Nitel Seattle to Director, Minneapolis, Portland re NORJAK weekly summary

This copy: Part 71 pp. 191–192Also filed at Part 65 pp. 337–338 (primary)

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Weekly summary teletype SAC Seattle to Director re terrain search progress with 218 troops

Document date 27 March 1972

Part 71pages 191–1922 pagesDB Cooper-30461–30462

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 71 pp. 191–192 (DB Cooper-30461–30462), Teletype, dated 27 Mar 1972, serial SE 164-81-2542 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-71%3A191-192

3/27/72

TELETYPE NITEL

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) SAC, PORTLAND (164-41)

FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164=81)

NORJAK WEEKLY SUMMARY

THE TERRAIN SEARCH COMMENCED SEVEN TWENTY A.M. WITH APPROXIMATELY TWO HUNDRED EIGHTEEN GROUND TROOPS. NO DEVELOPMENTS.

AT COB TODAY APPROXIMATELY THIRTY PERCENT OF ENTIRE AREA, CONSISTING PRINCIPALLY OF SECOND GROWTH TIMBER AND BRUSH COMPLETED.

[REDACTED] ADVISED HE INTENDS TO TERMINATE SEARCH WITH GROUND TROOPS AT NOON THIRTIETH INST., RETURNING TROOPS TO FORT LEWIS, LEAVING TOKEN FORCE IN CAMP TO PRESERVE OPERATION INTACT. HE WILL RETURN TO CAMP TO COMMENCE SEARCH A.M. OF APRIL FOUR NEXT. HE EXPECTS THAT IN APPROXIMATELY TWO DAYS AFTER APRIL FOUR ENTIRE AREA SOUTH OF LEWIS RIVER IN SEARCH AREA WILL BE COMPLETED.

TO COMPLETE ENTIRE SEARCH AREA, INCLUDING THAT NORTH OF LEWIS RIVER, WHICH IS EXTREMELY MOUNTAINOUS AND RUGGED WILL TAKE AN ESTIMATE OF A MINIMUM OF TWO WEEKS WITH A MAXIMUM OF THREE WEEKS, AFTER RETURN ON APRIL FOUR. AREA INVOLVED COMPRISES APPROXIMATELY TWENTYFIVE PERCENT OF ENTIRE SEARCH AREA.

JEM:eon

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DB Cooper-30461 Sub D 164-81-[guess: 2542]

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I HAVE ADVISED [REDACTED] THAT SEARCH AREA OUTLINED IN MAP ON PAGE TWO HUNDRED SEVENTYFOUR OF REPORT OF SA CHARLES E. FARRELL, SEATTLE, DATED FEBRUARY SIXTEEN LAST, IS AREA THAT BUREAU FEELS MUST BE SEARCHED AND IN MAKING REQUEST OF ARMY INTENDED THAT ENTIRE AREA BE TRAVERSED IN SEARCH.

I REQUESTED [REDACTED] TO PROVIDE ARMY ASSISTANCE UNTIL SEARCH IS COMPLETE. [REDACTED] REFERRING REQUEST TO HIS SUPERIORS FOR DIRECTION.

MATTER WILL BE FOLLOWED AND BUREAU WILL BE ADVISED.

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DB Cooper-30462

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Serials: 164-2111, MP 164-73, PD 164-41, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-2542

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