision to dedicaté substantial investigative resources was made by FHT Headquarters on November 6, 19890, as a result of the Attorney General's November 6, 19869, decision that the FHL should entor the investigation as refineted by his memorandum of thai date quoted above, dedicated thereto would fi i 7. At some point, the FB1 “assistance” in ALlanta developed into an independent investigation running on paratie)], and aome Limes: COuUnter, tracks to the local efforts. AL what point did the "anrjsctance* burgeon into a Fall ievautigation? Car You provide some idea---the number of agente and the dates on which they pecamé active in the investigation---of how Lie investigation forgn drew? Prior to November 6, 1970, the FBI had offered laboratory and techiical aseaistance to lecal polices authoritia: «nd had deaignated one agent Lo ast as liaison with local gsuiterifties purtaining to their requests for these eerviees., As a retiult. of the Attorney General's November 6, 1930 instructions, the Fmt immedistely began a major case investigation which fis week Lang review of the status of the: Task Force investigation had determined would require the Full-time serviers: of 23 Specisi Agents, This active investigation utilicing 23 Speeoia) Agents began Neyamper 17, 1963. When it becane apparcnt that sn exnel lent chance: @xinced €6 catch the subject of tho inveatigation when he Gisposing of bodies off nF bridges in the Metra Atianta o thie canmfitment wag incressed to approximately “45 specis! te accommodate this inveetigative technique in the Spring ' It is noted that Lhe PHI's investigation never ran “rount to the Task Foree investigation, although thr FRite et tor at times, devoted to aruas ether than those into which th Tesk Force w&i Inquiring. Por instance, Fit investigat ior: touched many states and in some dastances ali states except Alaska and Hawaii whieh is beyond the juriadictien of bhhe Atlanta Folias bepartment., 8. Ohee the eBL became committed to the situation fh Atlanta, their investigation procesdal on a separate track from Lhat of the: Special Task Force which wan made up of local jaw ente: Officiaiyz, Who made the initial decision that t F a part of the Special Task Force?