To SAC Seattle re Lake Merwin search proposal (duplicate copy)
Document date 20 May 1976
Also filed at: Part 65 p. 213 · Part 75 p. 35 · Part 75 p. 54
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Part of: To SAC Seattle re Kirkland man's planned Lake Merwin underwater search
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 37 p. 360 (DB Cooper-14528), Memo, dated 20 May 1976, serial SE 164-81-6949 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-37%3A360-360
OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 JULY 1973 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum
TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) DATE: 5/20/76
FROM : SA [REDACTED]
SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: SEATTLE BUfile 164-2111
RE: SUB E - SEARCH AREA SUB CC - SEARCH PERSONNEL SUB DD - COMPLAINTS RESULTING FROM SEARCH
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On 4/29/76, [REDACTED], Kirkland, Washington, [REDACTED] telephone [REDACTED] appeared at Seattle Office and advised he is going to undertake a search of Lake Merwin.
[REDACTED] advised he has developed a closed circuit TV system whereby he tows a TV camera in a waterproof container from the back of his boat and it is possible, according to [REDACTED] to control the depth of this towed TV camera.
[REDACTED] stated the average depth of Lake Merwin is approximately 140 ft. and that at that depth, a man can only dive for about one hour a day. [REDACTED] stated the visibility should be about 100 ft. but for his com- putations he will use 30 ft. as a minimum visibility. [REDACTED] estimates he will be able to search a 64 ft. wide search area traveling at 5 miles per hour. [REDACTED] co-partner [REDACTED] and according to [REDACTED] he has started a company with [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] stated that to this point, he has invested about $5,000 in the project and [REDACTED] was interested in learning about all rewards offered concerning captioned matter. The writer provided such information to [REDACTED]
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164-81- 6949 SEARCHED___INDEXED___ SERIALIZED___FILED___ MAY 0 3 1976 FBI-SEATTLE
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DB Cooper-14528
Serials: 164-2111, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-6949