SAC Butte to SAC Seattle re book possibly predicating the NORJAK subject's acts
This copy: Part 60 pp. 7–8Also filed at Part 73 pp. 295–296 (primary)
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SAC Butte to SAC Seattle re Bozeman author concerned his hijacking book may have inspired NORJAK
— revised to match this copy’s own text.
Document date 23 August 1972
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Id: Cooper-Part-60:007-008
Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-60:007-008 Document: Airtel SAC Butte to SAC Seattle re Bozeman author concerned his hijacking book may have inspired NORJAK Id: Cooper-Part-60:007-008 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-60%3A007-008 What is wrong (title, date, type, which pages belong together, copies)? What does the scan show?
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 60 pp. 7–8 (DB Cooper-24651–24652), Airtel, dated 23 Aug 1972, serial 164-477-546 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-60%3A007-008
8/23/72
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AIRTEL AIR MAIL
TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) FROM : SAC, [redacted]TE (164-26) (P) SUBJECT: NO[redacted]AK OO: Seattle
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[redacted], Bozeman, Montana, advised 8/22/72, as follows:
In 1/71, he, [redacted] completed writing a book entitled [redacted]. This book incorporated the idea that a person desiring to hijack a plane and go to Cuba would also attempt to extort money. The book was initially presented to one [redacted] on the week of [redacted] as a possibility for a motion picture production. [redacted] being an [redacted] [redacted] Los Angeles, California, and [redacted]
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2 - Seattle (AM) 2 - Los Angeles (AM) 2 - [redacted]tte BHD/gld (6)
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164 - [guess: 477] - 546
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[illegible stamp]
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DB Cooper-24651
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b6 b7C b7D
BT #164-26
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By telephone, [REDACTED] was informed that the book had been given to [REDACTED] Encino, California. He in turn probably presented the book to motion picture sub-producers.
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[REDACTED] advised the book made no reference to parachuting from an airplane; however, he is vitally concerned over the possibility this book might have predicated acts of Subject of this case.
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Having never met [REDACTED] he is not aware of the physical description of [REDACTED] but wanted to bring this to the attention of the proper authorities.
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Three copies of the book have been made - One is in the possession, as last known, of [REDACTED] one was sent registered mail and is still sealed by [REDACTED] to himself so as to establish a "poor man's copyright;" and one copy is maintained and sent to a publishing agent in Chicago.
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[REDACTED] requested that any additional information desired would be readily furnished, but he desired his identity be protected regarding information furnished about [REDACTED] based on [REDACTED]
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[REDACTED] was shown a facsimile photograph of UNSUB and stated that this definitely could not be [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
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LEADS
LOS ANGELES DIVISION
AT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Being furnished this information, ascertain if possibility exists that [REDACTED] could be identical with UNSUB in this case or have information of UNSUB.
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DB Cooper-24652
Serials: 164-477-546, BT 164-26, SE 164-81