Urgent teletype Las Vegas to Director and Denver re NORJAK possible subject

This copy: Part 98 pp. 67–69Also filed at Part 11 pp. 431–433 (primary)

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SAC Las Vegas to Director, Identification Division and Denver re possible suspect

Document date 26 November 1971

Part 98pages 67–693 pagesDB Cooper-44107–44109

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 98 pp. 67–69 (DB Cooper-44107–44109), Teletype, dated 26 Nov 1971, serial 164-31-309 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-98%3A067-069

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Date: 11/26/71

Transmit the following in ___PLAINTEXT___ (Type in plaintext or code)

Via ___TELETYPE___ ___URGENT___ (Priority)

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TO: DIRECTOR, FBI ATTN: IDENTIFICATION DIVISION SAC, DENVER

FROM: SAC, LAS VEGAS (164-60)

UNSUB. NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE. PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, NOVEMBER TWENTY-FOUR LAST. CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION. OO: SEATTLE.

RE SEATTLE TELETYPE TO THE DIRECTOR, INSTANT.

FOR INFORMATION DENVER UNSUB HIJACKED CAPTIONED FLIGHT AT PORTLAND. LANDED AT SEATTLE WHERE OFFLOADED ALL PASSENGERS EXCEPT FOUR CREW MEMBERS. RECEIVED TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS CASH AND FOUR PARACHUTES AT THIS POINT. PLANE THEN LEFT SEATTLE. AFTER AIRBORNE REAR DOOR OPENED AT SUBJECT'S REQUEST AND PLANE FLEW AT TWO HUNDRED KNOTS AT TEN THOUSAND FEET WITH FLAPS AND GEAR DOWN. UPON LANDING IN RENO, NEVADA, NOVEMBER TWENTY-FIVE LAST, UNSUB, MONEY, AND ONE PARACHUTE GONE.

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(1) - Seattle (AM) 1 - Las Vegas

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164-31-309 SEARCHED ___INDEXED___ SERIALIZED___FILED___ NOV 3 0 1971

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Approved: _______________ Sent ___________M Per ___________ Special Agent in Charge

DB COOPER-44107 ☆ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971-413

LV 164-60 PAGE TWO

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BUREAU HAS SUGGESTED THAT [REDACTED] [REDACTED] FBI [REDACTED] [REDACTED] IS POSSIBLE SUBJECT BASED ON FACT THAT [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] FORMERLY CHARGED WITH [REDACTED] DURING [REDACTED] [REDACTED] IN THAT AREA.

ALL CITY, COUNTY, STATE OFFICES IN NEVADA CLOSED TODAY AND WILL NOT REOPEN UNTIL NOVEMBER TWENTY-NINE NEXT.

FBI IDENTIFICATION DIVISION IS REQUESTED TO SEARCH [REDACTED] NAME TO DETERMINE WHERE HE WAS LAST ARRESTED OR RECEIVED, POSSIBLY AT A STATE PENITENTIARY, SETTING FORTH LEADS TO DETERMINE IF [REDACTED] IN THAT AREA. SUTEL.

DENVER CONTACT APPROPRIATE OFFICE [REDACTED] TO DETERMINE IF [REDACTED] IF STILL IN CUSTODY OR IF HE HAS BEEN RELEASED AND WHEN.

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DB COOPER-44108

LV 164-60 PAGE THREE

AM COPY, SEATTLE.

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DB COOPER-44109

Serials: 164-31-309, LV 164-60