Boston to Seattle and San Francisco re Strong Enterprises and USPA records
This copy: Part 15 pp. 276–277Also filed at Part 15 pp. 274–275 (primary)
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(copy) Boston to Seattle and San Francisco re USPA member photographs
Document date 10 December 1971
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-15:276-277 Document: Teletype (copy) Boston to Seattle and San Francisco re USPA member photographs Id: Cooper-Part-15:276-277 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-15%3A276-277 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. 276–277 (DB Cooper-4141–4142), Teletype, dated 10 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-1063 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-15%3A276-277
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 THOUSDN 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 _____ FILED _____ DEC 10 1971 FBI - SEATTLE
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DB Cooper-4141
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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.
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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
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FBI SEATTLE CLR
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DB Cooper-4142
Serials: BS 164-153, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-1063