To SAC Seattle transmitting letter received at Tacoma RA re CIA/China Airlines theory
Document date 17 January 1972
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-104:137-138 Document: Memo to SAC Seattle transmitting letter received at Tacoma RA re CIA/China Airlines theory Id: Cooper-Part-104:137-138 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-104%3A137-138 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 104 pp. 137–138 (DB Cooper-47096–47097), Memo, dated 17 Jan 1972, serial SE 164-81-14475 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-104%3A137-138
OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum
TO : Sac, Seattle (164-81) DATE: 1/17/72
FROM : SA [REDACTED]
SUBJECT: Norjak CAA; Hijacking-Extortion 00: Se
Re: [REDACTED] Source
Attached letter dated 1/14/72 was received at the Tacoma RA on instant date from [REDACTED] previously interviewed concerning hijacking. It is suggested that this letter be placed in his file, as a source in this matter.
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164-81 - 14475 SEARCHED___ INDEXED___ SERIALIZED /m FILED /m JAN 18 1972 FBI - SEATTLE
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DB COOPER-47096
Special Agent. F.B.I., Tacoma, 98402
Jan. 14, 1972
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Incomplete details of our conversation regarding hijacking::
1.. "We", of the pilot, probably referred to an entire crew jumping in practice.. A co-pilot, navigator, jump master (if jumpers carried) and a cargo master.. Probably a very cohesive crew..
2.. The landing field, if Sandpoint, Ida., was approached across a gorge not far from end of runway,,
3.. The collar of the tall suspect, (headless horseman costume) was six inches wide in rear, but tapered to about 3 inches in front, and was lined with a brown fur..
4..C.I.A. connection- almost certain if he flew outside the continental U.S.. Saturday Review of Jan. 1, 1972, in an article on the Pentagon papers, page 25, end of paragraph 2:: "Later, Lansdale describes in a brief passage CIA"s "proprietary" Civil Air Transport.. To the innocent world this company was the National Airline of Taiwan."
The "pilot's" experience is probably listed China Airlines..
And where would a 727 operating out of Taiwan drop "personnel"--probably Mainland China...
5.. Where could $200,000 be changed on the black market, by some one with proper credentials?? Taiwan, Hongkong or Manila?? Where a CIA--China Airlines pilot could have met black market operators?"
China Airlines operates out of San Francisco to Honolulu Wed., Fri., and Sun.. at 1:15 p.m., and on to Taipei and Hongkong..The airline is probably so small that every pilot would probably know every other pilot.. And would there be a lifetime pass for an old trusted employee?? Or a flight with an old friend without being on the manifest??
While the schedule was changed Dec..1, Continental and Pan Am operate flights out of Portland now every night at [guess: c. Havre?] 6:40 p.m.. China Airlines operates flights from Honolulu Mon, Tues., Thurs., and Sat at 1:15 p.m..for Taiwan..
6..The pilot's clothes were expensive.. The closest weave I could spot in Nordstrom Best's were $205 and $215.. The faint off-white yellow shirts start at $22.50. If that faint single thread were actually a Hongkong weave of a gold thread-- it would be more than $50..Not simple tastes...
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b6 b7C b7D DB COOPER-47097
Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-14475