SAC Boston to SAC Seattle re NORJAK, Richard Miles Worden lead
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SAC Boston to SAC Seattle re interview of SFC Richard Miles Worden, Fort Devens
Document date 27 November 1972
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-113:049-050 Document: Airtel SAC Boston to SAC Seattle re interview of SFC Richard Miles Worden, Fort Devens Id: Cooper-Part-113:049-050 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-113%3A049-050 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 113 pp. 49–50 (DB Cooper-51517–51518), Airtel, dated 27 Nov 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-113%3A049-050
FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)
FBI
Date: 11/27/72
Transmit the following in _______________ (Type in plaintext or code)
Via AIRTEL (Priority)
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TO: SAC, SEATTLE
FROM: SAC, BOSTON (164-153) (RUC)
SUBJECT: NORJAK (OO: SEATTLE)
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Re Boston airtel to Seattle, 11/16/72.
The following investigation conducted at Fort Devens, Mass. on 11/17/72, by Special Agents ARTHUR W. RYALL and [REDACTED].
SFC RICHARD MILES WORDEN, 10th Special Forces Group, Company C, Fort Devens, Mass., advised that for the past three years he has spent the Thanksgiving holiday in Ilion, New York, staying with his parents, 3 Kent Blvd., WORDEN added that he has not been in the Pacific Northwest area since his return to the United States from Okinawa in March, 1969. He advised he can not recall ever mentioning the "hijacking theory" until after the captioned matter gained such publicity and he stated he did not "hijack" this plane.
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WORDEN furnished the following description of himself:
Name: RICHARD MILES WORDEN
Born: January 13, 1944
At: Ilion, New York
Social Security Account Number: 077-34-5381
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SEARCHED ........INDEXED........ SERIALIZED....[checkmark]...FILED...[checkmark] NOV 3 01972
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Sub 469 Richard Miles W[.]ardle[illegible]
Sub 469 164 - 81 - [illegible]
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(2)- Seattle 1 - Boston AWR:las (3)
Approved: ________[signature]________ Sent __________ M Per __________ Special Agent in Charge
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971—413-135 DB COOPER-51517
Height: 5 feet 9 inches Weight: 135 pounds Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Scars: two inch scar on left side of rib cage Marital Status: [redacted]
Address: [redacted]
Permanent Address: [redacted]
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WORDEN stated that the only individual he has ever met who would be capable of this crime is one SFC [redacted] who was also assigned to the [redacted] for 5½ years and was on leave in the United States during October - November, 1971. He advised [redacted] white male, [redacted] 5 feet 10 inches tall, 170 pounds, brown hair and brown eyes. He stated [redacted] never discussed the NORJAK "MO", but WORDEN felt [redacted] capable of committing this crime.
No lead being set forth to locate or identify [redacted] by Boston.
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DB COOPER-51518
Serials: BS 164-153, SE 164-81