SAC Portland to Director enclosing letterhead memorandum re Qantas hoax

This copy: Part 91 p. 291Also filed at Part 16 p. 90 (primary) · Part 16 p. 91

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SAC Portland to Director enclosing letterhead memorandum re Qantas airline hoax — revised to match this copy’s own text.

Document date 8 December 1971

Part 91page 2911 pageDB Cooper-40681

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 91 p. 291 (DB Cooper-40681), Airtel, dated 8 Dec 1971, serial PD 164-41-341 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-91%3A291-291

12/8/71

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AIRTEL AIRMAIL

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111)

FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)

SUBJECT: UNSUB, aka Dan Cooper, Northwest Airlines Flight #305, Portland to Seattle, 11/24/71 CAA-HIJACKING; EXTORTION (OO: Seattle)

Enclosed for the Bureau are six copies of a letter- head memorandum dated 12/8/71, setting out information re a hoax concerning the Qantas Airline where an unsub obtained 235,000 pounds in May, 1971. Also enclosed is Page 4 of The Daily Telegraph, a London, England, newspaper.

One copy of the news article contained on Page 4 of the newspaper and one copy of the LHM are being forwarded to Seattle Office.

The news item was furnished by [REDACTED] by undated letter received 12/7/71.

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SANTA's PRICE I NES [guess: HOAX] X

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2-Bureau (Encs. 7) 2-Seattle (Encs. 2) 2-Portland

NBD:smp (6)

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164-41-341

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b6 b7C b7D

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DB Cooper-40681

Serials: 164-2111, PD 164-41, PD 164-41-341