Archive / Parts / Part 101 / Page 102 Teletype · Baltimore to Seattle re NORJAK suspect information · 7 December 1971 · page 1 of 2 AI Type, title and date: machine-written — generated by an AI model from the transcripts, and it can be wrong. The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.
teletype Legibility: medium
Part 101, page 102 DB Cooper-45555 Serials BA 164-103 , SE 164-81 , SE 164-81-785
Document date 7 December 1971 AI Dates: machine-written — generated by an AI model from the transcripts, and it can be wrong. The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.
Open in FBI Vault (Part 101, page 102 of the PDF) Copy citation FBI 164-81, Vault Part 101 p. 102 (DB Cooper-45555), Teletype, dated 7 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-785 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-101/pages/102
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NR 012 BA PLAIN
0615 P M NITEL 12-7-71 VLH
TO: SEATTLE (164-81)
FROM: BALTIMORE (164-103)
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[guess: Clein]
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UNSUB; AKA DAN COOPER; NORTHWEST AIRLINES, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE,
NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR, SEVENTYONE; CAA - HIJACK; EXTORTION. OO: SEATTLE
RE SEATTLE TELETYPE DECEMBER SEVEN, SEVENTYONE.
RE SUSPECT [REDACTED b6/b7C]
[REDACTED b6/b7C] MARYLAND, ADVISED TODAY THAT INSTANT SUSPE
T,
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[REDACTED b6/b7C - large block]
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END PAGE ONE
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164-81-785
SEARCHED INDEXED
SERIALIZED FILED
DEC 7 1971
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DB COOPER-45555
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Teletype header identifying this as a night teletype (NITEL) sent at 0615 PM on December 7, 1971, from the Baltimore FBI field office to the Seattle FBI field office. Case file references: Seattle 164-81, Baltimore 164-103.
Partially legible handwritten name or initials in upper right corner, likely an agent or reviewer signature. Exact reading uncertain.
Subject line identifies the case as the D.B. Cooper hijacking: UNSUB AKA Dan Cooper, Northwest Airlines flight Portland to Seattle, November 24, 1971, CAA hijack and extortion. Office of Origin is Seattle. The teletype is in response to a Seattle teletype dated December 7, 1971. It references a named suspect (redacted) and states that a source in Maryland advised that day that the instant suspect [remainder redacted and line-broken].
Substantial block of text entirely redacted under b6 (personal privacy) and b7C (law enforcement records) exemptions. Likely contains identifying information about the suspect referenced above and details of the Maryland source's information.
Page termination marker indicating this is the first page of a multi-page teletype.
FBI routing and indexing stamp confirming the document was searched, indexed, serialized, and filed on December 7, 1971. Serial number 164-81-785 assigned within the Seattle case file.
FBI Vault document reference number DB COOPER-45555, used for public release tracking.
Multiple FBI privacy redactions (b6/b7C exemptions) obscure suspect name and key details Large central block redacted entirely Scan quality is fair with some noise artifacts 'SUSPE' at line break appears to continue as 'SUSPECT' on next line, now redacted Handwritten name in upper right partially legible Scan order ← p. 101 p. 103 →