Part 103, page 460

Document date 6 January 1972

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 103 p. 460 (DB Cooper-46923), Airtel, dated 6 Jan 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-103/pages/460

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Airtel

To: SAC, Seattle

From: Director, FBI

NORJAK

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Seattle teletype to Bureau 12/30/71 stated [REDACTED] Seattle, was eliminated as a suspect as he departed Seattle at 1:15 p.m., 11/24/71, for Honolulu on Flight 893. [REDACTED] records at New York reflect [REDACTED] flew from Seattle to Portland at 7:00 a.m., 11/24/71 and returned to Seattle in time for the 1:15 flight to Honolulu. Seattle should obtain a photograph of [REDACTED] and immediately have it shown to all Norjak witnesses. In addition, insure no other person flew in [REDACTED] place on the date of the hijacking and interview flight crew on the pertinent date to obtain positive information that [REDACTED] did in fact work on that date.

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Bureau teletype to Seattle 12/29/71 states that examina- tion of known typewriting of [REDACTED] to Airline Pilots Association, Washington, D. C., has the same style typewriting as that on the "D. B. Cooper" typewritten letters sent to four newspapers including the Seattle Times. The Laboratory stated that certain limited characteristics were noted and future examination may not make a positive identification. Seattle should interview [REDACTED] concerning this letter after he has been positively eliminated as captioned subject. Determine typewriter utilized by [REDACTED] and obtain samples including the same language as the "D. B. Cooper" letters and promptly submit to the FBI Laboratory for comparison. Determine from [REDACTED]

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164-81-[illegible] SEARCHED___INDEXED___ SERIALIZED___FILED___ JAN 10 1972 FBI — SEATTLE

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DB COOPER-46923

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Header block of an FBI Airtel memo from the Director, FBI to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK case, dated January 6, 1972. Director instructs Seattle to follow up on a suspect who was eliminated because he departed Seattle at 1:15 p.m. on 11/24/71 for Honolulu on Flight 893. New York records show the individual flew Seattle to Portland at 7:00 a.m. the same day and returned in time for the Honolulu flight. Seattle is told to obtain a photograph and show it to all NORJAK witnesses, verify no one else flew in the suspect's place, and interview the flight crew. The FBI Laboratory found that a known typewriting sample from a redacted individual sent to the Airline Pilots Association in Washington, D.C. has the same style as the 'D. B. Cooper' typewritten letters sent to four newspapers including the Seattle Times. However, the Lab noted only limited characteristics and cautioned a positive ID may not be possible. Seattle is instructed to interview the individual after elimination as the hijacking suspect, identify the typewriter used, obtain comparison samples using the same language as the Cooper letters, and submit them to the FBI Laboratory. FBI Seattle office filing stamps showing the document was searched, indexed, serialized, and filed on January 10, 1972. Document tracking number for the D.B. Cooper FBI file.

Several redacted (blacked-out) blocks obscure names and other identifying details
Right margin slightly degraded with some artifacts
FOIA exemption codes b6 and b7C visible in right margin

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