Director to all field offices re 'The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper' film and reward offer

Document date 11 November 1981

Part 46pages 182–1832 pagesDB Cooper-18982–18983

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Document: Teletype Director to all field offices re 'The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper' film and reward offer
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 46 pp. 182–183 (DB Cooper-18982–18983), Teletype, dated 11 Nov 1981 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-46%3A182-183

VZCZCHQ0185 OO AFO DE HQ #0185 3150455 ZNR UUUUU O 162257Z NOV 81 FM DIRECTOR FBI (164-211) TO ALL FBI FIELD OFFICES IMMEDIATE PERSONAL ATTENTION BT UNCLAS NORJACK; CAA-HIJACKING; OO: SEATTLE (164-81) ON NOVEMBER 13, 1981, UNIVERSAL PICTURES, 100 UNIVERSAL CITY PLAZA, UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIFORNIA, WILL RELEASE TO THEATERS NATIONWIDE A MOTION PICTURE TITLED "THE PURSUIT OF D. B. COOPER." THE MOTION PICTURE IS BASED ON THE CAPTIONED CASE. IN ITS ADVERTISING PROMOTIONS, UNIVERSAL PICTURES IS OFFERING A ONE MILLION DOLLAR REWARD FOR INFORMATION RESULTING IN THE ARREST AND CONVICTION OF "D. B. COOPER" FOR AIRCRAFT PIRACY. THE ADVERTISING PROMOTIONS STATE IN PART "IF YOU HAVE SUCH INFORMATION AS TO THE REAL D. B. COOPER, CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THIS OFFER EXPIRES MIDNIGHT, DECEMBER 1, 1981."

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DB Cooper-18982

PAGE TWO DE HQ 0185 UNCLAS

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UNIVERSAL PICTURES INITIATED THE REWARD OFFER ON ITS OWN VOLITION TO PROMOTE THE MOTION PICTURE AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT SHOULD "D. B. COOPER" BE IDENTIFIED.

EACH OFFICE IS INSTRUCTED TO FURNISH SEATTLE, THE OFFICE OF ORIGIN, ANY INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OR CITIZENS. NO INVESTIGATION IS TO BE CONDUCTED BASED ON INFORMATION RECEIVED. SEATTLE WILL DETERMINE VALIDITY OF THE INFORMATION AND ADVISE OFFICES OF NECESSARY INVESTIGATION.

ALL OFFICES ARE TO BEAR IN MIND WHEN CAPTIONED CRIME WAS COMMITTED ON NOVEMBER 11, 1971, UNSUB AKA D. B. COOPER WAS DESCRIBED AS BEING A WHITE MALE, MID-FORTIES, 5' 10" TO 6' 0", 170 POUNDS, OLIVE COMPLEXION, AND LATIN APPEARANCE.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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DB Cooper-18983

Serials: SA 164-211, SE 164-81

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