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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10 r Juay 1973 EDITION . ef "GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11,6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum TO : FILE (164-41) DATE: 4/27/78 FROM : SAC ARTHUR G. BARGER At approximately 12:31 p.m., PST, 4/27/78, a telephone call was received in the Portland Division from MIKE WALLACE, CBS, New York. way Of background, WALLACE called for SA on 4/25/78, at 10:37 a.m. and again on the morning of 4/26/78. [____idwas engaged in a police school which prevented a return of either of these telephone calls. On the occasion of the second call, I was informed b6 of the receipt of the telephone calls in the absence of bic SA Having had previous knowledge of the interest of MIKE WALLACE of "60 Minutes" in the D. B. COOPER matter and the story which was being prepared for "60 Minutes," I had discussions with SAC, Seattle, and FBIHQ Press Office, During these conversations, I learned of WALLACE's attempt _to get information from the FBI with respect to his story. [__-Jintorned me that TOM COLL had handled the inquiry an ad, for all practical purposes, declined to furnish information to WALLACE, Upon receipt of advice of WALLACE's attempts to reach a I coneluded that WALLACE's interest obviously related to the "60 Minutes" program. I therefore contacted b6é TOM COLL directly and discussed my intentionswith respect b7c to WALLACE's inquiry at Portland, advising COLL that I felt it b7D was necessary fromza business and professional point of view to return WALLACE's call_but that WALLACE would not he permitted to ask any questions off. dit it related tol | Der | CORE was in agreement and it was also decided that if WALLACE was persistent, he should be referred to TOM COLL in Washington. SEARCHE SEXIALI ZOD Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan DB Cooper-1499 SOLO.110