SAC Seattle to file re call to SA Shutz on ground and air search area
Document date 26 November 1971
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 10 pp. 435–436 (DB Cooper-1668–1669), Memo, dated 26 Nov 1971, serial SE 164-81-48 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-10%3A435-436
OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum
TO : FILE (164-81) DATE: 11/26/71
FROM : SAC, SEATTLE
SUBJECT: UNSUB; NORTHWEST FLIGHT 305, 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION
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At 8:15 AM on 11/26/71 I called SA HENRY SHUTZ at the Bureau.
I advised him we were directing our search generally in the vicinity of an area approximately 15 miles north of Woodland, Washington, this being the northernmost point of the flight where the Unsub was known to have been in the airplane. I told him that we were using Sheriff's officers from Cowlitz and Clark Counties, as well as our own agents.
The Army was sending 2 helicopters, we were getting 2 helicopters from the Weyerhaeuser Co. and then we were using 1 helicopter from the International Guard in Portland.
In response to his questions, set forth in SA CHIPMAN's memorandum of 11/26/71, I told him that we would be using the military helicopters approximately 7 hours and that we would not have agents aboard.
He said that the Pentagon had called and wanted to charge us $250 an hour per unit, and the cost is too high, estimating it would run approximately $2,000 a day. I told him I thought we could hire private ones cheaper than that.
While talking to SHUTZ, I talked to SA MANNING, who advised that Bonneville Power Administration had 5 helicopters at Bonneville and that possibly we could get them. I advised SA SHUTZ that we would take steps at once to do this.
He told me that the Bureau was sending the artist to Minneapolis where the entire crew is located so that they could be interviewed to finalize the artist's conception. I advised him I thought we had sent in the revision but in talking to ASAC BIBLER learned we hadn't but would do so immediately.
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JEM:eon (1)
[Handwritten] 164 - 81 - 48
SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED FILED [illegible] NOV 2 6 1971 FBI—SEATTLE
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DB Cooper-1668
SA SHUTZ wanted to know generally what area we were planning on searching. I told him we would search the area which is approximately 20 miles square, approximately miles north of Woodland, Washington. I advised him that we were doing this today and then we would continue the search on the air flight pattern approximateln to Eugene, Oregon, which is approximately 100 miles, this being largely a valley, but beyond that there was some question in my mind as to the wisdom of the search since it was entirely over mountains, most of which is probably covered with snow now and at 10,000 feet, the parachute could drift in many directions. Further, with a white parachuts it would be extremely difficult to locate in snow-covered mountains.
I advised him I would [guess: worry] about that part when I finished what seemed to be more urgent.
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2. DB Cooper-1669
Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-48