Seattle to Director, Minneapolis, Portland - NORJAK weekly summary and search progress 3/27/72
Document date 27 March 1972
Also filed at: Part 24 pp. 87–88 · Part 94 pp. 92–93
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-24:081-086 Document: Teletype Seattle to Director, Minneapolis, Portland - NORJAK weekly summary and search progress 3/27/72 Id: Cooper-Part-24:081-086 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-24%3A081-086 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 24 pp. 81–86 (DB Cooper-7472–7477), Teletype, dated 27 Mar 1972, serial SE 164-81-2542 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-24%3A081-086
FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)
FBI
Date: 3/27/72
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)
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NORJAK WEEKLY SUMMARY
THE TERRAIN SEARCH COMMENCED SEVEN TWENTY A.M. WITH APPROXIMATELY TWO HUNDRED EIGHTEEN GROUND TROOPS. NO DEVELOPMENTS. AT COB TODAY APPROXIMATELY THIRTY PERCENT OF ENTIRE AREA, CONSISTING PRINCIPALLY OF SECOND GROWTH TIMBER AND BRUSH COMPLETED. [REDACTED] ADVISED HE INTENDS TO TERMINATE SEARCH WITH GROUND TROOPS AT NOON THIRTIETH INST., RETURNING TROOPS TO FORT LEWIS, LEAVING TOKEN FORCE IN CAMP TO PRESERVE OPERATION INTACT. HE WILL RETURN TO CAMP TO COMMENCE SEARCH A.M. OF APRIL FOUR NEXT. HE EXPECTS THAT IN APPROXIMATELY TWO DAYS AFTER APRIL FOUR ENTIRE AREA SOUTH OF LEWIS RIVER IN SEARCH AREA WILL BE COMPLETED. TO COMPLETE ENTIRE SEARCH AREA, INCLUDING THAT NORTH OF LEWIS RIVER, WHICH IS EXTREMELY MOUNTAINOUS AND RUGGED WILL TAKE AN ESTIMATE OF A MINIMUM OF TWO WEEKS WITH A MAXIMUM OF THREE WEEKS, AFTER RETURN ON APRIL FOUR. AREA INVOLVED COMPRISES APPROXIMATELY TWENTYFIVE PERCENT OF ENTIRE SEARCH AREA.
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JEM:eon Approved: __________ Special Agent in Charge Sent M/t 2 P M Per______ DB Cooper-7472
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[handwritten initials/routing marks near header] 164-81-2542 WASF
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FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)
FBI Date:
Transmit the following in ___________ (Type in plaintext or code) Via ___________ ___________ (Priority)
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I HAVE ADVISED [REDACTED] THAT SEARCH AREA OUTLINED IN MAP ON PAGE TWO HUNDRED SEVENTYFOUR OF REPORT OF SA CHARLES E. FARRELL, SEATTLE, DATED FEBRUARY SIXTEEN LAST, IS AREA THAT BUREAU FEELS MUST BE SEARCHED AND IN MAKING REQUEST OF ARMY INTENDED THAT ENTIRE AREA BE TRAVERSED IN SEARCH.
I REQUESTED [REDACTED] TO PROVIDE ARMY ASSISTANCE UNTIL SEARCH IS COMPLETE. [REDACTED] REFERRING REQUEST TO HIS SUPERIORS FOR DIRECTION.
MATTER WILL BE FOLLOWED AND BUREAU WILL BE ADVISED.
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Approved: ___________ Sent ___________ M Per ___________ Special Agent in Charge DB Cooper-7473
NR007 SE PLAIN 906 PM NITEL 3/27/72 FEE TO DIRECTOR (164-2111) MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) PORTLAND (164-41) FROM SEATTLE (164-81) 2P
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NORJAK.
THE TERRAIN SEARCH COMMENCED SEVEN TWENTY A.M. WITH APPROXIMATELY TWO HUNDRED EIGHTEEN GROUND TROOPS. NO DEVELOPMENTS.
AT COB TODAY APPROXIMATELY THIRTY PERCENT OF ENTIRE AREA, CONSISTING PRINCIPALLY OF SECOND GROWTH TIMBER AND BRUSH COMPLETED.
[REDACTED] ADVISED HE INTENDS TO TERMINATE SEARCH WITH GROUND TROOPS AT NOON THIRTIETH INST., RETURNING TROOPS TO FORT LEWIS, LEAVING TOKEN FORCE IN CAMP TO PRESERVE OPERATION INTACT. HE WILL RETURN TO CAMP TO COMMENCE SEARCH A.M. OF APRIL FOUR NEXT. HE EXPECTS THAT IN APPROXIMATELY TWO DAYS AFTER APRIL FOUR ENTIRE AREA SOUTH OF LEWIS RIVER IN SEARCH AREA WILL BE COMPLETED.
