(NITEL) to Director, Boston, Houston, Portland and Seattle re NORJAK interviews and Canadian border leads

NR 002 WA PLAIN SENT 12:22AM 10-25-73 JPS IS:14 PM 10/24/73 NITEL JWM TO DIRECTOR BOSTON HOUSTON PORTLAND SEATTLE

(ALL OFFICES VIA WASHINGTON) FROM [REDACTED] 8P

[REDACTED] [REDACTED] BUFILE [REDACTED], OO [REDACTED] NORJAK BUFILE 164-2111, KC 164-30, OO SEATTLE 164-81. [REDACTED] OO [REDACTED] [REDACTED]. [REDACTED] UNSUB, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] BUFILE [REDACTED], OO [REDACTED] [REDACTED] UNSUB, [REDACTED] BUFILE [REDACTED] OO [REDACTED] END PAGE ONE

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CLASSED IN [guess: 9155PM] [guess: released] 10/24/73

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164-41-[guess: 1284] SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED _____ FILED _____ OCT 2 4 1973 FBI - PORTLAND HIMAAFL [illegible]

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RE BOSTON NITEL TO BUREAU 10/16/73 CAPTIONED [REDACTED] SEATTLE NITEL TO BUREAU 10/12/73 CAPTIONED "NORJAK" PORTLAND NITEL TO BUREAU 10/19/73 CAPTIONED [REDACTED] [REDACTED]; 00 [REDACTED]; UNSUB, AKA [REDACTED] [REDACTED], 00 [REDACTED]." ON 10/18/73 [REDACTED] AND [REDACTED] WERE INTERVIEWED IN THE PRESENCE OF [REDACTED]. [REDACTED] WAS AGAIN INTERVIEWED 10/24/73 WITH THE PERMISSION OF [REDACTED]. INTERVIEW OF [REDACTED] OCCURRED ON TWO DATES INASMUCH AS THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT TIME TO CONDUCT INDEPTH INTERVIEW 10/18/73. [REDACTED] RELATED THE FOLLOWING DURING INTERVIEWS WHICH OCCURRED 10/18 AND 10/24/73: [REDACTED] ADVISED THAT THE GIRL [REDACTED] (LNU) IS NOT THE FEMALE THAT HE BELIEVES TO [REDACTED] STATED THAT THE PERSON HE BELIEVES TO BE [REDACTED] IS A VERY CLOSE FRIEND OF [REDACTED] (LNU). END PAGE TWO

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[REDACTED] ADVISED HE HAD TRAVELED FROM CALGARY, CANADA, TO VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, VIA AIR CANADA UNDER THE NAME [REDACTED]. THE FLIGHT WHICH HE TOOK ARRIVED IN VANCOUVER IN THE EVENING ABOUT A WEEK OR TWO BEFORE CHRISTMAS, DECEMBER 1971.

[REDACTED] WENT DIRECTLY TO [REDACTED] AND FROM THERE, TO THE RESIDENCE [REDACTED]. THE GROUP OF PERSONS HE WAS WITH CONSISTED OF THREE MALES FROM TORONTO AND THREE FEMALES. [REDACTED] DESCRIBED THE THREE FEMALES AS FOLLOWS:

[REDACTED], 5'5", AGE [REDACTED] ATTENDED COLLEGE IN TORONTO, DROVE [REDACTED] AND WORE EXPENSIVE [REDACTED];

[REDACTED] BELIEVES HAS RETURNED TO THE U.S., DESCRIBED WHITE FEMALE, 5'9", AGE [REDACTED], WHO WORE [REDACTED];

AND [REDACTED], WHITE FEMALE, 115 POUNDS, [REDACTED], ALBERTA, CANADA.

[REDACTED] STATED THAT ALTHOUGH HE DID NOT SEE [REDACTED] FROM THE FRONT, HE DESCRIBED THE MAN WHOM HE BELIEVES TO BE END PAGE THREE

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[REDACTED] AS FOLLOWS:

WHITE MALE, BIG SHOULDERS AND CHEST, 175-195 POUNDS, 5'8-9", CREW CUT, DRESSED IN CASUAL CLOTHES.

[REDACTED] DESCRIBED [REDACTED] RESIDENCE AS FOLLOWS: [REDACTED]

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ADVISED THAT YOU COULD SEE [REDACTED] FROM THE HOUSE BUT NOT [REDACTED].

