SA Charles E. Farrell to file re microfilming of NORJAK ransom money serial numbers
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SA Charles E. Farrell to file re NORJAK ransom money microfilm
Document date 31 January 1972
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 66 pp. 207–208 (DB Cooper-28005–28006), Memo, dated 31 Jan 1972, serial SE 164-81-A105 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-66%3A207-208
FILE (164-81) 1/31/72
SA CHARLES E. FARRELL
NORJAK
Re: RANSOM MONEY
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The ransom money obtained by Northwest Airlines was microfilmed by the [REDACTED]. The original roll of film contained on one reel, was picked up by SA [REDACTED] and sent to the Laboratory by United Airlines courier. Since the above roll of film contained the serial numbers of $230,000, it was necessary to furnish the serial numbers of the $30,000 which was not included in the ransom (the ransom being $200,000).
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Because the Laboratory was having difficulty with eliminating the serial numbers, they requested we obtain the complete list of serial numbers which were deleted from the original listing of the $230,000.
In the meantime, the [REDACTED] had prepared another amount of ransom money of $230,000 and included in that, the $30,000 which had been taken from the first ransom money as mentioned in paragraph one above.
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The [REDACTED] then loaned to us, two reels of microfilm which contains their current ransom money and which included the bills which had been taken from the first ransom money. These two rolls of microfilm were sent to the Laboratory and were used to compile an accurate list of the ransom money given to the hijacker.
All three reels of film returned by the Bureau with the following dispositions:
The reel containing the ransom money given to the hijacker is being maintained in the Seattle Office as evidence
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CEF:klb )3) 164-81- A1O5 SEARCHED_____ [illegible] SERIALIZED_AM_ [illegible] FBI—SEATTLE
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b6 b7C
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DB Cooper-28005
SE 164-81
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and is designated as 164-81-1B(3). Since the bank has no further need for this list, this film may be maintained by the FBI indefinitely and as such time as it is no longer needed, may be disposed of at the discretion of the FBI, per [REDACTED]
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The two rolls of film obtained on the second occasion and which contain the [REDACTED] current ransom money were returned by SA CHARLES E. FARRELL on 1/27/72 to [REDACTED]
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[REDACTED] building. A receipt was obtained for these films and will be maintained as a 1A serial in this file.
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/A (91)
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DB Cooper-28006
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b6 b7C
b6 b7C
Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-A105