SAC Portland to SAC Los Angeles re NORJAK suspect James Ray Fugate Jr.

This copy: Part 103 pp. 106–107Also filed at Part 26 pp. 400–401 (primary) · Part 59 pp. 469–470 · Part 95 pp. 28–29

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SAC Portland to SAC Los Angeles re NORJAK and Buckeye Air Service crash lead

Document date 7 July 1972

Part 103pages 106–1072 pagesDB Cooper-46555–46556

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 103 pp. 106–107 (DB Cooper-46555–46556), Airtel, dated 7 Jul 1972, serial SE 164-81-3591 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-103%3A106-107

FBI Date: 7/7/72

Transmit the following in ___________ (Type in plaintext or code) Via AIRTEL AIRMAIL _______________ _______________ (Priority)

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TO: SAC, LOS ANGELES (164-497)

FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41)(P)

SUBJECT: NORJAK

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Re Los Angeles nitel to Seattle, ET AL, 7/4/72.

Chief LARRY EDLUND, Portland International Airport Police, Portland, Oregon, advises he has no recent information concerning suspect JAMES RAY FUGATE, JR., and believes him to be dead. Chief Postal Inspector ROY LOVE, Portland, Oregon, likewise, has no current information re FUGATE, but furnished following aliases reportedly used by FUGATE during 1958 check kiting violation in Littleton, Inglewood, and Golden, Colorado, for which sentenced to USP for mail fraud:

J. J. SMALLWOOD;

WADE MOORE, JR.;

WILLIAM T. GATTIS.

Los Angeles note that in Portland teletype to Los Angeles and New York, 3/22/72, in TWABOM case, LA file Portland furnished information from [REDACTED] Salem, Oregon, former [REDACTED] for Golden West Airlines, that one [REDACTED] is currently employed as pilot for Golden West. Los Angeles consider possibility [REDACTED] may be identical with suspect FUGATE.

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2-Los Angeles /./ 1-Cleveland (164-88)(Info) 1-Seattle (164-81)(Info) 2-Portland

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164-81-3591 SEARCHED___INDEXED___ SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED [illegible] JUL 1 1 1972 FBI - SEATTLE

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Approved: _______________ Sent _________ M Per ___________ DB COOPER-46555 Special Agent in Charge U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971-413-139

PD 164-41

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In view of continuing doubt as to whether FUGATE is alive or dead, Cleveland should immediately examine appropriate records which would reflect certification of death of pilot of Buckeye Air Service, Elyria, Ohio, Beechcraft airplane which crashed at Toledo Express Airport, Toledo, Ohio, 2/18/71.

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DB COOPER-46556

Serials: CV 164-88, LA 164-497, PD 164-41, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-3591