SA to SAC Minneapolis re Palm Plaza Motel guest resembling Cooper sketch

Document date 31 January 1972

Part 78pages 153–1542 pagesDB Cooper-33976–33977

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Document: Memo SA to SAC Minneapolis re Palm Plaza Motel guest resembling Cooper sketch
Id: Cooper-Part-78:153-154
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 78 pp. 153–154 (DB Cooper-33976–33977), Memo, dated 31 Jan 1972, serial MP 164-73-2169 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-78%3A153-154

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.8 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum

TO : SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) (P) DATE: 1/31/72

FROM : SA [REDACTED]

SUBJECT: NORJACK

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On 1/27/72 SAC HELD advised he had received a telephone call from [REDACTED] the Palm Plaza Motel, 78th Street, Bloomington, Minnesota. Mr HELD advised that [REDACTED] said there was a man staying in Room [REDACTED]. The man had [REDACTED] Anchorage, Alaska. The desk clerk said the man [REDACTED] resembled the artist sketch of the hijacker out in Portland.

On same day SA's [REDACTED] interviewed [REDACTED] Palm Plaza Motel, 78th Street, Bloomington. He advised that [REDACTED] had checked in on [REDACTED] and registered as [REDACTED] [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] was driving a yellow Chevrolet Nova, a rental car, Minnesota License [REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] had been brought to the motel in a car with Minnesota License [REDACTED], who supposedly was [REDACTED]. This car was registered to [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Minneapolis, Minnesota.

[REDACTED] had an American Express Credit Card [REDACTED] which expired [REDACTED]. The rental agreement also had [REDACTED] date of birth as [REDACTED] which makes him [REDACTED] years old.

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[handwritten] 164-73-2169 SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED _____ FILED _____ FEB 1 1972 FBI — MINNEAPOLIS

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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan DB Cooper-33976

MP 164-73

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Because of the large difference in age and appearance between [REDACTED] and the description of the hijacker and since [REDACTED] name was not entered in NCIC, it is suggested that no further investigation be conducted by Minneapolis regarding [REDACTED].

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DB Cooper-33977

Serials: MP 164-73, MP 164-73-2169