Part 100, page 30

DB Cooper-44942Serials PD 164-41, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-331

Document date 30 November 1971

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 100 p. 30 (DB Cooper-44942), Teletype, dated 30 Nov 1971, serial SE 164-81-331 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-100/pages/30

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NR Ø15 PD PLAIN 8:33 PM URGENT 11-30-71 AJW TO: SEATTLE (164-81) FROM: PORTLAND (164-41)

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SUSP. D.B. COOPER Z

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UNSUB; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE, ET AL; CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION. OO: SEATTLE.

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OFFICER [REDACTED b6/b7C], MC MINNVILLE, OREGON ADVISED NOVEMBER TWENTYEIGHT SEVENTYONE HE RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM CHARLES MOORE, AGE SEVENTYFOUR, WITH SHARP MIND [handwritten annotation beneath: AA], THAT ONE D.B. COOPER RESEMBLES ARTIST'S SKETCH OF UNSUB. COOPER IS FIVE FEET EIGHT INCHES DASH FIVE FEET NINE INCHES, ONE FORTYFIVE TO ONE SIXTY POUNDS, BROWN HAIR GRAYING, AGE FIFTY, FORMER NAVY FROGMAN, AND AT ONE TIME EMPLOYED BY ROBINSON COLD STORAGE, NEAR WOODLAND, WASHINGTON.

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[REDACTED b6/b7C/b7D], ADVISED NOVEMBER TWENTYNINE, SEVENTYONE THAT [REDACTED b6/b7C/b7D] [REDACTED b6/b7C/b7D] RESEMBLES ARTIST'S SKETCH OF UNSUB. BOVEY IS QUOTE [REDACTED b6/b7C/b7D] END QUOTE. HE IS BELIEVED TO BE RESIDING [REDACTED b6/b7C/b7D], WASHINGTON ON [REDACTED b6/b7C/b7D] [REDACTED b6/b7C/b7D]. [handwritten: advised]

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END

D FEE FBI SEATTLE CLR [Handwritten signature/notation: Manning 17-1-71 (or similar)]

[Stamp box: 164-81-331 SEARCHED........INDEXED SERIALIZED........FILED NOV 30 1971 FBI · SEATTLE [Handwritten signature]]

DB COOPER-44942

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Teletype routing header indicating an urgent plain-text message sent at 8:33 PM on November 30, 1971, from the Portland FBI field office (case 164-41) to the Seattle FBI field office (case 164-81). Handwritten annotation identifying the subject of the teletype as suspect D.B. Cooper, with a handwritten 'Z' (possibly a volume or index number) below. Standard FBI teletype case caption identifying the subject matter as an unknown subject (UNSUB) in the hijacking and extortion of Northwest Airlines Flight 305. The office of origin (OO) is Seattle. A McMinnville, Oregon police officer (name redacted) reported on November 28, 1971, that a Charles Moore, age 74, described as sharp-minded, believed a person named D.B. Cooper resembled the FBI artist's sketch of the hijacking suspect. The subject is described as 5'8"-5'9", 145-160 lbs, brown hair going gray, approximately age 50, a former Navy frogman, and formerly employed by Robinson Cold Storage near Woodland, Washington. A second informant (name, source identity, and quoted statement heavily redacted under b6/b7C/b7D FOIA exemptions) advised on November 29, 1971, that an individual — referred to as 'BOVEY' — resembles the artist's sketch of the UNSUB. The suspect is believed to be residing somewhere in Washington state. A handwritten notation 'advised' appears near the bottom of this block. Teletype closing ('END'), sender identifier 'D FEE', cleared by FBI Seattle (CLR). An inked rubber stamp shows the document was searched, indexed, serialized, and filed on November 30, 1971, at FBI Seattle field office under file reference 164-81-331. The document bears a handwritten clearance signature. Bottom margin shows archive notation 'DB COOPER-44942'.

Document is generally clear and legible
Multiple FOIA redaction boxes present (b6, b7C, b7D exemptions)
Minor scan artifacts/speckling throughout
Handwritten annotations and signature present
Two dark circular punch holes visible at top

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