SAC Indianapolis to Acting Director re NORJAK source interview

Document date 23 May 1973

Part 116pages 163–1642 pagesDB Cooper-53147–53148

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Document: Airtel SAC Indianapolis to Acting Director re NORJAK source interview
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 116 pp. 163–164 (DB Cooper-53147–53148), Airtel, dated 23 May 1973 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-116%3A163-164

5/23/73

AIRTEL

TO: ACTING DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) FROM: SAC, INDIANAPOLIS (164-62) SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: Seattle

Re Bureau airtel to Indianapolis, entitled Indiana, INFORMATION CONCERNING.

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Enclosed for Seattle is copy of re airtel with enclosure.

On May 10, 1973, [REDACTED] was interviewed by SA D. NEIL SMILEY. [REDACTED] advised in August or September, 1972, [REDACTED] he was approached by [REDACTED] (First name unknown). [REDACTED] had met [REDACTED] several months prior in [REDACTED] Florida, and made a proposition to [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] stated while in the room he saw an open briefcase containing a large sum of money. [REDACTED] that that was the loot from the hijacking of the Northwest Orient Airlines done by D. B. COOPER. He said the individual who hijacked the Northwest Orient Airlines is [REDACTED]

He stated that [REDACTED] who are operating out of Vietnam, Holland, and South America are [REDACTED] into Nassau and ultimately into Chicago and New York.

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SEARCHED...........INDEXED........ SERIALIZED...[illegible]...FILED...[illegible] JUN 2 1973

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2 - Bureau (1)- Seattle (Enc. 2) 1 - Miami (Info) 2 - Indianapolis (1 - 164-62) (1 - [REDACTED]) DNS:cdl (6)

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ELIMINATED 1-6-4 - 8/- [illegible]

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DB COOPER-53147

IP 164-62

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[REDACTED] further advised there are several individuals including [REDACTED] who occupy [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] said [REDACTED] and another individual named [REDACTED] were involved in the Miami mail fraud. He advised there were eleven individuals involved in this fraud, however, he only knew of [REDACTED] as participating.

[REDACTED] said there were [REDACTED] [REDACTED] who he believed to also be in Nassau, however, he did not see them there. He said they were somehow involved in the Miami mail fraud.

It is noted [REDACTED] is a [REDACTED] and it is felt by the interviewing Agent [REDACTED] may have a limited amount of knowledge, however, he may be manufacturing more information than he actually has in hopes of some personal gain relating [REDACTED] [REDACTED] is presently

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The setting of leads is left to the discretion of office of origin inasmuch as Indianapolis lacks sufficient information to effectively set out leads.

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DB COOPER-53148

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Serials: 164-2111, IP 164-62