Director re NORJAK with enclosed citizen tip letter naming David L. McCartney
Document date 14 December 1971
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Id: Cooper-Part-103:215-217
Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-103:215-217 Document: Airtel Director re NORJAK with enclosed citizen tip letter naming David L. McCartney Id: Cooper-Part-103:215-217 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-103%3A215-217 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 103 pp. 215–217 (DB Cooper-46668–46670), Airtel, dated 14 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-1490 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-103%3A215-217
Airtel
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December 14, 1971
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To: SACs Las Vegas Philadelphia (Seattle)
From: Director, FBI
NORJAK
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Rebutelcalls and teletype to Philadelphia and Las Vegas 12/14/71.
Enclosed for receiving offices is a Xerox copy of a true copy of a letter received at the Bureau 12/13/71 from [REDACTED] Pennsylvania.
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Enclosure
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164-81- Sub 207 [illegible stamp text] [illegible] INFC[illegible] SERI[illegible] [illegible]
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DB COOPER-46668
Dec. 8, 1971 Centre Hall Pa
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Dear Sir,
I am writing this letter in regards to the plane Hi jacking of Nov. 24th over Washington State.
The man described as being the Hi jacker fits [REDACTED] perfectly.
Perhaps its just a coincidence but I have been un-easy about it ever since I read about it. I have tried several times to get in touch with the State College Pa. Office. But no one answers the phone there.
[REDACTED] is now living in Reno Nevada since March 71. He is an ex paratrooper with 99 jumps to his credit. He has used both type parachutes, with static line and free fall type. He has flown many times in all types of planes. Including jets and is very familar with pro- cedures. He is 43 yrs. old, 5'11" tall dark brown hair usually worn short. Brown eyes, prominent nose and has a very nervous twitch in his chin when under pressure. He carries a brown brief case when traveling.
I do not wish to cause him trouble unnecessarily but I am concerned about [REDACTED] [REDACTED] once a week. This has really bothered me since the Hi jacking and so many of my relatives have called me and expressed their amazement as to how much this sounded like Dave. Perhaps I am being silly but I honestly believe that there will be no harm done if he is not the man. I sincerely hope not.
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SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED _____ FILED _____ DEC 0 6 1971 FBI — SEATTLE
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[guess: 164]-81-1490
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DB COOPER-46669
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copy:wsk
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When [REDACTED] is under pressure or angry he is very soft spoken & extremely courteous.
His name is David L. McCartney 275 Lovitt [guess: Lane] Reno Nevada.
He left Pa. in [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] He is under great Financial straits. Household Finance Corp. informed me only a week before Thanksgiving that they had impounded his automobile in Reno for nonpayment of debt. He left Pa. because of money debts too numerous to mention. He also broke his own support bail bond when he left this state. He has been in court in Reno for support breach.
I regret if I have caused you any unnecessary trouble but I felt I had an obligation to let the F.B.I. know my suspicions.
Very Truly Yours
[REDACTED — signature block]
P.S. I would appreciate an acknowledgement of this letter. Thank you.
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DB COOPER-46670
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Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-1490