Director to all offices re Universal Pictures film 'The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper' and reward offer

Document date 13 November 1981

Part 62pages 240–2412 pagesDB Cooper-25953–25954

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Document: Teletype Director to all offices re Universal Pictures film 'The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper' and reward offer
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 62 pp. 240–241 (DB Cooper-25953–25954), Teletype, dated 13 Nov 1981 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-62%3A240-241

TELETYPE ROOM Nov 10 3 29 PM '81

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DE HQ 0135 3142319 ZNR UUUUU O 192257Z NCV 81 FM DIRECTOR FBI (164-211) TO ALL FBI FIELD OFFICES IMMEDIATE PERSONAL ATTENTION BT

UNCLAS

NORJACK; CAA-HIJACKING; OO: SEATTLE (164-81)

ON NOVEMBER 13, 1981, UNIVERSAL PICTURES, 100 UNIVERSAL CITY PLAZA, UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIFORNIA, WILL RELEASE TO THEATERS NATIONWIDE A MOTION PICTURE TITLED "THE PURSUIT OF D. B. COOPER." THE MOTION PICTURE IS BASED ON THE CAPTIONED CASE.

IN ITS ADVERTISING PROMOTIONS, UNIVERSAL PICTURES IS OFFERING A ONE MILLION DOLLAR REWARD FOR INFORMATION RESULTING IN THE ARREST AND CONVICTION OF "D. B. COOPER" FOR AIRCRAFT PIRACY. THE ADVERTISING PROMOTIONS STATE IN PART "IF YOU HAVE SUCH INFORMATION AS TO THE REAL D. B. COOPER, CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THIS OFFER EXPIRES MIDNIGHT, DECEMBER 1, 1981."

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SEARCHED.......INDEXED........ SERIALIZED.......FILED........ NOV 1 0 1981 [guess: ANGELES]

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PAGE TWO DE HQ 0185 UNCLAS

UNIVERSAL PICTURES INITIATED THE REWARD OFFER ON ITS OWN VOLITION TO PROMOTE THE MOTION PICTURE AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT SHOULD "D. B. COOPER" BE IDENTIFIED.

EACH OFFICE IS INSTRUCTED TO FURNISH SEATTLE, THE OFFICE OF ORIGIN, ANY INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OR CITIZENS. NO INVESTIGATION IS TO BE CONDUCTED BASED ON INFORMATION RECEIVED. SEATTLE WILL DETERMINE VALIDITY OF THE INFORMATION AND ADVISE OFFICES OF NECESSARY INVESTIGATION.

ALL OFFICES ARE TO BEAR IN MIND WHEN CAPTIONED CRIME WAS COMMITTED ON NOVEMBER 11, 1971, UNSUB AKA D. B. COOPER WAS DESCRIBED AS BEING A WHITE MALE, MID-FORTIES, 5' 10" TO 6' 0", 170 POUNDS; OLIVE COMPLEXION, AND LATIN APPEARANCE.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

BT 0185

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DB Cooper-25954

Serials: SA 164-211, SE 164-81

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