SAC Los Angeles to Director FBI (Identification Division) re suspect eliminated from consideration

Document date 30 July 1973

Part 32pages 158–1592 pagesDB Cooper-11764–11765

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Document: Airtel SAC Los Angeles to Director FBI (Identification Division) re suspect eliminated from consideration
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 32 pp. 158–159 (DB Cooper-11764–11765), Airtel, dated 30 Jul 1973, serial SE 164-81-4881 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-32%3A158-159

FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)

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Date: 7/30/73

Transmit the following in ___________ (Type in plaintext or code) AIRTEL - AIR MAIL Via ___________ (Priority)

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TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) ATTN: IDENTIFICATION DIVISION FROM: SAC, LOS ANGELES (164-497)

SUBJECT: NORJAK

Re Los Angeles airtel to Seattle, 7/11/73; Sacramento letter to Los Angeles, 7/19/73, and Los Angeles airtel to the Bureau, 7/25/73.

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RE: [REDACTED] On 7/26/73, [REDACTED] positively identified a photograph of [REDACTED] California Driver's License Number [REDACTED] as identical to the [REDACTED] with whom he worked in the early 1950's and whom [REDACTED] believed resembled the artist's conception of the unknown subject in this matter. It was subsequently ascertained by the Los Angeles Division that [REDACTED] is currently employed at [REDACTED] Newport Beach, California. Payroll records as made available by [REDACTED] [REDACTED] revealed [REDACTED] [REDACTED] received regular wages [REDACTED] for the week of 11/20/71 through 11/27/71. [REDACTED] advised [REDACTED] would have been off on Thanksgiving Day, 11/25/73, however, and would have had two regular days off besides Thanksgiving Day during that week. He stated that the day before Thanks- giving, 11/24/73, [REDACTED] would have been required to work

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2 - Bureau ELIMINATE 1 - Portland (164-41) 1 - Sacramento (164-50) 164-81-4881 1 - St. Louis (164-73) 6 - Seattle (164-81) SEARCHED___ INDEXED___ 1 - Los Angeles SERIALIZED /4 FILED /4 AUG 3 1973 crs/lmr [REDACTED] (8)

Approved: [signature] Special Agent in Charge Sent ______ M Per ______ U.S.Government Printing Office: 1972 - 455-574 DB Cooper-11764

LA 164-497

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because this is one of the heaviest days of the year in [REDACTED] is employed [REDACTED] b6 [REDACTED] He added that should b7C [REDACTED] have been absent on the day before Thanksgiving, it would have definitely resulted in a notation to that effect in the payroll records.

In view of the above, it does not appear [REDACTED] b6 warrants further consideration as a possible suspect in this b7C matter at this time and all offices discontinue.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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DB Cooper-11765

Serials: 164-2111, LA 164-497, MP 164-73, PD 164-41, SC 164-50, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-4881