Seattle to Director re press attribution of remarks to SA Manning
Document date 29 November 1971
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Id: Cooper-Part-64:039-039
Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-64:039-039 Document: Teletype Seattle to Director re press attribution of remarks to SA Manning Id: Cooper-Part-64:039-039 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-64%3A039-039 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 64 p. 39 (DB Cooper-26740), Teletype, dated 29 Nov 1971, serial SE 164-81-259 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-64%3A039-039
NR001 SE PLAIN 6:48 AM URGENT 11/29/71 SWD TO DIRECTOR FROM SEATTLE (164-81) 1P
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UNSUB; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, NOVEMBER TWENTY-FOUR, SEVENTY-ONE. CAA- HIJACKING; EXTORTION. OO: SEATTLE.
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RE BUREAU CALL TO SAC SEATTLE NOVEMBER TWENTY-NINE, SEVENTY-ONE. REMARKS IN THE PRESS ATTRIBUTED TO SA THOMAS MANNING SENIOR RESIDENT AGENT LONGVIEW, WASHINGTON, ARE COMPLETELY UNFOUNDED. MANNING HAS BEEN UNEQUIVOCALLY INSTRUCTED BY ME TO MAKE NO COMMENTS TO THE PRESS. SHERIFFES AND DEPUTIES FROM COWLITZ COUNTY AND CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON, ARE ASSISTING IN GROUND SEARCH UNDER SA MANNING'S DIRECTION, AND HAVE BEEN INTERVIEWED WIDELY BY PRESS REPRESENTATIVES. PRESS HAS CONTINUED TO GIVE MATTER INTENSE COVERAGE AND ARE ATTRIBUTING TO SA MANNING COMMENTS THAT ARE GENERAL CONVERSATIONAL TOPICS IN THE AREA.
MANNING UNEQUIVOCALLY DENIES MAKING ANY REMARKS TO THE EFFECT THAT THE UNSUB IS A SKYDIVER OR IS CRAZY OR REMARKS RE RESULTS OF SEARCH OR DETAILS OF SEARCH. I HAVE CONTINUALLY REFUSED TO FURNISH ANY INFORMATION TO THE PRESS, AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. -P- E N D
JTJ FBI WASH DC
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DB Cooper-26740 Sub.C 164-81-259
Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-259