SAC Seattle to SAC Portland re Chief Joe May, Woodland, Washington lead and Aurora jump area leads

Document date 6 December 1971

Part 13pages 379–3802 pagesDB Cooper-3242–3243

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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-13:379-380

Document: Airtel SAC Seattle to SAC Portland re Chief Joe May, Woodland, Washington lead and Aurora jump area leads
Id: Cooper-Part-13:379-380
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 13 pp. 379–380 (DB Cooper-3242–3243), Airtel, dated 6 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-698 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-13%3A379-380

12/6/71

AIRTEL AIRMAIL

TO: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)(P) SUBJECT: UNSUB; aka Dan Cooper; Northwest Airlines Flight #305, Portland to Seattle. 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION OO: SEATTLE

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Re: Subject [REDACTED] b6 b7C Re: Portland tel to Seattle, 11/29/71.

Re: Conversation of Chief of Police JOE MAY at Woodland, Washington, with [REDACTED] MAY, on recontact, b6 advised [REDACTED] b7C at [REDACTED] and never b7D leaves the house in the daytime. He is about 40 and meets the physical description of the UNSUB. No further information available from Chief MAY.

It has been suggested in investigations in the Seattle Division that Portland check airfield or jump area in the vicinity of Aurora, Oregon as possible place at which information concern- ing UNSUB may be secured.

[REDACTED] b6 [REDACTED] telephone [REDACTED] reported to possibly b7C have information on suspects, in view of his past activities.

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LEADS

PORTLAND At Portland, Oregon

1. Recontact [REDACTED] b6 for further information regarding [REDACTED] b7C b7D

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2 - Portland 2 - Seattle TJM/slb (4)

Serialized [stamp] 164-81-698 Indexed DB Cooper-3242 [handwriting: Morning] [initials]

SE 164-81

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2. Check jump area at airport's vicinity, Aurora, Oregon.

3. Contact [REDACTED] for information on suspects in captioned matter.

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b6 b7C

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DB Cooper-3243

Serials: PD 164-41, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-698