To SAC Seattle re Tacoma News Tribune and publication of ransom bill serial numbers
Document date 27 July 1976
Also filed at: Part 76 p. 221
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 38 p. 48 (DB Cooper-14704), Memo, dated 27 Jul 1976, serial SE 164-81-7025 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-38%3A048-048
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: 7/27/76
FROM : SA [REDACTED]
SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: SEATTLE BUfile 164-2111
Re memo of SA [REDACTED], dated 5/14/76.
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On 6/22/76, [REDACTED] Tacoma News Tribune [REDACTED] Tacoma, Washington, was apprised of the information regarding this agencies interest to determine if major newspapers in the Tacoma vicinity, would participate in a publicity venture by printing either on a weekly or daily basis a list of ransom bill numbers pertaining to captioned matter.
[REDACTED] stated in discussing with his city editor and learning that their were 10,000 $20 bills involved, stated that the editor displayed no interest in publishing the serial numbers of these $20 bills due to the large volume of serial numbers involved.
The Tacoma News Tribune is the only major newspaper in the Pierce County area.
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ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
2 Seattle (164-81) RRB:deh (2)
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164-81-7025 SEARCHED...........INDEXED........ SERIALIZED.....FILED...... JUL 2 7 1976 FBI - SEATTLE
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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan
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DB Cooper-14704
Serials: 164-2111, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-7025