AirtelSAC Seattle to Director re suspect Jack Coffelt eliminated16 June 1978page 1 of 3
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Part 42, page 15

DB Cooper-16699Serials 164-2111, AX 164-72, HN 164-85, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-7951

Document date 16 June 1978

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 42 p. 15 (DB Cooper-16699), Airtel, dated 16 Jun 1978, serial SE 164-81-7951 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-42/pages/15

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FD-36 (Rev. 7-27-76)

FBI

TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: [ ] Teletype [ ] Immediate [ ] TOP SECRET [ ] Facsimile [ ] Priority [ ] SECRET [XX] Airtel [ ] Routine [ ] CONFIDENTIAL [ ] E F T O [ ] CLEAR

Date 6/16/78

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TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) b6 b7C FROM : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) b7D

SUBJECT: NORJAK (A) OO: SEATTLE

Enclosed for the Alexandria Division is one (1) copy of an FD-302 reflecting interview with [REDACTED] b6 dated 5/19/78, and one (1) copy of WFO teletype to the b7C Bureau dated 8/2/77.

For the information of the Alexandria Division, JACK COFFELT has been suggested as a suspect in this matter and has been processed and eliminated. The television show "60 Minutes" is interested in doing an expose' in which they claim the FBI is covering up the fact that COFFELT is really identical to Unsub in this matter.

According to [REDACTED] b6 at [REDACTED] Arlington, Virginia, on b7C November 24, 1971, the date of captioned hijacking. Living in an adjacent building was an attorney [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] Arlington, Viriginia.

The [REDACTED] allegedly lived at the [REDACTED] b6 [REDACTED] and had telephone number [REDACTED] b7C

In order that it might be possible to answer some of the questions that "60 Minutes" might come up with prior to their "60 Minutes" segment on JACK COFFELT, the following leads are set out.

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2 - Bureau 2 - Honolulu (164-85) 3 - Alexandria (164-72) (Enc. 2) (3)- Seattle RNN:skh (10)

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164-81-7951

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DB Cooper-16699

Approved: ________ Transmitted ________ ________ Per ________ (Number) (Time) GPO : 1977 O - 225-539