Seattle to Director and field offices - NORJAK search suspension (duplicate copies)
This copy: Part 71 pp. 186–187Also filed at Part 24 pp. 109–113 (primary) · Part 24 pp. 107–108 · Part 65 pp. 326–327 · Part 94 pp. 103–104
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SAC Seattle to Director re continued ground search with 204 Army troops
Document date 29 March 1972
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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-71:186-187 Document: Teletype SAC Seattle to Director re continued ground search with 204 Army troops Id: Cooper-Part-71:186-187 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-71%3A186-187 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 71 pp. 186–187 (DB Cooper-30456–30457), Teletype, dated 29 Mar 1972, serial SE 164-81-2550 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-71%3A186-187
NR015 SE PLAIN 12:13 PM NITEL 3/29/72 DCA TO DIRECTOR, FBI BUTTE MINNEAPOLIS PORTLAND SACRAMENTO SAN FRANCISCO FROM SEATTLE (164-81)
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NORJAK
SEARCH BY BUREAU AGENTS AND APPROXIMATELY TWO HUNDRED FOUR ARMY TROOPS CONTINUED TODAY WITHOUT DEVELOPING INFORMATION RE HIJACKER. [REDACTED] U.S. ARMY, ADVISED THAT DUE TO NEAR EXHAUSTION OF ARMY TROOPS, WHO HAVE ENDURED RAIN, SNOW, AND OTHER INCLIMATE WEATHER WHILE TRAVERSING TREACHEROUS, STEEP, HILLY, VINE, TREE, AND BRUSH COVERED AREAS, HE FEELS FOR TROOPS WELFARE AND SAFETY THEY SHOULD BE GIVEN REST, SO WILL TEMPORARILY DISCONTINUE SEARCH TWELVE NOON, THIRTIETH INSTANT, RETURNING SEARCHING TROOPS TO FORT LEWIS FOR REST AND EASTER HOLIDAY. ARMY EQUIPMENT WILL BE RETAINED AT MERWIN PARK WITH STANDBY CREW FOR SCHEDULE RETURN A.M. END .PAGE ONE
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DB Cooper-30456 164-81-2550
PAGE TWO SE 164-81
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APRIL THIRD OR FOURTH TO CONTINUE SEARCH. BUREAU AGENTS ASSIGNED SAME TASKS HAVE SERVED ADMIRABLY BUT ARE LIKEWISE PHYSICALLY TIRED. UACB, TEN AGENTS ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT FROM OTHER DIVISIONS WILL RE- TURN TO OFFICES OF ASSIGNMENT PM OF THIRTIETH INSTANT AND SEATTLE AGENTS WILL RETURN TO HEADQUARTER CITY EXCEPT FOR STANDBY CREW AT MERWIN PARK. SEARCH WILL BE RESUMED APRIL THIRD AND AGENTS FROM NEARBY OFFICES WILL RETURN TO ASSIST. E N D
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FBI BUTTE CLR TKS
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DB Cooper-30457
Serials: SE 164-81, SE 164-81-2550