Director to SAC Sacramento authorizing SR-71 photography of flight path

Document date 6 December 1971

Part 14page 3481 pageDB Cooper-3723

Also filed at: Part 65 p. 33 · Part 74 p. 151 · Part 91 p. 186

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Document: Airtel Director to SAC Sacramento authorizing SR-71 photography of flight path
Id: Cooper-Part-14:348-348
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 14 p. 348 (DB Cooper-3723), Airtel, dated 6 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-828 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-14%3A348-348

PagePart 14 p. 348DB Cooper-3723

Airtel

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TO: SAC, Sacramento (164-50) 12/6/71

FROM: Director, FBI

UNSUB; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 305 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING OO: SEATTLE

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Sul. [guess: Search] E. 5.

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Reference is made to Butelcall to Sacramento 12/6/71 and Sacramento teletype 12/3/71 which states that Beale Air Force Base has offered free of charge the use of an SR-71 aircraft to photograph terrain over which captioned flight progressed from Seattle to Reno.

Bureau authority is granted for the Sacramento Office to immediately complete arrangements to accept the offer of the use of this aircraft as described in referenced teletype. Sacramento should afford this phase of this investigation immediate and continuous attention and keep the Bureau and Seattle Office fully advised.

Consider subject dangerous.

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(1)- SAC, Seattle (164-81) (Information) 1 - SAC, Portland (164-41) (Information) 1 - SAC, Las Vegas (164-60) (Information)

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164-81-828 SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED/M FILED M DEC 8 1971 FBI — SEATTLE

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DB Cooper-3723

Serials: LV 164-60, PD 164-41, SC 164-50, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-828