Urgent teletype SAC Seattle to Acting Director, Honolulu and Portland re passenger on NWA Flight 87

Document date 9 January 1973

Part 29pages 274–2752 pagesDB Cooper-10357–10358

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Document: Urgent teletype SAC Seattle to Acting Director, Honolulu and Portland re passenger on NWA Flight 87
Id: Cooper-Part-29:274-275
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 29 pp. 274–275 (DB Cooper-10357–10358), Teletype, dated 9 Jan 1973, serial SE 164-81-4300 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-29%3A274-275

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Date: 1/9/73

Transmit the following in ___________ (Type in plaintext or code) Via TELETYPE URGENT (Priority) ----------------------------------------------- TO : ACTING DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) [handwritten: illegible] / [guess: Kfon] - LXS SAC, HONOLULU (164-85) SAC, PORTLAND (164-41)/ [guess: Sfon] - SRC

FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P)

NORJAK. OO: SE. [handwritten checkmark]

RE SUB [REDACTED] P57 AT NINE O'CLOCK A.M. THIS DATE SEATTLE DIVISION RECEIVED SUSPECT INFORMATION CONCERNING POSSIBLE SUBJECT [REDACTED] b6 b7C [REDACTED] FLYING FROM PORTLAND TO HONOLULU VIA SEATTLE. DURING LAYOVER AT SEATTLE NORTHWEST ORIENT EMPLOYEE [REDACTED] RECOGNIZED [REDACTED] AS LOOK ALIKE FOR UNSUB, AKA DAN COOPER.

[REDACTED] INTERVIEWED BY [REDACTED] SEATAC b6 AIRPORT, SEATTLE. [REDACTED] HAD NO IDENTIFICATION ON HIM BUT b7C CLAIMED HE LIVES AT [REDACTED] SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, WITH [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] STATED HE WAS TRAVELING TO HONOLULU TO OBTAIN WORK. b6 [REDACTED] PLANNED TO STAY AT THE ROYAL HAWAIIAN HOTEL IN HONOLULU. b7C [REDACTED] ADVISED HIS LAST JOB WAS AS [REDACTED] HOTEL, SPOKANE, WASHINGTON. 164-81-4300

[REDACTED] DESCRIBED [REDACTED] AS WHITE MALE AMERICAN, 35-40, b6 5'7-8", THIN BUILD, BROWN HAIR, AVERAGE COMPLEXION, SMOKE b7C STAINED YELLOW CROOKED TEETH. [REDACTED] b6 b7C JNN:set (1) Approved: _________ Special Agent in Charge Sent _________ M Per _________ U.S.Government Printing Office: 1972 - 455-574

DB Cooper-10357

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Transmit the following in ___________ (Type in plaintext or code) Via ___________ (Priority)

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[REDACTED] TRAVELING ALONE IN SEAT #3H ON NORTHWEST ORIENT AIRLINES FLIGHT 87 DUE TO ARRIVE HONOLULU 1:15 P.M. HONOLULU TIME.

ABOVE INFORMATION TELEPHONICALLY FURNISHED HONOLULU OFFICE. HONOLULU DIVISION MEET FLIGHT 87 AND INTERVIEW [REDACTED] SEATTLE DIVISION WILL ATTEMPT TO VERIFY [REDACTED] STORY THROUGH CONTACTS AT [REDACTED] HOTEL AND [REDACTED] [REDACTED] IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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Approved: ___________ Sent ___________ M Per ___________ Special Agent in Charge U.S. Government Printing Office: 1972 — 455-574 DB Cooper-10358

Serials: 164-2111, HN 164-85, PD 164-41, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-4300