Urgent teletype Portland to Seattle re photographs previously displayed to witness

Document date 6 December 1971

Part 91pages 155–1562 pagesDB Cooper-40528–40529

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 91 pp. 155–156 (DB Cooper-40528–40529), Teletype, dated 6 Dec 1971, serial PD 164-41-260 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-91%3A155-156

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Date: 12/6/71

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Via TELETYPE URGENT (Priority)

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TO: SEATTLE (164-81) FROM: PORTLAND (164-41) 2 PAGES

UNSUB; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, NOVEMBER TWENTY FOUR, SEVENTY ONE. CAA DASH HIJACKING; EXTORTION. OO: SEATTLE.

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[REDACTED], WASHINGTON, ADVISED HE WAS INTERVIEWED BY TWO FBI AGENTS FROM LONG [guess:VIEW] ON NOVEMBER TWENTY FOUR, SEVENTY ONE, AND SHOWN A NUMBER OF "MUG SHOTS". HE NOW BELIEVES THAT "MUG SHOT" IN UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THOSE SHOWN TO HIM MIGHT BE IDENTICAL TO ONE [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] HE DESCRIBED [REDACTED] AS ABOUT FIVE FEET TEN OR ELEVEN INCHES, ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE POUNDS, DARK, AND IN HIS [REDACTED].

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Approved: ________ Special Agent in Charge Sent 12/[guess: 6]/[71] M Per ____

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164-41-260

DB Cooper-40528

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PD 164-41

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[REDACTED] DESIRES TO SEE SAME "MUG SHOT" AGAIN. SEATTLE AT SEATTLE. ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE WHAT PHOTOGRAPHS WERE SHOWN TO [REDACTED] IN ORDER THAT SAME PHOTOGRAPH CAN BE FORWARDED TO PORTLAND DIVISION TO RE SHOW TO HIM.

WILL, IN EVENT ANY OF PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWN TO HIM ARE POSSIBLY IDENTICAL WITH [REDACTED], SET OUT LEADS TO IDENTIFY OR ELIMINATE [REDACTED] AS SUSPECT.

PORTLAND AT [REDACTED]. MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH [REDACTED]. -P-

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Approved: _______________ Sent _______________M Per _______________ Special Agent in Charge DB Cooper-40529

Serials: PD 164-41, PD 164-41-260, SE 164-81