Part 100, page 181

DB Cooper-45124Serials CE 164-101, SE 164-81

Document date 7 December 1971

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 100 p. 181 (DB Cooper-45124), Teletype, dated 7 Dec 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-100/pages/181

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NR005 SE PLAIN 9:17AM URGENT 12/7/71 VAB TO PITTSBURGH CHARLOTTE (164-101) FROM SEATTLE (164-81)

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UNSUB, AKA DAN COOPER; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR, SEVENTYONE. CAA-HIJACK- ING; EXTORTION. OO: SE.

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RE BALTIMORE TELETYPE DECEMBER SIX LAST. RE: SUSPECT - [REDACTED] [REDACTED] HAS BEEN LOCATED AT [REDACTED], WHERE HE [REDACTED] [REDACTED] AND WAS AT WORK ON AFTERNOON OF NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR LAST. DISCONTINUE RE[REDACTED]. END

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KMK FBI PG CLR THANKS

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[REDACTED] 164-81-[REDACTED]OT b6 b7C DB COOPER-45124

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Teletype routing header showing an urgent message sent at 9:17 AM on December 7, 1971, from Seattle field office (164-81) to Pittsburgh and Charlotte (164-101). Case identification block for the D.B. Cooper hijacking. Identifies the subject as UNSUB AKA Dan Cooper, Northwest Airlines Flight 305, Portland to Seattle, November 24, 1971. Charges: CAA-Hijacking and Extortion. Office of Origin: Seattle. Body of the teletype, referencing a Baltimore teletype from December 6. Reports that a named suspect (redacted) has been located at a redacted address, and was at work on the afternoon of November 24, 1971 — effectively alibiing them. The message instructs to discontinue investigation regarding the redacted subject. Teletype operator sign-off initials and acknowledgment. 'KMK' and 'CLR' are likely operator or agent initials. 'PG' may indicate page or a designation. 'THANKS' is a standard teletype closing. Document stamp at bottom right showing the Seattle field office file number 164-81, a partially redacted sub-file number, FOIA exemption codes b6 and b7C, and the FBI Vault document identifier DB COOPER-45124.

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