SAC Portland to SAC Seattle re caller's description of NORJAK suspect
Document date 9 January 1973
Also filed at: Part 29 pp. 302–303 · Part 95 pp. 169–170
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-29:300-301 Document: Airtel SAC Portland to SAC Seattle re caller's description of NORJAK suspect Id: Cooper-Part-29:300-301 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-29%3A300-301 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. 300–301 (DB Cooper-10384–10385), Airtel, dated 9 Jan 1973 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-29%3A300-301
FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)
FBI
Date: 1/9/73
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Via AIRTEL (Priority)
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TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK
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On 1/8/73, [REDACTED], Oregon [REDACTED], telephonically contacted the Portland Division. He advised that up to one year ago, he was the [REDACTED] at the Carlton Hotel, 1502 Jefferson Avenue, Tacoma, Washington. While working in that capacity, he met [REDACTED] (PHONETIC), who was staying at the hotel with a friend, Latin descent, further description unknown. On the day before the captioned hijacking, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] recognized [REDACTED] picture as the man known as D. B. COOPER and whose picture appeared in the newspaper subsequent to the hijacking. He stated that although FBI Agents visited the Carlton Hotel three weeks after the hijacking and talked to him regarding any information about the hijacking, he was afraid to come forward because of fears that [REDACTED] had friends who would seek revenge.
He further advised that a [REDACTED] telephone number [REDACTED] Tacoma, was working as [REDACTED] at that time at the Carlton, and she also agreed with [REDACTED] that [REDACTED] was the man whose picture appeared in the newspaper. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] with the Tacoma Police Department.
The caller stated he has [REDACTED] and this accounts for his delay in contacting the FBI.
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(2) Seattle 2-Portland
DDC:krv (4)
Approved: ___________ Special Agent in Charge
Sent _________ M Per _________
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SEARCHED......... INDEXED......... SERIALIZED....[checked]... FILED....[checked]... JAN 1 1 1973
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164-81 - 4/30 A
DB Cooper-10384
*U.S.Government Printing Office: 1972 — 455-574
PD 164-41
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[REDACTED] described [REDACTED] as follows:
Race White Sex Male Nationality American Age In his 30's Height 5'10" Weight 160 pounds Hair Dark brown Eyes Possibly brown Dress Slacks, neat Complexion Olive Characteristics Hair always mussed up
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[REDACTED] described [REDACTED] associate, who also stayed with him in his room at the Carlton, as follows:
Race White Sex Male Nationality Latin (possibly Mexican) Age 30's Height 5'10" Weight 160 pounds Hair Black Dress Flashy
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LEAD
SEATTLE
AT TACOMA, WASHINGTON. Locate and interview [REDACTED] (FNU) [REDACTED] at the Carlton Hotel, possible telephone number [REDACTED] regarding identity of [REDACTED] (PHONETIC).
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In view of the length of time the caller took in coming forward, his admitted [REDACTED] and the fact that he bases his identification on an artist's conception of D. B. COOPER contained in the newspaper which has changed recently, further leads are being left to the discretion of the office of origin.
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DB Cooper-10385