SA Max L. Wilson to SAC Seattle re Minneapolis interview of stewardess witness arriving on NW Flight 392

Document date 25 November 1971

Part 10pages 370–3712 pagesDB Cooper-1598–1599

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Document: Memo SA Max L. Wilson to SAC Seattle re Minneapolis interview of stewardess witness arriving on NW Flight 392
Id: Cooper-Part-10:370-371
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 10 pp. 370–371 (DB Cooper-1598–1599), Memo, dated 25 Nov 1971, serial 164-87-14 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-10%3A370-371

SAC, SEATTLE (164-NEW) 11/25/71

SA MAX L. WILSON

UNSUB; Northwest Flight 305 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION

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On the morning of November 25, 1971, Duty Clerk at Minneapolis Office telephonically advised that Stewardess [REDACTED] a witness in this case, was presently enroute Minneapolis via Northwest Flight 392, arriving in Minneapolis at about 4:25 p.m. He advised that the airlines had set up an interview room and [REDACTED] would be immediately interviewed by an Agent at the airport. The Agent would have the facsimile identifi- cation cat[guess: a]log and FD 383 in his possession to conduct the interview. Minneapolis will then immediately provide Bureau with facsimile of form.

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[REDACTED] Sea-First Bank, on the morning of November 25, 1971, advised that he would provide the microfilm of the photographed serial numbers on ransom currency at 10:30 or 11:00 a.m. He did not know the size of the microfilm. He said it would be possible to identify the money obtained by the Unsub from that left in the Sea-First vault.

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[REDACTED] Fort Lewis, Washington, was provided with the descriptions of the two back packs provided Unsub in Seattle. He was told that we had no description of the two small chest packs which were also given Unsub. [REDACTED] advised that looking for the chutes would be most difficult and likened it to searching for a needle in a haystack. [REDACTED] telephone number is [REDACTED] stated that he would like to talk to the Captain of the ill-fated Northwest flight concerning the route taken.

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[REDACTED] Northwest Airlines, Sea-Tac Airport, on November 25, 1971, was advised of [REDACTED] request and provided with [REDACTED] telephone number and that of the duty officer at Fort Lewis. [REDACTED] stated

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MLW:bfr (2)

164-87-14 [handwritten]

SEARCHED_____ INDEXED_____ SERIALIZED_____ FILED_____ NOV 25 1971 FBI—SEATTLE

DB Cooper-1598

SE 164-NEW

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that the victim crew had about 15 minutes in between flights and that he would ask the Captain to call [REDACTED] [REDACTED] as requested.

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DB Cooper-1599

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Serials: 164-87-14