SAC Kansas City to SAC Seattle re Cowley County source's NORJAK information

Document date 18 May 1976

Part 37pages 352–3532 pagesDB Cooper-14519–14520

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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-37:352-353

Document: Memo SAC Kansas City to SAC Seattle re Cowley County source's NORJAK information
Id: Cooper-Part-37:352-353
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 37 pp. 352–353 (DB Cooper-14519–14520), Memo, dated 18 May 1976, serial SE 164-81-6946 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-37%3A352-353

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 JULY 1973 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) DATE: 5-18-76

FROM : [redacted], KANSAS CITY (164-80) RUC

SUBJECT: NORJAK b6 00: SE [redacted] b7C

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Re Kansas City letter to Seattle 4-16-76.

On 5-3-76, [redacted] of Cowley County, [redacted] Kansas, advised SA [redacted] that he is personally acquainted with [redacted]. He pointed out that [redacted] is currently [redacted]. [redacted] He stated that [redacted] had on one occasion mentioned to him that [redacted] had at one time been acquainted with an individual that would have been capable of committing NORJAK, but that it had been his impression that [redacted] was merely indicating that the individual was capable; not that he had done it.

On 5-3-76, [redacted], [redacted] Kansas, stated to SA [redacted] that he had on numerous occasions indicated to various persons that he was acquainted with at least one individual that was cap- able of having committed NORJAK. He stated that he is aware that there are [redacted].

The one individual of his acquaintance that he considered capable of committing such an offense would be [redacted], [redacted] an individual that he has not seen or heard from in over 20 years. [redacted] Kansas. [redacted] was in the airborne infantry, had undergone ranger training, and possibly went on to Officer Candidate School. [redacted] enrolled at Kansas State University in the fall [redacted] but may not have completed that semester there. He subsequently atten- ded a college and played basketball in Missoula, Montana.

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(2) Seattle 1-Kansas City JBK:maw (3) [redacted] Rev. 9 [illegible]

Return of Sus[pect] [partially illegible] Enclosure

164-81-6946 SEARCHED [illegible] SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED [illegible] [illegible date stamp]

Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan DB Cooper-14519

KC 164-80

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He is not aware of any relatives that [REDACTED] might have, but thought possibly [REDACTED] attended high school in Idaho.

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[REDACTED] furnished the following description of [REDACTED]

Name [REDACTED] Race White Sex Male Age About 25 in 1952 Height 6' 2" Weight 180-200 pounds in 1952 Hair Dark Brown Eyes Brown

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[REDACTED] again pointed out that he was merely re- marking that due to previous experience and training, [REDACTED] would be one of thousands that could successfully carry off an operation like NORJAK. He has no reason to suspect that [REDACTED] has ever been involved in any illegal activity of any kind.

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No further effort is being made to locate [REDACTED] unless requested to do so by Office of Origin.

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b6 b7C

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DB Cooper-14520

Serials: KC 164-80, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-6946