AirtelSAC Houston to SAC Seattle re suspect investigation, with leads to Minneapolis and San Antonio30 November 1971page 1 of 2
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Part 101, page 329

DB Cooper-45816Serials SE 164-81

Document date 30 November 1971

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FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)

FBI

Date: 11/30/71

Transmit the following in ___________ (Type in plaintext or code) Via AIRTEL AIRMAIL (Priority)

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TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)

FROM: SAC, HOUSTON (164-NEW) (RUC)

SUBJECT: UNSUB; HIJACKING OF NORTHWEST AIRLINES, FLIGHT 305, 11/24/71 CAA-HIJACKING, EXTORTION (OO: SE)

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Sub 133 Riley Lafayette Ticer Sub ___ Gerald Elmer Hammer

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Enclosed for Seattle and Minneapolis are one copy each of Houston PD Arrest Records and mug shots of RILEY LAFAYETTE TICER and GERALD ELMER HAMMER. Enclosed for San Antonio is one copy each of TICER's and HAMMER's Houston PD arrest record.

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On 11/26/71, [REDACTED] (Protect Identity) [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] learned on [REDACTED] that HAMMER returned to Houston in a new Lincoln automobile and left the same day for Mena, Arkansas [REDACTED] [REDACTED].

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[REDACTED] stated that both individuals are accomplished parachutists with extensive knowledge of airplanes. He feels that both are quite capable of hijacking.

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(2)- Seattle (Enc. 4) 2 - Minneapolis (Enc. 4) 2 - San Antonio (Enc. 2) 1 - Houston TRP/sac WA it to [guess: get] [guess: Better] (7)

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SEARCHED ______ INDEXED ______ SERIALIZED [guess: M] FILED ____ DEC 0 6 1971 FBI — SEATTLE

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DB COOPER-45816 GPO : 1970 O - 402-135