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Part 111, page 434

DB Cooper-50847

Interviewed 22 March 1973Dictated 28 March 1973Transcribed 3 April 1973

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FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription April 3, 1973

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Sub 437

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[REDACTED], Grand Junction, advised that he is [REDACTED] in the Grand Junction area and as such travels extensively throughout the western states [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] was provided a photograph of ALVIN CURTIS HARTLEY and identified the photograph as a good likeness of HARTLEY.

[REDACTED] was shown the artist's conception of DAN COOPER and advised that he did not believe HARTLEY to be identical to COOPER. [REDACTED] stated that he first met HARTLEY in Grand Junction, Colorado, about one year ago, and that HARTLEY was sent to the Grand Junction area by [REDACTED] Tonopah, Nevada, or [REDACTED] Beatty, Nevada. [REDACTED] stated that at the time he was busy with an [REDACTED] name not provided, who had allegedly invented a machine which would speed up the mining of gold and HARTLEY had heard of the machine and came to Grand Junction to investigate the matter.

[REDACTED] advised that HARTLEY's present where- abouts were unknown and that he had left the Grand Junction area and was allegedly returning to the Tonopas, Nevada, area to put together some money to put into a mining corporation. [REDACTED] stated that HARTLEY himself has no money and would have to obtain any money from interested investors.

[REDACTED] stated he has known HARTLEY for one year when he came to the Grand Junction area and parked the mobile home at the [REDACTED] residence and that prior to July, 1972, he assumed HARTLEY to be in the Las Vegas or Tonopas, Nevada, areas.

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Sub 437 /64-81-4[illegible]

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Interviewed on 3/22/73 at Grand Junction, Colorado File # Denver 164-98

by SA BEN C. BROWER/jmb Date dictated 3/28/73

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SEARCHED _____ INDEXED SERIALIZED [guess: &] FILED ___ 3/28/[19]73 APR 28 1973 FBI--SEATTLE

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DB COOPER-50847