Seattle to Director and offices re leads on source claims in NORJAK

Document date 19 July 1977

Part 120pages 438–4403 pagesDB Cooper-55477–55479

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 120 pp. 438–440 (DB Cooper-55477–55479), Teletype, dated 19 Jul 1977, serial SE 164-81-7598 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-120%3A438-440

FP-36 (Rev. 7-27-76)

FBI

TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: [X] Teletype [ ] Immediate [ ] TOP SECRET [ ] Facsimile [X] Priority [ ] SECRET [ ] Airtel [ ] Routine [ ] CONFIDENTIAL [ ] EFTO [XX] CLEAR

Date ___7/19/77___

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FM SEATTLE (164-81) (P)

TO DIRECTOR (164-2111) PRIORITY [handwritten: 0414]

DENVER (164-98) PRIORITY [handwritten: 0310]

LOS ANGELES (164-497) PRIORITY [handwritten: 0126]

LLTTLE ROCK (164-22) PRIORITY [handwritten: 0405]

MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) PRIORITY [handwritten: 0349]

SAN DIEGO (164-91) PRIORITY [handwritten: 0145]

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CLEAR

NORJAK, OO: SEATTLE.

RE: JAMES BRYANT COFFELT, AKA JACK BRYANT COFFELT, [redacted box]

RETELCALL FROM DENVER TO SEATTLE, JULY 19, 1977.

FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE BUREAU AND OTHER RECEIVING OFFICES, DENVER HAS ADVISED THAT WITNESS [redacted] WAS CONTACTED IN [redacted] BY (FNU) [redacted] CLAIMED TO HAVE INFORMATION CONCERNING CAPTIONED MATTER. [redacted] [redacted]

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[handwritten, partially illegible]: 164-81-7598

RNN/1?? (1) [handwritten, illegible]

DB COOPER-55477

Approved: [signature, illegible]

Transmitted [handwritten: above] ___(Number)___ ___(Time)___

Per: JKS [handwritten initials]

FD-36 (Rev. 7-27-76) FBI TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: [ ] Teletype [ ] Immediate [ ] TOP SECRET [ ] Facsimile [ ] Priority [ ] SECRET [ ] Airtel [ ] Routine [ ] CONFIDENTIAL [ ] E F T O [ ] CLEAR Date ___________

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PAGE TWO SE 164-81 CLEAR

[redacted]

[redacted] IN ADDITION, [redacted]

HE CLAIMS [redacted]

[redacted] ALSO TOLD [redacted]

[redacted] DURING THE HIJACK. FINALLY [redacted] STATED SHE WAS CONTACTED BY A DOCTOR SUMMER WITH WARNER BROTHER STUDIOS WHO OFFERED HER $5,000 FRONT MONEY AND $30,000 TO $40,000 ADDITIONAL MONEY TO [redacted]

[redacted]

SEATTLE IS UNAWARE [redacted]

[redacted]

LITTLE ROCK AT FAYATTEVILLE: WILL CONTACT [redacted]

[redacted], UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, TELEPHONE [redacted] AND DETERMINE WHAT INFORMATION [redacted] PROVIDED HER [redacted]

[redacted] IN ADDITION, WILL DETERMINE AS MUCH INFORMATION ABOUT [redacted] AS POSSIBLE AND FINALLY WILL ATTEMPT TO CONVINCE [redacted] THAT THE INFORMATION SHE AND THE OTHER KEY WITNESSES IN THIS CASE POSSESS ARE CRUCIAL TO THE INVESTIGATION AND SHOULD NOT BE MADE PUBLIC.

MINNEAPOLIS: WILL CONTACT [redacted]

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Approved: ___________ Transmitted ___________ Per ___________ (Number) (Time)

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DB COOPER-55478

FD-36 (Rev. 7-27-76)

FBI

TRANSMIT VIA: [ ] Teletype [ ] Facsimile [ ] Airtel

PRECEDENCE: [ ] Immediate [ ] Priority [ ] Routine

CLASSIFICATION: [ ] TOP SECRET [ ] SECRET [ ] CONFIDENTIAL [ ] E F T O [ ] CLEAR

Date ________

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[redacted]MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, AND DETERMINE IF SHE HAS PROVIDED ANY INFORMATION OF CONFIDENTIAL NATURE TO EITHER DIRK SUMMERS, WARNER BROTHERS STUDIOS OR JAMES H. BROWN. IN ADDITION WILL ATTEMPT TO PURSUADE [redacted]THAT THE INFORMATION SHE HAS IS CRUCIAL TO THIS INVESTIGATION AND THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE MADE PUBLIC.

MINNEAPOLIS IS ALSO TO CONTACT WITNESSES [redacted] [redacted] IN CARE OF NORTHWEST ORIENT AIRLINES, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, [redacted] MINNESOTA, TELEPHONE [redacted] WILLIAM JOHN RATACZAK, 3407 SELKIRK DRIVE, BURNSVILLE, MINNEAPOLIS, WILLIAM A. SCOTT, 262 PENNINSULA ROAD, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA TO DETERMINE IF THEY HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY EITHER BROWN OR SUMMERS AND OFFERED MONEY FOR CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION IN THIS MATTER.

AN INFO COPY IS BEING PROVIDED TO SAN DIEGO IN THAT [redacted] [redacted]HAS AN ALTERNATE ADDRESS OF [redacted] SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. FINALLY, AN INFO COPY IS BEING PROVIDED LOS ANGELES IN CASE ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION REQUESTED FROM THAT DIVISION.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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Approved: ________ Transmitted ________ Per DB COOPER-55479 (Number) (Time)

Serials: 164-2111, DN 164-98, LA 164-497, LR 164-22, MP 164-73, SD 164-91, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-7598