Part 100, page 88

DB Cooper-45010Serials BT 164-26, PD 164-41, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-328

Document date 30 November 1971

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 100 p. 88 (DB Cooper-45010), Teletype, dated 30 Nov 1971, serial SE 164-81-328 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-100/pages/88

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NR 008 BT PLAIN 6:47 PM 11-30-71 NITEL DD TO: SAC, LOS ANGELES SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) FROM: SAC, BUTTE (164-26) 2P

UNSUB: NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, NOV. TWO FOUR, ONE NINE SEVEN ONE. CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION. OO: SEATTLE.

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[REDACTED] VIEWING ARTIST-S CONCEPTION OF HIJACKING IN "SPOKESMAN REVIEW" SPOKANE, WASH., NOV. TWO NINE ISSUE, SEE STRONG RESEMBLANCE WITH MICHAEL C. SULLIVAN, PART-TIME FIREMAN AROUND ONE NINE SIX FIVE. SULLIVAN, FROM PROMINENT SPOKANE FAMILY; FATHER HENRY M. SULLIVAN RESIDES FIVE SEVEN ZERO THREE NORTH SUTHERLAND, SPOKANE.

IN ONE NINE SEVEN ZERO, MICHAEL C. SULLIVAN EMPLOYED UNKNOWN JOB WESTERN AIRLINES RESIDING ONE ONE ONE FIVE EAST CORDOVA, PASADENA, CALIF.

WHILE ON KELLOGG FIRE DEPARTMENT SULLIVAN INTERESTED IN SKYDIVING AND OWNED PARCHUTE, BUT NEVER KNOW TO HAVE END PAGE ONE

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DB COOPER-45010 Sub 58 164-81-328 SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED [illegible] NOV 30 1971 FBI - SEATTLE

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Top right handwritten annotation: "SusP:" [with underline] Bottom center handwritten initials: "B" and "L.A."

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FBI NITEL teletype header dated November 30, 1971 at 6:47 PM. Transmitted from SAC Butte (file 164-26) to SAC Los Angeles, SAC Seattle (164-81), and SAC Portland (164-41). Subject line references UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305, Portland to Seattle, November 24, 1971; charges CAA Hijacking and Extortion; origin office Seattle. A source (name redacted under b6/b7C/b7D) who viewed the artist's composite sketch of the hijacker published in the Spokane 'Spokesman Review' (November 29, 1971 issue) reported a strong resemblance to Michael C. Sullivan, a part-time fireman circa 1965, from a prominent Spokane family. Sullivan's father, Henry M. Sullivan, lives at 5703 North Sutherland, Spokane. In 1970, Michael C. Sullivan was employed in an unknown capacity at Western Airlines and resided at 1115 East Cordova, Pasadena, California. While employed at the Kellogg Fire Department, Sullivan was interested in skydiving and owned a parachute, but was reportedly never known to have [page ends — continued on next page]. FBI Seattle administrative receipt and indexing stamp. Document assigned to DB Cooper case file 45010, sub-file 58, serial 164-81-328. Stamped as searched, indexed, serialized, and filed on November 30, 1971 by FBI Seattle. Handwritten annotation 'SusP:' (likely shorthand for 'Suspect:') added at top right, presumably by a reviewing agent. Handwritten initials 'B' and 'L.A.' appear at the bottom, likely routing or receipt initials for the Los Angeles and Butte offices.

Teletype text is clear and largely legible throughout
One name/identifier redacted per b6/b7C/b7D FOIA exemptions
Handwritten initials and annotations visible but minor
Two black alignment/hole-punch marks at top of page
Stamp in lower right partially legible

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