SAC New York to Acting Director re anonymous letter to New York Times
Document date 18 October 1972
Also filed at: Part 60 pp. 72–73
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-09:010-011 Document: Airtel SAC New York to Acting Director re anonymous letter to New York Times Id: Cooper-Part-09:010-011 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-09%3A010-011 What is wrong (title, date, type, which pages belong together, copies)? What does the scan show?
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 9 pp. 10–11 (DB Cooper-639–640), Airtel, dated 18 Oct 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-09%3A010-011
FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)
F B I
Date: 10/18/72
Transmit the following in ________________ (Type in plaintext or code) Via AIRTEL ___________________________________ (Priority)
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TO: ACTING DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) (Attn: FBI Laboratory and ID/LFS)
FROM: SAC, NEW YORK (164-627) (RUC)
SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: SE
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Enclosed for the FBI laboratory are two pages of a handprinted letter and envelope sent to the NY Times, postmarked 9/19/72.
Enclosed for Seattle and auxiliary offices are two Xerox copies each of letter and envelope for information purposes.
Also enclosed for the Bureau and auxiliary offices are two copies each of FD 302s reflecting interviews of [REDACTED — b6/b7C] employees of the NY Times.
The anonymous letter received at the NY Times is signed [REDACTED — b6/b7C] who alleges [REDACTED — b6/b7C] D. B. COOPER. Letter indicated that the subject is now deceased.
Copies of this communication are being furnished to Los Angeles as the NY Times may possibly have alerted their Los Angeles office concerning this anonymous letter.
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4 - Bureau (Encs. 7) (1 - FBI Laboratory) (1 - ID/LFS) 2 - Los Angeles (Encs. 7)(INFO) 2 - San Diego (Encs. 7) 2 - Seattle (Encs. 7) 1 - New York
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[Handwritten signature]
SEARCHED.... INDEXED SERIALIZED... FILED OCT 29 1972
[Stamp: 164-4[illegible]-65]
Approved: ________________ Sent _______ M Per _______ Special Agent in Charge
*U.S. Government Printing Office: 1972 — 455-574
DB Cooper-639
NY 164-627
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REQUEST OF THE BUREAU
ID/LFS
The ID/LFS is requested to examine letter for any latent prints.
FBI LABORATORY
FBI Laboratory is requested to compare enclosed anonymous letter with any previous letters submitted in this matter, noting letter postmarked at El Cajon, California.
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LEADS
SAN DIEGO
At El Cajon, California Will attempt to identify [REDACTED b6/b7C] in general area of El Cajon, noting anonymous letter postmarked CA 920 which is ZIP code for El Cajon, California, a suburb of San Diego.
At [REDACTED b6/b7C] California Will contact [REDACTED b6/b7C] to ascertain results or any inquiries he may have conducted in effort to identify letter writer or subject "D.B. COOPER."
At San Diego, California Will contact appropriate county officials in effort to verify possible recent death of a "D.B. COOPER" noting letter [REDACTED b6/b7C]
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DB Cooper-640
Serials: 164-2111, NY 164-627