To SAC Portland re reported ransom $20 bill passed at Vancouver, Washington bank

Document date 4 February 1972

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Document: Memorandum to SAC Portland re reported ransom $20 bill passed at Vancouver, Washington bank
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 93 p. 208 (DB Cooper-41589), Memo, dated 4 Feb 1972, serial PD 164-41-825 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-93%3A208-208

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

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum

TO : SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) DATE: 2/4/72

FROM : SPC, [REDACTED]

SUBJECT: NORJAK

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On 2/3/72, [REDACTED] Washington advised one [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Vancouver, Washington, told him of a $20.00 bill involved in subject case had been passed at the Van- couver branch of Seattle First National Bank. [REDACTED] further advised [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Vancouver Washington, phone [REDACTED] and employee of Vancouver branch, Seattle First National had told her that the $20.00 bill had been caught in the main office of Seattle First National Bank, Seattle, Washington.

On 2/4/72, writer advized SA Norman B. BELFREY of the above information. At 5:32 P.M., 2/4/72, SPC [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Seattle Office was advised of above information by writer and SA BELFREY.

At 9:30 P.M., 2/4/72, SPC [REDACTED] advised Seattle Office had received nothing regarding aforementioned infor- mation.

At 10:05 P.M., this date writer telephonically contacted [REDACTED], Vancouver, Washington at phone number [REDACTED] advised that she assumed it was FBI agents that had come to the bank asking questions about the bill and assumed it had involved the Hijacking case.

At 10:15 P.M., SA Charles Farrell, Seattle was advised of the above. SA FARRELL stated that he would discuss [with] PORTLAND information with ASAC BIBBLER, Seattle.

At 11:05 P.M. SPC [REDACTED] advised SA Tom MANNING, Seattle office contacted [REDACTED] re above, who advised it was Secret Service Agents interviewing bank employees due to the bill being counterfeit, and that it had nothing whatsoever to due with the hijacking. [REDACTED] advised she had casually mentioned the possibility of the bill being part of the bait money to [REDACTED] who evidentally misunderstood the actual circumstances.

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SEARCHED ___INDEXED___ SERIALIZED___FILED___ [illegible date/initials] PORTLAND

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164-41-825

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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan 5010-108-02 DB Cooper-41589

Serials: PD 164-41, PD 164-41-825