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Director to SAC Sacramento authorizing SR-71 photography of flight path

This copy: Part 65 p. 33Also filed at Part 14 p. 348 (primary) · Part 74 p. 151 · Part 91 p. 186

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Director to SAC Sacramento re SR-71 photography of hijack flight path

Document date 6 December 1971

Part 65page 331 pageDB Cooper-27245

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Id: Cooper-Part-65:033-033

Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-65:033-033

Document: Airtel Director to SAC Sacramento re SR-71 photography of hijack flight path
Id: Cooper-Part-65:033-033
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 65 p. 33 (DB Cooper-27245), Airtel, dated 6 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-898 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-65%3A033-033

PagePart 65 p. 33DB Cooper-27245

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TO: SAC, Sacramento (164-50) 12/6/71 FROM: Director, FBI

UNSUB; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 305 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING OO: SEATTLE

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Sul. Search E. 5.

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Reference is made to Butelcall to Sacramento 12/6/71 and Sacramento teletype 12/3/71 which states that Beale Air Force Base has offered free of charge the use of an SR-71 aircraft to photograph terrain over which captioned flight progressed from Seattle to Reno.

Bureau authority is granted for the Sacramento Office to immediately complete arrangements to accept the offer of the use of this aircraft as described in referenced teletype. Sacramento should afford this phase of this investigation immediate and continuous attention and keep the Bureau and Seattle Office fully advised.

Consider subject dangerous.

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(1)- SAC, Seattle (164-81) (Information) 1 - SAC, Portland (164-41) (Information) 1 - SAC, Las Vegas (164-60) (Information)

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164-81-898 SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED DEC 8 1971 FBI — SEATTLE

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DB Cooper-27245

Serials: LV 164-60, PD 164-41, SC 164-50, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-898