SAC Seattle to SAC Louisville re Raleigh cigarette butts and redemption centers

This copy: Part 115 pp. 261–262Also filed at Part 29 pp. 226–227 (primary)

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SAC Seattle to SAC Louisville re Raleigh cigarette butts and coupon redemption lead

Document date 5 January 1973

Part 115pages 261–2622 pagesDB Cooper-52745–52746

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 115 pp. 261–262 (DB Cooper-52745–52746), Airtel, dated 5 Jan 1973, serial SE 164-81-4279 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-115%3A261-262

1/5/73

AIRTEL AIRMAIL

TO: SAC, LOUISVILLE (164-71)

FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P)

SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: Seattle

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Unknown subject, aka Dan Cooper, allegedly a heavy smoker of Raleigh filter-tip cigarettes. Search of plane involved in NORJAK conducted at Reno, Nevada, revealed eight Raleigh cigarette butts found near unsub's location. Unsub was on the plane eight hours under extremely tense and nervous conditions. A normal "two pack-a-day" smoker consumes 2.5 cigarettes per hour average. Unsub, under stress condi- tions, consumed 1 cigarette per hour average.

On the possibility that unsub may save Raleigh coupons and redeem them regularly, the following lead is set forth:

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LEAD

LOUISVILLE

AT LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY will contact appropriate personnel of the Brown and Williamson Tobacco Company and obtain a list of Raleigh coupon redemption centers throughout the United States.

2. Louisville will thereafter forward this list to the Seattle Division.

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2 - Louisville (2)- Seattle RNN:bfr RWN (4)

Searched ___ Serialized ___ Indexed ___ Filed ___

164-81-4279

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[guess: Sac] [guess: G-] [guess: Sub] [illegible] Su[illegible] Co [guess: Jul-] S88

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DB COOPER-52745

SE 164-81

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SEATTLE

AT SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Will, upon receipt of above mentioned list from the Louisville Division, make arrangements for appropriate dissemination of information concerning unsub to the Raleigh redemption centers throughout the United States.

ARMED & DANGEROUS

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DB COOPER-52746

Serials: LS 164-71, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-4279