Part 101, page 29

DB Cooper-45455Serials PD 164-41, SE 164-81

Document date 14 December 1971

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 101 p. 29 (DB Cooper-45455), Teletype, dated 14 Dec 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-101/pages/29

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NR 011 PD PLAIN 6:25. PM NITEL 12-14-71 AJW TO: SEATTLE (164-81) FROM: PORTLAND (164-41)

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NORJAK

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RE SE NITEL TO BUTTE AND PORTLAND DECEMBER THIRTEEN SEVENTYONE. SUSPECT: [REDACTED b6/b7C] [REDACTED b6/b7C], U.S. FOREST SERVICE, [REDACTED b6/b7C], OREGON, ADVISED SA [REDACTED b6/b7C] ON DECEMBER FOURTEEN SEVENTYONE HE DOES NOT RECOGNIZE NAME [REDACTED b6/b7C] OR SIMILAR NAME. HE KNOWS [REDACTED b6/b7C] BUT THIS INDIVIDUAL DOES NOT FIT DESCRIPTION OF UNSUB IN ANY WAY AND HE HAS CLOSE CROPPED RED HAIR. AIR MAIL COPY TO BUTTE.

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END REC'D FIVE FEE FBI SEATTOLE CLR

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164-81-H[illegible]3 [REDACTED b6/b7C] SEARCHED... INDEXED... SERIALIZED... FILED... DEC 14 1971 FBI - SEATTLE

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DB COOPER-45455

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Teletype transmission header. Message number 011, plain text, sent at 6:25 PM on December 14, 1971 (NITEL). Routed from Portland field office (case 164-41) to Seattle field office (case 164-81). Operator initials AJW. NORJAK is the FBI's internal code name for the D.B. Cooper hijacking investigation. Portland office relays information to Seattle, referencing an earlier teletype sent to Butte and Portland on December 13, 1971. A U.S. Forest Service employee in Oregon was interviewed by an SA on December 14, 1971. The witness stated he does not recognize the suspect's name or a similar name. He does know a person whose name was redacted, but that individual does not match the UNSUB's description in any way and has close-cropped red hair. An air mail copy was directed to Butte. Standard teletype end-of-message markers. 'REC'D FIVE' likely indicates receipt at five locations or priority level. 'FEE' is an operator/routing code. 'FBI SEATTOLE CLR' is the clearance/acknowledgment line from Seattle (note apparent typo: 'SEATTOLE' for 'SEATTLE'). Official FBI Seattle field office filing stamp dated December 14, 1971. Indicates the document was searched, indexed, serialized, and filed. File number begins 164-81-H, remainder partially redacted/illegible. Document identifier at the bottom of the page linking this page to the DB Cooper FBI Vault release, serial number 45455.

Multiple FOIA redactions (b6/b7C) obscure suspect name, witness name, SA name, and location details
Teletype formatting with all-caps text is largely legible
Two black circular marks at top of page — likely teletype feed artifacts
'SEATTOLE' appears to be a typo for 'SEATTLE' in the transmission footer
Bottom-right filing stamp partially obscured by b6/b7C redaction bar

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