Portland to Director and offices re Cooper hospitalized at time of hijacking

This copy: Part 97 pp. 148–149Also filed at Part 49 pp. 142–143 (primary)

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Portland to Director and offices eliminating Merlin Gene Cooper as a NORJAK suspect

Document date 30 September 1988

Part 97pages 148–1492 pagesDB Cooper-43679–43680

Another copy of this document is the primary, most legible copy: Part 49 pp. 142–143.

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Document: Teletype Portland to Director and offices eliminating Merlin Gene Cooper as a NORJAK suspect
Id: Cooper-Part-97:148-149
Page: https://cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-97%3A148-149

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 97 pp. 148–149 (DB Cooper-43679–43680), Teletype, dated 30 Sep 1988 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-97%3A148-149

VZCZCPDO012 RR HQ MI CG BT OC SE DE PD #0012 2742342 ZNR UUUUU R 302309Z SEP 88 FM FBI PORTLAND (164A-41)(RUC) TO DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111)/ROUTINE/ FBI MILWAUKEE (164-36)(MRA)/ROUTINE/ FBI CHICAGO/ROUTINE/ FBI BUTTE (164A-26)/ROUTINE/INFO FBI OKLAHOMA CITY (164A-244)/ROUTINE/INFO FBI SEATTLE (164A-81)/ROUTINE/INFO BT UNCLAS CITE: //3670//

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SUBJECT: NORJAK; OO: SEATTLE.

FOR INFORMATION OF BUREAU AND ALL RECEIVING OFFICE, MERLIN GENE COOPER (DATE OF BIRTH JULY 8, 1934), SHOULD BE ELIMINATED AS A SUSPECT IN THIS MATTER, IN THAT INVESTIGATION BY ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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[guess: Rucc] 164A-41/-1964 10/[guess: 3]/88 MC [guess: Plotero]

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SEARCHED SERIALIZED INDEX FILED

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DB Cooper-43679

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b6 b7C

PAGE TWO DE PD 0012 UNCLAS THE PENDLETON, OREGON, RESIDENT AGENCY, DETERMINED ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1988, THAT COOPER WAS AN IN-PATIENT AT THE WALLA WALLA GENERAL HOSPITAL IN WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON, FROM OCTOBER 18, 1971, THROUGH DECEMBER 1, 1971. IT IS NOTED THE HIJACKING OCCURRED NOVEMBER 24, 1971. SPECIFICALLY, NURSES NOTES FOR THE DAY OF NOVEMBER 24, 1971, WOULD ELIMINATE SUSPECT. ARMED AND DANGEROUS. BT #0012

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DB Cooper-43680

Serials: 164-2111, 164-244, 164-36, BT 164-26, PD 164-41, SE 164-81