Re ITT records on Advance Associates radio equipment purchases
Interviewed 25 October 1972Dictated 26 October 1972Transcribed 26 October 1972
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Id: Cooper-Part-112:108-110
Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-112:108-110 Document: FD-302 re ITT records on Advance Associates radio equipment purchases Id: Cooper-Part-112:108-110 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-112%3A108-110 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 112 pp. 108–110 (DB Cooper-11223–11225), FD-302 interview, interviewed 25 Oct 1972, serial 311-576-3 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-112%3A108-110
FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of transcription 10/26/72
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[REDACTED], International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (ITT), 2990 Telestar Court, Suite 107, Falls Church, Virginia (phone 560-2533), residing at [REDACTED], Fairfax, Virginia (phone [REDACTED]), appeared at the Alex- andria, Federal Bureau of Investigation Office and made available for review his company's business file on Advance Associates, Incorporated, Building A-1 Wilson, Executive Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia, whose Vice-President was shown to be CHARLES A. TULLER.
[REDACTED] advised that on August 8, 1972, CHARLES A. TULLER placed an order with [REDACTED] for the purchase of three mobile units and four 4-watt portable units. The purchase also included two "no hole" antennas and one truck roof antenna, and also carrying cases for the four portable units along with Flex antennas for the portable units and two 2-unit portable chargers. Total price of the equipment was $7,137.60. A deposit of $713.76 was made by TULLER by check number 0992, dated August 8, 1972, and drawn on Madison National Bank, Washington, D.C.
A Preliminary Credit Application dated August 8, 1972, indicates that CHARLES A. TULLER is employed with the Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. as a Con- sultant to Agriculture, with an office phone area code 202, 967-2450, Extension 3217. TULLER has an account with the Madison National Bank, 1730 M Street, N.W., Washing- ton, D.C., account number 311-576-3. Trade references are indicated as the Department of Justice, Federal Credit Union, 12th and Pennsylvania, N.W., Washington, D.C. and [REDACTED] Falls Church, Virginia. Under general comments the General Services Administration, Number 1 Federal Credit Union, 18th and F, N.W., Washington, D.C., is listed.
[REDACTED] advised that the initial purchase order was received by [REDACTED] who is no longer employed [REDACTED] but who resides at [REDACTED] Silver [Spring, Maryland]
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Interviewed on 10/25/72 at Alexandria, Virginia File # AX [REDACTED]
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by SA [REDACTED] jcr Date dictated 10/26/72
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DB Cooper-11223
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AX 2
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Spring, Maryland (phone [REDACTED]) advised that he himself has never talked to TULLER in person but he has conversed with him on the phone approximately ten to fifteen times. During the course of conversations with TULLER, TULLER had indicated that he had purchased four trucks, make unknown, and was to leave on the evening of October 24, 1972, for California. [REDACTED] advised that he has contacted TULLER on various occasions at the following phone numbers:
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[REDACTED - phone numbers]
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[REDACTED] advised that the factory had cancelled the order on the three mobile units and TULLER had in- dicated approximately one to one and one-half weeks ago that he would purchase the mobile units through the Motor- ola Corporation. The installation of the mobile units was originally to have been done by [REDACTED] Electronic Technical Associates Corporation, 6951 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, Virginia, who handles all installations for ITT. [REDACTED] advised he had contacted [REDACTED] who ad- vised him that he had not installed any radios for TULLER and did not know what type of trucks TULLER was to have purchased.
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[REDACTED] stated that TULLER had contacted him on several occasions in the past week indicating that he definitely needed the portable equipment by October 24, 1972, so he could make his trip to California. [REDACTED] arranged for the four portable units to be flown into Washington National Airport (WNA) by Eastern Airlines Freight Division, [REDACTED] last spoke to TULLER at 4:30 pm on October 24, 1972, when he advised TULLER that the radio equipment would be arriving at WNA. At that time TULLER had indicated that he would pick the equipment up at the airport. [REDACTED] further advised that TULLER had originally requested that the radios be on 151.625 mega- [REDACTED] however, was not sure if the equipment sent was on that frequency.
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[REDACTED] advised that the original paper work filled out by TULLER, along with a list of serial numbers on the portable equipment sent to TULLER, and the fre-
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DB Cooper-11224
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AX [redacted box] 3
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[...]quency of this equipment could be obtained from [REDACTED] [REDACTED] ITT Mobile Communications, 133 Terminal Avenue, Clark, New Jersey (phone 201, 381-2828).
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DB Cooper-11225