AirtelSAC Minneapolis to SAC Portland re suspect Horton and photograph8 December 1971page 1 of 2
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Part 103, page 21

DB Cooper-46470Serials MP 164-73, PD 164-41, SE 164-81

Document date 8 December 1971

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12/8/71

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AIRTEL

TO: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41)

FROM: SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) (P)

SUBJECT: UNSUB; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 305, 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING

OO: SEATTLE

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Enclosed for Portland is one photograph of ROBERT LEE HORTON.

Former [REDACTED] Police Department, [REDACTED] advised the Minneapolis Office that he had received information through a confidential source that ROBERT LEE HORTON, FBI No. 2522426, could be a suspect in instant hijacking. HORTON has been arrested on numerous occasions from June, 1939, up to May, 1970, when he was arrested by the Sheriff's Office at Portland, Oregon, under number 13742 for Larceny from a Store and Escape from Detective. HORTON currently is being supervised on parole by the State of Oregon. He has been arrested on numerous occasions for the use of and pushing of narcotics, and also has been convicted of burglary.

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2 - Portland (Enc. 1) 2 - Seattle (164-81) 2 - Minneapolis RWG:ras (6)

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[handwritten] b6 b7c

[stamp/handwritten] [guess: Aug] /89 164-81- [illegible] [illegible stamps and initials]

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DB COOPER-46470