SAC Dallas to SAC New Orleans re confidential source report on Houston hoodlum
Document date 28 July 1972
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-27:050-052 Document: Airtel SAC Dallas to SAC New Orleans re confidential source report on Houston hoodlum Id: Cooper-Part-27:050-052 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-27%3A050-052 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 27 pp. 50–52 (DB Cooper-9024–9026), Airtel, dated 28 Jul 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-27%3A050-052
7/28/72
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AIRTEL
TO: SAC, NEW ORLEANS
FROM: SAC, DALLAS (164-191) (P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK Re: [REDACTED]
OO: SEATTLE
On 7/25/72, a confidential source who has furnished reliable information in the past advised he had met with a hoodlum, [REDACTED] in Houston, Texas, [REDACTED] over the weekend 7/22-23/72. [REDACTED] told source his [REDACTED] [REDACTED] residing in Metairie, Louisiana.
Source described [REDACTED] as a dangerous man who carries a [REDACTED] and would not hesitate to use it. Source stated he is the only one [REDACTED] told concerning NORJAK and felt if any direct approach was made to the suspect by Bureau Agents, [REDACTED] would know source had informed. Source, who has displayed no fear in the past was convinced [REDACTED] would kill him if [REDACTED] suspected source was an informer.
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2 - New Orleans (2)- Seattle (164-81) 2 - Dallas WNM/pkp (6)
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[handwritten] [illegible] - 3708 SEARCHED _____ INDEXED SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED [illegible] JUL 3 1 1972 [illegible] FILE
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DB Cooper-9024
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b6 b7C
b6 b7C b7D b7F
b6 b7C b7D b7F
b6 b7C
DL 164-191
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For reasons of personal safety source requested the following information be handled with utmost discretion and requested if at all possible no direct contact be made with the suspect.
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Source stated [REDACTED] [REDACTED] (phonetic). [REDACTED] told source [REDACTED] [REDACTED] told source when the sketch of the aircraft hijacker using the name COOPER was published in the newspapers [REDACTED] swore it looked just like [REDACTED] who [REDACTED]
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Source stated [REDACTED] indicated [REDACTED] [REDACTED] however, he knew no further details, such as the date, nature and location of the arrest. Source did not know the description of [REDACTED] and did not know [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
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LEADS
NEW ORLEANS
AT NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. 1. In order to insure the personal safety of the source, New Orelans is requested to verify through informants and appropriate records, [REDACTED]
2. Will check arrest records and is photo available on [REDACTED] will forward to Seattle for display to appropriate witnesses.
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DB Cooper-9025
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b6 b7C b7D b7F
DL 164-191
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NONSYMBOL SOURCE ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE
Confidential source mentioned herein is [REDACTED] is not being operated as an informant; however, he does furnish information on a voluntary basis.
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b6 b7C b7D b7F
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3
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DB Cooper-9026
Serials: DL 164-191, SE 164-81