SAC Portland to Director (FBI Laboratory) requesting examination of 'D. B. Cooper' hoax letter
This copy: Part 101 p. 273Also filed at Part 14 p. 329 (primary)
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SAC Portland to Director (Attn: Laboratory) re letter signed 'D. B. COOPER' at Portland International Airport
Document date 3 December 1971
Another copy of this document is the primary, most legible copy: Part 14 p. 329.
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Id: Cooper-Part-101:273-273
Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-101:273-273 Document: Airtel SAC Portland to Director (Attn: Laboratory) re letter signed 'D. B. COOPER' at Portland International Airport Id: Cooper-Part-101:273-273 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-101%3A273-273 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 101 p. 273 (DB Cooper-45742), Airtel, dated 3 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-868 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-101%3A273-273
FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)
FBI
Date: 12/3/71
Transmit the following in ___________ (Type in plaintext or code) Via AIRTEL AIRMAIL (Priority)
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TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) (ATTENTION: FBI LABORATORY)
FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)
SUBJECT: UNSUB, aka Dan Cooper Hijacking of Northwest Airline Flight #305 11/24/71 CAA. - HIJACKING; EXTORTION OO: SEATTLE
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Re Portland airtel to Bureau dated 12/2/71 .
Enclosed for laboratory are original letter and envelope received 12/3/71, by [REDACTED] Portland International Airport, Portland, Oregon. The letter is signed "D. B. COOPER" and is apparently a hoax.
One xerox copy of the letter and envelope is being furnished Seattle.
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REQUEST OF THE LABORATORY
Process the enclosures for latent fingerprint im- pressions. Note that envelope has been handled by many persons but letter has been protected and not handled since time of opening of envelope.
Results of examination should be furnished Seattle and Portland and submitted items may be returned to Portland registered mail upon conclusion of examination.
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3 - Bureau (Enc. 1) (AM) (RM) 2 - Seattle (Enc. 2) (164-81) 2 - Portland
RPH:sao (7)
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[guess: Sub.] 130 164-81-868 [stamp] CODED ... INDEXED SERIALIZED ... FILED DEC 2 1971 FBI - SEATTLE
Approved: _____________ Sent _________ M Per ___________ Special Agent in Charge
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DB COOPER-45742
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Serials: 164-2111, PD 164-41, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-868
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