Knoxville memo to SAC re NORJAK informant report of McGhee Tyson Airport contact

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO : SAC (164-0-62B) P DATE: 5/29/80

FROM : SA [REDACTED] SUB. C, J

SUBJECT: NORJAK CAA - HIJACK (A) OO: SEATTLE BUFILE: 164-2111

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Re memo of SA [REDACTED] dated 4/2/80.

On 4/15/80, SA [REDACTED] met with [REDACTED] [REDACTED] re [REDACTED] having information pertaining to captioned matter. [REDACTED] advised as follows:

[REDACTED] stated that just before Christmas, 1979, he met [REDACTED] friend (name unrecalled) at the McGhee Tyson Airport. [REDACTED] stated that this meeting concerned [REDACTED] paying a lease payment on an aircraft that he rented from [REDACTED] for his [REDACTED] [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] is [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] unidentified friend needed assistance into and out of the rear seat of [REDACTED] automobile; this person according to [REDACTED] said very little and wore sunglasses all of the time. [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] flew into Knoxville via commercial airlines and left in the plane that [REDACTED] rented them. [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] resides in an apartment in the New Orleans - Baton Rouge area of Louisiana as does his unidentified friend; location unknown for both individuals.

[REDACTED] advised that one to two weeks later he noticed in the newspaper some artist conceptions of D. B. Cooper when some money was located in a wooded section of a western state and was believed to have been some of the money obtained in captioned hijacking.

[REDACTED] advised that he immediately recalled [REDACTED] visit around Christmas, 1979, and the [REDACTED] white

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SEARCHED... INDEXED... SERIALIZED... FILED... MAY 8 1980

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ADP/jkb (1)

Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Sa[vings Plan]

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SUB. C, J b6 b7C [circled notation that appears to read] X P 3 [handwritten date near bottom-right] 1[6]1-81-8377

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DB Cooper-17973

KX 164-0-62B

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male friend that [REDACTED] had with him. [REDACTED] stated that if the guy he saw with [REDACTED] was not Cooper it was his twin brother by virtue of the artist conceptions.

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[REDACTED] stated that normally [REDACTED] travels to Knoxville twice a month to transact business and on [REDACTED] next trip to Knoxville (1/80), [REDACTED] stated he confronted [REDACTED] about the identity of the friend that he had with him during his Christmas visit. [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] had very little to say except that he admitted reluctantly that his friend's name was [REDACTED] but he did not want or like to be called by that name. [REDACTED] also told [REDACTED] that he and his friend use to sky dive a lot together. [REDACTED] indicated that no mention was made as to how this "friend" of [REDACTED] was injured although he [REDACTED] assumed the injury to be from sky diving.

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[REDACTED] stated that the guy that looked like Cooper resides in an apartment in the New Orleans - Baton Rouge area and he also lives in Merida on the Yukatan (Phonetic) Peninsula near Mexico, somewhere in the jungle. [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] mentioned that "his friend" [REDACTED] in this area and [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] is due in the Knoxville area Wednesday, April 16, 1980, at McGhee Tyson Airport for another meeting with him and at that time he will attempt to get additional information.

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The writer advised [REDACTED] during his next meeting with [REDACTED] to attempt to get specific information re [REDACTED], i.e. location of bait money, exact location of [REDACTED] or get [REDACTED] to admit that [REDACTED] told him unpublished details re captioned hijacking. [REDACTED] agreed to get as much information as he could from [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] resided at [REDACTED] Jouplin, Missouri, telephone number [REDACTED], one year ago and can currently be reached through an answering service [REDACTED] using the alias of [REDACTED]. [REDACTED] (Phonetic). [REDACTED] advised that the [REDACTED]

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DB Cooper-1974

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b6 b7C

KX 164-0-62B

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address is from a cancelled check that he had of [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] advised that he currently leases the following two aircrafts to [REDACTED]

1) [REDACTED] [REDACTED] 2) [REDACTED] [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] stated that he believes that [REDACTED] owns a twin engine [REDACTED] and that his [REDACTED] "friend" occasionally flies around with him.

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[REDACTED] provided the following description of [REDACTED] friend that he believed to be [REDACTED]

Race White Sex Male Age [REDACTED] Height 5'11" Weight 130 pounds Hair Brown and thinning on top; receding hairline. Eyes Wore sunglasses entire time. Complexion Dark and well tanned. Physical Character- istics [REDACTED]

Accent None noted or recalled; spoke very little Demeanor Calm, smoking Dress Wore suit and had a lot of jewelry on. Comments Initially introduced by [REDACTED]

Occupation [REDACTED]

Address Believed to occupy an apartment in the Baton Rouge - New Orleans area of Louisiana as well as [REDACTED]

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DB Cooper-17975

KX 164-0-62B

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On May 19, 1980, SA [redacted] telephonically contacted [redacted] re any additional information re captioned matter. [redacted] stated that [redacted] has been in the Knoxville area only once since April 15, 1980, and on that occasion he [redacted] was by himself and only stayed 15 minutes. [redacted] advised that he has heard that due to pressure from DEA or some other law enforcement authority, [redacted] friend (who he believes is Cooper) either has moved or will be moving very shortly from the New Orleans area. [redacted] stated that he did not know where this individual would be relocating. [redacted] stated that he is not sure when he will see [redacted] again; however, he will attempt to get additional information re [redacted]

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DB Cooper-17976

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