AirtelSAC Seattle to Director eliminating James Bryant Coffelt as suspect, with leads17 August 1977page 1 of 3
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Part 40, page 218

DB Cooper-15913Serials 164-2111, AT 164-254, DN 164-98, LA 164-497, LR 164-22, LV 164-60, MP 164-73, SD 164-91, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-97639, WF 164-169

Document date 17 August 1977

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FD-36 (Rev. 2-14-74)

FBI

Date:8/17/77

Transmit the following in _______________ (Type in plaintext or code)

Via AIRTEL (Precedence)

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TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111)

FROM : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P)

SUBJECT: NORJAK (A) OO: SEATTLE

RE: JAMES BRYANT COFFELT, aka Jack Bryant Coffelt, Bryant Arthur James Coffelt, (TN) [REDACTED]

Re Seattle teletype to Bureau dated 7/22/77 and Bureau teletype to Minneapolis dated 7/23/77.

For the information of the Bureau and receiving offices, the Seattle Division has positively eliminated COFFELT as a suspect in this matter. However, the following leads are being set out in an attempt to determine the extent to which confidential information has been provided to [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and others involved in the attempt to produce a movie concerning captioned crime.

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3 - Bureau (164-2111) 2 - Atlanta (164-254) 3 - Denver (164-98) 3 - Los Angeles (164-497) 1 - Little Rock (164-22)(Info) 1 - Las Vegas (164-60)(Info) 1 - San Diego (164-91)(Info) 2 - Minneapolis (164-73) 1 - WFO (164-169)(Info) 3 - Seattle (164-81) RNN:kln (20)

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164-81-97639

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Approved: _______ Special Agent in Charge Sent _______ M Per _______ GPO - 1975 O - 590-902 DB Cooper-15913