MemoSAC Portland to SAC Seattle re source and Sherwood Inn serviceman5 September 19721 page
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Part 111, page 357

DB Cooper-50767Serials PD 164-41, SE 164-81

Document date 5 September 1972

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 111 p. 357 (DB Cooper-50767), Memo, dated 5 Sep 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-111/pages/357

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 9/5/72

SAC, PORTLAND (164-41)(P)

NORJAK

RE: UNSUB; [redacted] - SOURCE

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Re Seattle airtel to Portland, dated 6/12/72.

After repeated efforts to locate him failed, [redacted] Portland, was contacted on 8/23/72. He related that several months ago, exact date not recalled, he was staying at the Sherwood Inn, Tacoma, and while drinking in the bar at that motel encountered a serviceman who had been drinking quite heavily. The serviceman, whose identity [redacted] did not obtain and whom he cannot describe, boasted of having been one of a five-member team of [redacted] which was [redacted] [redacted] which [redacted] The man claimed his team had determined [redacted] [redacted] but were unable to [redacted] The man said he was on his way to McChord Field to be transported to another [redacted]

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[redacted] stated the above individual also mentioned during this conversation that he knew "D.B. COOPER," although nothing further was discussed regarding this matter. [redacted] took the entire conversation for "drunk talk" and attached no significance to it.

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(2) - Seattle 2 - Portland

RPH:pjl (4)

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[handwritten] 164 81-3876 SEARCHED......... INDEXED......... SERIALIZED... [guess: CA] FILED...[guess: AK]... SEP 7 1972 FBI—SEATTLE

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DB COOPER-50767