SA Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle re interview at U.S. Customs, Sea-Tac Airport

Document date 17 March 1972

Part 24pages 228–2292 pagesDB Cooper-7625–7626

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Document: Memo SA Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle re interview at U.S. Customs, Sea-Tac Airport
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 24 pp. 228–229 (DB Cooper-7625–7626), Memo, dated 17 Mar 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-24%3A228-229

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) DATE: 3/17/72

FROM : SA CHARLES E. FARRELL [REDACTED]

SUBJECT: NORJAK

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Re Seattle teletype to Bureau 3/3/72.

RE: SUSPECT - [REDACTED]

On March 3, 1972, [REDACTED] was interviewed at the Office of U. S. Bureau of Customs at Seattle-Tacoma Airport concerning his possible involvement of the hijacking in this case. He was specifically asked if he recalled any conversation in which there was a discussion about jumping from a plane in connection with the hijacking.

[REDACTED] advised he does not recall any conversation which involved anyone parachuting from an airplane in connection with the hijacking, but pointed out that during the time he was going [REDACTED] as many previous hijacking cases as would serve any purpose in [REDACTED] were discussed and it could well have been that they did discuss such a matter. He pointed out that the class was designed to [REDACTED] and to also figure out ways to prevent hijackings so they naturally would discuss possibilities as well as hijackings which actually had taken place in the past. He said the [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] [guess: when] asked if he knew anyone in [REDACTED] [REDACTED] said he did not and mentioned that they did their laundry at a nearby laundromat on a fairly regular basis but did not remember any particular person at the laundromat. With respect [REDACTED] said he could not recall exactly [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] then advised that on November 24, 1971, he was staying [REDACTED] at the Seattle- Tacoma Airport and heard about the hijacking on the radio.

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SEARCHED......INDEXED...... SERIALIZED...FILED...M... MAR 9 7 1972 FBI - SEATTLE

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(2) - Seattle CEF/rse (2)

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DB Cooper-7625

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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan

SE 164-81

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He immediately proceeded to the Customs Office, [redacted] [redacted] and personally offered any assistance he might be able to render to [redacted] [redacted] both employed in the [redacted] [redacted] at Seattle - Tacoma Airport.

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The writer in the company of [redacted] and [redacted] personally met with [redacted] and [redacted] on 3/3/72 and at that time [redacted] advised, after the above incident of the hijacking and [redacted] being in [redacted] office were discussed, that they now graphically recall [redacted] being in their office that night.

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DB Cooper-7626

Serials: SE 164-81