SAC San Francisco to SAC Seattle re suspect Neal B. Cooper
Document date 29 August 1973
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-116:269-271 Document: Airtel SAC San Francisco to SAC Seattle re suspect Neal B. Cooper Id: Cooper-Part-116:269-271 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-116%3A269-271 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 116 pp. 269–271 (DB Cooper-53296–53298), Airtel, dated 29 Aug 1973, serial SE 164-81-4977 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-116%3A269-271
8/29/73
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AIRTEL AIR MAIL
TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) Sub 658
FROM: SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (164-220) (P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK
RE: SUSPECT NEAL B. COOPER
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Re Seattle letter to San Francisco, 7/26/73.
On 8/14/73, [REDACTED] (CONCEAL IDENTITY), [REDACTED] California, voluntarily appeared at the Monterey, California Resident Agency as previously arranged. He related that in April or May he had been on vacation in the State of Washington. He related he had discussed the COOPER hijack with [REDACTED] He mentioned to [REDACTED] NEAL B. COOPER [REDACTED] on the island of Okinawa for several years. He further related that on a flight they were [REDACTED] [REDACTED] The crew, which included NEAL B. COOPER, engaged in a conversation about bailing out of the craft. As [REDACTED] they discussed how they could accomplish their mission just as well for the Air Force using [REDACTED]
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[REDACTED] advised NEAL B. COOPER did not mention at any time in his presence any plan to hijack an airplane, and the discussion was probably prior to NORJAK. He fur- ther related NEAL B. COOPER arrived in Okinawa in about [REDACTED]
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(2) - Seattle 2 - San Antonio (164-111) 2 - San Francisco LJV/kdn (6)
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Sub 658 164- 81- 4977 [stamp] AUG 3 1 1973 [illegible] SEFOL [illegible]
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DB COOPER-53296
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Sub 658 b6 b7C b7D
SF 164-220 LLV/kdn
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1971 and he believes he returned to this country prior to the hijacking. [REDACTED] believes he recalls reading the newspaper about the hijacking and seems to feel he remembers NEAL B. COOPER was back in the United States at the time and probably on leave.
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[REDACTED] advised COOPER possesses the necessary skills to conduct such an undertaking. He stated COOPER was a pilot and had flown their plane on occasion unofficially. He further stated COOPER was the FAA flight examiner for the private pilots in Okinawa for which he received pay on a part time basis. He advised he assumes COOPER's only jump experience was the normal survival course conducted by the Air Force and believes he tried a sport jump once and quit. He knows of no grudges or causes of COOPER's but advised he did believe COOPER was recently [REDACTED] He further advised COOPER did not have financial difficulty to his knowledge and was a moderate drinker. He generally "bummed" cigarettes and [REDACTED] did not know what brand he smoked when he bought cigarettes.
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COOPER is presently assigned to Headquarters, USAFSS, Kelly AFB, San Antonio, Texas. He related COOPER plans to retire in the next few months and is hoping for employment with Ling-Temco-Vought or North American Rockwell Corporation.
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[REDACTED] further stated COOPER was originally from the South someplace, but has no noticeable accent at this time. He further stated COOPER usually kept himself in good physical condition and in Okinawa was involved in Karate.
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[REDACTED] was shown composite photos of the UNSUB, and advised COOPER's hair is thicker, face slimmer, and the hairline further down his forehead and hair fairly wavy. He described COOPER as white male American, age 41 -42 years, 6'2", slim build, dark brown wavy hair, worn short but full on sides. His military job was that of Airborn Mission Supervisor, [REDACTED] commented he was the best they had.
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DB COOPER-53297
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SF 164-220 LLV/kdn
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[REDACTED] requested his identity be concealed as he considers COOPER a close friend and doesn't feel he would be responsible for the hijacking.
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LEAD
SAN ANTONIO
AT KELLY AIR FORCE BASE, TEXAS. Through USAFSS, locate and interview NEAL B. COOPER and determine if possibly identical to Unknown Subject.
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DB COOPER-53298
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b6 b7C b7D
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Serials: SA 164-111, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-4977, SF 164-220