SAC WFO to Director re review of State Department passport records for NORJAK unsub
Document date 12 July 1973
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-32:101-103 Document: Memo SAC WFO to Director re review of State Department passport records for NORJAK unsub Id: Cooper-Part-32:101-103 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-32%3A101-103 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 32 pp. 101–103 (DB Cooper-11703–11705), Memo, dated 12 Jul 1973, serial SE 164-81-1A (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-32%3A101-103
DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) 7/12/73
SAC, WFO (164-169) (P)
NORJAK (CO:SE)
Re Seattle report of SA [REDACTED] dated 5/30/73. /64-81-1a (440)
Enclosed for the Bureau, Detroit, and Seattle is one 1973 passport photograph for each of [REDACTED]
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ADMINISTRATIVE:
Since the successful hijacking of Northwest Airlines (NWA), Flight 350 on 11/24/71, WFO has been cognizant of the details of the matter and has been aware of descriptive data concerning Unsub. In this regard, WFO has considered the possibility that the Unsub may be an American citizen living abroad inasmuch as his absence, whether he is dead or alive, has apparently been unnoticed, or at least not reported, by his relatives and associates.
Accordingly, during a recent routine review of Passport Records at the United States Department of State, (USDS), Washington, D. C. (FDC), it was noted that the passport photograph of one [REDACTED] white male, [REDACTED] bears a good resemblance to the artist's conception of Unsub.
A further review of [REDACTED] passport file dis- closed the following information:
On [REDACTED] he was issued Passport Number [REDACTED] and requested that his passport be mailed to [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Warren, Michigan, [REDACTED] in care of [REDACTED]
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2- Bureau (Enc. 1) 2- Detroit (164-115) (Enc. 1) 2- Seattle (164-81) (Enc. 1) 1- WFO CWH:dah (7) DB Cooper-11703
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INDEXED SERIALIZED [REDACTED] FILED [REDACTED] JUL 1 4 1973
UFO 164-169
He listed his occupation as [REDACTED] and his permanent address as [REDACTED] Flint, Michigan. [REDACTED] listed his proposed travel as [REDACTED] and indicated he expected to take another trip abroad within one year. His passport application also reflected he was never married and described him as a white male, born [REDACTED] 6 feet, 1 inch, brown hair, and blue eyes. His 1968 passport picture depicted him as a conservative dresser in that he was wearing a plain suit, white shirt, and narrow black tie.
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On 2/12/73, [REDACTED] appeared at the Office of the American Consulate, [REDACTED] and executed another passport application since his previous passport, which was valid for 5 years, had expired. This application was executed in [REDACTED] own handwriting and reflected his date of birth as [REDACTED] and his place of birth as [REDACTED] [REDACTED] He listed his permanent address as [REDACTED] Centerline, Michigan and the person to be notified in the event of death or accident as [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Flint, Michigan. He indicated his mother was deceased.
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This second application reflected that his birth certificate had been seen by passport officials and he listed his current address as [REDACTED] He indicated he was residing abroad for employment reasons and listed his Social Security Number as [REDACTED] This application also reflected his employment [REDACTED] and indicated that he was never married.
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It is noted that in his handwritten appli- cation, wrote the number 7 with a slash through same, ic, European style.
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A check with the FBI Identification Division failed to disclose any fingerprint record, civil or criminal, for [REDACTED] based upon the above information.
A review of Poor's Directory and Dunn and Bradstreet Reference Book failed to disclose a listing for a [REDACTED]
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2 DB Cooper-11704
UFO 164-169
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[redacted] in Warren, Michigan.
Should any of the above information from the Passport Records be disseminated outside the Bureau, the source must be shown as "United States Government" Records. The actual source should be shown administratively as the Passport Office, Department of State.
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It is noted that NWA does have a flight from Detroit, Michigan to Portland, Oregon with intermediate stops at Minneapolis and Seattle.
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Unless advised to the contrary by the Bureau or the office of origin, the following leads are being set forth to determine if [redacted] was involved in captioned hijacking:
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LEADS
DETROIT DIVISION
AT CENTERLINE, MICHIGAN AND FLINT, MICHIGAN. Will conduct credit, criminal, and any other logical checks to develop background information concerning [redacted] and, if at all possible, will determine whether he was in the United States for the Thanksgiving holidays of 1971. It is noted that Norjak occurred on 11/24/71.
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AT WARREN, MICHIGAN. Will determine nature of business of [redacted] and if [redacted] employed by same. Also, if feasible, will determine whether [redacted] visited United States during November, 1971.
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Unsub considered armed and dangerous.
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3 DB Cooper-11705
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Serials: 164-2111, DE 164-115, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-1A, WF 164-169