SAC Minneapolis to Miami, Seattle, Portland re Florida suspect

Document date 17 February 1972

Part 78pages 157–1582 pagesDB Cooper-33980–33981

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 78 pp. 157–158 (DB Cooper-33980–33981), Teletype, dated 17 Feb 1972, serial MP 164-73-287 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-78%3A157-158

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Via T E L E T Y P E N I T E L (Priority) ---------------------------------------------------

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TO: SACS, MIAMI ✓ SEATTLE (164-81) ✓ PORTLAND (164-41) ✓

FROM: SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (164-73)

NORJAK. OO: SEATTLE.

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RE SUSPECT [REDACTED]

ON FEBRUARY FOURTEEN, LAST, [REDACTED], SOUTH

DAKOTA, A REPUTABLE INDIVIDUAL, FURNISHED THE FOLLOWING

INFORMATION TO SA GEORGE D. O'CLOCK REGARDING A POSSIBLE

SUSPECT IN CAPTIONED HIJACKING:

[REDACTED], WHITE MALE, [REDACTED] WAS EMPLOYED

[REDACTED]

SOUTH DAKOTA, FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR. IN OCTOBER,

NINETEEN SEVENTY, [REDACTED] LEFT THE [REDACTED] AREA AND

STARTED THE [REDACTED]

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(1)- MINNEAPOLIS RWG:RAS (1)[REDACTED]

Approved: [signature] Special Agent in Charge

164-73-287 Searched ___ Serialized → Indexed → Filed ___

Sent SE - 8:30P PD - 8:35P M Per [signature] MM 7/1 '03P

☆ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971-413-138

DB Cooper-33980

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MP 164-73

PAGE TWO

[REDACTED] FLORIDA. [REDACTED] RESIDES [REDACTED]

FLORIDA. [REDACTED] BELIEVED [REDACTED] IS CAPABLE OF PERPETRATING THIS TYPE OF CRIME AND BASED HIS BELIEF AND SUSPICIONS ON THE FOLLOWING SIMILARITIES:

[REDACTED] CLOSELY FITS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE UNKNOWN SUBJECT AND STRONGLY RESEMBLES THE ARTIST'S CONCEPTION PHOTOGRAPH THAT APPEARED IN SOME UNRECALLED PUBLICATION RECENTLY. [REDACTED] IS AN ARDENT PARACHUTIST AND HAS ENGAGED IN THE SPORT OF SKY DIVING WHILE HE RESIDED IN [REDACTED] SOUTH DAKOTA.

MIAMI [REDACTED] FLORIDA, CONDUCT APPROPRIATE INVESTIGATION ON SUSPECT [REDACTED] IN EFFORT TO POSSIBLY DETERMINE HIS WHEREABOUTS ON PERTINENT DATES TO FURTHER DEVELOP OR ELIMINATE HIM AS A SUSPECT.

CONSIDER DANGEROUS. PENDING. END.

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Approved: ________________________ Special Agent in Charge

Sent ____________ M Per ____________

☆ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971—413-135

DB Cooper-33981

Serials: MP 164-73, MP 164-73-287, PD 164-41, SE 164-81