Portland memo re CBS inquiry into NORJAK and Coffelt
Title revised to match the document’s own text.
Original title: Facsimile cover sheet and Portland memo re CBS/60 Minutes inquiry into NORJAK and Coffelt
Document date 17 May 1978
Part of: ASAC to SAC Portland re FBIHQ memorandum on Mike Wallace interview of Homer Boynton
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-41:444-444 Document: Portland memo re CBS inquiry into NORJAK and Coffelt Id: Cooper-Part-41:444-444 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-41%3A444-444 What is wrong (title, date, type, which pages belong together, copies)? What does the scan show?
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 41 p. 444 (DB Cooper-16559), Memo, dated 17 May 1978 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-41%3A444-444
PD 164-41
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[REDACTED] also advised that [REDACTED] that CBS has determined that when COFFELT was [REDACTED] the only visitor he had was the SAC of the Atlanta Office. Also, [REDACTED] that COFFELT knew J. EDGAR HOOVER and HUBE[RT] HUMPHREY. [REDACTED] that it is CBS' opinion that the reason the FBI does not consider COFFELT a legitimate suspect [is] the obvious reluctance to discuss COFFELT of SA [REDACTED] and SAC REED of Seattle is because COFFELT is obvious[ly] an informant or an asset of some sort of the FBI, and additionally was a personal friend of J. EDGAR HOOVER and HUBERT HUMPHREY. effect, [REDACTED] is accusing the FBI of covering up the COFFELT/ COOPER relationship.
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[REDACTED] advised the bottom line, of course, regarding response to [REDACTED] accusations is, "How did we positively eliminate COFFELT as being D. B. COOPER?"
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[REDACTED] would like information telephonically in this regard a.m. of 5/18/78, to be followed with airtel enclosing appropriate documentation from the file.
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[REDACTED] was advised that the Seattle Division is OO in this matter and that some of the information concerning the COFFELT matter would be available to Seattle and not necessarily in the Portland file. To this, [REDACTED] requested that Portland coordinate with Seattle regarding the questions set forth above.
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DB Cooper-16559
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Serials: PD 164-41