Urgent teletype Portland to Seattle and Chicago re photographs shown to witnesses

Document date 6 January 1972

Part 99pages 29–302 pagesDB Cooper-44430–44431

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 99 pp. 29–30 (DB Cooper-44430–44431), Teletype, dated 6 Jan 1972, serial SE 164-81-1990 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-99%3A029-030

NR 003 PD PLAIN 4:05 PM URGENT 1-6-72 LJQ TO: SEATTLE (164-81) CHICAGO (164-297) FROM: PORTLAND (164-41) (P) 2P

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NORJAK.

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RE: PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWN TO WITNESSES.

RE BUFFALO AIRTEL TO SEATTLE, TWELVE TWENTYTWO SEVENTYONE; CHICAGO NITEL TO DIRECTOR, TWELVE-TWENTYEIGHT SEVENTYONE; CHICAGO AIRTEL TO SEATTLE, TWELVE TWENTYONE SEVENTYONE; DENVER AIRTEL TO DIRECTOR, TWELVE THIRTY SEVENTYONE; LOS ANGELES AIRTEL TO SEATTLE, TWELVE TWENTYTWO SEVENTYONE, SEATTLE TELETYPE TO SAN FRANCISCO, TWELVE TWENTYNINE SEVENTYONE, AND SEATTLE AIRTEL TO PORTLAND, TWELVE THIRTY SEVENTYONE.

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[illegible] OF NORTHWESST ORIENT AIRLINES, VIEWED PICTURES OF FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ON JANUARY FIVE SEVENTYTWO, AND DID NOT RECOGNIZE ANY AS HIJACKER: END PAGE ONE

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Sub. 27 164-81-1990 SEARCHED......INDEXED...... SERIALIZED....FILED.... JAN 6 1972 FBI - SEATTLE

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DB COOPER-44430

PD 164-41 PAGE TWO

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[REDACTED] (CHICAGO) [REDACTED] (SEATTLE) [REDACTED] (SEATTLE) WILLIAM FRANCIS JOHNSTON, JR., (DENVER) JOHN NEAL MARLER (LOS ANGELES) [REDACTED] (CHICAGO) PETER PARLO (BUFFALO)

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[REDACTED] DID NOT RECOGNIZE PHOTOGRAPH OF BUZZ (LNU) (HOUSTON) BUT [REDACTED] STATED BUZZ HAS SIMILAR FACIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF UNSUB. HE DID NOT IDENTIFY BUZZ AS HIJACKER BUT COULD NOT POSITIVELY ELIMINATE HIM.

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PORTLAND DOES NOT HAVE PHOTOGRAPH OF [REDACTED], FBI NO. [REDACTED]

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CHICAGO REQUESTED TO SEND PORTLAND [REDACTED] PHOTOGRAPH FOR DISPLAY TO WITNESSES. AIRMAIL COPIES TO BUFFALO, DENVER, HOUSTON AND LOS ANGELES. E N D VAB FBI SEATTLE CLR

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DB COOPER-44431

Serials: CG 164-297, PD 164-41, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-1990