SAC Denver to SAC Seattle re letter from Golden, Colorado writer claiming knowledge of the Oregon hijacker
Document date 25 January 1974
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Id: Cooper-Part-117:161-162
Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-117:161-162 Document: Memo SAC Denver to SAC Seattle re letter from Golden, Colorado writer claiming knowledge of the Oregon hijacker Id: Cooper-Part-117:161-162 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-117%3A161-162 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. 161–162 (DB Cooper-53618–53619), Memo, dated 25 Jan 1974, serial SE 164-81-6093 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-117%3A161-162
SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 1/25/74
SAC, DENVER (164-98) (P) [redacted b6 b7C]
NORJAK 00: Seattle
Re Denver airtel to Seattle, 1/18/74.
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For information of Seattle, on 1/23/74 the Denver Office of the FBI received a letter postmarked 1/21/74 stating as follows:
"Confidential
"FBI "Denver Co
"Re: Oregon Hijacker
"I believed I have knowledge of a man who may be the Hijacker, who vanished across Oregon. If so, assure me of the Reward and we'll go ahead [redacted b6 b7C]
The letterhead of the envelope bore the name [redacted b6 b7C b7D] Golden, Colorado."
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Numerous efforts on 1/23 and 1/24/74 by SA GARY U. RAYBURN to locate [redacted b6 b7C b7D] at his residence and office, [redacted] Golden, Colorado, were negative. On 1/25/74 [redacted] appeared at the Denver office of the FBI, at which time he advised that [redacted] is self-employed as an [redacted]. He added that during recent business contacts. [text appears cut off / continues on next page]
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(2) - Seattle (RM) 3 - Denver (2- 164-98) (1- 100-2229) GUR/cas (5)
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164-81-[guess: 6093] SEARCHED____ INDEXED____ SERIALIZED ✓ FILED ✓ JAN 28 1974 FBI SEATTLE
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DB COOPER-53618
DN 164-98
while attempting to raise funds for [REDACTED b6, b7C, b7D], he was indirectly advised that an individual by the name of [REDACTED] would be the logical individual to contact for financial ventures inasmuch as [REDACTED] is extremely wealthy. He stated that he has subsequently met [REDACTED] who is [REDACTED] of Beaver-Mesa Exploration Co., whose office is located at 500 Midland Federal Building, Denver. He advised he has also determined that during recent years [REDACTED] was a [REDACTED] with Continental Oil Co. in the Casper, Wyoming area and was traveling throughout northwestern United States at the time of instant matter. He also stated that he has in the past observed an artist's conception of the individual known as D. B. COOPER and believes that [REDACTED] is very likely identical to COOPER.
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ADMINISTRATIVE:
For the information of Seattle, [REDACTED b6, b7C, b7D] is identical with subject of Denver file [REDACTED] which indicates he has been a prolific letter writer since 1942. During interview of [REDACTED] he appeared extremely senile, not in complete possession of his mental faculties and was very unspecific about his comments on [REDACTED] However, the following leads are being set forth to eliminate [REDACTED] as being identical with D. B. COOPER.
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LEADS
THE DENVER DIVISION
AT DENVER, COLORADO
Will through logical and discreet investigation, further identify [REDACTED b6, b7C] and determine his whereabouts at time of instant hijacking.
UNSUB ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
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DB COOPER-53619
Serials: DN 164-98, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-6093