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DB Cooper-47101Serials SE 164-81

Document date 30 December 1971

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SE 164-81

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the smoke jumpers who boarded the plane at Sandpoint, Idaho. The pilot and the man that looked like the hijacker both sat in the forward cabin and it is quite possible that the pilot discussed the operations of the 727 aircraft and the requirements for jumping from same, while seated with the two smoke jumpers.

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[REDACTED] stated that he wrote to Senator JACKSON because he felt that the hijacker would never be identified until information was obtained from the CIA. [REDACTED] stated that if the FBI were to locate and identify the pilot, then the CIA would have to identify this man as having been a pilot for the CIA and admit that they have been dropping personnel in Southeastern Asia. [REDACTED] stated that this could have serious political implications when it is learned by the Chinese and could ruin the upcoming visit by President NIXON to China. [REDACTED] stated that as a result of the hijacking we were to uncover this activity by the CIA, this could be the biggest blunder since the U2 incident. It is for this reason that [REDACTED] feels we will never get to the bottom of the hijacking and solve it until possibly after the proposed conference by President NIXON in Mainland China.

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At one point during the interview, [REDACTED] made reference to past activity in writing for Communist news- papers. [REDACTED] claimed that he at one point wrote a report which had been used by the Intelligence Division and which had been hand-delivered by the Governor of the State of Washington to then President HARRY TRUMAN. Seattle indices reflect numerous references in security investigations, for [REDACTED] It is recommended that these indices references be thoroughly reviewed before a reply is prepared as requested by Senator JACKSON.

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FBI case file number for the Seattle field office D.B. Cooper investigation. Continuation of a report describing smoke jumpers who boarded the plane at Sandpoint, Idaho, noting the pilot and the hijacker look-alike sat in the forward cabin and may have discussed 727 operations and parachute jumping requirements. A redacted source claims they wrote to Senator Jackson believing the hijacker would never be identified without CIA cooperation. The source alleges the hijacker was a CIA pilot involved in covert personnel drops in Southeast Asia, and that exposing this could have serious political implications for President Nixon's upcoming visit to China, comparing it to the U2 incident. During the interview, the redacted source referenced past activity writing for Communist newspapers and claimed to have written a report used by the Intelligence Division, hand-delivered by the Governor of Washington to President Truman. The FBI recommends reviewing Seattle indices security investigation references before replying to Senator Jackson. Page number indicator showing this is page 4 of the original document. Bates stamp or reference number for the DB Cooper FBI Vault document collection. FOIA exemption codes in the right margin indicating redactions were made under Privacy Act (b6), source identifying information (b7C), and confidential source (b7D) exemptions.

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