Urgent teletype (NR013 SE) Seattle to WFO, New York, Los Angeles re D.B. Cooper letter

This copy: Part 54 p. 427Also filed at Part 16 p. 3 (primary) · Part 66 p. 242 · Part 101 p. 263 · Part 106 p. 84

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Seattle to WFO, New York and Los Angeles re letter signed 'D.B. Cooper' received by The Seattle Times

Document date 13 December 1971

Part 54page 4271 pageDB Cooper-22905

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 54 p. 427 (DB Cooper-22905), Teletype, dated 13 Dec 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-54%3A427-427

NR013 SE PLAIN 1039 PM URGENT 12/13/71 FEE TO WFO NEW YORK LOS ANGELES FROM SEATTLE (164-81) IP

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NORJAK.

RE D.B. COOPER LETTER.

THE SEATTLE TIMES, SEATTLE, HAS TURNED OVER TO THE SEATTLE OFFICE A LETTER RECEIVED BY THE NEWSPAPER TODAY ADDRESSED TO THE MANAGING EDITOR OF THE SEATTLE TIMES, BEARING THE POST MARK "U.S. POSTAL SERVICE. WA NINE EIGHT ZERO" WITH THE DATE DECEMBER ELEVEN, SEVENTY-ONE. POSTMARK INDICATES LETTER WAS MAILED IN THE GREATER SEATTLE AREA, BUT OUTSIDE THE CITY OF SEATTLE ITSELF. THE LETTER SIGNED "D.B. COOPER," HE CLAIMS HE LEFT NI FINGERPRINTS, THAT HE WORE A TOUPEE, AND WORE PUTTY MAKE-UP.

LETTER INDICATES COPIES WERE SENT TO THE WASHINGTON POST, THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE LOS ANGELES TIMES.

WFO, NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES ARE REQUESTED TO OBTAIN, IF POSSIBLE, THE COPY OF THE LETTER RECEIVED BY THE INDICATED NEWSPAPER AND FORWARD SAME TO LABORATORY FOR APPROPRIATE LABORATORY EXAMINA- TION, INCLUDING USE OF THE TYPWRITER AND FOR LATENT FINGERPRINT EXAMINATION. SEATTLE IS FORWARDING TODAY ITS COPY OF INSTANT LETTER. END JJS FBI LOS ANGELES

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SEARCHED___INDEXED___ SERIALIZED___FILED___ 13 DEC 31 1971

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b6 b7C

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DB Cooper-22905

Serials: SE 164-81