AirtelSAC Portland to SAC Los Angeles re NORJAK suspect James Ray Fugate Jr.7 July 1972page 1 of 2
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Part 103, page 106

DB Cooper-46555Serials CV 164-88, LA 164-497, PD 164-41, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-3591

Document date 7 July 1972

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FBI Date: 7/7/72

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

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TO: SAC, LOS ANGELES (164-497)

FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41)(P)

SUBJECT: NORJAK

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Re Los Angeles nitel to Seattle, ET AL, 7/4/72.

Chief LARRY EDLUND, Portland International Airport Police, Portland, Oregon, advises he has no recent information concerning suspect JAMES RAY FUGATE, JR., and believes him to be dead. Chief Postal Inspector ROY LOVE, Portland, Oregon, likewise, has no current information re FUGATE, but furnished following aliases reportedly used by FUGATE during 1958 check kiting violation in Littleton, Inglewood, and Golden, Colorado, for which sentenced to USP for mail fraud:

J. J. SMALLWOOD;

WADE MOORE, JR.;

WILLIAM T. GATTIS.

Los Angeles note that in Portland teletype to Los Angeles and New York, 3/22/72, in TWABOM case, LA file Portland furnished information from [REDACTED] Salem, Oregon, former [REDACTED] for Golden West Airlines, that one [REDACTED] is currently employed as pilot for Golden West. Los Angeles consider possibility [REDACTED] may be identical with suspect FUGATE.

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2-Los Angeles /./ 1-Cleveland (164-88)(Info) 1-Seattle (164-81)(Info) 2-Portland

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164-81-3591 SEARCHED___INDEXED___ SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED [illegible] JUL 1 1 1972 FBI - SEATTLE

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Approved: _______________ Sent _________ M Per ___________ DB COOPER-46555 Special Agent in Charge U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971-413-139