Part 101, page 22

DB Cooper-45448Serials 164-2111, 164-35, DL 164-191, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-1003

Document date 10 December 1971

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 101 p. 22 (DB Cooper-45448), Teletype, dated 10 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-1003 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-101/pages/22

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NR007 KX PLAIN 740 PM NITEL 12-10-71 WEH 2P

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TO DIRECTOR (164-2111) DALLAS (164-191) SEATTLE (164-81) FROM KNOXVILLE (164-35)

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UNSUB, AKA DAN COOPER; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR, NINETEEN SEVENTYONE, CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION. OO: SEATTLE.

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RE DALLAS NITEL TO KNOXVILLE AND SEATTLE DATED DECEMBER SEVEN, LAST.

[REDACTED] SUSPECT: RECORDS OF [REDACTED] CITY DIRECTORY REFLECT [REDACTED] RESIDES AT [REDACTED]

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COMPANY, ADVISED [REDACTED] CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY HIS COMPANY [REDACTED]

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END PAGE ONE

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[guess: ELIM]

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164-81-1003 SEARCHED [illegible] INDEXED SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED [illegible] DEC 10 1971 FBI - SEATTLE [initialed]

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DB COOPER-45448

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NITEL teletype transmission header indicating message number NR007, sent at 7:40 PM on December 10, 1971, operator initials WEH, 2 pages. Routing block showing teletype sent from FBI Knoxville field office to FBI Director, Dallas field office, and Seattle field office, with corresponding file numbers. Subject line identifying the case: Unknown Subject (UNSUB) also known as Dan Cooper, hijacking/extortion of Northwest Airlines Flight 305, Portland to Seattle, November 24, 1971. Office of Origin: Seattle. Body of the teletype referencing a prior Dallas NITEL to Knoxville and Seattle dated December 7. Reports on a named suspect (identity redacted under b6/b7C) whose city directory records show a residence address (redacted). The suspect is reportedly currently employed by a named company (redacted). Multiple fields redacted for personal privacy and law enforcement sensitivity. Teletype end-of-page marker indicating this is page one of a multi-page transmission. Handwritten notation near bottom center of page, possibly a processing or disposition mark. Letters appear to read 'ELIM' in cursive. FBI Seattle office processing stamp confirming the teletype was searched, indexed, serialized, and filed on December 10, 1971. Serial number 164-81-1003 assigned. FBI Vault document identifier stamp: DB COOPER-45448, used for the declassified FOIA release series.

Multiple redacted fields (white boxes) throughout the document, consistent with FOIA b6/b7C exemptions
Overall text is clearly legible in unredacted portions
Teletype format with all-caps text
Bottom stamp partially legible but readable

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