Interview report (FD-302)Interview of Eugene Leroy Watson, PhoenixInterviewed 18 April 1974page 3 of 3
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Part 100, page 342

DB Cooper-45301Serials PX 164-100

Interviewed 18 April 1974Dictated 19 April 1974Transcribed 23 April 1974

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PX 164-100 REL:dpm 3

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WATSON advised that he smokes Larks cigarettes, is // not now nor has ever been an alcoholic, does not subscribe to a safe deposit box and does not have any arrest record other than having received traffic tickets in the past.

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WATSON stated that he would be more cooperative in this matter and would review his canceled checks and credit card receipts to verify his whereabouts on or about November 24, 1971. He stated that he would also make arrangements to secure a current color photograph of himself for the FBI.

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On April 19, 1974, WATSON telephonically contacted the Phoenix office of the FBI and furnished the following information

He stated that a review of his pilot's log reflected that on November 24, 1971, he flew to Santa Ana, California, alone for the purpose of contacting [REDACTED b6/b7c] of Newport Skyways located at the Orange County Airport. After conducting his business with [REDACTED], WATSON flew back to Phoenix later that evening.

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WATSON advised that his pilot's log also indicated that on November 25, 1971, he [REDACTED b6/b7c] flew to the residence of his father, HENRY L. WATSON, in Yucca Valley, California, which is located near Palm Springs, California. He stated that he [REDACTED] then had Thanksgiving dinner with his father [REDACTED] who presently resides in Whittier, California. [REDACTED block].

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DB COOPER-45301