SAC Portland to Director (FBI Laboratory) re fingerprint examination of letter purportedly from D. B. Cooper
Document date 6 December 1971
Also filed at: Part 66 p. 274 · Part 91 p. 150 · Part 101 p. 268
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-15:280-280 Document: Airtel SAC Portland to Director (FBI Laboratory) re fingerprint examination of letter purportedly from D. B. Cooper Id: Cooper-Part-15:280-280 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-15%3A280-280 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 p. 280 (DB Cooper-4145), Airtel, dated 6 Dec 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-15%3A280-280
12/6/71
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AIRTEL AIR MAIL
TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) (ATTN: FBI LABORATORY)
FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)
SUBJECT: UNSUB; Northwest Airlines Flight 305 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION OO: SEATTLE
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Enclosed for Bureau is one letter for examination from D. B. COOPER, postmarked 12/3/71.
REQUEST OF BUREAU
The FBI Laboratory is requested to conduct finger- print examination of the envelope and the letter and compare with other latent fingerprints of unknown subject. Elimination prints have not been obtained from those individuals handling the documents, but if such prints would be of any value, Portland will obtain same upon request of FBI Laboratory.
Bureau requested return letter and envelope to Portland when examination has been completed.
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3 - Bureau (Enc. 1)(AM-RM) (2)- Portland
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164-81- 1066 [illegible initials/signature]
164-41-257 Searched ______ [illegible] [illegible] ____ Filed ____ DB Cooper-4145
Serials: 164-2111, PD 164-41, PD 164-41-257, SE 164-81-1066