SAC Butte to SAC Seattle re book possibly predicating the NORJAK subject's acts
Document date 23 August 1972
Also filed at: Part 60 pp. 7–8
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Id: Cooper-Part-73:295-296
Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-73:295-296 Document: Airtel SAC Butte to SAC Seattle re book possibly predicating the NORJAK subject's acts Id: Cooper-Part-73:295-296 Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-73%3A295-296 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 73 pp. 295–296 (DB Cooper-31652–31653), Airtel, dated 23 Aug 1972, serial SE 164-81-3038 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-73%3A295-296
8/23/72
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AIRTEL AIR MAIL
TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) FROM : SAC, BUTTE (164-26) (P) SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: Seattle
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[redacted] R [redacted] X
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[redacted] Bozeman, Montana, advised 8/22/72, as follows:
In 1/71, he, [redacted] completed writing a book entitled [redacted] This book incorporated the idea that a person desiring to hijack a plane and go to Cuba would also attempt to extort money. The book was initially presented to one [redacted] on the week of [redacted] as a possibility for a motion picture production, [redacted] being an [redacted] [redacted] Los Angeles, California, and [redacted] [redacted]
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2 - Seattle (AM) 2 - Los Angeles (AM) 2 - Butte (6)
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164-81-3038 SEARCHED ......... INDEXED ....... [illegible] ......... ILED AUG 2 8 1972 FBI—SEATTLE
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DB Cooper-31652
BT #164-26
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By telephone, [REDACTED] was informed that the book had been given to [REDACTED] Encino, California. He in turn probably presented the book to motion picture sub-producers.
[REDACTED] advised the book made no reference to parachuting from an airplane; however, he is vitally concerned over the possibility this book might have predicated acts of Subject of this case.
Having never met [REDACTED] he is not aware of the physical description of [REDACTED] but wanted to bring this to the attention of the proper authorities.
Three copies of the book have been made - One is in the possession, as last known, of [REDACTED] one was sent registered mail and is still sealed by [REDACTED] to himself so as to establish a "poor man's copyright;" and one copy is maintained and sent to a publishing agent in Chicago.
[REDACTED] requested that any additional information desired would be readily furnished, but he desired his identity be protected regarding information furnished about [REDACTED] based on [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] was shown a facsimile photograph of UNSUB and stated that this definitely could not be [REDACTED]
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LEADS
LOS ANGELES DIVISION
AT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Being furnished this information, ascertain if possibility exists that [REDACTED] could be identical with UNSUB in this case or have information of UNSUB.
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DB Cooper-31653
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b6 b7C b6 b7C b6 b7C b6 b7C b6 b7C b7D b6 b7C b7D b6 b7C
Serials: BT 164-26, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-3038