TeletypeJackson to Director and Seattle eliminating John E. Harless as suspect3 December 19711 page
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Part 101, page 37

Serials 164-2111, JN 164-32, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-535

Document date 3 December 1971

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 101 p. 37, Teletype, dated 3 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-535 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-101/pages/37

Transcript

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NR006 PLAIN 8:24 NITEL 12-3-71 BIH TO DIRECTOR (164-2111) SEATTLE (164-81) FROM JACKSON (164-32) (P)

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UNSUB, AKA DAN COOPER; NORTHWEST AIRLINES, FLIGHT NUMBER THREE ZERO FIVE, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, NOVEMBER TWENTY FOUR, SEVENTY ONE. CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION. OO: SEATTLE.

RE BIRMINGHAM TELETYPE TO DIRECTOR, SEATTLE AND JACKSON, DATED DECEMBER TWO, SEVENTY ONE.

JACKSON DIVISION HAS ELIMINATED JOHN E. HARLESS AS A POSSIBLE SUBJECT IN THIS MATTER IN THAT HE IS NOT A LOOK ALIKE AND WAS DEFINITELY IN JACKSON, MISS., ON NOVEMBER TWENTY FOUR - TWENTY FIVE, SEVENTY ONE, PER WITNESSES.

AIRMAIL COPY TO BIRMINGHAM.

END.

DCA FBI SE CLR

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[illegible cursive annotation, possibly initials or a name — appears to read '[guess: Eleni]' or similar]

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Sub.100 164-81-535 SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED FILED DEC 8 1971 FBI • SEATTLE [signature/initials below stamp]