Milwaukee to Dallas re suspect alibi verified by General Ryerson

Document date 11 December 1971

Part 103pages 243–2442 pagesDB Cooper-46698–46699

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Document: Teletype Milwaukee to Dallas re suspect alibi verified by General Ryerson
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 103 pp. 243–244 (DB Cooper-46698–46699), Teletype, dated 11 Dec 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-103%3A243-244

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TELETYPE NITEL

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TO: DALLAS (164-191) FROM: MILWAUKEE (164-37)

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[guess: E] 1/7/[illegible]

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UNSUB, AKA DAN COOPER; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR, SEVENTYONE; CA NORJAK; [redacted b7C]; EXTORTION, OO: SEATTLE.

REURTEL DECEMBER TEN LAST.

GENERAL OLIVER S. RYERSON, WING COMMANDER, [redacted b6/b7C] ADVISED INSTANT DATE THAT [redacted b6/b7C] IS STATIONED AT TRUAX FIELD. GENERAL RYERSON STATED [redacted b6/b7C] WAS PRESENT WITH HIM AT [redacted b6/b7C] DENVER, COLORADO. HE SAID FLIGHT RECORDS SHOW NO FLIGHTS MADE BY [redacted b6/b7C] DURING FOLLOWING WEEK AND ATTENDANCE RECORDS SHOW [redacted b6/b7C] PRESENT FOR DUTY AT [redacted b6/b7C] FIELD NOVEMBER TWENTYTWO THRU TWENTYFOUR LAST.

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2 - Seattle (164-81)(Info)(AM) 1 - Portland (164-41)(Info)(AM) 1 - Minneapolis (164-73)(Info)(AM) 1 - Milwaukee

DEF:rab (4)

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164-81- [illegible] SEARCHED......INDEXED...... SERIALIZED...FILED... [illegible] DEC 0[?] 1971 FBI - SEATTLE

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DB COOPER-46698

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b6 b7C

MI 164-37 PAGE TWO

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GENERAL RYERSON RECALLS [REDACTED] PRESENT WITH HIM IN ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER AT [REDACTED] APPROXIMATELY FOUR PM NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR LAST. HE REPORTED [REDACTED] WAS OFF DUTY FOR THANKSGIVING DAY AND WENT DEER HUNTING WITH OTHER PILOTS FROM [REDACTED] NOVEMBER TWENTYSIX AND TWENTYSEVEN LAST.

GENERAL RYERSON PERSONALLY ACQUAINTED WITH [REDACTED] AND ALTHOUGH [REDACTED] GENERALLY FITS DESCRIPTION OF UNSUB, RYERSON DOES NOT BELIEVE [REDACTED] CAPABLE OF PULLING A HIJACKING. RYERSON STATED HE HAS SEEN NEWSPAPER SKETCH OF UNSUB, AND IT DID NOT REMIND HIM OF [REDACTED]

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NO PHOTO OBTAINED IN VIEW OF ABOVE INVESTIGATION.

AIR MAIL COPIES TO SEATTLE, PORTLAND AND MINNEAPOLIS FOR INFO.

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DB COOPER-46699

Serials: DL 164-191, MI 164-37, MP 164-73, PD 164-41, SE 164-81