Daily teletype SAC Seattle to Director re NORJAK ground search and ransom bill lists

Document date 17 December 1971

Part 17pages 9–102 pagesDB Cooper-4832–4833

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Document: Daily teletype SAC Seattle to Director re NORJAK ground search and ransom bill lists
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 17 pp. 9–10 (DB Cooper-4832–4833), Teletype, dated 17 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-1403 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-17%3A009-010

FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)

FBI Date: 12/17/71

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Via TELETYPE NITEL (Priority)

SuB -

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TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111)

FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) DAILY TELETYPE NORJAK.

SEATTLE HAS CONDUCTED AN EXTENSIVE SEARCH OF WHAT WAS CONSIDERED THE PRIME AREA INTO WHICH THE SUBJECT MIGHT HAVE PARACHUTED, ALL WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. THIS AREA WAS CONSIDERED PRIME DUE TO CALCULATIONS BY NORTHWEST AIRLINES OF THEIR FLIGHT RECORDER AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS ABOARD THE PLANE PLUS THE EXPERIENCING OF AN QUOTE OSCILLATION UNQUOTE BY PILOT.

NORTHWEST AIRLINES HAS OFFERED TO SIMULATE THE SAME CONDITIONS OF THE AIRCRAFT AS PREVAILED DURING THE HIJACK AND WILL FLY OVER THE SAME COURSE FROM SEATTLE TO RENO. THEY ARE ANXIOUS TO DETERMINE IF THE CONCLUSIONS THEY HAVE REACHED ARE, IN FACT, CORRECT AND THE ONLY WAY THEY CAN DETERMINE THIS IS TO HAVE A RERUN OF THE ACTUAL CONDITIONS.

SEATTLE WILL ARRANGE, THROUGH THE MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE, FOR NORTHWEST TO DO THIS AT SUCH TIME AS NORTHWEST CAN DO SO.

BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED FLIGHT, SEATTLE WILL MAKE A JUDGMENT AS TO WHETHER OR NOT ADDITIONAL SEARCHING SHOULD BE CONDUCTED OVER THE PRIME SEARCH AREA OR IF

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CEF/rmh, 164-81-/1403 (2) Approved: SAC M /CEF/ d.a. Sent 9:00 PM Per OCA Special Agent in Charge U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: DB Cooper-4832

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SE 164-81

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PERHAPS OTHER AREAS COULD BE OPENED AS A POSSIBLE BAIL OUT POINT.

LAS VEGAS, PORTLAND, AND SAN FRANCISCO ARE BEING REQUESTED TO INTENSIFY, AS SEATTLE HAS DONE, TO HAVE THE LIST OF RANSOM BILLS GIVEN WIDER DISTRIBUTION. (P)

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[guess: INVESTIGATION] of [guess: LOOK ALIKE] [guess: SUSPECTS] [guess: CONTINUES].

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Approved: ___________ Sent ___________ M Per ___________ Special Agent in Charge U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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DB Cooper-4833

Serials: 164-2111, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-1403

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