Director to Seattle, Salt Lake City, Portland and Minneapolis directing investigation of McCoy in NORJAK
This copy: Part 66 pp. 192–194Also filed at Part 24 pp. 325–327 (primary) · Part 94 pp. 138–140
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Director to Seattle, Salt Lake City, Portland and Minneapolis re Richard Floyd McCoy as NORJAK suspect
Document date 12 April 1972
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-66:192-194 Document: Teletype Director to Seattle, Salt Lake City, Portland and Minneapolis re Richard Floyd McCoy as NORJAK suspect Id: Cooper-Part-66:192-194 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-66%3A192-194 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 66 pp. 192–194 (DB Cooper-27989), Teletype, dated 12 Apr 1972, serial SE 164-81-2673 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-66%3A192-194
NR010 WA PLAIN 10:49 AM URGENT 4-12-72 GXC TO SEATTLE SALT LAKE CITY PORTLAND MINNEAPOLIS FROM DIRECTOR (164-2111)
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NORJAK.
RE SALT LAKE CITY TELETYPE APRIL ELEVEN LAST SETTING OUT SIMILARITIES EXISTING BETWEEN NORJAK AND HIJACKING OF UNITED AIR LINES FLIGHT EIGHT FIVE FIVE APRIL SEVEN LAST, BY RICHARD FLOYD MC COY. THERE APPEARS TO BE LITTLE DOUBT THAT MC COY CAPITALIZED ON THE MO UTILIZED IN NORJAK. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT IMMEDIATE AND INTENSIVE INVESTIGATION BE CONDUCTED TO ESTABLISH MC COY'S WHEREABOUTS UNEQUIVOCALLY ON NOVEMBER TWENTY-FOUR LAST, DATE OF NORJAK. THIS PORTION OF NORJAK INVESTIGATION IS TO BE COORDINATED BY THE SALT LAKE CITY OFFICE AND ALL LEADS ARE TO BE HANDLED BY TELEPHONE, CONFIRMED BY TELETYPE TO THE BUREAU, OFFICE OF ORIGIN, AND INTERESTED OFFICES. THE SEATTLE OFFICE IS TO IMMEDIATELY DISSEMINATE COPIES OF THE REPORT OF SA CHARLES E. FARRELL AT SEATTLE DATED FEBRUARY SIXTEEN LAST TO THE WEST COAST OFFICES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE END PAGE ONE
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[guess: dub] 330 Done 4/12/72
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SEARCHED......INDEXED...... SERIALIZED....[guess: JAN]...FILED... APR 12 1972 FBI - SEATTLE
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DB Cooper-27989
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164-81-2673
PAGE TWO THIS INVESTIGATION.
SALT LAKE CITY OFFICE SHOULD IMMEDIATELY INTERVIEW ALL ASSOCIATES OF MC COY NOTING HE HAS FREELY DISCUSSED HIS HIJACKING INTERESTS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AND COULD HAVE DISCUSSED NORJAK PRIOR TO ITS OCCURRENCE. IMMEDIATELY FURNISH PERTINENT INFORMATION FOR A REVIEW OF MC COY'S BANK RECORDS AND TELEPHONE CALLS. DETERMINE WHAT CREDIT CARDS MC COY HAS AND HAVE THE RECEIPTS EXAMINED TO DETERMINE IF CHARGES WERE MADE IN PERTINENT AREAS AT TIME OF NORJAK. DETERMINE IF MC COY HAD NATIONAL GUARD DUTY AROUND THANKSGIVING, SEVENTY ONE, PARTICULARLY NOTING IF HE COULD HAVE FLOWN OR BEEN FLOWN IN NATIONAL GUARD AIRCRAFT TO THE PORTLAND- SEATTLE AREA. ADVISE BUREAU RESULTS OF CHECKS BEING MADE CONCERNING POSSIBLE DRY RUN MADE BY MC COY PRIOR TO NORJAK.
INFORMATION CONCERNING MC COY'S ALLEGED LEG INJURY SHOULD BE FULLY EXPLORED INCLUDING INTERVIEW OF DOCTOR TREATING SAME, AND DETERMINE CAUSE, DATE AND EXTENT OF INJURY. FOR INFORMATION OF SALT LAKE CITY, SEARCH OF NORJAK AIRCRAFT BY BUREAU AGENTS AT RENO, NEVADA, LOCATED IN SEAT NUMBER EIGHTEEN E, SEAT UTILIZED BY UNSUB, BLACK CLIP-ON TIE WITH TIE CLASP DESCRIBED AS YELLOW GOLD IN COLOR WITH WHITE PEARL CIRCULAR STONE IN THE CENTER. PRINCIPAL WITNESS ADVISES THIS POSSIBLY BELONGED TO THE UNSUB. THIS TIE WAS AN INEXPENSIVE TIE WHICH BORE THE LABEL "TOWN CRAFT" WHICH ARE SOLD AT J. C. PENNY DEPARTMENT STORES. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THIS TIE HAD BEEN PURCHASED ABOUT A YEAR OR ONE-HALF AGO. TIE AND CLASP BEING MAINTAINED AS EVIDENCE BY LAS VEGAS OFFICE. SALT LAKE CITY END PAGE TWO
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IMMEDIATELY INSTITUTE INVESTIGATION COORDINATED WITH LAS VEGAS TO DETERMINE IF THE TIE AND CLASP COULD BELONG TO MC COY.
SALT LAKE CITY DETERMINE IF MC COY HAS EVER BEEN EMPLOYED IN THE AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY OR WITH ANY SUB-CONTRACTOR IN THIS INDUSTRY.
BECAUSE OF THE KNOWLEDGE DEMONSTRATED BY THE HIJACKERS CONCERNING BOEING SEVEN TWO SEVEN AIRCRAFT, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT NORJAK SUBJECT IS A FORMER EMPLOYEE IN THE AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY.
THIS MATTER IS TO RECEIVE CONTINUOUS AND VIGOROUS ATTENTION UNTIL FULLY RESOLVED. KEEP BUREAU IMMEDIATELY ADVISED OF PERTINENT DEVELOPMENTS.
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Serials: 164-2111, SE 164-81-2673