Little Rock to Seattle and Los Angeles re possible charges against persons publicizing Cooper case

This copy: Part 40 pp. 296–297Also filed at Part 62 pp. 123–124 (primary) · Part 121 pp. 65–66

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Little Rock to Seattle re recontact of source on Jack Bryant Coffelt

Document date 5 October 1977

Part 40pages 296–2972 pagesDB Cooper-16096–16097

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Document: Teletype Little Rock to Seattle re recontact of source on Jack Bryant Coffelt
Id: Cooper-Part-40:296-297
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 40 pp. 296–297 (DB Cooper-16096–16097), Teletype, dated 5 Oct 1977, serial SE 164-81-7680 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-40%3A296-297

LR0004 2782025Z RR SE LA DE LR R 051700Z OCT 77 FM LITTLE ROCK (164-22)(P) TO SEATTLE (164-812) ROUTINE LOS ANGELES (164-497) ROUTINE BT CLEAR

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NORJAK (A). OO: SEATTLE.

RE JACK BRYANT COFFELT.

RE LITTLE ROCK TELETYPE TO SEATTLE AND LOS ANGELES, OCTOBER 3, 1977.

[REDACTED] WAS RECONTACTED EVENING, OCTOBER 3, 1977, AND ADVISED THAT THE ALLEGED [REDACTED] OF JACK BRYANT COFFELT MAY OR MAY NOT ACTUALLY [REDACTED] OF COFFELT BUT IN EITHER CASE COFFELT WAS NOT D. B. COOPER. [REDACTED] WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS APPARENTLY NOTHING ILLEGAL [REDACTED] ENTERING INTO [REDACTED] OR OTHERS. HOWEVER, IF THE REAL D. B. COOPER GAINED KNOWLEDGE OF THE INVESTIGATION IN THIS CASE AND FROM THAT WAS ABLE TO FURTHER

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164-81-7680 [SEARCHED] ______ INDEXED ______ SERIALIZED _2_ FILED _2_ OCT 5 [illegible] FBI—SEATTLE

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DB Cooper-16096

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PAGE TWO LR 164-22 CLEAR

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ELUDE IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION, THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT CRIMINAL CHARGES COULD BE FILED AGAINST THE PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE PUBLICIZING OF THE CASE.

[REDACTED] STATED SHE RECALLS CLEARLY WHAT HAPPENED ON NIGHT OF HIJACKING, AND [REDACTED] FURNISHED BY [REDACTED] RESEMBLE COOPER IN SEVERAL RESPECTS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WEIGHT. SHE DESIRES TO SEE MORE RECENT PHOTO OF COFFELT THAN ONE TAKEN AT ATLANTA IN 1948 IF SUCH IS AVAILABLE.

ON OCTOBER 4, 1977, [REDACTED] RECONTACTED SRA, FAYETTEVILLE, ARK., AND ADVISED [REDACTED] [REDACTED] AND WOULD SEEK FBI APPROVAL BEFORE DOING SO.

[REDACTED] STATED THAT [REDACTED] STATED HE WAS CONTINUING WITH "PROJECT" AND WAS GOING TO SELL HIS STORY BASED ON AN AFFIDAVIT FROM [REDACTED] CLAIMING THAT WHEN [REDACTED] [REDACTED] OF COFFELT IN DENVER, SHE IDENTIFIED [REDACTED] AS COOPER. [REDACTED] DENIES THIS, AND [REDACTED] CONTEMPLATES LEGAL ACTION AGAINST [REDACTED] IF THE ALLEGED AFFIDAVIT IS USED AS BASIS FOR STORY, PUBLICATION, AND FILM PRODUCTION.

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DB Cooper-16097

Serials: 164-812, LA 164-497, LR 164-22, SE 164-81-7680