SAC Newark to Director re NORJACK suspect's Army and ROTC background

Document date 24 July 1989

Part 49page 2561 pageDB Cooper-20398

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Document: Airtel SAC Newark to Director re NORJACK suspect's Army and ROTC background
Id: Cooper-Part-49:256-256
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 49 p. 256 (DB Cooper-20398), Airtel, dated 24 Jul 1989, serial SE 164-81-8986 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-49%3A256-256

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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 7/24/89

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TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) FROM: SAC, [REDACTED] (164A-402) (C-1) SUBJECT: NORJACK OO: SEATTLE

Sub: [REDACTED] Re: Seattle Airtel to Bureau 7/7/89.

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[REDACTED] served in the US Army as an enlisted man. He took ROTC at the University of Michigan and again served in the US Army as a [REDACTED] [REDACTED] from [REDACTED] Review of [REDACTED] military records reflect no receipt of airborne training.

Review of [REDACTED] reflects that Portland teletype dated 12/15/71 (copy to Seattle) requested photographs and background data re [REDACTED] inasmuch he was considered a possible Norjack suspect at that time. Minneapolis teletype to Bureau dated 1/6/72 (copy to Seattle) reflected that [REDACTED] photograph had been displayed to the three victim stewardesses. All three witnesses stated that [REDACTED] was not identical or similar to D. B. COOPER.

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Based on the above information, Newark does not consider [REDACTED] a suspect in Norjack and will conduct no further investigation, UACB.

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2-Bureau 2-Seattle (164A-81) 2-Richmond (164A-74) 2-St. Louis (164A-63) 2-[REDACTED] (1-164A-402) [REDACTED] BMM/lam (10) 1*

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[Handwritten signature: illegible] [Stamp:] 164A-81 - 8986 SEARCHED [illegible] SERIALIZED [illegible] Approved: _________ Transmitted _________ Per JUL 26 1989

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DB Cooper-20398

Serials: 164-2111, NK 164-402, RH 164-74, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-8986, SL 164-63