TO COMPLETE ENTIRE SEARCH AREA, INCLUDING THAT NORTH OF LEWIS RIVER, WHICH IS EXTREMELY MOUNTAINOUS AND RUGGED WILL TAKE AN ESTIMATE OF A MINIMUM OF TWO WEEKS WITH A MAXIMUM OF THREE WEEKS, AFTER RETURN ON APRIL FOUR. AREA INVOLVED COMPRISES APPROXIMATELY
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DB Cooper-7474 164-81-2542
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TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF ENTIRE SEARCH AREA.
I HAVE ADVISED [REDACTED] THAT SEARCH AREA OUTLINED IN MAP ON PAGE TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF REPORT OF SA CHARLES E. FARRELL, SEATTLE, DATED FEBRUARY SIXTEEN LAST, IS AREA THAT BUREAU FEELS MUST BE SEARCHED AND IN MAKING REQUEST OF ARMY INTENDED THAT ENTIRE AREA BE TRAVERSED IN SEARCH.
I REQUESTED [REDACTED] TO PROVIDE ARMY ASSISTANCE UNTIL SEARCH IS COMPLETE. [REDACTED] REFERRING REQUEST TO HIS SUPERIORS FOR DIRECTION.
MATTER WILL BE FOLLOWED AND BUREAU WILL BE ADVISED. END
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REC'D TWO TDELS AJW FBI PORTLAND CLR TU
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DB Cooper-7475
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NR007 SE PLAIN 746 PM NITEL 3/27/72 FEE TO DIRECTOR (164-2111) MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) PORTLAND (164-41) FROM SEATTLE (164-81) 2P
NORJAK.
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THE TERRAIN SEARCH COMMENCED SEVEN TWENTY A.M. WITH APPROXIMATELY TWO HUNDRED EIGHTEEN GROUND TROOPS. NO DEVELOPMENTS.
AT COB TODAY APPROXIMATELY THIRTY PERCENT OF ENTIRE AREA, CONSISTING PRINCIPALLY OF SECOND GROWTH TIMBER AND BRUSH COMPLETED.
[REDACTED] ADVISED HE INTENDS TO TERMINATE SEARCH WITH GROUND TROOPS AT NOON THIRTIETH INST., RETURNING TROOPS TO FORT LEWIS, LEAVING TOKEN FORCE IN CAMP TO PRESERVE OPERATION INTACT. HE WILL RETURN TO CAMP TO COMMENCE SEARCH A.M. OF APRIL FOUR NEXT. HE EXPECTS THAT IN APPROXIMATELY TWO DAYS AFTER APRIL FOUR ENTIRE AREA SOUTH OF LEWIS RIVER IN SEARCH AREA WILL BE COMPLETED.
TO COMPLETE ENTIRE SEARCH AREA, INCLUDING THAT NORTH OF LEWIS RIVER, WHICH IS EXTREMELY MOUNTAINOUS AND RUGGED WILL TAKE AN ESTIMATE OF A MINIMUM OF TWO WEEKS WITH A MAXIMUM OF THREE WEEKS, AFTER RETURN ON APRIL FOUR. AREA INVOLVED COMPRISES APPROXIMATELY END PAGE ONE
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DB Cooper-7476 164-81-2542
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TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF ENTIRE SEARCH AREA. I HAVE ADVISED [REDACTED] THAT SEARCH AREA OUTLINED IN MAP ON PAGE TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF REPORT OF SA CHARLES E. FARRELL, SEATTLE, DATED FEBRUARY SIXTEEN LAST, IS AREA THAT BUREAU FEELS MUST BE SEARCHED AND IN MAKING REQUEST OF ARMY INTENDED THAT ENTIRE AREA BE TRAVERSED IN SEARCH. I REQUESTED [REDACTED] TO PROVIDE ARMY ASSISTANCE UNTIL SEARCH IS COMPLETE. [REDACTED] REFERRING REQUEST TO HIS SUPERIORS FOR DIRECTION. MATTER WILL BE FOLLOWED AND BUREAU WILL BE ADVISED. END FBI MP CMH CLR
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DB Cooper-7477
Serials: 164-2111, MP 164-73, PD 164-41, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-2542
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