Portland to Director re BPA helicopter costs for Flight 305 search
Document date 30 November 1971
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-117:033-034 Document: Teletype Portland to Director re BPA helicopter costs for Flight 305 search Id: Cooper-Part-117:033-034 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-117%3A033-034 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 117 pp. 33–34 (DB Cooper-40249–40250), Teletype, dated 30 Nov 1971, serial PD 164-41-120 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-117%3A033-034
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Date: 11/30/71
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TO: DIRECTOR (164-2111) FROM: PORTLAND (164-41)
UNSUB, NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE, NOVEMBER TWENTY FOUR LAST, CAA - HIJACKING, OO SEATTLE. HELICOPTER EXPENSE.
IN CONNECTION WITH THE NWAL HIJACKING NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR LAST, BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION (BPA), DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, PORTLAND, OREGON, WAS ASKED TO ASSIST WITH AIR SEARCH IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF STATE OF WASHINGTON BY FLYING THEIR HELICOPTERS OVER THE LAKE MERWIN, WASHINGTON, AREA. SINCE U. S. GOVERNMENT HELICOPTERS WERE INVOLVED, NO QUESTION OF COST WAS INITIATED BY BPA OR FBI. 164-41-120
HARRY WINLESS, WHO MADE THE ARRANGEMENTS, IS NOW CONTACTING THIS OFFICE EXPLAINING THAT HE IS EMBARRASSED TO LEARN THAT HIS AGENCY HAS NO OPERATION AGAINST WHICH TO CHARGE EXPENSES OF FBI HELICOPTER SEARCH AND IS COMPELLED TO INQUIRE IF FBI CAN EITHER DIRECTLY OR BY ACCOUNTING TRANSACTION ASSUME
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Approved: [signature] Sent /0:/2 p M Per [signature] Special Agent in Charge U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971-413-135
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PD 164-41 PAGE TWO
INSTANT COSTS.
IF FBI CANNOT OR REFUSES FOR ANY REASON, BPA WILL ABSORB THE COST, BUT IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT SHOULD THEIR SERVICES BE REQUIRED IN THE FUTURE, THE RESPONSE WOULD NOT BE IMMEDIATE, IF AT ALL, DUE TO THE LIMITATION NOW ENCOUNTERED. THE BILL IS FOR EIGHT AND ONE-HALF HOURS OF SERVICE AT ONE HUNDRED TEN DOLLARS PER HOUR, FOR A TOTAL OF NINE HUNDRED THIRTYFIVE DOLLARS.
THIS OFFICE HAS HAD THE BENEFIT OF U. S. ARMY RESERVE HELICOPTERS AND FIXED WING AIRCRAFT IN SEARCH CONDUCTED IN THE STATE OF OREGON. WE ANTICIPATE HAVING TO REIMBURSE AIRCRAFT OWNERS FOR AIRCRAFT FUEL AND SO FAR HAVE NOT ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM SUCH AS THAT POSED BY BPA.
IN VIEW OF INSTANT REQUEST AND IN INTERESTS OF FURTHER RELATIONS, BUREAU IS REQUESTED TO CONSIDER WHAT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE TO ASSIST BPA WITH INSTANT EXPENSE. SHOULD IT BE NECESSARY TO CALL UPON BPA IN THE FUTURE, PRIOR UNDERSTANDING RE EXPENSES WILL BE MADE.
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☆ U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971-413-135
Serials: 164-2111, PD 164-41, PD 164-41-120, SE 164-81