Interview of Northwest Orient Airlines employee re anonymous hijacking-information call
Interviewed 13 December 1974Dictated 17 December 1974Transcribed 20 December 1974
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 61 pp. 141–142 (DB Cooper-25308–25309), FD-302 interview, interviewed 13 Dec 1974 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-61%3A141-142
FD-302 (Rev. 11-27-70)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of transcription 12/20/74
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[REDACTED], Alhambra, Cali- fornia, telephone number [REDACTED] advised he is the [REDACTED] for Northwest Orient Airlines, 3400 West 6th Street, Room 302, Los Angeles, California.
[REDACTED] advised that at approximately 11:35 a.m., December 13, 1974, he was told by [REDACTED] she had received a call at 11:30 a.m. over their published telephone number for the Hawthorne, California, area, [REDACTED]. The call was from an individual who purportedly had information concerning the 1971 hijacking of a Northwest Orient aircraft. The caller declined to identify himself and inquired whether there was a reward for information concerning the hijacker or the money. [REDACTED] stated he requested [REDACTED] dictate the content of the call to him, which he recorded on a note as follows:
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11:35
Caller: You had a hijack on November 24, 1971.
[REDACTED] Yes.
Caller: The FBI has not been able to apprehend the man.
[REDACTED] Yes?
Caller: Is there a reward?
[REDACTED] One moment please.
Caller: No. No. No. You're not going to put me on hold so you can trace the call.
[REDACTED] That's ridiculous. I'm not tracing the call. Why would I want to trace the call?
Caller: Find out the information about the reward and I will call you back at precisely 1 o'clock.
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Interviewed on 12/13/74 at Los Angeles, California File # Los Angeles 164-497-[REDACTED]
SA's [REDACTED] and by [REDACTED]/jah Date dictated 12/17/74
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
DB Cooper-25308
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[REDACTED] Okay, fine.
The call was then terminated. [REDACTED] made available the above note. He stated the area from which the call originated includes the cities of Hawthorne, Inglewood, Gardena, El Segundo, Torrance and Redondo Beach, California.
[REDACTED] advised Reservation Agent [REDACTED] was again con- tacted by the above caller at 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., December 13, 1974, and he recorded these calls. [REDACTED] made available the two cassette tape recordings of the 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. telephone calls.
[REDACTED] advised Northwest Orient Airlines offered a reward of $10,000 for information concerning the November 1971 hijacking of a Northwest Orient Aircraft shortly after the hijacking occurred. This reward was withdrawn one year after the incident.
[REDACTED] advised he contacted each [REDACTED] in his office and located no one who has recently spoken with a caller concerning the 1971 Northwest Orient hijacking other than [REDACTED]
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DB Cooper-25309
Serials: LA 164-497