Part 9, page 157

DB Cooper-859Serials 164-2111, SD 164-91, SD 164-91-144, SE 164-81

Document date 1 November 1977

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 9 p. 157 (DB Cooper-859), Airtel, dated 1 Nov 1977, serial SD 164-91-144 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-09/pages/157

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11/1/77

Airtel

TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) FROM: SAC, SAN DIEGO (164-91) (RUC)

UNSUB, aka Dan Cooper, Northwest Airlines Flight 305, Portland to Seattle, 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION (A) (OO: SEATTLE) Bufile 164-2111

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Enclosed for Seattle are the original and one copy of an FD-302 reflecting interview with [REDACTED] the artist conception of COOPER shown to [REDACTED] Agent's original notes re interview with [REDACTED]

The FD-302 is self-explanatory. There is no further investigation remaining in San Diego.

THIS INDIVIDUAL IS BEING SOUGHT IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXTORTION OF $200,000 FROM NORTHWEST AIRLINES BY THREATENING THE CREW OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH A PACKAGE WHICH HE STATED CONTAINED A BOMB. HE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS.

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2 - Seattle (Encs. 4) 1 - San Diego NIW:Mlr (3) Mlr

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Order not removed from RUC status and should continue as Ruc-6

[signature illegible] 11/1/77 164-91-144

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SEARCHED INDEXED DB Cooper-859

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Routing header of an FBI Airtel dated November 1, 1977, from SAC San Diego to SAC Seattle. Subject is the UNSUB known as Dan Cooper, referencing the Northwest Airlines Flight 305 hijacking of November 24, 1971. Body of the Airtel transmitting an FD-302 interview report to Seattle. The interviewee was shown an artist conception of Cooper. San Diego states no further investigation remains on their end. A standard dangerous-subject advisory is included in underlined text regarding the $200,000 extortion. Document distribution notation: two copies to Seattle with four enclosures, one copy retained by San Diego. Initialed by NIW and Mlr. Handwritten annotation indicating the case should not be removed from RUC status and should continue as RUC-6, signed and dated 11/1/77 with file reference 164-91-144. FBI processing stamps indicating the document was searched and indexed, with a DB Cooper collection reference number of 859.

Document is well-preserved and largely legible
Several fields redacted per b6, b7C, b7D FOIA exemptions
Handwritten annotation in lower right is partially legible
Staple holes visible at top

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