AirtelSAC Phoenix to SAC Seattle re informant's 1968 Virginia acquaintance as Cooper suspect25 November 19811 page
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Part 8, page 141

DB Cooper-180Serials PX 164-571, PX 164-571-7, SE 164-81

Document date 25 November 1981

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 8 p. 141 (DB Cooper-180), Airtel, dated 25 Nov 1981, serial PX 164-571-7 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-08/pages/141

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AIRTEL

11/25/81

TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164A-81)

FROM: SAC, PHOENIX (164A-571) (RUC)

SUBJECT: NORJACK; CAA - HIJACKING OO: SEATTLE

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The following information is being furnished to Seattle for whatever action deemed appropriate.

On 11/16/81, [REDACTED] Phoenix, Arizona, telephone [REDACTED] (work [REDACTED]) telephonically furnished the following information:

[REDACTED] advised that in [REDACTED] 1968, he had attended the [REDACTED] Virginia. At this time he became very well acquainted with one [REDACTED] who was [REDACTED] from the state of Montana, and was also attending [REDACTED] According to [REDACTED] his first name of [REDACTED] always went by initials [REDACTED] and always talked about wanting to [REDACTED] since he was into sky diving pretty heavily. [REDACTED] advised that he had thought about this over the years and that a sketch of Cooper seen by him in the newspaper looked a lot like [REDACTED] further described [REDACTED] as being a white male, 5' 8" tall, 130 pounds, believed to be from (phonetic) Montana, in excellent physical condition [REDACTED] was known to have a tattoo of [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] advised that at the conclusion of [REDACTED] had obtained [REDACTED] had returned [REDACTED] in Montana. He stated he had obtained [REDACTED] address but had lost it and that he had not heard from [REDACTED] since.

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ARMED AND DANGEROUS

DESTRUCTION DATE INITIAL RETAIN JUSTIFICATION

2 - Seattle (D) - Phoenix FC/kjw (3) [signature] 1* DB Cooper-180

164-571-7

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