SAC Portland to SAC Seattle re Northwest Airlines contact fearful of naming his suspect
Document date 12 November 1976
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-38:331-332 Document: Airtel SAC Portland to SAC Seattle re Northwest Airlines contact fearful of naming his suspect Id: Cooper-Part-38:331-332 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-38%3A331-332 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 38 pp. 331–332 (DB Cooper-15006–15007), Airtel, dated 12 Nov 1976 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-38%3A331-332
FD-36 (Rev. 2-14-74)
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Date: 11/12/76
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Via AIRTEL AIRMAIL (Precedence)
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TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41)(P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK (OO: Seattle) BuFile 164-2111
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UNIDENTIFIED SUSPECT SUGGESTED BY COMPLAINANT [REDACTED] WASHINGTON
On 11/9/76, [REDACTED] Washington, telephone [REDACTED] telephonically contacted the Portland Office.
[REDACTED] stated that for several years he has had an individual in mind who may be identical with Unsub. He stated that he was very reluctant to reveal the identity of the suspect because of his [REDACTED] [REDACTED] with the [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] advised among his reasons for suspecting this individual are that the suspect has had smoke jumper training, fits the published description of the hijacker, and resembles the artist's conception published in the newspapers.
[REDACTED] was interested in knowing whether a reward is still available for the identification and apprehension of Unsub. He advised that he was unwilling to reveal the identity of his suspect just at this time but would be willing to talk with an agent about it. He said he is a commercial fisherman parttime, and is frequently at Illwaco, Washington.
On 11/10/76, [REDACTED] Northwest Airlines, Portland International Airport, confidentially advised he had been contacted by telephone [REDACTED] was interested in knowing whether a reward was offered.
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2 - Seattle 2 - Portland Approved: _______________ Sent _______ M Per ________ RPH:lbn Special Agent in Charge (4)
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DB Cooper-15006
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PD 164-41
by Northwest Airlines in this matter and stated to [REDACTED] he was afraid if he furnished information concerning a suspect to the FBI, the FBI would cheat him out of the reward money. [REDACTED] stated he got the impression from conversation with [REDACTED]
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LEAD
SEATTLE
AT WASHINGTON. Will contact [REDACTED] telephone [REDACTED] for the identity of his suspect in this matter. In view of [REDACTED] statement that he is frequently away, it is suggested he be contacted by telephone first.
ARMED AND DANGEROUS
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DB Cooper-15007
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Serials: 164-2111, PD 164-41, SE 164-81
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