Salt Lake City to Director, Butte and Seattle re Dave Silva suspicion

Document date 2 February 1972

Part 105pages 277–2782 pagesDB Cooper-47848–47849

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Document: Teletype Salt Lake City to Director, Butte and Seattle re Dave Silva suspicion
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 105 pp. 277–278 (DB Cooper-47848–47849), Teletype, dated 2 Feb 1972, serial SE 164-81-2126 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-105%3A277-278

NR004 SU PLAIN 7:04PM NITEL 2/2/72 LSB TO: DIRECTOR, FBI SAC, BUTTE SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) FROM: SAC, SALT LAKE CITY (164-24) 2P

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[REDACTED] OGDEN, UTAH, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] ON FEBRUARY TWO INSTANT ADVISED SA [REDACTED] THAT INFORMATION WAS FURNISHED TO HIM AT [REDACTED] THAT [REDACTED] OF THE [REDACTED] FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO SUSPECTS THE HIJACKER TO BE AN INDIVIDUAL NAMED DAVE SILVA.

SILVA WAS FORMER SUPERINTENDENT OF IDAHO BANKING DEPARTMENT, BOISE, IDAHO, BUT LOST THIS POLITICAL JOB WHEN GOVERNOR SAMUELSON OF IDAHO LOST OUT IN RECENT ELECTION.

SILVA IS FORMER PARATROOPER OF KOREAN WAR AND VERY ATHLETIC ACCORDING TO [REDACTED] WHEN SILVA LOST JOB UNDER SAMUELSON HE WENT TO WORK DRIVING A CATERPILLER EARTH MOVING MACHINE FOR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. HE IS RECENTLY [REDACTED] AND ACCORDING TO [REDACTED] HAS CHAMPAGNE TASTES AND GOES IN FOR HIGH LIVING.

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[handwritten] Sub. 3/6 [handwritten] 164-81-2126 SEARCHED ......... INDEXED ......... SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED [illegible] FEB (2 1972[?]) FBI - SEATTLE

DB COOPER-47848

PAGE TWO SU 164-24

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AT TIME OF HIJACKING, SILVA DISAPPEARED AND HAS NOT BEEN SEEN SINCE BY ANY OF HIS ASSOCIATES AT BOISE, IDAHO.

BUTTE HANDLE LEADS AT BOISE TO OBTAIN BACKGROUND DESCRIPTION, FULL NAME AND PPHTOGRAPH OF DAVE SILVA. INTERVIEW [REDACTED] AT BOISE.

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DB COOPER-47849

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Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-2126, SU 164-24