SAC Butte to SAC Seattle re NORJAK book lead, with Los Angeles lead
Document date 23 August 1972
Also filed at: Part 74 pp. 236–237
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-27:297-298 Document: Airtel SAC Butte to SAC Seattle re NORJAK book lead, with Los Angeles lead Id: Cooper-Part-27:297-298 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-27%3A297-298 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. 297–298 (DB Cooper-9376–9377), Airtel, dated 23 Aug 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-27%3A297-298
FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)
FBI
Date: 8/23/72
Transmit the following in ___________ (Type in plaintext or code)
Via AIRTEL AIR MAIL (Priority)
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SWR SWX
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TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
FROM : SAC, BUTTE (164-26) (P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: Seattle
[redacted], Bozeman, Montana, advised 8/22/72, as follows:
In 1/71, he, [redacted] completed writing a book entitled [redacted] This book incorporated the idea that a person desiring to hijack a plane and go to Cuba would also attempt to extort money. The book was initially presented to one [redacted] on the week of [redacted] as a possibility for a motion picture production, [redacted] being an [redacted] [redacted] Los Angeles, California, and [redacted]
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(2) - Seattle (AM) 2 - Los Angeles (AM) 2 - Butte BHD/gld (6)
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11-4-81- 3 F38 SEARCHED............ INDEXED............ SERIALIZED [redacted] FILED [redacted] AUG 2 8 1972 FBI—SEATTLE
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Approved: ______[signature]______ Sent _________ M Per _________ Special Agent in Charge DB Cooper-9376 GPO : 1970 O - 402-735
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[guess: in D] [illegible] 2
BT #164-26
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By telephone, [REDACTED] was informed that the book had been given to [REDACTED] Encino, California. He in turn probably presented the book to motion picture sub-producers.
[REDACTED] advised the book made no reference to parachuting from an airplane; however, he is vitally concerned over the possibility this book might have predicated acts of Subject of this case.
Having never met [REDACTED] he is not aware of the physical description of [REDACTED] but wanted to bring this to the attention of the proper authorities.
Three copies of the book have been made - One is in the possession, as last known, of [REDACTED] one was sent registered mail and is still sealed by [REDACTED] to himself so as to establish a "poor man's copyright;" and one copy is maintained and sent to a publishing agent in Chicago.
[REDACTED] requested that any additional information desired would be readily furnished, but he desired his identity be protected regarding information furnished about [REDACTED] based on [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] was shown a facsimile photograph of UNSUB and stated that this definitely could not be [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
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LEADS
LOS ANGELES DIVISION
AT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Being furnished this information, ascertain if possibility exists that [REDACTED] could be identical with UNSUB in this case or have information of UNSUB.
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DB Cooper-9377
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b6 b7C b6 b7C b6 b7C b6 b7C b6 b7C b7D b6 b7C b7D b6 b7C