WFO to Director and Seattle re Air Line Pilots Association suspect

This copy: Part 103 pp. 482–484Also filed at Part 17 pp. 356–358 (primary)

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Urgent teletype Washington Field to Director and Seattle re ALPA contact and suspect letter

Document date 28 December 1971

Part 103pages 482–4843 pagesDB Cooper-46948–46950

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 103 pp. 482–484 (DB Cooper-46948–46950), Teletype, dated 28 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-1526 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-103%3A482-484

NR008 WF PLAIN 428PM URGENT 12-28-71 SKA TO DIRECTOR (164-2111) SEATTLE (164-81) FROM WASHINGTON FIELD (164-169)

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RE SEATTLE NITEL TO WFO DATED DECEMBER TWENTYSEVEN, SEVENTYONE, AND WFO TELEPHONE CALL TO SEATTLE DECEMBER TWENTYEIGHT SEVENTYONE. RE SUSPECT [REDACTED] FOR INFORMATION OF BUREAU, RE NITEL REQUESTED WFO TO CONTACT AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION(ALPA), WASHINGTON, D.C., CONCERNING POSSIBLE SUSPECTS IN CAPTIONED MATTER IN LIGHT OF UNKNOWN SUBJECTS INDICATION TO STEWARDESS THAT HE HAD A GRUDGE BUT NOT AGAINST NORTHWEST AIRLINES. ON INSTANT DATE, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] ALPA, ONE THREE TWO NINE E STREET, NORTHWEST, WASHINGTON, D.C., ADVISED THAT REVIEW OF THEIR APPLICANTIONS DISCLOSED ONE [REDACTED] [REDACTED], WAS DEMOTED FROM [REDACTED] ON JULY FOURTEEN, SEVENTY. [REDACTED] DESCRIBED AS WHITE MALE, END PAGE ONE

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[Handwritten] 164-81-1526 SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED /M/ FILED _____ DEC 28 1971 FBI - SEATTLE

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DB COOPER-46948

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DATE OF BIRTH [REDACTED] NO ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTIVE DATA OR PHOTOGRAPH AVAILABLE. [REDACTED] APPLICATION REFLECTED HIS EMPLOYEE NUMBER AS [REDACTED] [REDACTED] APPLICATION ALSO REFLECTED [REDACTED] IN UNITED STATED STATES AIR FORCE JULY FIFTYSIX DASH MAY SIXTYONE AND THAT ON OCTOBER FOUR, SIXTYSEVEN, HE [REDACTED] [REDACTED] SIXTYSEVEN ADDRESS LISTED AS [REDACTED] [REDACTED] WASHINGTON, AND LAST ADDRESS IN FILE APPEARS ON LETTER TO ALPA, DATED DECEMBER NINE, SEVENTY, AS [REDACTED] WASHINGTON, [REDACTED] BELIEVED STILL TO BE EMPLOYED [REDACTED]

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XEROX COPIES OF [REDACTED] CHECK FOR ALPA DUES REFLECTS [REDACTED]

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END PAGE TWO

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DB COOPER-46949

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[REDACTED] MADE AVAILABLE ORIGINAL OF AFOREMENTIONED TYPE WRITEN LETTER FROM [REDACTED] AND SAME BEING FORWARDED BY WFO TO FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.LABORATORY UNDER SEPARATE COVER FOR COMPARISON WITH TYPING ON PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED QUOTE [REDACTED] LETTERS UNQUOTE.

FOREGOING INFORMATION FURNISHED SEATTLE BY REFERENCED TELEPHONE CALL.

LEADS; SEATTLE AT SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. WILL CONTACT [REDACTED] FOR ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTIVE DATA AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION RE [REDACTED] AND IF INDICATED, OBTAIN PHOTOGRAPH OF COOPER FOR DISPLAY TO WITNESS IN CAPTIONED MATTER. P

UNKNOWN SUBJECT CONSIDERD DANGEROUS.

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DB COOPER-46950

Serials: 164-2111, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-1526, WF 164-169