[REDACTED] DESCRIBED THE ROUTE [REDACTED] AS FOLLOWS:

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THIS IS THE GENERAL VICINITY [REDACTED]. [REDACTED] COULD PROVIDE NO FURTHER INFORMATION RE [REDACTED]. THE SECOND FLOOR OF [REDACTED] IS USED FOR [REDACTED] WHILE THE FIRST FLOOR IS USED FOR [REDACTED] [REDACTED], ACCORDING TO [REDACTED], IS CONTROLLED BY [REDACTED] FROM THE EAST COAST WHOSE NAMES ARE UNKNOWN TO [REDACTED].

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TWO PLACES KNOWN TO BE FREQUENTED BY [REDACTED] AND ASSOCIATES ARE LOCATED IN VANCOUVER, B.C. ONE IS A COFFEE HOUSE, NAME UNKNOWN, HOWEVER THE COFFEE HOUSE IS LOCATED [REDACTED]. THE SECOND PLACE IS THE [REDACTED] IN VANCOUVER ALONG [REDACTED] THE APPROXIMATE TIME FOR MEETING WAS 3-5 A.M.

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[REDACTED] ADVISED [REDACTED] IN NEWBERG WAS UTILIZED FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES AND A MAN CALLED [REDACTED] PICKED UP END PAGE FIVE

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[REDACTED] IS DESCRIBED BY [REDACTED] AS BEING WELL KNOWN IN NEWBERG, AGE [REDACTED] [REDACTED] COULD PROVIDE NO FURTHER INFORMATION RE [REDACTED]. [REDACTED] ADVISED THEY HAD ABSOLUTELY NO KNOWLEDGE RE BIRTH CERTIFICATES OF [REDACTED].

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[REDACTED] DESCRIBED THREE SAFE CROSSING POINTS UTILIZED QUITE FREQUENTLY BY PERSONS "ON THE RUN" IN ORDER OF THEIR DIFFICULTY REGARDING CROSSING FROM CANADA TO THE U.S.:

1. BLANE, WASHINGTON. THE CUSTOMS GATE CAN BE PASSED BY GOING THROUGH THE FENCE LOCATED BY THE NO. TWO TRUCK LANE.

2. HOPE, WASHINGTON. THERE WAS A STANDING ARRANGEMENT WITH A CANADIAN CUSTOMS GUARD TO ALLOW PERSONS TO PASS UNQUESTIONED.

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3. SUNBURST, MONTANA. THE EASIEST, BEST AND MOST USED CROSSING SINCE ONLY TWO U.S. AND TWO CANADIAN PERSONS COVER 60 MILES OF BORDER. IN ADDITION, THE DAILY ROUTINES OF THE GUARDS ARE WELL KNOWN AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM IN CROSSING THE BORDER.

FUGITIVES CROSSING BACK INTO THE U.S. FREQUENT A HALFWAY HOUSE AT A RANCH LOCATED IN WYOMING, HOWEVER, THE EXACT LOCATION AND/OR NAME IS UNKNOWN BY [REDACTED].

[REDACTED] ADVISED THAT WHILE HE WAS IN NEWBERG, HE WAS VISITED BY [REDACTED] DESCRIBED [REDACTED] AS FOLLOWS:

WHITE FEMALE; OCCUPATION [REDACTED]; TALL, 5'11"; [illegible] [REDACTED]; HAZEL EYES, DEEP SET; NARROW LIPS; 145 POUNDS; BIG FEET; DARK BROWN HAIR; AND "SPACED OUT."

[REDACTED], A NEGRO MALE, IS BELIEVED BY [REDACTED] TO BE A DESERTER OR ESCAPED CONVICT. HE LIVED AT [REDACTED], AND EITHER HE OR HIS FRIEND WAS ARRESTED AT THAT ADDRESS ON A WEAPONS CHARGE.

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ADMINISTRATIVE. THIS SHOULD BE FORWARDED LEGAT, OTTAWA, VIA WASHINGTON, D.C. [REDACTED] PROVIDED TWO PHOTOS OF THE GIRL HE DESCRIBED AS [REDACTED]. THESE TWO PICTURES ARE BEING FORWARDED BUREAU AND BOSTON VIA FACSIMILE. SHOULD BUREAU OR BOSTON DESIRE BETTER PHOTOS OF [REDACTED], ADVISE KANSAS CITY. [REDACTED] END.

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FOR CORRECTIONS PLS CONTACT KANSAS CITY. END

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