Part 101, page 28

DB Cooper-45454Serials BT 164-26, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-1306

Document date 14 December 1971

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 101 p. 28 (DB Cooper-45454), Airtel, dated 14 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-1306 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-101/pages/28

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12/14/71

AIRTEL AIRMAIL

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) FROM : SAC, BUTTE (164-26) (P) SUBJECT: NORJAK

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Reurnitol, 12/13/71.

Re: [REDACTED] (phonetic)

[REDACTED], U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Smoke Jumping School and Aerial Depot, Missoula, Montana, advices check of records, past and present employees, reveals no one by the above name jumped through Region #1, USFS. Further, no one with a phonetically similar last name to [REDACTED] has ever worked out of Region #1.

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LD W, [guess: CERMIN] [illegible] LANDSLIDE(?) S/B SERIAL [illegible] DONE [guess: 5/B] DONE 7/3

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ELIMINATE

2 - Seattle (AM) 2 - Butte AJFT/jrd (4)

(1) ALL LOCALS 164-81-1306 [stamp: illegible initials/date] (2) INITIAL STOP / NOT VALID (3) NO [illegible] REMAINS

DB COOPER-45454

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FBI AIRTEL from SAC Butte (file 164-26) to SAC Seattle (file 164-81), dated 12/14/71, regarding the NORJAK investigation (D.B. Cooper case). In response to a referral dated 12/13/71, a contact at the U.S. Forest Service Smoke Jumping School and Aerial Depot in Missoula, Montana reported that a records check of past and present employees found no one matching the name under investigation (redacted) who jumped through USFS Region #1, and no phonetically similar name has ever worked out of Region #1. Handwritten routing or processing notes, partially illegible, appear to reference internal case-processing steps or serial assignments. Exact content uncertain. Distribution block shows 2 copies to Seattle (AM), 2 copies to Butte, prepared by AJFT/jrd, total 4 copies. Handwritten action notes reference case serial 164-81-1306 and appear to indicate disposition steps: (1) all locals notified, (2) initial stop / not valid, (3) no [illegible] remains. 'ELIMINATE' is stamped or written prominently. Document control stamp DB COOPER-45454 at bottom right.

Typed body text is largely legible despite scan artifacts
Handwritten routing notes in middle section are partially illegible
Bottom handwritten action notes are partially legible
Multiple b6/b7C FOIA privacy redactions obscure names
Stamp impressions and overlapping handwriting reduce clarity in lower half

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