Interview of St. Paul complainant re man who allegedly parachuted from Northwest Orient plane

Interviewed 26 September 1974Dictated 27 September 1974Transcribed 27 September 1974

Part 78pages 319–3202 pagesDB Cooper-34191–34192

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FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription September 27, 1974

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[REDACTED], St. Paul, Minnesota, was advised of the identity of the interviewing Agent as an Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and that the nature of the interview was concerning [REDACTED] telephone call to the Federal Bureau of Investigation Office concerning one [REDACTED] who allegedly hi-jacked a Northwest Orient Airlines airplane. [REDACTED] advised that he had telephonically contacted the FBI in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a few weeks ago in order to make arrangements to meet an Agent concerning information on a [REDACTED] who hi-jacked an airliner a few years ago by successfully parachuting out of the plane.

[REDACTED] advised that he knew of a [REDACTED] while he was in the [REDACTED] stated that he last saw [REDACTED] in 1946 at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.

[REDACTED] advised that he was [REDACTED] and in 1962 he was in Honolulu where he met a white female, [REDACTED] (last name unknown) [REDACTED] advised [REDACTED] that she was going out with one [REDACTED] who was a paratrooper and from Salt Lake City and who also was employed as [REDACTED] [REDACTED] out of San Francisco.

[REDACTED] stated that the [REDACTED] that he knew at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, was described as follows:

Name [REDACTED] Sex Male Race White Height Six feet Weight 170 pounds Hair Blond Complexion Light Age Currently should [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] advised [REDACTED] was originally from Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Interviewed on September 26, 1974 St. Paul, Minnesota File # MP 164-73 - 5/[illegible]

by SA [REDACTED] Date dictated September 27, 1974

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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DB Cooper-34191

MP 164-73

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[REDACTED] advised that he feels that [REDACTED] is still employed [REDACTED] for he still receives newspapers from the "Sailors Union of the Pacific" which is a union newspaper [REDACTED] whose address is 450 Harrison Street, San Francisco, California. [REDACTED] stated that a [REDACTED] name appears in this newspaper occasionally as having something to do with the "Sailors Union of the Pacific."

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[REDACTED] advised that at the time he called the FBI Office, he stated that he knew of the plan for the hi-jacking, however, stated that by this he meant the plan of [REDACTED] being a paratrooper and so forth, therefore, could make his escape by jumping out of the plane. [REDACTED] advised that he had no additional information concerning [REDACTED].

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DB Cooper-34192

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Serials: MP 164-73