Portland to Seattle and Cleveland re CB radio conversation about found bills

Document date 25 April 1979

Part 96pages 232–2343 pagesDB Cooper-43157–43159

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Subject: Cooper Files: Cooper-Part-96:232-234

Document: Teletype Portland to Seattle and Cleveland re CB radio conversation about found bills
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 96 pp. 232–234 (DB Cooper-43157–43159), Teletype, dated 25 Apr 1979, serial PD 164-41-1748 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-96%3A232-234

FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-78) FBI

TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: [X] Teletype [ ] Immediate [ ] TOP SECRET [ ] Facsimile [X] Priority [ ] SECRET [ ] ___________ [ ] Routine [ ] CONFIDENTIAL [ ] UNCLAS E F T O [X] UNCLAS Date 4/25/79 11S J 2020

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FM PORTLAND (164-41) P

TO SEATTLE (164-81) PRIORITY 2044 Z

CLEVELAND PRIORITY 2037 Z

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UNCLAS

NORJAK (A), OO: SEATTLE. BUFILE 164-2111.

ON APRIL 25, 1979, [REDACTED] b6 [REDACTED] PORTLAND, OREGON, TELEPHONE [REDACTED], FURNISHED THE b7C FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

HE IS A [REDACTED] AND b6 HE [REDACTED] BETWEEN 6:00 b7C AND 7:00 P.M., APRIL 24, 1979, HE OVERHEARD A CB CONVERSATION AMONG APPROXIMATELY FOUR CB UNITS CONVERSING ON CHANNEL 29. FROM THE CONVERSATION, IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE PARTIES WERE LOGGING TRUCKERS OPERATING OUT OF THE WASHOUGAL, WASHINGTON, AREA. THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT HAVING FOUND AND RECOVERED A QUANTITY OF OLD $20 BILLS FROM A LOGGING ROAD IN THE WOODS.

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164-41-1748

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Searched ___ Serialized ___ b6 Indexed ___ b7C Filed ___

Approved: ________ Transmitted OC4 Per ________ (Number) (Time) DB Cooper-43157

FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-78) FBI

TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: ☐ Teletype ☐ Immediate ☐ TOP SECRET ☐ Facsimile ☐ Priority ☐ SECRET ☐ ________ ☐ Routine ☐ CONFIDENTIAL ☐ UNCLAS E F T O ☒ UNCLAS Date ________

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PAGE TWO PD 164-41 UNCLAS

THEY MENTIONED THAT ALTHOUGH THE BILLS APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN THERE FOR SOMETIME, THEY WERE IN GOOD ENOUGH CONDITION THAT THEY COULD READ THE SERIAL NUMBERS. THEY SPECULATED THE BILLS MIGHT HAVE COME FROM THE COOPER SKYJACKING CASE. ONE OF THE PARTIES USED THE HANDLE [REDACTED] STATED HE HAS AN [REDACTED] [REDACTED] WHOSE NAME IS POSSIBLY [REDACTED] AND STATED IF SHE LETS HIM GO HE WILL GO HUNTING THIS WEEKEND FOR MORE OF THE BILLS. ONE OF THE PARTIES STATED HE HAD TO LEAVE TO TAKE EIGHT LOADS OUT AND IT WAS MENTIONED THAT ONE OF THE PARTIES HAD 20 LOADS TO GO TO AUBURN. ONE OF THE PARTIES USED THE HANDLE [REDACTED] [REDACTED] AND ONE OF THE PARTIES USED THE CALL SIGNALS [REDACTED] CONTACT WITH FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) OFFICE, PORTLAND, OREGON, DISCLOSES CB LICENSE [REDACTED] IS LISTED TO [REDACTED], SHELBY, OHIO, [REDACTED]. NEITHER FCC NOR HEADQUARTERS OF REACT, CB ORGANIZATION AT PORTLAND, HAVE ANY RECORD OF HANDLES [REDACTED] OR [REDACTED] CLEVELAND AT SHELBY, OHIO. DETERMINE CURRENT LOCATION OF [REDACTED], HOLDER OF CB LICENSE [REDACTED], AND SET OUT LEAD FOR INTERVIEW. SEATTLE AT AUBURN, WASHINGTON. CONDUCT INVESTIGATION

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Approved: ________ Transmitted ________ Per ________ (Number) (Time) DB Cooper-43158

FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-78) FBI

TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: ☐ Teletype ☐ Immediate ☐ TOP SECRET ☐ Facsimile ☐ Priority ☐ SECRET ☐ ___________ ☐ Routine ☐ CONFIDENTIAL ☐ UNCLAS E F T O ☐ UNCLAS Date ___________

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PAGE THREE PD 164-41 UNCLAS

AT LUMBER MILLS IN EFFORT TO IDENTIFY TRUCKER BRINGING IN 20 LOADS OF LOGS FROM WASHOUGAL, WASHINGTON, AREA, AND CAUSE INTERVIEW OF TRUCKER REGARDING THIS MATTER.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

BT

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Approved: ___________ Transmitted ___________ Per ___________ (Number) (Time) DB Cooper-43159

Serials: 164-2111, PD 164-41, PD 164-41-1748, SE 164-81