Part 101, page 16

Document date 3 December 1971

Open in FBI Vault (Part 101, page 16 of the PDF)

FBI 164-81, Vault Part 101 p. 16 (DB Cooper-45438), Teletype, dated 3 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-496 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-101/pages/16

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PAGE FIVE

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NORFOLK WILL COND[UCT] DISCREET INVESTIGATION T[O] DETER- MINE IF DOUGLAS COOPER STILL EMPLOYED AT CLAYTON SHOP, NEWPORT, VIRGINIA, NOTING THAT PHOTOGRAPH OF COOPER HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED FOR DISPLAY TO FLIGHT PERSONNEL.

2. WILL CONDUCT INVESTIGATION TO IDENTIFY SUBSCRIBER TO POST OFFICE [REDACTED b6/b7C], WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA WHERE DOUGLAS' COOPER RECEIVED MAIL UP THROUGH APRIL SEVENTYONE.

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RICHMOND WILL FURNISH RESULTS OF CHECK OF VIRGINIA DRIVERS LICENSE RECORDS FOR CURRENT ADDRESS OF COOPER, ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE PHOTOGRAPHS AND DETERMINE IF HE HAS VEHICLES REGISTERED UNDER HIS NAME.

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WASHINGTON FIELD WILL REVIEW UNITED STATES INS RECORDS FOR DOUGLAS COOPER, DOB, APRIL TWENTYFOURTH, TWENTYFIVE, SCOTLAND [REDACTED b6/b7C], DOB, [REDACTED b6/b7C] [REDACTED b6/b7C]

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2. WILL ATTEMPT TO LOCATE RECORDS OF UNITED STATES PASSPORT BEING ISSUED TO DOUGLAS COOPER, DOB, APRIL TWENTY FOURTH, TWENTYFIVE, AND OBTAIN PHOTO OF COOPER AND SEND SAME IMMEDIATELY TO NYO AND SEATTLE THROUGH FACSIMILE COPIES.

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END

PLEASE REPEAT LI[XXXX][illegible]LAST TWO LINES

ON PAG[E]

SE PLS RPT WHAT CORR DID U WANT GA PLS

LAST TWO LINES ON PAGE TWO

AN OUT OF STATE CLAIM FROM NOVEMBER, SEVENTY TO APRIL TWENTYFIFTH, SEVENTYONE, WITH PAYMENTS BEING SENT TO GA THATS FINE THAN[K] YOU JJT FBI SEATTLE CLR

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DB COOPER-45438

AI notes

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Page header indicating this is page five of the teletype transmission. Norfolk field office tasked with conducting a discreet investigation to determine if Douglas Cooper is still employed at Clayton Shop in Newport, Virginia, and to identify the subscriber to a redacted post office box in Williamsburg, Virginia, where Cooper received mail through April 1971. A photograph of Cooper has not been located for display to flight personnel. Richmond field office tasked with checking Virginia driver's license records for Douglas Cooper's current address, locating photographs, and checking vehicle registrations in his name. Washington Field office tasked with reviewing U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) records for Douglas Cooper (DOB April 24, 1925, from Scotland). Additional subject details and a second DOB entry are redacted under b6/b7C. Washington Field also tasked with locating U.S. passport records issued to Douglas Cooper (DOB April 24, 1925) and obtaining a photograph to be sent immediately to the New York Office and Seattle via facsimile. End-of-message teletype operator exchange. Seattle operator requests a repeat of the last two lines from page two. The responding operator clarifies the content: an out-of-state claim from November 1970 through April 25, 1971, with payments being sent. Exchange ends with acknowledgment and 'CLR' (clear/end of transmission) from operator JJT at FBI Seattle. FBI Vault document reference stamp identifying this page as part of the D.B. Cooper file.

Text is typed in all-caps teletype format and largely legible
Several fields redacted under FOIA exemptions b6 and b7C (personal privacy / law enforcement records)
Some minor ink bleed and alignment artifacts typical of teletype transmission
'LIXXXXLAST' appears to be a garbled or partially redacted teletype operator notation
'ON PAG' appears truncated — likely 'ON PAGE'

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