NR011 Washington Field to Director and Seattle re counterfeit/engraving examination of bill

Document date 2 May 1972

Part 25pages 139–1402 pagesDB Cooper-8117–8118

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Id: Cooper-Part-25:139-140

Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-25:139-140

Document: Teletype NR011 Washington Field to Director and Seattle re counterfeit/engraving examination of bill
Id: Cooper-Part-25:139-140
Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-25%3A139-140

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 25 pp. 139–140 (DB Cooper-8117–8118), Teletype, dated 2 May 1972, serial SE 164-81-3015 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-25%3A139-140

NR 011 WF PLAIN 419PM URGENT 5-2-72 SKA TO DIRECTOR (164-2111) SEATTLE (164-81) . FROM WASHINGTON FIELD (164-169) P

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[guess: Sel] - 404 Seattle [guess: F] [guess: lag]

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RE SEATTLE NITEL TO BUREAU AND WFO MAY ONE LAST RE ARTICLE APPEARING IN QUOTE SEATTLE FLAG UNQUOTE NEWSPAPER.

TODAY CONTACT WITH COUNTERFEIT DIVISION, UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE, WASHINGTON, D.C. DISCLOSED TWENTY DOLLAR FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE DESCRIBED IN RE NITEL BEARS SERIAL NUMBER WHICH DOES CORRESPOND WITH QUANDRANT NUMBER, QUOTE D ONE UNQUOTE APPEARING IN UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER FACE OF BILL. AS BROUGHT OUT BY SECRET SERVICE, THE PROPER MATHEMATICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SERIAL NUMBER AND QUANDRANT NUMBER DOES NOT IN ITSELF PROVE AUTHENTICITY OF BILL.

LEAD. WASHINGTON FIELD AT WASHINGTON, D.C. UPON RECEIPT OF COPY OF ABOVE NEWSPAPER, WILL HAVE COPY OF TWENTY DOLLAR BILL IN QUESTION EXAMINED BY UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE COUNTERFIET DIVISION AND SLASH OR BUREAU OF END PAGE ONE

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164-81-3015 SEARCHED ......... INDEXED ...... SERIALIZED ... MM ... FILED ... MM MAY 20 1972 FBI - SEATTLE

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[guess: a] DB Cooper-8117

PAGE TWO ENGRAVIN; THEREAFTER WILL DELIVER SAME TO BUREAU. UNKNOWN SUBJECT CONSIDERED DANGEROUS. END . CORR PAGE TWO FIRST WORD SHD BE ENGRACI ENGRAVING; END

MG FBI SEATTLE CLR

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DB Cooper-8118

Serials: 164-2111, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-3015, WF 164-169