SAC J. E. Milnes to SAC Seattle re 1:25 PM Bureau call on Army and Air Force refusal to join the search
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SAC J. E. Milnes to SAC Seattle re Bureau call on military search participation (copy)
Document date 25 November 1971
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 10 pp. 382–383 (DB Cooper-1610–1611), Memo, dated 25 Nov 1971, serial SE 164-81-18 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-10%3A382-383
OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
Memorandum
TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-NEW) DATE: 11/25/71
FROM : SAC J. E. MILNES
SUBJECT: UNSUB; Northwest Airlines Flight 305 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACING; EXTORTION
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At 1:25 p.m. on November 25, 1971, I called SA [REDACTED] at the Bureau. I advised him that thus far we had been unable to get the services of the Army or the Air Force to participate in the search and that we were seeking permission of a general officer at Scot Air Force Base to accomplish this, when we learned that an Agent by the name of [REDACTED] at the Bureau was attempting to make similar arrangements with the Pentagon. He advised that a Brigadier General HIXON at the Pentagon had called the Bureau and referred to a law enacted on June 18, 1878 precluding the use of the military forces for this purpose without the permission of the White House. I told him in view of this, we would forget it and try to make other arrangements. I advised him that Northwest Airlines had triangulated the location of the aircraft at 8:05 p.m. on November 24, 1971, which was the latest time the subject was known to be in the air plane and had established this location in the vicinity of Merwin, Washington. In view of this, were were having the helicopters of the Air National Guard move to that area and we would try to get additional equipment for the search.
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In addition, we have sent Agents down to do a ground search. He wanted us to get the prints of the crew for elimination purposes and I told him this was being done by Minneapolis. I then advised that we wanted to make a press release, releasing the description of the Unsub along with the artist's conception which the Bureau was preparing and notify the press of the area of search, urging all to be alert for a parachutist in that area. He advised this was satisfactory. Permission was later obtained from SA DON BANNING of the Crime Records Section to get this release.
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[date stamp] 64 - 81 - 18 SEARCHED ______ INDEXED SERIALIZED _____ FILED [illegible] NOV 25 1971 FBI—SEATTLE
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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan 5010-108 DB Cooper-1610
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SE 164-NEW
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SA [REDACTED] advised that we would have to contact a variety of organizations, i.e. a parachutists club, VFW, American Legion, survival wilderness groups, and any group who may have knowledge of a person of this description.
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DB Cooper-1611
Serials: SE 164-81-18