To SAC Seattle re NORJAK, Post Master change-of-address check on suspect
Document date 19 July 1972
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 26 pp. 509–510 (DB Cooper-8919–8920), Memo, dated 19 Jul 1972, serial SE 164-81-3653 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-26%3A509-510
OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum
TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) DATE: 7-19-72
FROM : SA [REDACTED]
SUBJECT: NORJAK; [REDACTED]
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On July 11, 1972, [REDACTED] Post Master, [REDACTED] Washington, advised [REDACTED] the above captioned person, left [REDACTED] around Nov- ember 1, 1971. He advised his Post Office received a Change of Address Form for [REDACTED] on February 16, 1972, with the new address to be [REDACTED] Vancouver, Washington 98662. [REDACTED] advised he believes [REDACTED] was brought up in the Woodland, Washington area. He stated [REDACTED] has his place for sale at the present time, and the realtor is [REDACTED] Realty Company of Portland, telephone [REDACTED]
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On July 11, 1972, [REDACTED] Washington, advised it is most unlikely [REDACTED] was the hijacker in this case. [REDACTED] stated [REDACTED] had been working on the north slope of Alaska from approximately July 1, 1971 until his return to [REDACTED] Thanksgiving Day, 1971. According to [REDACTED] called two weeks prior to Thanksgiving to ask her husband (who flys a small airplane) to fly over to Seattle to pick up [REDACTED] when he returned from the north slope on Thanksgiving Day. According to [REDACTED] and Seattle as it turned out, the weather between [REDACTED] and Seattle was very poor and her husband decided not to fly over to pick up [REDACTED] at the Seattle Airport. There- fore, [REDACTED] went to Portland to pick up [REDACTED] band on the early afternoon of Thanksgiving Day. [REDACTED] ad- vised [REDACTED] arrived in Seattle by airplane from Alaska, around midnight or 1:00 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day. When the weather was prohibitive to allow small airplane traf- fic between [REDACTED] and Seattle, then [REDACTED] took another flight from Seattle to Portland, where [REDACTED]
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164-81-3653 SEARCHED......INDEXED...... SERIALIZED......FILED...... JUL 19 1972
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2 - Seattle MJG/bjb (2)
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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan DB Cooper-8919
SE 164-81
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[REDACTED] advised [REDACTED] was at her home at [REDACTED] [REDACTED] on the evening of Thanksgiving night. He did not appear to be bruised in any way. She advised [REDACTED] does not smoke. She also advised since [REDACTED] is a skydiver and is familiar with the area where the hijacking took place, it has become a common joke for everyone to ask him what he did with the money from the hijacking. She advised [REDACTED] still skydives and he does most of his skydiving from the Evergreen Airport Skydiving Club, which is located near Vancouver, Washington. She was shown an artist's sketch of the Unknown Subject in this case, and [REDACTED] advised there is very little similarity between it and [REDACTED]
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[REDACTED] advised the [REDACTED] is planning to move to Alaska on or about August 1, 1972. She advised he will still be working for the same company, which is a con- struction company operating out of Portland, Oregon. She advised [REDACTED] by trade.
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LEAD:
SEATTLE
AT SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
1. If considered desirable, locate airlines that brought in [REDACTED] from Alaska on or about 1:00 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day.
2. Consult passenger list to determine if [REDACTED] was onboard.
3. Seattle is requested to make the contents of this memo known to the Agent who is covering leads on this individual at Vancouver, Washington.
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-2- DB Cooper-8920
Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-3653