SAC Minneapolis to Director FBI enclosing photos and background on Allen Fairfax Cooper, with leads
Document date 27 October 1973
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 116 pp. 307–309 (DB Cooper-53339–53341), Airtel, dated 27 Oct 1973, serial LS 164-71-3021 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-116%3A307-309
FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)
FBI
Date: 10/27/73
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Via AIRTEL (Priority)
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TO: DIRECTOR, FBI
FROM: SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (164-73)
SUBJECT: NORJACK
Re Bureau telephone call to Rapid City Command Post, Wounded Knee Special, 10/17/73 by Supervisor DAVE FLANDERS. [handwritten annotation: bucd 164-81-ACE]
Enclosed for the Bureau is one photo taken at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, showing U.S. Postal Inspectors being held at gunpoint by ALLEN FAIRFAX COOPER; one Albuquerque Police Depart- ment photo of ALLEN FAIRFAX COOPER, taken 5/8/70; and one photo showing ALLEN FAIRFAX COOPER participating in a Wounded Knee demonstration at Albuquerque, New Mexico, on 3/8/73; and six pages of background and descriptive data concerning ALLEN FAIRFAX COOPER extracted from the report of SA BRUCE G. ERICKSON, dated 6/13/73, at Minneapolis, in the case captioned "PEDRO ALOYIOUS BISONETTE (NOW DECEASED); [REDACTED] ALLEN FAIRFAX COOPER, aka; ET AL; [REDACTED]
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Enclosed for Albuquerque is six pages of background for ALLEN FAIRFAX COOPER, described above.
Enclosed for Seattle is one set of the three photos described above and six pages of background for ALLEN FAIRFAX COOPER, described above.
The Bureau in re call advised that an investigation reported in a case arising from the Wounded Knee situation had indicated that one ALLEN FAIRFAX COOPER, aka Crazy Al, etc. had reportedly, through a confidential source, indicated he
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2-Bureau (Encls.9) 2-Albuquerque (Encls.6) 2-Seattle (Encls.9) 2-Minneapolis (1-[REDACTED]) JBH/mbw (8)
Approved: _________________ Sent _________ M Per _______ Special Agent in Charge
[STAMP: SEARCHED.......INDEXED...... SERIALIZED......FILED...... NOV 3 1973 FBI—SEATTLE]
[handwritten: Su 6 6 3] [handwritten: 164-71-3021]
U.S. Government Printing Office: 1972 — 455-574 DB COOPER-53339
MP 164-73
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was responsible for the Norjack hijacking. This information was set forth in Minneapolis report of SA [REDACTED] dated 8/31/73, at Minneapolis, in the case captioned [REDACTED]
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The information was recorded in an FD 302 dated 3/28/73, at Pine Ridge, South Dakota, by SA [REDACTED] which states in part "source was displayed a photograph identified as being taken by a UPI photographer. The scene displays a white individual holding a rifle on postal inspectors. Source indicated that this individual has been bragging that he is the person who hijacked a jetliner over Oregon in which $200,000 in extortion money was never recovered. Source indicated that this individual is a demolitions expert. Source further indicated that this individual told [REDACTED] a Rapid City resident and participant in the takeover of Wounded Knee, that he was the hijacker."
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The source referred to is [REDACTED].
[REDACTED] is presently a resident of Rapid City, South Dakota, but is hostile to any contact by FBI Agents and is a staunch supporter of AIM. No other references to NORJACK has arisen from the Wounded Knee investigation as pertains to ALLEN FAIRFAX COOPER. COOPER is the subject of multiple CIR violations arising from the Wounded Knee confrontation and has been indicted and is awaiting trial.
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The Bureau instructed that pertinent files be reviewed concerning COOPER and Seattle be notified of appropriate information concerning any comments made in regard to the NORJACK case. The reported comments by COOPER are set forth above.
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Bureau also instructed that COOPER's whereabouts on 11/24/71 should be established and his photograph displayed to appropriate airline officials and stewardesses if this is necessary.
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DB COOPER-53340
MP 164-73
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It is believed that this lead information has previously been set forth at the time it was originally obtained, however, due to the emergency nature of activities at that time and the fact that pertinent files are located at Minneapolis these investigative leads are being re- stated at this time.
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LEADS
ALBUQUERQUE
AT ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO.
From existing information known concerning COOPER, furnish Bureau and Seattle what is presently available con- cerning his whereabouts on 11/24/71.
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SEATTLE
AT SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.
Utilizing the enclosed photographs, evaluate the validity of COOPER's reported statements that he was the hijacker.
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DB COOPER-53341
Serials: LS 164-71-3021, MP 164-73, SE 164-81