SAC Seattle to Director and Minneapolis re Army authority to resume NORJAK ground search

Document date 6 April 1972

Part 65page 3131 pageDB Cooper-27615

Also filed at: Part 71 p. 185

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Part of: Seattle to Director and Minneapolis re Army authority to resume search at Ft. Lewis · 6 April 1972 · Part 24 pp. 230–232

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 65 p. 313 (DB Cooper-27615), Teletype, dated 6 Apr 1972, serial SE 164-81-26625 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-65%3A313-313

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Date: 4/6/72

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TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) & SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (164-73)

FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (-P-)

NORJAK.

[REDACTED], U.S. ARMY, FT. LEWIS, WN., ADVISED TODAY AUTHORITY HAD BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE ARMY TO RESUME SEARCHING. HE SAID HIS INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO QUOTE CLEAN IT UP ENQUOTE BUT TO HAVE ALL THE TROOPS OUT OF THE AREA BY APRIL TWENTYONE NEXT. HE IS MOVING ADVANCE GUARD OF TROOPS INTO AREA TODAY, AND WILL MOVE THE REST OF THEM TOMORROW A.M. ARMY WILL USE SAME TROOPS AS UTILIZED PRE- VIOUSLY.

SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES AND PORTLAND WERE TELEPHONICALLY INSTRUCTED TO HAVE THEIR AGENTS MEET WITH ME AND PERSONNEL FROM THIS OFFICE AT VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON, AT EIGHT PM, THIS DATE, FOR BRIEFING.

IT IS CONTEMPLATED THAT ALL PRELIMINARY ARRANGEMENTS WILL HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND SEARCH WILL BE UNDER WAY NOT LATER THAN ONE PM, APRIL SEVEN NEXT.

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Approved: _______________ Sent _________ M Per ___________ Special Agent in Charge U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971-413-135

DB Cooper-27615

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Sup. S 164-81-26625

Serials: 164-2111, MP 164-73, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-26625