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Gia Ctx, nary . et ~~ UNI er st ATES OVERNMENT Co oe ; . Aesoe.-Dies co @. . a eae Dep, AD Adm. Meéemora Min ae avers , . Admin, .. get” Comp. : TO - : . MR, JENKINS . DATE: 1/21/75 os . Mt KX Ae ; hes Gen, inv, _ Ye «J. MC DERNOD? Fry oO | I Kn - ee ; a e, x Leboratery : FROM : . . r ~ : : Pion, & Eval. SUBJECT: { AP ~’ . ; * Spec, Inv. - PROPOSED SPECIAL TELEVISION PROGRAM _ da are ON THE. "REASONER REPORT" ; Telephone ABC-TV, FEBRUARY 9,°1975 ma oot, " Dweeter See'y —- en ee As you are aware elevision station WGQ-TV, an ABC owned station in San Francisco, did 1 hour program last spring on the . Hearst case. The San Francisco Office secured this film footage, which is excellent, and it was shown last week at the Executives Conference, ANE We OB AE OS ee Dk PE Meh FU Mee tae GO “In an effort to generate further coverage of the Hearst case in the interest of apprehending Patricia Hearst, I have been making inguiries ‘to determine if the television networks would be interested in highlighting the Hearst case on or about its anniversary date, ' 2/4/75. The Director has indicated to me that he would be willing to make himself available for a short filmed interview if such a program couid be arranged. ur In this’ regard, I have been ‘in telephonic contact “with Bill { | \gheehan, President of the ABC News network_in.New.York, and. we have \ 7 ad discussions regarding such a program. He has been most favorably ‘Xd disposed toward such a project and called me yesterday to indicate * s that ABC now intends highlighting the Hearst case in a news docu-- \ mentary using the Regsonex—Reportas.the vehicle since it has a od substanffal viewing audience and is really the only program which © Ny ABC feels could do this project justice. Sheehan advised ABC would ' like to go ahead with the project for airing on Sunday evening, 2/9/75. y It should be here noted that the Reasoner Report, while a network presentation, is not shown in every section of the country on the same evening. For example, it is teleca Heras the New York area on = nt a Saturday evening.. ; Tef G2 OO TS, 30 BY Sheehan advised that to achieve the desired ef fds {978 as would like very. much to. have the 2 to 3 minute interview of ‘tt ‘the | med i Director in line with pr priox discussions and ¢hat_ "they ~ would wish to oh this _filWing” this weeky Wednesday, 1/22/75, if at all possible.* @ said the filming would requ ea proximate y one-half houro s Me the Dire Ms time. Ut 1 = Telegnone Room i rz: Ju. . ‘ a . meres Ge Sake ——f- XE ROX os (CONTINUED-OVER) JS Bide or, on OTE : | . see |