Anonymous handwritten tip letter naming James Clayton of Kennewick as Cooper suspect

Part 115page 3431 pageDB Cooper-52840

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Document: Anonymous handwritten tip letter naming James Clayton of Kennewick as Cooper suspect
Id: Cooper-Part-115:343-343
Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-115%3A343-343

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 115 p. 343 (DB Cooper-52840), Handwritten note, serial SE 164-81-4407 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-115%3A343-343

PLEASE KEEP CONFIDENTIAL (D.B.COOPER NAME/PAPER) PLANE HI-JACKING- LOS VEGAS. NEVADA TO WASHINGTON. UNSOLVED (RANSOM PAID) CHECK: JAMES CLAYTON 115-122 10/47 KENNEWICK, WASHINGTON — Sub 601 BENTON COUNTY. A HIGH RANKING- SPECIAL FORCES (PARATROOPER)-RANGER IN AIR FORCE WORLD WAR-2. TRAINED WITH CANADIAN FORCES- CANADA — (GREEN BERET-TYPE) ABOUT 50 TO 58 AGE — 180' KNOWN TWO BE BUYING LAND ON WATER FRONT MAYBE SEATTLE IN PROMOTION (FARMER) (MARRIED)

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HE OR [illegible] BUDDIES MIGHT BE [guess: SUBJECTS] INVESTIGATED.

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SEARCHED ......INDEXED...... [illegible] FILED [illegible] FEB 8 1973 FBI — SEATTLE

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DB COOPER-52840

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b6 b7C b7D

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164-81-[guess: 4407]

Serials: SE 164-81-4407