Part 121, page 98

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PD 164-41

[redacted name] also advised that WALLACE told BOYNTON that CB[S] has determined that when COFFELT was in prison in Atlanta, the only visitor he had was the SAC of the Atlanta Office. Also, WALLACE told BOYNTON that COFFELT knew J. EDGAR HOOVER and HUBE[RT] HUMPHREY. WALLACE told BOYNTON that it is CBS' opinion that t[he] reason the FBI does not consider COFFELT a legitimate suspect [is] the obvious reluctance to discuss COFFELT of SA RALPH P. HIMMELSBACH and SAC REED of Seattle is because COFFELT is obvio[usl]y an informant or an asset of some sort of the FBI, and additiona[lly], was a personal friend of J. EDGAR HOOVER and HUBERT HUMPHREY. [In] effect, WALLACE is accusing the FBI of covering up the COFFELT/ COOPER relationship.

[redacted name] advised the bottom line, of course, regarding response to WALLACE's accusations is, "How did we positively eliminate COFFELT as being D. B. COOPER?"

[redacted name] would like information telephonically in this regard a.m. of 5/18/78, to be followed with airtel enclosing appropriate documentation from the file.

[redacted name] was advised that the Seattle Division is OO [O]n this matter and that some of the information concerning the COFFELT matter would be available to Seattle and not necessaril[y] in the Portland file. To this, [redacted name] requested that Portland coordinate with Seattle regarding the questions set forth above