SAC Portland to SAC Seattle re source claiming knowledge of Cooper's identity

Document date 29 August 1977

Part 40pages 275–2762 pagesDB Cooper-16075–16076

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Document: Memo SAC Portland to SAC Seattle re source claiming knowledge of Cooper's identity
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 40 pp. 275–276 (DB Cooper-16075–16076), Memo, dated 29 Aug 1977 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-40%3A275-276

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8/29/77

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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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On 8/17/77, [REDACTED] Salem, Oregon, [REDACTED] telephone [REDACTED] telephonically furnished the following information to SA [REDACTED]

She and [REDACTED] formerly resided at Seaside, Oregon, where [REDACTED] until his recent retire- ment. Through their residence in Seaside and [REDACTED] occupation, she and [REDACTED] became aware of the influx of a number of well- to-do persons from the Seattle, Washington area who came to the Seaside area and bought property. She said that a number of such individuals bought the Seaside Farms, a farm which raises race horses. Individuals associated with this group came to [REDACTED] to purchase various parcels of property around the Seaside Farms ranch. They were usually very secretive.

One of the figures associated with this group was a man from Seattle, whose name [REDACTED] came to the Seaside area from Seattle and eventually purchased [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Oregon. [REDACTED] claimed to have a background of employment [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] continued that she [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] She said this man, whom she refused to identify, had told her that [REDACTED] and

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(2) - Seattle 2 - Portland

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164-al-7670 SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED [illegible] AUG [illegible] 1977 FBI -- SEATTLE

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DB Cooper-16075

PD 164-41

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[REDACTED] true story of "D. B. COOPER," the hijacker in this matter. claimed to know the identity of COOPER and all of the facts surrounding the hijacking.

[REDACTED] advised that the above information was told her in strict confidence [REDACTED] [REDACTED] She said that she does not believe her friend would be cooperative in furnishing any information known to him, and that he should not be approached, inasmuch as she feels he has told no one else of the offer [REDACTED] Any such approach would destroy [REDACTED] [REDACTED]

She said that [REDACTED] had refused to participate [REDACTED] concerning the hijacking, and wanted nothing further to do [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] added that [REDACTED] is an associate of an individual named [REDACTED] at the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Oregon.

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LEADS

SEATTLE

AT SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. Will conduct indices search and appropriate agency checks in an effort to identify and develop background information concerning [REDACTED]

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PORTLAND

AT [REDACTED] OREGON. Will fully identify [REDACTED] and discreetly determine whether he has indicated to other associates any knowledge of captioned hijacking. Will thereafter consider an interview of [REDACTED] concerning captioned matter.

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ARMED AND DANGEROUS

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DB Cooper-16076

Serials: 164-2111, PD 164-41, SE 164-81