Daily teletype SAC Seattle to Director, Portland and Minneapolis re Lab typewriter comparison eliminating suspect
Document date 1 February 1972
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-21:031-034 Document: Daily teletype SAC Seattle to Director, Portland and Minneapolis re Lab typewriter comparison eliminating suspect Id: Cooper-Part-21:031-034 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-21%3A031-034 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 21 pp. 31–34 (DB Cooper-6282–6285), Teletype, dated 1 Feb 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-21%3A031-034
FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)
FBI Date: 2/1/72
Transmit the following in _______________ (Type in plaintext or code) Via TELETYPE NITEL (Priority)
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TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111), SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) & SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (-P-) DAILY TELETYPE
NORJAK.
ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
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RE BUREAU AIRTEL DATED JANUARY SIX, SEVENTYTWO.
THE LABORATORY HAS ADVISED THAT AFTER COMPARING THE SAMPLES OBTAINED FROM THE TYPEWRITER USED BY [REDACTED] [REDACTED] WITH THE "D.B. COOPER" LETTERS RECEIVED BY THE VARIOUS NEWSPAPERS, INCLUDING THE SEATTLE TIMES, [illegible] IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED IF SPECIMENS WERE PREPARED ON THE SAME TYPEWRITER DUE TO LACK OF SIGNIFICANT DEFECTS. THE LABORATORY NOTED HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING OF PARTICULAR SIGNIFICANCE WAS NOTED IN THE COMPARISON. BASED ON THIS AND OTHER INQUIRIES, [REDACTED] HAS BEEN ELIMINATED AS A SUSPECT.
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DAILY TELETYPE WILL BE DISCONTINUED, UACB, IN FAVOR OF A WEEKLY SUMMARY TO BE SUBMITTED EACH FRIDAY. IN THE EVENT OF ANY SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS MATTER, THE BUREAU WILL BE IMMEDIATELY ADVISED.
PORTLAND SHOULD DISCONTINUE ITS DAILY TELETYPE TO SEATTLE.
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CEF:klb Approved: [signature] Special Agent in Charge
Sent WP [illegible] M Per [signature] PD&P
164-81-2122
DB Cooper-6282
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NR006 SE PLAIN 844 PM NITEL 2/1/72 FEE TO DIRECTOR (164-2111) PORTLAND (164-41) MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) FROM SEATTLE (164-81) 1P
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NORJAK.
ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
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RE BUREAU AIRTEL DATED JANUARY SIX, SEVENTY-TWO.
THE LABORATORY HAS ADVISED THAT AFTER COMPARING THE SAMPLES OBTAINED FROM THE TYPEWRITER USED BY [REDACTED] WITH THE "D.B. COOPER" LETTERS RECEIVED BY THE VARIOUS NEWSPAPERS, INCLUDING THE SEATTLE TIMES, IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED IF SPECIMENS WERE PREPARED ON THE SAME TYPEWRITER DUE TO LACK OF SIGNIFICANT DEFECTS. THE LABORATORY NOTED HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING OF PARTICULAR SIGNIFICANCE WAS NOTED IN THE COMPARISON. BASED ON THIS AND OTHER INQUIRIES, [REDACTED] HAS BEEN ELIMINATED AS A SUSPECT.
DAILY TELETYPE WILL DISCONTINUE, UACB, IN FAVOR OF A WEEKLY SUMMARY TO BE SUBMITTED EACH FRIDAY. IN THE EVENT OF ANY SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPEMENTS IN THIS MATTER, THE BUREAU WILL BE IMMEDIATELY ADVISED.
PORTLAND SHOULD DISCONTINUE ITS DAILY TELETYPE TO SEATTLE.
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END
REC'D TWO TELS
AJW
FBI PORTLAND CL R TU
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DB Cooper-6283 164-81-2122
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NR006 SE PLAIN 838 PM NITEL 2/1/72 FEE TO DIRECTOR (164-2111) PORTLAND (164-41) MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) FROM SEATTLE (164-81) 1P
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NORJAK.
ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
RE BUREAU AIRTEL DATED JANUARY SIX, SEVENTY-TWO.
THE LABORATORY HAS ADVISED THAT AFTER COMPARING THE SAMPLES OBTAINED FROM THE TYPEWRITER USED BY [REDACTED] WITH THE "D.B. COOPER" LETTERS RECEIVED BY THE VARIOUS NEWSPAPERS, INCLUDING THE SEATTLE TIMES, IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED IF SPECIMENS WERE PREPARED ON THE SAME TYPEWRITER DUE TO LACK OF SIGNIFICANT DEFECTS. THE LABORATORY NOTED HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING OF PARTICULAR SIGNIFICANCE WAS NOTED IN THE COMPARISON. BASED ON THIS AND OTHER INQUIRIES, [REDACTED] HAS BEEN ELIMINATED AS A SUSPECT.
DAILY TELETYPE WILL DISCONTINUE, UACB, IN FAVOR OF A WEEKLY SUMMARY TO BE SUBMITTED EACH FRIDAY. IN THE EVENT OF ANY SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPEMENTS IN THIS MATTER, THE BUREAU WILL BE IMMEDIATELY ADVISED.
PORTLAND SHOULD DISCONTINUE ITS DAILY TELETYPE TO SEATTLE.
END
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FBI MP CMH CLR .DB Cooper-6284 164-81-2122
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NR006 SE PLAIN 855 PM NITEL 2/1/72 FEE TO DIRECTOR (164-2111) PORTLAND (164-41) MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) FROM SEATTLE (164-81) --DAILY TELETYPE-- 1P
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NORJAK.
ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
RE BUREAU AIRTEL DATED JANUARY SIX, SEVENTY-TWO.
THE LABORATORY HAS ADVISED THAT AFTER COMPARING THE SAMPLES OBTAINED FROM THE TYPEWRITER USED BY [REDACTED] WITH THE "D.B. COOPER" LETTERS RECEIVED BY THE VARIOUS NEWSPAPERS, INCLUDING THE SEATTLE TIMES, IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED IF SPECIMENS WERE PREPARED ON THE SAME TYPEWRITER DUE TO LACK OF SIGNIFICANT DEFECTS. THE LABORATORY NOTED HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING OF PARTICULAR SIGNIFICANCE WAS NOTED IN THE COMPARISON. BASED ON THIS AND OTHER INQUIRIES, [REDACTED] HAS BEEN ELIMINATED AS A SUSPECT.
DAILY TELETYPE WILL DISCONTINUE, UACB, IN FAVOR OF A WEEKLY SUMMARY TO BE SUBMITTED EACH FRIDAY. IN THE EVENT OF ANY SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPEMENTS IN THIS MATTER, THE BUREAU WILL BE IMMEDIATELY ADVISED.
PORTLAND SHOULD DISCONTINUE ITS DAILY TELETYPE TO SEATTLE.
END
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BJM FBI WASH DC ACK FOR FOUR CLR
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164-81- 2182
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DB Cooper-6285
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Serials: 164-2111, MP 164-73, PD 164-41, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-2122, SE 164-81-2182
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