To SAC Seattle re records check and interview concerning suspect Harry Earl Cronk
Document date 9 December 1971
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-102:343-344 Document: Memo to SAC Seattle re records check and interview concerning suspect Harry Earl Cronk Id: Cooper-Part-102:343-344 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-102%3A343-344 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 102 pp. 343–344 (DB Cooper-46343–46344), Memo, dated 9 Dec 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-102%3A343-344
OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum
TO : SAC SEATTLE (164-81) (P) DATE: 12/9/71
FROM : SA [REDACTED]
SUBJECT: UNKNOWN SUBJECT; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT # 305, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION OO:SE
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On 12/8/71 Sgt. [REDACTED], Identification Bureau, Whatcom County Sheriff's Office, Bellingham, Washington advised that his files contain no record identifiable with HARRY EARL CRONK, DOB 10/1/26.
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On 12/8/71 [REDACTED], Bureau of Identification, Bellingham, Wn. P.D. advised that their files contain no arrest record for a HARRY E. CRONK, DOB 10/1/26; however, [illegible] they do reflect that one HARRY EARL CRONK, BPD# 1047-13 was a PD applicant on 4/15/57. She provided this agent with a copy of his application and it is being placed in a FD-340.
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A review of the Bellingham, Wash. Telephone directory fails to reflect a listing for a OTIS CRONK. The Whatcom County Telephone Directory reflects a listing for a OTIS CRONK, Glacier Star Route, Deming, Washington.
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On 12/9/71 Mr. OTIS CRONK, Glacier Star Route, Deming, Wn. advised that he is the father of HARRY EARL CRONK who resides at Wykoff, Minn. and is employed as a driver for International Transport Co., Rochester, Minn. He stated that HARRY owns his own tractor and hauls trailers belonging to the company. He stated that HARRY owns a cab/over tractor. CRONK stated that HARRY called him last Saturday about noon and told him that he was hurt and in a hospital in Albany, Oregon. He stated that HARRY told him he hurt himself by falling off his fig while climbing aboard but did not specify when or where this accident happened.CRONK stated that he assumed the accident occurred only a day or so before as HARRY had only some broken short ribs.
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[handwritten] 14 (91) 9 (92) [handwritten] /64-81-[illegible] SEARCHED......INDEXED...... SERIALIZED...FILED... DEC 1 1 1971 FBI - SEATTLE
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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan
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DB COOPER-46343
SE 164-81
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CRONK continued stating that he called his son last Sunday and HARRY said he was up and feeling OK. HARRY told his father that if the Doctor would allow it he would be up to see him soon. HARRY also told his father that if he didn't feel up to traveling to Bellingham he would first stay with [REDACTED] in Albany, Oregon. [REDACTED] in Albany. HARRY told his father that he would take the bus or something and ride to Bellingham and wanted his father to pick him up in Bellingham for the ride out to Deming.
CRONK stated he talked to [REDACTED] today and [guess: she] told him that HARRY got out of the hospital tuesday and was staying with [REDACTED] Albany, Oregon. [REDACTED] had also said HARRY was planning to take a load out soon for [REDACTED] and [guess: may] not be able to make it up to Bellingham.
CRONK commented that he is sure his son is not the hi-jacker as he would never jump out of an airplane. He further advised that HARRY's company makes its drivers account for every minute on and off duty and a [guess: check] with the company should be able to tell us where HARRY was when the plane was hi-jacked. CRONK stated he does not know for sure where HARRY was on 11/24/71 but he believes he was somewhere back east on a haul.
CRONK provided [guess: the] agent with a family photograph showing his son HARRY in it and requested that this photo be returned to him.
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DB COOPER-46344
Serials: SE 164-81