SAC Seattle to SAC Salt Lake City re anonymous tip via Longview COP Kermit White

Document date 9 November 1973

Part 32pages 424–4252 pagesDB Cooper-12063–12064

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Document: Airtel SAC Seattle to SAC Salt Lake City re anonymous tip via Longview COP Kermit White
Id: Cooper-Part-32:424-425
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 32 pp. 424–425 (DB Cooper-12063–12064), Airtel, dated 9 Nov 1973, serial SE 164-81-5028 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-32%3A424-425

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

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Date: 11/9/73

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

Via AIRTEL AIRMAIL (Priority)

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TO SAC, SALT LAKE CITY

FROM SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)

SUBJECT NORJAK OO: Seattle

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On 11/9/73, Chief of Police KERMIT WHITE (KA), [handwritten annotation: X 50ured] Longview, Washington, Police Department, advised that a source he wished to have referred to as "anonymous" told him the following story about the above listed subject,

[REDACTED] presently lives in Salt Lake City. At one time he lived in Longview, Washington and attended [REDACTED] in that city. It is to be noted that Longview is about 30 miles from the location at which the Norjak subject bailed out of the hijacked plane.

[REDACTED] was born on [REDACTED] In [REDACTED] at Longview, then went with [REDACTED] in Seattle, Washington, where he worked for a [REDACTED] After this job he drifted for some time and spent time in Reno, Nevada, and in various locations in California.

On March 31, 1967 he went to Salt Lake City where [REDACTED]

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2 - Salt Lake City (2) - Seattle TJM:jlb (4) Searched Serialized Indexed Approved: _______ Special Agent in Charge

164-81-[guess: 5028]

M Per ________ DB Cooper-12063 U.S. Government Printing Office: 1972 -- 455-574

SE 164-81

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This source also advised WHITE that [REDACTED] and had an FAA number [REDACTED] and received his license to fly in the summer of 1971. Further, he is a [REDACTED]

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WHITE advised that his source [REDACTED] to that of the hijacker and advanced a theory that he could well be the hijacker. No concrete information concerning this fact has been advanced or developed.

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Seattle indices negative re [REDACTED]

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LEADS

SALT LAKE CITY At Salt Lake City, Utah

With no, repeat no information revealed re the "anonymous" source of Chief WHITE, attempt to view [REDACTED] at his place of business to determine if he meets the physical description of the hijacker and/or resembles the composite drawing in possession of Salt Lake City. If he does so resemble hijacker, determine his location at time of captioned hijacking.

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DB Cooper-12064

Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-5028