Daily teletype SAC Seattle to Director re NORJAK investigation, ransom bill distribution in Oregon
Document date 23 December 1971
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-17:273-274 Document: Daily teletype SAC Seattle to Director re NORJAK investigation, ransom bill distribution in Oregon Id: Cooper-Part-17:273-274 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-17%3A273-274 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 17 pp. 273–274 (DB Cooper-5103–5104), Teletype, dated 23 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-1550 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-17%3A273-274
FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)
FBI
Date: 12/23/71
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Via __TELETYPE__ ___________NITEL___________ (Priority)
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TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111)
FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
NORJAK. DAILY TELETYPE
BANKS AND SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS HAVE BEEN FURNISHED LIST OF SERIAL NUMBERS OF RANSOM BILLS. OREGON BANKERS ASSOCIATION FORWARDING PERTINENT INFORMATION TO BANKS IN OREGON, REQUESTING MEMBERS BE ALERT TO ACTIVITIES INVOLVING TWENTY DOLLAR BILLS. SAME INFORMATION BEING FORWARDED TO SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS IN OREGON BY OREGON SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION.
BECAUSE OF COST, COMPLETE RANSOM LIST NOT BEING PRINTED IN "OREGONIAN" AND "OREGON JOURNAL", PORTLAND NEWSPAPERS; HOWEVER, BOTH ARE WILLING TO RUN FEATURE STORIES CONCERNING HIJACKING AND AVAILABILITY OF RANSOM LIST.
CONTACT WITH AIR WEST AIRLINES WHICH INCLUDES FORMER BONANZA, PACIFIC AND WEST COAST AIRLINES, MADE AND NO SUSPECTS DEVELOPED, AMONG FLIGHT PERSONNEL. CONTACT WITH MANAGER OF U.S. PARACHUTE SERVICE, MESA, ARIZONA,
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DJS:klb (2) Approved: ___[signature]___ Sent _2:50 PM_ Per _OCA_ Special Agent in Charge
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[handwritten: Sub D]
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DB Cooper-5103
S E 164-81 PAGE TWO
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MADE AND HE GAVE OPINION THAT SUBJECT WOULD HAVE TO HAVE BEEN A SPORTING PARACHUTIST AND PARACHUTE RIGGER. HE ESTIMATED APPROXIMATELY FORTY PERCENT OF THE NATION'S PARACHUTISTS ARE LICENSED.
NUMEROUS SUSPECTS STILL BEING DEVELOPED BASED ON LOOK ALIKE FEATURES AND NO POSITIVE INFORMATION DEVELOPED TO DATE.
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DB Cooper-5104
Serials: 164-2111, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-1550