Part 96, page 144

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SE 164-81

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agrees that this case, as in all other cases, should have the Office of Origin as the spokesman. Therefore, and in order to avoid any further conflicts and mis-statements, it is recommended that: 1) Portland Office, if it has not al- ready been done by the SAC, specifically advise SA RALPH P. HIMMELSBACH that he should refer all inquiries regarding this investigation to Seattle; 2) that if Portland feels that this will have a detrimental effect on their credibility with the Media as noted in Portland Airtel of 5/8/78, Bureau should consider designating Portland as Office of Origin, noting that an indictment was obtained in that Division; 3) that serious consideration be given to discouraging CBS from pursuing this investigation for a myriad of reasons, not the least of which is that this is a pending case, where there are a limited number of "identifiers" left which have not been released to the public and to show how we have eliminated some of the suspects (specifically COFFELT), could jeopardize the investigation. In addition we should keep in mind the manner in which "60 Minutes" treated the FBI the last time we cooperated with that program. Also, we should recognize that CBS is a "past master" of utilizing innuendoes, flashbacks, conflicting testimony, etc. to sensationalize any story.

Seattle will continue to act as spokesman for the Bureau in this important investigation, UACB.

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[guess: As Himmelsbach] had been advised and he, specifically because he is PD's Case Agent

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Indictment in PD only [illegible] Seattle however, [guess: under] no circumstances will PD be [guess: reassigned] to this thought.

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DB Cooper-43057