To SAC Seattle re KOMO-TV 'Issues 72' program comments on NORJAK and FBI hijacking policy
Document date 1 December 1972
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-29:010-011 Document: Memo to SAC Seattle re KOMO-TV 'Issues 72' program comments on NORJAK and FBI hijacking policy Id: Cooper-Part-29:010-011 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-29%3A010-011 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 29 pp. 10–11 (DB Cooper-10064–10065), Memo, dated 1 Dec 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-29%3A010-011
SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 12/1/72 Sus J SA [redacted] Sus R
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ISSUES 72 INFORMATION CONCERNING
On [redacted] ASAC [redacted] Seattle Division, viewed a television show "ISSUES 72" on Channel 4, KOMO TV, Seattle. A comment was made on this show concerning the whereabouts of D.B. COOPER and additional comments were made concerning the handling of recent hijackings by the FBI.
To determine exactly what these comments were, SA [redacted] was assigned to view a videotape of the above described TV show on 12/1/72.
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The show "ISSUES 72" consisted of an interview by KOMO TV news personnel with [redacted] Western Airlines Pilot and [redacted] of the Airline Pilots Association (ALPA) and [redacted] a Northwest Orient Airline pilot.
The comment concerning COOPER was made by [redacted] He was asked if he would care to comment on the whereabouts of "D.B. COOPER." He replied that he would not.
The comments concerning the handling of recent hijackings by the FBI were made by [redacted] and they consisted of basically [redacted] view that "violence breeds violence." [redacted] stated it was his opinion that no outside interference should be undertaken without the pilot of the hijacked plane's approval. [redacted] mentioned one exception to this rule, which he stated would be a case when a hijacked plane was forced to land in a foreign country. [redacted] did not further describe the situation.
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Both [redacted] and [redacted] advised that ALPA is presently meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. The purpose of this meeting is to determine what action should be taken by ALPA if the airlines fail to provide additional crew training and airport security.
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DB Cooper-10064
SE 164-81
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[REDACTED] was asked to comment on the role of the FBI in hijackings to date. He stated he would like to have police at the airports that are under the jurisdiction of the FAA rather than have the FBI "gun down our planes." [REDACTED] further stated that it was his opinion that the Department of Justice should make available every convicted hijacker for psychiatric study.
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[REDACTED] was asked if he thought the sentences being handed out to convicted hijackers were satisfactory. His reply was that some were not satisfactory. [REDACTED] expressed a fear that the "MAFIA" might become interested in hijackings for profit and stated stiff sentences must be implemented to "[guess: deter] them people." DETER
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The above information is being provided in order to put both [REDACTED] comments in proper per- spective.
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It is the writer's opinion that [REDACTED] possesses no first hand knowledge concerning the NORJAK matter and an interview of him is not warranted.
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DB Cooper-10065
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Serials: SE 164-81