SAC Los Angeles to Acting Director (FBI Laboratory) and Seattle transmitting letter and envelope for examination

This copy: Part 60 pp. 39–40Also filed at Part 28 pp. 89–90 (primary)

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SAC Los Angeles to Acting Director (FBI Laboratory) transmitting 'Dear Sirs' letter for examination

Document date 25 September 1972

Part 60pages 39–402 pagesDB Cooper-24687–24688

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FD-35 (Rev. 5-22-64)

FBI

Date: 9/25/72

Transmit the following in _______________ (Type in plaintext or code)

Via AIRTEL (Priority)

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TO: ACTING DIRECTOR (164-211) Attn: FBI Laboratory

FROM: SAC, LOS ANGELES (164-497) (P)

RE: NORJAK CO: Seattle

Re Los Angeles teletype to Bureau 9/23/72.

Enclosed for the FBI Laboratory is one two-page letter beginning "Dear Sirs, [REDACTED] is dead ...", and signed [REDACTED]. Also enclosed is one envelope, addressed to Los Angeles Times, not postmarked, which enclosed the above letter, and 1 xerox copy of each of above.

Enclosed for Seattle is one xerox copy of the above items.

The letter and envelope were made available on 9/23/72 by [REDACTED] Los Angeles Times [REDACTED] The items were handled by unknown Los Angeles Times mail room personnel in addition to the following persons:

[REDACTED] Date of birth [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] Date of birth [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] Date of birth [REDACTED] Social Security Account Number [REDACTED]

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2 - Bureau (Enc. 4) 3 - Seattle (Enc. 2) 2 - Los Angeles WRT/met (6)

Approved: [signature] (Special Agent in Charge)

Sent __________ M P

OFFICE COPY

DB Cooper-24687

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SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED FILED

LA 164-497

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The FBI Laboratory is requested to process the enclosed items for latent fingerprints. It is additionally requested the items be searched through the anonymous letter file and that handwriting comparisons be made with any letters previously submitted in this matter which were originally directed to newspapers.

It is requested the enclosed items be returned to the Los Angeles Division upon completion of Laboratory examinations.

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DB Cooper-24688

Serials: LA 164-497, SA 164-211