Minneapolis to Director and multiple offices re interview and claimed FBI/Griffin Bell permission

Document date 2 August 1977

Part 78pages 358–3592 pagesDB Cooper-34235–34236

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Document: Teletype Minneapolis to Director and multiple offices re interview and claimed FBI/Griffin Bell permission
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 78 pp. 358–359 (DB Cooper-34235–34236), Teletype, dated 2 Aug 1977 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-78%3A358-359

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TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: ☑ Teletype ☐ Immediate ☐ TOP SECRET ☐ Facsimile ☐ Priority ☐ SECRET ☐ Airtel ☐ Routine ☐ CONFIDENTIAL ☐ E F T O ☐ CLEAR Date August 2, 1977

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FM MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) (P) TO DIRECTOR (164-2111) ROUTINE OI ZOZ ATLANTA (164-254) ROUTINE - 12/52 DENVER (164-98) ROUTINE 2/352 LAS VEGAS (164-60) ROUTINE 21/402 LITTLE ROCK (164-22) ROUTINE O/O8Z LOS ANGELES (164-497) ROUTINE 9/202 SAN DIEGO (164-91) ROUTINE 2/50 SEATTLE (164-81) ROUTINE 23032 BT CLEAR

NORJAK; OO: SEATTLE

RE BUREAU TELETYPE TO MINNEAPOLIS DATED JULY 23, 1977, ET AL.

[REDACTED] REINTERVIEWED AUGUST 1, 1977. UNABLE TO RECALL EXACT WORDS USED BY [REDACTED] RECALLS [REDACTED] TALKING ABOUT KNOWING WHO D.B. COOPER WAS AND THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL, NAME NOT STATED, HAD CRIMINAL HISTORY OR CRIMINAL

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[guess: 4]-04-73-58 7 Searched Serialized Indexed Filed

DB Cooper-34235

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Approved: [REDACTED] Transmitted 003 above Per [REDACTED] (Number) (Time) GPO: 1977 O - 225-339

FD-36 (Rev. 7-27-76)

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TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: ☐ Teletype ☐ Immediate ☐ TOP SECRET ☐ Facsimile ☐ Priority ☐ SECRET ☐ Airtel ☐ Routine ☐ CONFIDENTIAL ☐ EFTO ☐ CLEAR Date ___________

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PAGE TWO MP 164-73 CLEAR

FILE FOUR PAGES LONG WHICH WAS SINGLE SPACED.

[REDACTED] TOLD [REDACTED] THAT HE, [REDACTED], HAD PERMISSION OF THE WEST COAST FBI, FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, AND GRIFFIN BELL TO MAKE A MOVIE ABOUT THE HIJACKING. [REDACTED] HAD INFORMATION ON THE HIJACKING, BUT EVERYTHING HE KNEW COULD HAVE COME FROM NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES. [REDACTED] DID NOT HAVE ANY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

[REDACTED] HEARD FROM UNRECALLED SOURCE THAT [REDACTED] HAD [REDACTED]

NEITHER [REDACTED] NOR ANYONE ELSE, HAS EVER TOLD OR IMPLIED TO [REDACTED] THAT [REDACTED], OR ANY FBI EMPLOYEE, GAVE [REDACTED] ANY FILE, OR ANY INFORMATION WHATSOEVER ABOUT THE HIJACKING. [REDACTED] HAD NO FACTUAL BASIS WHATSOEVER FOR THE THOUGHT SOMETHING ALONG THESE LINES CONCEIVABLY COULD HAVE HAPPENED. THIS THOUGHT WAS THE RESULT OF PURE SPECULATION AND CONJECTURE ON [REDACTED] PART.

[REDACTED] STATED HE WORKED FOR UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, AND HAD ADDRESS, [REDACTED], CALIFORNIA [REDACTED]. BT #

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Approved: ___________ Transmitted ___________ Per ___________ (Number) (Time) GPO : 1977 O - 225-539 DB Cooper-34236

Serials: 164-2111, AT 164-254, DN 164-98, LA 164-497, LR 164-22, LV 164-60, MP 164-73, SD 164-91, SE 164-81