SA to SAC Portland re media coordination on the search site in Washington
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Original title: Memo SA to SAC Portland re media coordination on Vancouver ransom money find
Document date 6 March 1980
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-96:334-335 Document: Memo SA to SAC Portland re media coordination on the search site in Washington Id: Cooper-Part-96:334-335 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-96%3A334-335 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 96 pp. 334–335 (DB Cooper-43269–43270), Memo, dated 6 Mar 1980 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-96%3A334-335
PD 164-41
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at the search site in Washington.
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The ASAC, MRC, Assistant MRC, SCs, switchboard operators, and volunteers made ready to receive the telephone inquiries which were expected to follow the new conference.
[REDACTED], KOIN-TV, requested that he be allowed to set up a live remote unit in the Portland Office to feed the PC live to CBS Network Evening news, which would be in progress on the east coast. KOIN is located directly across the street from the building housing the Portland Office. Arrangements were made for the feed and the PC was a part of the network news in progress. NBC and ABC national network crews arrived on 2/13/80.
The PC was very well attended and took place as scheduled at 3:00 p.m. The PC included ASAC [REDACTED], SA RALPH P. HIMMELSBACH, case agent, and [REDACTED]. During the PC, the location of the search site was revealed.
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Within a few minutes after the press conference television crews and other media representatives began arriving at the search site where they were escorted to the appropriate area and briefed.
The telephone inquiries began during the PC and con- tinued into the late evening. Clerical employees utilized a press release in replying to the inquiries. SAs extended their comments beyond the press release and in many instances the conversations were broadcast live in Portland and distant cities by radio.
On 2/13/80, SA [REDACTED] was stationed at the search site to assist the media. Telephone inquiries con- tinued at the Portland and Seattle offices.
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Telephonic inquiries have continued. These have originated with media outlets throughout the United States, and from outlets in Canada, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan.
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During the period 2/12-27/80, the following appearances were recorded by the designated personnel and should be so credited:
PERSON PRESENTATION AMOUNT
ASAC [REDACTED] Press Conference 1 SA [REDACTED] Radio Presentations 58 SA [REDACTED] Radio Presentations 26 TV Appearances 7 SA [REDACTED] TV Appearances 4 SA HIMMELSBACH Radio Presentations 73 TV Appearances 15
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DB Cooper-43269
PD 164-41
Numerous highly complimentary comments have been received from media representatives and the public as a result of the above efforts.
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DB Cooper-43270
Serials: PD 164-41