But the bureau has taken the accusations seriously enough to have assigned several agents to investigate them.

The agency assigned agents to three hundred companies during the 1930s.

They would have assigned far more skilled agents.

One official said that until today the F.B.I. had not assigned agents from its Boston office to examine conspiracy links.

We've also assigned agents to locations where he's known to frequent.

State Security assigned agents to watch him or meet him for occasional dinners to question him about his activities.

General Hosmer also summoned 10 additional Air Force investigators to assist the four permanently assigned agents to examine the complaints.

The bureau assigned more agents to the W-88 investigation, gathering new and more troubling evidence about the main suspect.

The F.B.I. has assigned agents in Scotland and London to perform similar tasks with Scotland Yard.

The bureau argued that it had legitimate, pressing reasons for assigning Hispanic agents as it did.