Seattle to Director, Minneapolis, Butte, Portland re suspect Harry Wm. Celk

Document date 4 December 1971

Part 91pages 105–1062 pagesDB Cooper-40475–40476

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Document: Teletype Seattle to Director, Minneapolis, Butte, Portland re suspect Harry Wm. Celk
Id: Cooper-Part-91:105-106
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 91 pp. 105–106 (DB Cooper-40475–40476), Teletype, dated 4 Dec 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-91%3A105-106

NR008 SE PLAIN / 9:25 PM URGENT 12/4/71 DCA TO DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) MINNEAPOLIS BUTTE (164-26) PORTLAND (164-41) FROM SEATTLE (164-81) 2P

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HARRY Wm CELK LEAD HANDLED

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UNSUB, AKA DAN COOPER; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR, SEVENTYONE; CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION. OO: SEATTLE.

RE: SUSPECT HARRY WILLIAM CELK. RE BU TEL CALL AND SEATTLE TELETYPE THIS DATE. TO SUMMARIZE PROGRESS MADE IN RESOLVING CELK AS SUSPECT - BUREAU WAS ADVISED IN RETEL THAT SEATTLE WITNESSES [REDACTED] AND [REDACTED] ADVISE PHOTO NOT IDENT. WITNESS [REDACTED], EUGENE, OREGON, SAID EARS STAND OUT TOO MUCH, FACE TOO ROUND, BUT WILL NOT SAY YES OR NO. WITNESS [REDACTED], PORTLAND, WANTS TO SEE BETTER PHOTOS, AND GLOSSY PHOTOS BEING FLOWN PORTLAND THIS DATE. STEWARDESS [REDACTED], MINNEAPOLIS, TODAY SAID PHOTO NOT IDENT. OTHER TWO STEWARDESSES IN TRAVEL STATUS. MINNEAPOLIS WILL CONTACT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. END PAGE ONE

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[Handwritten signature, partially illegible] 164-4/-230 SEARCHED _____ INDEXED __ SERIALIZED ___ FILED ___ DEC 1 1971 FBI — PORTLAND

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DB Cooper-40475

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PAGE TWO SE 164-81

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BUTTE UNABLE TO DETERMINE TODAY WHETHER [guess: CELK] IN HELENA, MONTANA, ON NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR LAST. EFFORTS CONTINUING.

BUTTE, MINNEAPOLIS, PORTLAND EXPEDITE AND SUTEL BUREAU AND SEATTLE.

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DB Cooper-40476

Serials: 164-2111, BT 164-26, PD 164-41, SE 164-81