SAC Portland to Director (Public Affairs) re NORJAK media inquiries
Document date 8 May 1978
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 121 p. 92 (DB Cooper-55607), Airtel, dated 8 May 1978, serial SE 164-81-7892 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-121%3A092-092
5/8/78 [illegible cursive signature/initials]
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TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) ATTN. PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE
FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)
MEDIA MATTERS
ReButel to all Field Divisions dated 5/5/78, captioned, "NORJAK."
Referenced airtel instructs that any additional press inquiries concerning this 6 1/2 year old investigation be referred to the Seattle Division for handling and sets forth the text of what Seattle considers the only information that should be released to the press.
Portland concurs in the theory that all media inquiries be handled by one Bureau spokesman in any investiga- tion which has national or regional interest. Certainly NORJAK falls within this area and Seattle, as office of origin, should indeed respond to all media inquiries to the extent deemed appropriate by Seattle and the Bureau.
Portland feels, however, that its media credibility will not be enhanced with this posture in this case at this point in time. As the Bureau and Seattle are aware, Portland, at Bureau instructions, has been responding since NORJAK began to the national media inquiries, including cooperation in a 30-minute TV documentary. Further, Portland case Agent, again at Bureau request, responded to a background type
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164-81-7892 SEARCHED ___ INDEXED SERIALIZED ___ FILED M 19 FBI - SEATTLE
DB COOPER-55607
Serials: 164-2111, PD 164-41, SE 164-81-7892