Seattle to Director furnishing press-releasable summary of NORJAK facts

Document date 2 May 1978

Part 121page 831 pageDB Cooper-55593

Part of: Seattle re NORJAK case summary, suspect description and press handling · 2 May 1978 · Part 76 pp. 11–14

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Id: Cooper-Part-121:083-083

Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-121:083-083

Document: Teletype Seattle to Director furnishing press-releasable summary of NORJAK facts
Id: Cooper-Part-121:083-083
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 121 p. 83 (DB Cooper-55593), Teletype, dated 2 May 1978 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-121%3A083-083

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TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: [X] Teletype [ ] Immediate [ ] TOP SECRET [ ] Facsimile [X] Priority [ ] SECRET [ ] ______ [ ] Routine [ ] CONFIDENTIAL [ ] E F T O [X] CLEAR

Date 5/2/78

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FM SEATTLE (164-81) (P) TO DIRECTOR (164-2111) PRIORITY BT UNCLAS

NORJAK (A), OO: SEATTLE.

RE BUREAU TELETYPE TO SEATTLE, DATED APRIL 28, 1978.

THE FOLLOWING SUMMARY OF FACTS REPRESENTS WHAT SEATTLE CONSIDERS THE ONLY INFORMATION THAT SHOULD BE RELEASED TO THE PRESS:

A LONE WHITE MALE BOARDED NORTHWEST ORIENT AIRLINES FLIGHT NUMBER 305 AT PORTLAND, OREGON, ON NOVEMBER 24, 1971. AT APPROXIMATELY 3:22 PM, WHILE THE FLIGHT WAS EN ROUTE TO SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, HE INDICATED TO A STEWARDESS THAT HIS BRIEFCASE CONTAINED A BOMB WHICH WOULD BLOW UP THE PLANE UNLESS HIS DEMANDS WERE MET.

THE HIJACKER DEMANDED $200,000 AND FOUR PARACHUTES IN

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RETURN TO MAG. CARD OPERATOR

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(1) [redacted box] [redacted box]

164-81-78 [illegible handwritten notation, possibly '600' or similar]

DB COOPER-55593

Approved: ____________ Transmitted 1721Z Per: ____________ (Number) (Time)

Serials: 164-2111, SE 164-81