SA to SAC Seattle re Bellingham Herald publication of ransom serial numbers
Document date 16 June 1976
Also filed at: Part 65 p. 352 · Part 76 p. 233
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-37:431-431 Document: Memo SA to SAC Seattle re Bellingham Herald publication of ransom serial numbers Id: Cooper-Part-37:431-431 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-37%3A431-431 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 37 p. 431 (DB Cooper-14615), Memo, dated 16 Jun 1976, serial SE 164-81-6988 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-37%3A431-431
OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 JULY 1973 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.8 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum
TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) DATE: 6/16/76
FROM : SA [REDACTED]
SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: SEATTLE BUFILE 164-2111
Re memo of SA [REDACTED] dated 5/14/76.
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On June 9, 1976, [REDACTED] Bellingham Harold, Box 1277, Bellingham, Washington, 98225, telephone (206) 734-3900, after consulting with the newspaper's publisher, [REDACTED], advised this newspaper will participate in a publicity venture as set forth in referenced memo. He advised he would print the article and ransom bills serial numbers on a one time basis in a Sunday edition, which has the largest distribution.
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[REDACTED] advised the paper along with many others utilized an electronic scanner system which can set the type automatically and in order to do this the text must be typed with a Selectric typewriter with a Courier 12 ball. He advised the letter could be double spaced, but this is not necessary for the scanner.
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A newspaper, which is familiar to the writer, and which is not a major newspaper, but is certainly one which should be contacted regarding the publicity venture is the Western Flyer. It is published by [REDACTED] Tacoma, Washington, [REDACTED] telephone [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Tacoma, Washington. Leads to contact this publication being left to the discretion of case Agent as may have already been contacted.
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ARMED AND DANGEROUS
(2) - Seattle RST SKH (2)
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SEARCHED......INDEXED...... SERIALIZED......FILED...... JUN 1 6 1976 FBI - SEATTLE
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164-81-6988
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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan DB Cooper-14615
Serials: 164-2111, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-6988