Seattle to Director and field offices re suspension of ground search 3/29/72
Document date 29 March 1972
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-24:105-106 Document: Teletype Seattle to Director and field offices re suspension of ground search 3/29/72 Id: Cooper-Part-24:105-106 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-24%3A105-106 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. 105–106 (DB Cooper-7496–7497), Teletype, dated 29 Mar 1972, serial SE 164-81-9550 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-24%3A105-106
Rev. 5-22-64
FBI Date: 3/29/72
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TO: DIRECTOR, FBI — 11:45PM BUTTE — 12:13 AM MINNEAPOLIS — 12:05 AM PORTLAND — 11:57 PM SACRAMENTO — 12:21 AM SAN FRANCISCO — 12:27 AM
FROM: SEATTLE (164-81)
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NORJAK
SEARCH BY BUREAU AGENTS AND APPROXIMATELY TWO HUNDRED FOUR ARMY TROOPS CONTINUED TODAY WITHOUT DEVELOPING INFORMATION RE HIJACKER. [REDACTED] U.S. ARMY, ADVISED THAT DUE TO NEAR EXHAUSTION OF ARMY TROOPS, WHO HAVE ENDURED RAIN, SNOW, AND OTHER INCLIMATE WEATHER WHILE TRAVERSING TREACHEROUS, STEEP, HILLY, VINE, TREE, AND BRUSH COVERED AREAS, HE FEELS FOR TROOPS WELFARE AND SAFETY THEY SHOULD BE GIVEN REST, SO WILL TEMPORARILY DISCONTINUE SEARCH TWELVE NOON, THIRTIETH INSTANT, RETURNING SEARCHING TROOPS TO FORT LEWIS FOR REST AND EASTER HOLIDAY. ARMY EQUIPMENT WILL BE RETAINED AT MERWIN PARK WITH STANDBY CREW FOR SCHEDULE RETURN A.M. APRIL THIRD OR FOURTH TO CONTINUE SEARCH. BUREAU AGENTS ASSIGNED SAME TASK HAVE SERVED ADMIRABLY BUT ARE LIKEWISE PHYSICALLY TIRED. UACB, TEN AGENTS ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT FROM OTHER DIVISIONS WILL RE- TURN TO OFFICES OF ASSIGNMENT PM OF THIRTIETH INSTANT AND SEATTLE JEM/dca 164-81-9550
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Approved: [signature] Gm/dca Sent (AbouE) M Per OcA Special Agent in Charge U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971-413-135 DB Cooper-7496
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PAGE TWO 164-81
AGENTS WILL RETURN TO HEADQUARTER CITY EXCEPT FOR STANDBY CREW AT MERWIN PARK. SEARCH WILL BE RESUMED APRIL THIRD AND AGENTS FROM NEARBY OFFICES WILL RETURN TO ASSIST.
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Approved: ___________ Sent ___________ M Per ___________ Special Agent in Charge U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971-413-139 DB Cooper-7497
Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-9550