Part 102, page 347

DB Cooper-46347Serials PD 164-41, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-848

Document date 7 December 1971

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 102 p. 347 (DB Cooper-46347), Teletype, dated 7 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-848 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-102/pages/347

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NR 013 PD PLAIN 11:55 PM URGENT 12/7/71 TLA TO: DIRECTOR BALTIMORE MINNEAPOLIS SEATTLE (164-81) FROM: PORTLAND (164-41) (P)

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Sub Harry E. Cronk

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UNSUB; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE, NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR, SEVENTYONE, CAA-HIJACKING. OO: SEATTLE.

ON DECEMBER SEVEN SEVENTYONE, [REDACTED] 12/3/71 ALBANY, OREGON, ADVISED ON DECEMBER THREE SEVENTYONE INDIVIDUAL BY NAME OF HARRY E. CRONK WAS BROUGHT TO THE ALBANY GENERAL HOSPITAL BY UNKNOWN INDIVIDUAL. CRONK WAS ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL WITH THREE BROKEN RIBS AND COMPRESSED FRACTURE OF THE SPINE. HE ALSO HAD A HEALING WOUND ON HIS FOREHEAD. ACCORDING TO [REDACTED], INJURIES TO CRONK WERE SEVERAL DAYS OLD AND WOULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A SEVERE FALL. UPON ADMITTANCE TO HOSPITAL CRONK WAS IN PAIN AND STATED HE HAD NO MEDICATION. HOSPITAL PERSONNEL LATER FOUND MED- ICATION IN BELONGINGS OF CRONK. INDIVIDUAL THAT ACCOMPANIED CRONK TO HOSPITAL LEFT AND RETURNED NEXT DAY BUT HAS NOT BEEN SEEN SINCE DECEMBER FOUR SEVENTYONE.

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[REDACTED] QUERIED CRONK AS TO HOW HE RECEIVED INJURIES BUT CRONK WOULD NOT TELL HIM. [REDACTED] SAID CRONK TOLD HIM HE WAS A TRUCK DRIVER FOR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT, SOUTH HIGHWAY FIFTY TWO, ROCHESTER, END OF PAGE ONE

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DB COOPER-46347 164-81 - 848 SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED /M4 FILED /h DEC 7 1971 FBI - SEATTLE

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b6 b7C b7D

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[guess: Jul] /71

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Teletype routing header from Portland FBI office to Director, Baltimore, Minneapolis, and Seattle field offices, sent urgently on December 7, 1971. Handwritten subject notation identifying Harry E. Cronk as the subject of this teletype. Portland FBI reports that on December 3, 1971, a man named Harry E. Cronk was brought to Albany General Hospital in Albany, Oregon by an unknown individual. Cronk had three broken ribs, a compressed spinal fracture, and a healing forehead wound — injuries consistent with a severe fall and several days old. He claimed to have no medication but hospital staff found medication in his belongings. The unknown individual who brought him left and returned the next day but has not been seen since December 4, 1971. Cronk refused to explain how he was injured. He told the source he was a truck driver for International Transport, located on South Highway 52, Rochester. FBI filing stamp showing document indexed and serialized at FBI Seattle on December 7, 1971, with case reference DB COOPER-46347. FOIA exemption codes marked in the right margin next to redacted portions, indicating material withheld under Privacy Act (b6), source identifying information (b7C), and confidential source (b7D). Handwritten date notation, likely indicating a review or processing date.

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Handwritten annotations in margins (b6, b7C, b7D exemption codes)
Handwritten subject name at top right
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