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FD-36 (Rev. 3-24-77)

FBI

TRANSMIT VIA: ☐ Teletype ☐ Facsimile ☐ ___________

PRECEDENCE: ☐ Immediate ☐ Priority ☐ Routine

CLASSIFICATION: ☐ TOP SECRET ☐ SECRET ☐ CONFIDENTIAL ☐ EFTO ☐ CLEAR

Date __________

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PAGE NINE SE 164-81 UNCLAS

EVIDENCE TO DATE POINTS TO THE FACT THAT COFFELT IS NOT IDENTICAL WITH UNSUB.

IN A CASE SUCH AS THIS, THE BUREAU WILL RECOGNIZE IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO REFUTE CERTAIN STATEMENTS, PAR- TICULARLY CONCERNING PROMINENT DECEASED PERSONS. IT IS EQUALLY VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO POSITIVELY ELIMINATE MANY SUSPECTS AND INDEED SEATTLE HAS REOPENED SEVERAL PREVIOUSLY "ELIMINATED" SUSPECTS BECAUSE NEW EVIDENCE HAS COME TO LIGHT. AT THE PRESENT TIME WE HAVE INVESTIGATED A TOTAL OF 939 SUSPECTS WITH ONLY 18 STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION; HOWEVER, THIS FIGURE INCREASES AS THE ANNIVERSARY DATE IS APPROACHED EACH YEAR.

BY SEPARATE COMMUNICATION, SEATTLE IS FORWARDING A CONFIDENTIAL REPORT PREPARED [REDACTED] [REDACTED], WHICH WAS PREPARED BY THEM FOR UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, WHO ALSO CONSIDERED [REDACTED] BASED ON [REDACTED] UNIVERSAL STUDIO REFUSED TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON PRODUCTION BECAUSE THE COFFELT STORY WAS NOT BELIEVABLE. INFORMATION ALSO DEVELOPED THAT OTHER MAJOR NETWORKS AND STUDIOS HAVE TURNED THIS STORY DOWN FOR THE

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Approved: __________ Transmitted __________ Per __________ (Number) (Time) FBI/DOJ

DB COOPER-55630