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Part 107, page 59 DB Cooper-48704 Serials 164-2111 , SE 164-81 , SE 164-81-3036
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Open in FBI Vault (Part 107, page 59 of the PDF) Copy citation FBI 164-81, Vault Part 107 p. 59 (DB Cooper-48704), Memo, dated 14 Apr 1972, serial SE 164-81-3036 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-107/pages/59
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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10
MAY 1962 EDITION
GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum
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TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) DATE: 4/14/72
FROM : SA LOUIS M. HARRIS, JR.
SUBJECT: UNKNOWN SUBJECT;
NORTHWEST AIRLINES
FLIGHT 305
PORTLAND TO SEATTLE,
11/24/71
CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION
OO: SEATTLE
BUfile 164-2111
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On April 11, 1972, [REDACTED] observed
a photograph of each individual listed below. This witness
could not identify any of these suspects as being identical
with instant hijacker based solely on the provided photo.
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2 - 164-81
1 - 164-81
320 (JOE STAGGS)
[REDACTED]
18 223 (JOHN A. SCHMIDLIN)
[REDACTED]
349 (ROBERT HARRY BOLES)
354236 (SAMUEL RHEA MATHES)
27 (ANTHONY LAMBERT COLE)
[REDACTED]
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LMH:cmf
(19)
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ELIMINATE
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164-81-3036
SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____
SERIALIZED _____ FILED _____
MAY 4 1972
FBI—SEATTLE
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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan
DB COOPER-48704
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Standard US Government memorandum form header.
Memo routing block: from Special Agent Louis M. Harris Jr. to SAC Seattle, regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking case (Flight 305, 11/24/71).
A witness viewed photographs of suspects listed below on April 11, 1972, and could not identify any as the hijacker. Witness name is redacted under b6/b7C privacy exemptions.
List of suspects whose photographs were shown to the witness, with associated file/serial numbers. Five named individuals: Joe Staggs, John A. Schmidlin, Robert Harry Boles, Samuel Rhea Mathes, and Anthony Lambert Cole. Some entries partially redacted.
Typist/author initials (LMH = Louis M. Harris) and dictation typist (cmf). Number 19 likely indicates copies or serial number.
Handwritten notation indicating that the suspects listed have been eliminated from consideration.
FBI Seattle filing stamp showing the document was indexed, serialized, and filed on May 4, 1972, with serial number 164-81-3036.
Pre-printed government form footer with savings bond advertisement and the DB Cooper case document tracking number.
Some names in the suspect list are partially redacted or in parentheses Witness name redacted (b6/b7C exemption boxes visible on right margin) Handwritten text 'ELIMINATE' and case number at bottom Scan order ← p. 58 p. 60 →