To SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect Raymond Cooper (Sub 679), Soap Lake contact
Document date 10 December 1973
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-117:066-067 Document: Memo to SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect Raymond Cooper (Sub 679), Soap Lake contact Id: Cooper-Part-117:066-067 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-117%3A066-067 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. 66–67 (DB Cooper-53502–53503), Memo, dated 10 Dec 1973, serial SE 164-81-5090 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-117%3A066-067
OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum
TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) DATE: 12/10/73
FROM : SA [redacted] [handwritten: Sub 679] b6 b7C
SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: SEATTLE
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Re memo of SA [redacted] dated 7/27/73.
RE: SUB RAYMOND COOPER (SUB 679)
On 12/6/73, an attempt was made to telephonically contact [redacted], Soap Lake, Washington, b7D phone [redacted] to set up an appointment for interview concerning sub RAYMOND COOPER. [redacted] answered the phone and advised as follows:
She advised that [redacted] could be contacted around 11:30 AM and an appointment could be set up at that time. She further stated that [redacted] [redacted] and that although she knows that he is very sincere, with his attempt to assist the FBI, in her mind, she does not believe that RAYMOND COOPER is identical to the hijacker. She advised that she and [redacted] and have only returned once for a visit in 1959. She advised that she did not want [redacted] to become aware of this; however, she is definitely convinced there is no substance to [redacted] belief that RAYMOND COOPER might be the hijacker.
On 12/6/73, [redacted] was contacted and b7D advised as follows: [handwritten: 164-81-5090] He advised that he had written a letter to the Spokane Office of the FBI advising that he believed RAYMOND COOPER was identical to the hijacker of captioned matter. He advised that he had not seen RAYMOND COOPER since [redacted] [redacted], Fairbury, Nebraska. He advised that COOPER was born and raised in Hannover, Kansas, however, he had no idea where he might be residing now and that he believed COOPER would probably be 68 years of age now. He stated that he was a boxer in college and that he and COOPER had gotten in to quite a fight back then and that he wanted to emphasize that he was not reporting this information for spite. He advised that he observed photographs of the artist's conception of the hijacker,
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(2) - Seattle (1 - 164-81) (1 - 164-81 SUB 679) TM:plw (2) [handwritten initials/signature]
[Stamp:] SEARCHED ____ INDEXED [initials] SERIALIZED [initials] FILED [initials] DEC 1 1973 FBI-SEATTLE [check mark]
DB COOPER-53502 Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan 5010-108
SE 164-81
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in the Grange News on 2/26/73 and the Wenatchee Daily World on 11/29/73. He advised that of the two photos in the Grange News only the one on the left, which is the picture without glasses resembles RAYMOND COOPER. He advised that he had been thinking of calling the FBI since he observed the photo in the paper and finally decided that he would notify the FBI as he felt that if he didn't, he would not be doing the right thing.
In view of the above and the age differences between RAYMOND COOPER and UNSUB, no further investigation is being conducted in this matter.
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DB COOPER-53503
Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-5090