SAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle re Western Airlines suspect lead

This copy: Part 56 pp. 130–131Also filed at Part 22 pp. 143–144 (primary)

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SAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect furnished by Western Airlines

Document date 7 February 1972

Part 56pages 130–1312 pagesDB Cooper-23520–23521

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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-56:130-131

Document: Airtel SAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect furnished by Western Airlines
Id: Cooper-Part-56:130-131
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 56 pp. 130–131 (DB Cooper-23520–23521), Airtel, dated 7 Feb 1972, serial LA 164-497-300 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-56%3A130-131

FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)

FBI

Date: 2/7/72

Transmit the following in ______ (Type in plaintext or code) Via AIRTEL . AIR MAIL (Priority) -------------------------------------------

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TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) FROM:- SAC, LOS ANGELES (164-497) (P) RE: NORJAK

RE: SUSPECT [REDACTED]

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Enclosed for receiving offices is one photograph of each of captioned suspect.

On 1/18/72, [REDACTED] Western Airlines Corporate Headquarters, Los Angeles, California, furnished the name of [REDACTED] [REDACTED], as a possible suspect in this matter.

[REDACTED] was described as a white male, born [REDACTED] 6', 170 pounds, brown hair and brown eyes. [REDACTED] made available a colored photograph of [REDACTED] and a copy of his employment application.

[REDACTED] was reported as having [REDACTED] [REDACTED] by the U.S. Customs Service, Los Angeles, for the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] which he was trying [REDACTED]

[REDACTED]

Los Angeles file [REDACTED] captioned [REDACTED] [REDACTED] reveals in March 1962, the [REDACTED] and the [REDACTED] requested information through

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2 - Seattle (Encl. 1) (AM) 2 - Minneapolis (164-73) (Encl. 1) 2 - Portland (164-41) (Encl. 1) (AM) 2 - Los Angeles crs/kah (8)

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164-497-300 ST ROUTED INDEXED SERIALIZED FILED

DB Cooper-23520

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Approved: [signature] Special Agent in Charge

Sent ______ Per ______

★ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1660 O - 346-090 (11)

OFFICE COPY

LA 164-497

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Legat, Tokyo concerning [REDACTED] This file indicated [REDACTED] was once employed as a [REDACTED] and had claimed, under suspicious circumstances, that [REDACTED]

On 1/18/72, records of the California Department of Motor-Vehicles revealed [REDACTED], born [REDACTED] [REDACTED] had resided at [REDACTED] California, as of 5/26/70.

-- Investigation revealed [REDACTED] had moved from the above address in early 1971 to [REDACTED] [REDACTED] On 1/24/72, a neighbor advised that [REDACTED] resides at [REDACTED] and recalled [REDACTED] [REDACTED] on 11/26/71. She did not see [REDACTED] on 11/24/71, as [REDACTED]

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On 2/7/72, [REDACTED] was interviewed by SA's [REDACTED] in the vicinity of his residence. He stated he had no knowledge whatsoever of the hijacking of the Northwest Airlines plane in Seattle on 11/24/71. He claimed he was definitely in the Los Angeles area at that time stating he had Thanksgiving dinner with relatives, but could not readily recall where he had Thanksgiving dinner. [REDACTED] added that he was unemployed and would probably have been with [REDACTED] [REDACTED] on 11/24/71. He stated he would consult with [REDACTED] in an effort to recall exactly where he was and who he was with on that date.

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In view of [REDACTED] vagueness as to where he spent Thanksgiving and the probability he will furnish names of close relatives to establish his whereabouts on 11/24/71, Seattle, Minneapolis and Portland are requested to display enclosed photographs to witnesses to ascertain if he should be considered a logical suspect.

UNSUB SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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DB Cooper-23521

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Serials: LA 164-497, LA 164-497-300, MP 164-73, PD 164-41, SE 164-81