Savannah to Director, Atlanta and Seattle re Cooper suspect lead

This copy: Part 102 pp. 158–159Also filed at Part 14 pp. 61–62 (primary)

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Urgent teletype Savannah to Director, Atlanta and Seattle re Cooper suspect lead

Document date 6 December 1971

Part 102pages 158–1592 pagesDB Cooper-46130–46131

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Document: Urgent teletype Savannah to Director, Atlanta and Seattle re Cooper suspect lead
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 102 pp. 158–159 (DB Cooper-46130–46131), Teletype, dated 6 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-738 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-102%3A158-159

NR006 SV PLAIN 717 PM URGENT 12-6-71 PNR TO DIRECTOR 164-2111 ATLANTA SEATTLE 164-81 FROM SAVANNAH 164-29 2P

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UNSUB, AKA DAN COOPER; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT NO. THREE ZERO FIVE, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR, SEVENTYONE, CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION, OO SEATTLE.

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REBUAIRTEL NOV. TWENTYNINE LAST, AND SEATTLE LETTER TO ALBANY, NOVEMBER THIRTY LAST. RE SAVANNAH TELCALL TO ATLANTA DEC SIX INST. ON DEC. SIX, [REDACTED - b6/b7C] [REDACTED] ADVISED THAT [REDACTED] SSAN [REDACTED]

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END PG ONE

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164-81-[guess: 738] SEARCHED......INDEXED...... SERIALIZED...FILED... DEC 8 1971 FBI - SEATTLE [initials]

DB COOPER-46130

PG TWO

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[REDACTED — large block, several lines, b6/b7C]

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[REDACTED] IS WHITE MALE, FIVE FEET TEN INCHES, MEDIUM BUILD.

BECAUSE OF THE ABOVE, [REDACTED] CONSIDERS [REDACTED] A GOOD SUSPECT IN CAPTIONED AIRLINE HIJACKING.

ON DEC. SIX INSTANT [REDACTED] RECEIVED INFO THAT [REDACTED] [REDACTED].

ATLANTA THOROUGHLY INTERVIEW [REDACTED], ESTABLISH HIS ITINERARY SINCE [REDACTED] AND SET FORTH LEADS IMMEDIATELY TO VERIFY. OBTAIN BACKGROUND AND NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF RELATIVES AND ACQUAINTANCES.

SEATTLE FURNISH ATLANTA AND SAVANNAH ANY ADDITIONAL PERTINENT INFO.

INVESTIGATION CONTINUING AT [REDACTED] P.

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END VAB FBI SEATTLE CLR

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DB COOPER-46131

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b6 b7C

Serials: 164-2111, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-738, SV 164-29