Legat Managua to Acting Director re NORJAK checks on Willard Carlos Twigg and Henry Conrad in Costa Rica
Document date 13 July 1972
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-112:345-348 Document: Airtel Legat Managua to Acting Director re NORJAK checks on Willard Carlos Twigg and Henry Conrad in Costa Rica Id: Cooper-Part-112:345-348 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-112%3A345-348 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. 345–348 (DB Cooper-51201–51204), Airtel, dated 13 Jul 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-112%3A345-348
7/13/72
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AIRTEL AIR MAIL
TO : ACTING DIRECTOR, FBI
FROM : LEGAT, MANAGUA (164-3) (P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: Seattle
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ReBucab, dated 7/5/72; and Legat Managua cables to Bureau, dated 7/12/72 and 7/13/72.
Enclosed to the Bureau for transmittal with copies of this letter to Seattle are:
Five (5) photographs made of various pages of United States Passport #J507653
One (1) enlarged photograph of TWIGG's passport photograph
One (1) photograph of Tourist Card 280250
One (1) photograph of Lacsa Disembarkation Card
Five (5) photographs of pages of TWIGG's vaccination certificates
On 7/11/72, [REDACTED] (protect), [REDACTED] American Embassy, San Jose, Costa Rica, advised that he had
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164-81-[illegible] SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED FILED JUL 20 1972 FBI — SEATTLE
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DB COOPER-51201
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sub. 450
MGA 164-3
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checked all records of the American Embassy at San Jose and was unable to locate a record in the name of WILLARD CARLOS TWIGG or HENRY CONRAD.
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On 7/11/72, [REDACTED] American Embassy, San Jose, and [REDACTED] of the [REDACTED] in San Jose, advised that WILLARD CARLOS TWIGG and HENRY CONRAD are unknown to him.
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On 7/11/72, [REDACTED], American Embassy, San Jose, advised that Corilum Limited (for which he has San Jose P. O. Box 2241) is a plastics manufacturing company established three or four years ago in San Jose, Costa Rica, as a subsidiary of Ladesa. The manager is [REDACTED].
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He described Ladesa as an investment corporation established some years ago by retired Sergeant of the U. S. Army [REDACTED] who has resided in Costa Rica for approximately ten years. [REDACTED] who was born in Indiana, has various business interests in Costa Rica including [REDACTED] S.A.; and the [REDACTED] located in Central City, San Jose, Costa Rica. [REDACTED] has had some success in the past in interesting fellow hoosiers in investing in Costa Rica and has influenced some to move to that country for retirement purposes.
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[REDACTED] recalls that in the recent past while in conversation with [REDACTED] they touched on the subject of Corilum Limited, and, according to [REDACTED] the company had a bright future due to the recent arrival of a plastics expert. [REDACTED] advised that while he could not be certain, after having been given the name of WILLARD CARLOS TWIGG, he is of the opinion that this expert's name was TWIGG. He received the impression from the conversation that the expert's contribu- tion to Corilum was that of his expertise, and there was no indication that he brought money into the endeavor.
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MGA 164-3
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On 7/11/72, [REDACTED] San Jose, advised that all records available to the [REDACTED] including immigration, automobile registration, driver's licenses, application for residence status and permanent residence in Costa Rica have no information identifiable with WILLARD CARLOS TWIGG.
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On 7/12/72, [REDACTED] made available the photographs which are enclosed with this communication for Seattle stating that TWIGG had been contacted by [REDACTED] on 7/11/72, at Corilum, S.A., with the explanation that there had been an error and subsequent confusion created in Costa Rican immigrant records when TWIGG entered Costa Rica. Based on this pretext, the photographs were made. According to [REDACTED] TWIGG appeared cordial and in no way disturbed by the inquiry.
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On 7/13/72, [REDACTED] San Jose, advised that he had received that same morning a telephone call from WILLARD CARLOS TWIGG stating that TWIGG had received telephone calls from "an attorney friend in Indiana" and a second attorney from Arizona both telling him that the FBI was inquiring about him. TWIGG indicated from his conversation that he had been told from these callers that the FBI was exploring the possibility of his connection with an airplane hijacking. [REDACTED] recalled TWIGG stating that he was 50 years of age and "too old to be jumping out of airplanes."
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During the telephone conversation, TWIGG advised that he also had been contacted by the [REDACTED] a day or two prior to this conversation. TWIGG stated that he was eager to assist the U. S. Government in any investiga- tion they might have concerning him and gave telephone numbers in San Jose, Costa Rica, where he could be contacted in the event the FBI or other U. S. representative desired to inter- view him.
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[REDACTED] advised that TWIGG sounded to be in good spirits and genuinely cooperative in his attitude.
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DB COOPER-51203
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b6 b7C b7D
MGA 164-3
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From examination of the enclosed photographs of TWIGG's passport, it is noted that he has travel recorded to Hawaii and the Orient in 1968 and 1969. He was admitted at Los Angeles, California, 12/11/71. He arrived in Managua, Nicaragua, 5/5/72, and departed that city 5/7/72.
Photograph of Tourist Card #280250 issued 6/29/72, in Mexico, D.F., indicates that TWIGG entered Costa Rica 6/29/72.
The photograph of the Lacsa (Costa Rican airlines) Disembarkation Card indicates TWIGG arrived in Costa Rica from Mexico, D.F., Mexico, had in his possession passport #507653 and gave as his home address Santa Monica, California.
Information copies of this letter are provided for Indianapolis and Phoenix since it appears both offices may have a continuing interest in this investigation.
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LEADS
SEATTLE
AT SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. Advise Legat Managua if further investigation desired concerning TWIGG in Costa Rica and if interview of TWIGG is recommended.
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LEGAT MANAGUA
AT MANAGUA, NICARAGUA. Will furnish any additional pertinent information that may become available to [redacted] of Costa Rica indicating sizable financial investments on the part of TWIGG in that country.
WILLARD CARLOS TWIGG HAS SUICIDAL TENDENCIES.
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DB COOPER-51204
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