Portland to Seattle re suspect lead from confidential source

Document date 1 December 1971

Part 90page 2811 pageDB Cooper-40291

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Document: Teletype Portland to Seattle re suspect lead from confidential source
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 90 p. 281 (DB Cooper-40291), Teletype, dated 1 Dec 1971, serial PD 164-41-1457 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-90%3A281-281

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FBI Date: 12/1/71

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Via TELETYPE URGENT (Priority)

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TO: SEATTLE (164-81)

FROM: PORTLAND (164-41) 1 PAGE

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UNSUB; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR, SEVENTYONE; CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION; OO: SEATTLE. WITNESS [REDACTED] b6 b7C b7D

ON NOVEMBER THIRTY, LAST, [REDACTED] b6 TELEPHONE [REDACTED] b7C b7D

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SAID ABOUT [REDACTED] AGO THE CLUB CONDUCTED AN AIR SHOW AT [REDACTED] WASHINGTON, AND THREE MEN PARACHUTED FROM A SEVEN TWENTY SEVEN AT TWENTY THOUSAND FEET. [REDACTED] BELIEVES THEY WERE b6 FROM [REDACTED] OREGON, AND [REDACTED] (LNU), WAS b7C COMPLECTIONED AND LOOKED SOMEWHAT LIKE SKETCH OF UNSUB. b7D DARK COMPLEXIONED AND LOOKED SOMEWHAT LIKE SKETCH OF UNSUB. SEATTLE ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY PERSONS WHO PARACHUTED FROM SEVEN TWENTY SEVEN AT [REDACTED]

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1 - PORTLAND JR:sso (1) Approved: [signature] Sent 3/[illegible] M Per [signature] Special Agent in Charge

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

164-41-1457[illegible] Searched Serialized Indexed Filed

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DB Cooper-40291

Serials: PD 164-41, PD 164-41-1457, SE 164-81