SA Richard Avery Dyer to SAC Seattle re Vancouver informant naming Clifford E. Whitten
Document date 31 January 1973
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-115:274-275 Document: Memo SA Richard Avery Dyer to SAC Seattle re Vancouver informant naming Clifford E. Whitten Id: Cooper-Part-115:274-275 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-115%3A274-275 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 115 pp. 274–275 (DB Cooper-52759–52760), Memo, dated 31 Jan 1973, serial SE 164-81-4396 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-115%3A274-275
OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum
TO : SAC SEATTLE 164-81 P DATE: 1-31-73 FROM : SA RICHARD AVERY DYER
SUBJECT: UNSUB: NW Airlines Flite 365 Portland to Seattle 11-24-1971 CAA-Hijacking; Extortion
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Washington advised in the presence of [REDACTED] Vancouver, on 1-30-73 that she wished that her name not be disclosed to anyone in this matter. She stated [REDACTED] might poss- ibly be identical to the UNSUB in this matter. She related that CLIFFORD E. WHITTEN, formerly of 12308 39th Street East has a very strong resemblance to the artist's sketch of the UNSUB which had been displayed in several newspapers both local and Portland, Oregon. She described WHITTEN as follows:
name CLIFFORD E. WHITTEN race white age early 40's height 5'10 weight 130 presently, prior weight 150-160 hair dark brown-blackish, receding eyes brown glasses wears sunglasses frequently clothing neat, business like suits, shirts tie etc habit smokes Raleigh Filter Tip Cigarettsn now mostly a pipe military experience bomb expert, demolition, paratrooper retired military, possibly army employment 1st National Bank, Portland, Ore main branch address [REDACTED] Characteristics very quiet, seldom leaves area except for work.
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Sub 59/ [illegible signature/initials] Sub 59/ 164-81- 4396
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SEARCHED............ INDEXED............ SERIALIZED....[initials]... FILED...[initials]...... FEB 2 1973 FBI—SEATTLE
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DB COOPER-52759
[redacted] stated she recalled the period of the hijacking and that [redacted] the [redacted] area prior to 11-24-71. She stated [redacted] move on 11-25-71 and neither [redacted] CLIFFORD were at home on Thanksgiving day. She stated she recalled [redacted] [redacted] in the home and remembered [redacted] "he stated the [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] She stated she.
She stated [redacted] [redacted] She said [redacted] [redacted] she said [redacted] and possibly where CLIFFORD is employed in Portland, Oregon.
She stated [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] She stated the sketch has a certain resemblance to WHITTEN and she felt with his military background he might be considered in the investigation.
/6 4-81-1a GRS
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A request was made through Oly,pia SRA WICKS to obtain a drivers license photograph of WHITTEN if available for dis- playing to any of the witnesses to determine if he fits the description of the UNSUB before back ground information is requested on WHITTEN.
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DB COOPER-52760
Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-4396