NITEL Seattle to western field offices re informant contacts and circularization of ransom bill list

Document date 29 December 1971

Part 55pages 80–812 pagesDB Cooper-23218–23219

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Document: NITEL Seattle to western field offices re informant contacts and circularization of ransom bill list
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 55 pp. 80–81 (DB Cooper-23218–23219), Teletype, dated 29 Dec 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-55%3A080-081

[illegible] 6 SE PLAIN . 422 PM NITEL 12/29/71 FEE TO BUTTE (164-26) LAS VEGAS (164-6[guess: 8]) . LOS ANGELES (164-497) PHOENIX (164-1[guess: 29]) PORTLAND (164-41) SACRAMENTO (164-5[guess: 9]) .SALT LAKE CITY (164-24) SAN DIEGO (164-91) SAN FRANCISCO (164-22[guess: 0]) FROM SEATTLE (164-81) 2P

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RECEIVING OFFICES ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT ALL LOCAL INFORMANTS FOR ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING CAPTIONED MATTER CONCERNING WHICH BACKGROUND INFORMATION HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN FURNISHED. RECEIVING OFFICES ARE ALSO REQUESTED TO REVIEW BANK ROBBERY SUSPECT PROGRAMS FOR THE IDENTITIES OF ANYONE INCLUDED IN THOSE PROGRAMS WHO COULD BE CONSIDERED SUSPECT IN CAPTIONED MATTER. ADDITIONALLY, RECEIVING OFFICES ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT BANKERS ASSOCIATION OR SIMILAR GROUPS WHICH CIRCULARIZE BANKS REQUESTING THAT BANKS BE CIRCULARIZED AND BANK AND SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEES BE REQUESTED TO BE ALERT FOR ANY LARGE END PAGE ONE

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[partially legible stamps] Don [guess: Commandant] memo See Act-worth [illegible]

CIRCULARIZED TO ALL [illegible] FUNDSHIP [illegible]

7th SIA CC'S OF RANSOM BILL [guess: VAULT/CHECK] FEDERAL CANTON [illegible] FINANCIAL MANOR OF [illegible] PROCEDURES

164-497 128

SEARCHED...........INDEXED.... SERIALIZED...........FILED.... DEC 0 0 1971

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DB Cooper-23218 Pe dencess and [illegible]

PAGE TWO SE (164-81)

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DEPOSITS OF TWENTY DOLLAR BILLS OR EXCHANGES OF TWENTY DOLLAR BILLS FOR OTHER BILLS OR ANY RECENT RENTAL OR UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IN AN ALREADY RENTED SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX WHEREIN THE HIJACKER MIGHT HAVE STASHED THE RANSOM MONEY IN THIS MATTER. TO ACHIEVE WIDE CIRCULARIZATION OF THE RANSOM LIST, SEATTLE HAS ARRANGED WITH A SEATTLE NEWSPAPER TO PRINT A SHORT FEATURE ARTICLE INFORMING THE PUBLIC THAT THE LIST OF RANSOM BILLS HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, BANKS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. THE PUBLIC HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT IF THEY FEEL THEY HAVE ONE OF THE RANSOM BILLS THE NUMBER MAY BE CHECKED THROUGH THEIR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT OR THROUGH THE FBI OFFICE.

RECEIVING OFFICES ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT APPROPRIATE NEWSPAPERS IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP BEFORE THE PUBLIC THE FACT THAT THE LIST OF THE TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN TWENTY DOLLAR BILLS, PAID TO THE HIJACKER, IS AVAILABLE FOR CHECKING THROUGH THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS OR FBI OFFICE. -P-

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[guess: Times published] [guess: LA Times or similar newspaper reference]

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WEF FBI LOS ANGELES

FOR TWO TELS CLR

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DB Cooper-23219

Serials: 164-129, 164-68, AN 164-59, BT 164-26, LA 164-497, PD 164-41, SD 164-91, SE 164-81, SF 164-220, SU 164-24