FBI Laboratory report re anonymous letters to Washington Post, Seattle Times, Los Angeles Times (Q23-Q28)
This copy: Part 18 pp. 166–167Also filed at Part 55 pp. 202–204 (primary) · Part 101 pp. 212–213
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FBI Laboratory report re specimens Q23-Q28, questioned letters in NORJAK
Document date 27 December 1971
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 18 pp. 166–167 (DB Cooper-5499–5500), Report, dated 27 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-1220 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-18%3A166-167
REPORT of the LABORATORY
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535
To: SAC, Washington Field Office (164-169) Re: NORJAK
Date: December 27, 1971 FBI File No. 164-2111 Lab. No. D-711216044 LL D-711217073 LL D-711220098 LL
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Specimens received 12/16/71 from Washington Field Office
Q23 Envelope postmarked "U.S. POSTAL SERVICE WA 980 PM 11 DEC 1971" bearing typewritten address "Managing Publisher Washington Post News Paper Washington D. C."
Q24 Accompanying one-page letter beginning "Sirs, I knew from the start . . ."
Specimens received 12/15/71 from Seattle
Q25 Envelope postmarked "U. S. POSTAL SERVICE, WA 980 AM 11 DEC 1971," bearing typewritten address "Managing Editor Seattle Times News Paper Seattle, Washington"
Q26 Accompanying one-page typewritten letter beginning "Sirs, I knew from the start . . ."
Specimens received 12/20/71 from Los Angeles
Q27 Envelope postmarked "U. S. POSTAL SERVICE, WA 980 AM 11 DEC 1971," bearing typewritten address "Managing Editor Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California"
Q28 Accompanying typewritten one-page letter beginning "Sirs, I knew from the start that . . ."
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164-81-1220 SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED-FILED [illegible] DEC 3 0 1971 FBI -- SEATTLE
DB Cooper-5499
Result of examination:
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Q23 through Q28 could not be associated with any of the specimens represented in the Anonymous Letter File. Copies of Q23 through Q28 have been added to this file for future reference.
No watermarks, indented writing or other features were found on Q23 through Q28 which would be of value in determining the source of these specimens. It could not be determined whether the paper on which the questioned letters were prepared originated from government stock.
The typewriting on Q23 through Q28 most closely matches Laboratory standard for a pica style of type used on Singer electric typewriters. Similar styles of pica type are found on Smith-Corona typewriters.
It was not determined whether the Christmas stamps on Q23, Q25 and Q27 were originally attached, because of a lack of significant defects in the torn edges of these stamps.
Q24, Q26 and Q28 are carbon copies of the same original letter with the exception of the numbers at the bottom of each of these specimens.
The submitted evidence was photographed and will be returned separately.
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[illegible handwritten annotation]
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Page 2 D-711216044 LL
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DB Cooper-5500
Serials: 164-2111, SE 164-81-1220, WF 164-169