Director to Seattle denying $1,600 for newspaper publication of ransom serial numbers
Document date 14 December 1971
Also filed at: Part 63 p. 240 · Part 70 p. 286 · Part 74 p. 142
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-16:082-082 Document: Teletype Director to Seattle denying $1,600 for newspaper publication of ransom serial numbers Id: Cooper-Part-16:082-082 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-16%3A082-082 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 16 p. 82 (DB Cooper-4386), Teletype, dated 14 Dec 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-16%3A082-082
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NR047 WA PLAIN 6:14PM NITEL 12-14-71 LMR TO SEATTLE FROM DIRECTOR IP
NORJAK.
RE SEATTLE TELETYPE DECEMBER FOURTEEN LAST REQUESTING AUTHORITY TO EXPEND UP TO SIXTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR PUBLICATION OF THE RANSOM LIST IN A LOCAL NEWSPAPER.
BUREAU AUTHORITY IS NOT GRANTED FOR THIS EXPENDITURE AT THIS TIME. SUGGEST SEATTLE ENCOURAGE LOCAL PAPERS IN SEATTLE AND NEIGHBORING DIVISIONS' TERRITORIES' TO REPUBLISH INFORMATION THAT RANSOM LIST IS AVAILABLE AND ENCOURAGE PUBLIC TO CONTACT LOCAL FBI OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY CONCERNING SUSPECTED BILLS.
SEATTLE SHOULD INSURE THAT TERRAIN SEARCHES ARE VIGOROUSLY PURSUED BY ALL INTERESTED OFFICES AND SOLICIT COOPERATION OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, FORESTRY PERSONNEL, HUNTING GROUPS, AND OTHER LOGICAL PERSONS WHO WOULD BE IN THE AREA OVER WHICH THE HIJACKED AIRCRAFT TRAVELED. END JJT FBI SEATTLE CLR
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164-8 /-1197 SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED ___ FILED ___ DEC 1 4 1971 FBI - SEATTLE
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DB Cooper-4386
Serials: 164-8/-1197, NORJAK