Interview re January 8, 1973 meeting at Bayou Vista and four million dollar transaction

Interviewed 8 January 1973Dictated 17 January 1973Transcribed 17 January 1973

Part 30pages 379–3802 pagesDB Cooper-11053–11054

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Document: FD-302 interview re January 8, 1973 meeting at Bayou Vista and four million dollar transaction
Id: Cooper-Part-30:379-380
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 30 pp. 379–380 (DB Cooper-11053–11054), FD-302 interview, interviewed 8 Jan 1973, serial SE 164-81-4572 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-30%3A379-380

FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Sub Q Date of transcription 1/17/73

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[REDACTED] was interviewed at the residence of [REDACTED] where he related as follows:

[REDACTED] advised that he accompanied [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Bayou Vista, Louisiana, on January 8, 1973, where [REDACTED] to discuss the purchase [REDACTED] [REDACTED] advised that they initially met [REDACTED] and accompanied [REDACTED] to a restau- rant adjoining [REDACTED] where they ate a sandwich. He stated that while in the restaurant [REDACTED] carried a [REDACTED] and upon return [REDACTED] [REDACTED] advised that during the conversation [REDACTED] claimed to have [REDACTED] in a bank in Old Mexico. [REDACTED] also in Mexico, [REDACTED] in New Mexico and [REDACTED] Arizona. [REDACTED] advised that during the conversation [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] had access to all or part of [REDACTED] and could make same avail- able to [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] advised that during conversation [REDACTED] claimed to be [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Arizona, and stated that he would make [REDACTED] available for approximately [REDACTED] [REDACTED] indicating [REDACTED] could be resold for approximately [REDACTED] in Canada. Further [REDACTED] claimed [REDACTED] could be purchased [REDACTED] and resold for approximately [REDACTED] in Canada. [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] indicated during the conversation that the entire transaction would be illegal and further indicated that [REDACTED] was "Hot!"

[REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] would not disclose the exact location of [REDACTED] nor would he disclose any names of individuals who had custody of [REDACTED]

During conversation [REDACTED] stated [REDACTED] claimed that it would be very easy for the [REDACTED] to make three to

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Interviewed on 1/8/73 at Berwick, Louisiana File # 164-81-4572

SA [REDACTED] by SA [REDACTED] DEV:cmf Date dictated 1/17/73 INDEXIN SERIALIZED FILED

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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NO [redacted] DEV:cmf

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four million dollars on the transaction. [redacted] further recalls that during conversation [redacted] stated that Federal authorities in Arizona currently have a [redacted] regard- ing his current activities in the [redacted]

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Serials: SE 164-81-4572