SA to SAC Portland re tip on Medford, Oregon look-alike suspect, consider armed and dangerous

Document date 6 December 1971

Part 91pages 151–1522 pagesDB Cooper-40524–40525

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Document: Memo SA to SAC Portland re tip on Medford, Oregon look-alike suspect, consider armed and dangerous
Id: Cooper-Part-91:151-152
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 91 pp. 151–152 (DB Cooper-40524–40525), Memo, dated 6 Dec 1971, serial PD 164-41-258 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-91%3A151-152

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum

TO : SAC, PORTLAND (164-41)(P) DATE: 12/6/71

FROM : SA [REDACTED]

SUBJECT: UNSUB; Northwest Airlines Flight 305 Portland to Seattle 11/24/71 CAA-HIJACKING; EXTORTION OO: SEATTLE

SUSPECT: WITNESS:

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CONSIDER ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

Re [REDACTED] [REDACTED] On 12/5/71, at 6:11 p.m., [REDACTED], Residence [REDACTED], Portland, Oregon, tele- phone number [REDACTED] (business telephone)

[REDACTED]

SA [REDACTED], telephonically furnished SA [REDACTED] the following information concerning a [REDACTED], whom [REDACTED] stated bears a resemblance to the composite artist sketch of the person who hijacked Northwest Airlines Boeing 727 out of Seattle, Washington, on 11/24/71:

[REDACTED] requested that in checking out [REDACTED], the person contacted not be advised that [REDACTED] furnished the information.

[REDACTED] was acquainted with a [REDACTED], white, male, American, [REDACTED] years of age, 5'10" to 6', 170 pounds, [REDACTED], who was last known to be residing in the Medford, Oregon, area where he was last known [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] was formerly employed by [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] in Medford, knows [REDACTED] well and would be able to pro- vide detailed information concerning him. [REDACTED] became

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3 - Portland

LBA:pjb (3)

[Handwritten: 12/7/71] [Handwritten: [illegible] notation]

SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED _____ FILED _____ DEC 6 1971 FBI - PORTLAND

Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan

164-41-258

DB Cooper-40524

PD 164-41

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acquainted with [REDACTED] while [REDACTED] was employed at the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] used to live in the Medford, Oregon, area, reportedly [REDACTED] [REDACTED] in the Medford area and was also familiar with the Amboy, Washington, area where he [REDACTED]

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LEADS

PORTLAND

AT MEDFORD, OREGON. Will conduct appropriate investigation to determine if [REDACTED] could be sub- ject of captioned matter.

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Due to the [REDACTED], no identifiable information was located in the Portland indices, although there are numerous references.

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DB Cooper-40525

Serials: PD 164-41, PD 164-41-258