Boston to Seattle and San Francisco re Strong Enterprises and USPA records
Document date 10 December 1971
Also filed at: Part 15 pp. 276–277
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-15:274-275 Document: Teletype Boston to Seattle and San Francisco re Strong Enterprises and USPA records Id: Cooper-Part-15:274-275 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-15%3A274-275 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 15 pp. 274–275 (DB Cooper-4139–4140), Teletype, dated 10 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-1063 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-15%3A274-275
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NR011 BS PLAIN 10:57 PM NITEL 12-10-71 VFY TO SEATTLE (164-81) SAN FRANCISCO FROM BOSTON (164-153)
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INVESTIGATION AT STRONG ENTERPRISES, INC., QUINCY, MASS., PARACHUTE EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS, THIS DATE DETERMINE FROM [REDACTED] THAT MAJOR ORGANIZATION OF SPORTING PARACHUTERS IS THE UNITED STATES PARACHUTERS ASSOCIATION (USPA) POST OFFICE BOX ONE ZERO NINE, MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] ADVISED THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY THIRTY THOUSAND SPORTING PARACHUTERS IN THE UNITED STATES, OF WHOM FIFTEEN THOUSAND ARE MEMBERS OF USPA. THE USPA CIRCULATES A NATIONAL NEWS LETTER AND ITS MEMBERSHIP CARDS, WHICH INDICATE VARYING DEGREES OF PROFICIENCY, BEAR DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION AND A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE BEARER. NOT BELIEVED THAT A PHOTO- END PAGE ONE
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164-81-1063 SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED DEC 10 1971 FBI - SEATTLE [signature illegible]
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DB Cooper-4139
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GRAPH OF EACH MEMBER IS MAINTAINED AT USPA, HOWEVER. [REDACTED] ALSO ADVISED THAT IN "JUMP CENTERS" THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES INDIVIDUALS MAKING AT LEAST ONE PARACHUTE JUMP NORMALLY EXECUTE A WAIVER FREEING THE CENTER OF RESPONSIBILITY. THESE WAIVERS USUALLY MAINTAINED LONG AFTER INDIVIDUALS HAVE CEASED PARTICIPATING. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] REPRESENTATIVE, USPA, ADVISED THIS DATE USPA FILES UNDOUBTEDLY WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO FBI FOR ASSISTANCE IN THIS INVESTIGATION. [REDACTED] ARE OF THE OPINION HIJACKER NOT A SPORTING PARACHUTIST OR AT LEAST NOT AN EXPERIENCED ONE SINCE HE RELIED ON AIRLINES PERSONNEL TO FURNISH HIM WITH ANY TYPE OF CHUTING EQUIPMENT.
NO LEAD BEING SET FORTH IN THIS COMMUNICATION, IT BEING LEFT TO THE DISCRETION OF SEATTLE. IN THE EVENT SUCH INVESTIGATION ALREADY INITIATED, INFORMATION COPY TO SAN FRANCISCO. END TIM FBI SEATTLE CLR
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DB Cooper-4140
Serials: BS 164-153, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-1063