SAC Louisville to Director re NORJAK information from FCI source

Document date 3 September 1981

Part 46pages 121–1222 pagesDB Cooper-18901–18902

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Document: Airtel SAC Louisville to Director re NORJAK information from FCI source
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 46 pp. 121–122 (DB Cooper-18901–18902), Airtel, dated 3 Sep 1981 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-46%3A121-122

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TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: ☐ Teletype ☐ Immediate ☐ TOP SECRET ☐ Facsimile ☐ Priority ☐ SECRET ☒ AIRTEL ☐ Routine ☐ CONFIDENTIAL ☐ UNCLAS E F T O ☐ UNCLAS Date 9/3/81 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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TO: DIRECTOR, FBI FROM: [initials] SAC, LOUISVILLE (164A-NEW) (P)

SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: SEATTLE

Re Telecall of SA [REDACTED] Louisville Division, and SA [REDACTED] Seattle Division, 9/3/81.

A source of known reliability advised that he [REDACTED] the Federal Correctional Institute, [REDACTED] (phonetic). The source stated that [REDACTED] and believes that he is a pilot and [REDACTED] Source stated that [REDACTED] occasion that he [REDACTED] individual that parachuted out of the airplane in the desert with a great deal of money. Source stated that [REDACTED] this individual who parachuted after hijacking an airplane used to be involved in flying drugs from Mexico to the United States. Source stated that [REDACTED]

Source stated that he believes that [REDACTED] is now located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and is either still in prison or out on parole.

On 9/2/81 in order to determine the veracity of background information supplied by the source, contact was made with one [REDACTED] in Minneapolis, Minnesota, FTS Number [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] is under active supervision after being released on a charge of [REDACTED] further advised that his [REDACTED] report was quite lengthy but did say that he knew that [REDACTED] has been involved with [guess: 8580] airplanes but could not say positively if [REDACTED]

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2 - Director 2 - Minneapolis (2) - Seattle 2 - Louisville (8) DLR:lr Approved: ___________ Transmitted ___________ (Number) (Time) @ U.S. GOVERNMENT 1980-[stamp] 59/5402 11-4-81 - 8580 DB Cooper-18901

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LS 164A-NEW

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was a licensed pilot. [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] was formerly associated with an individual known as [REDACTED] who completely dropped out of sight and has not been seen for a number of years. [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] was charged along with [REDACTED] but has never been located to date. No further questions were asked of [REDACTED] was asked not to mention anything to [REDACTED] re FBI inquiries.

It should be noted for office of origin and Minneapolis that the source in this matter has proven his reliability on a number of occasions, most notably in the recovery of [REDACTED] within the past six months. Two persons were arrested and convicted and are now serving time after the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Source clarified by saying that obviously he could not say if [REDACTED] was telling him the truth but did say that [REDACTED]

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LEADS

MINNEAPOLIS DIVISION

AT MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

1. Will contact [REDACTED] U.S. Probation Office FTS Number [REDACTED] and obtain complete background data re [REDACTED]

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SEATTLE DIVISION

AT SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

Will, after receipt of information from Minneapolis determine if [REDACTED] should be interviewed. Seattle should note that there would be a possibility that source might be able to again contact [REDACTED]

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DB Cooper-18902

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Serials: 164A-NEW, 59/5402, LS 164A-NEW