Part 111, page 497
DB Cooper-50931Serials SE 99-1
Document date 7 November 1966
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 111 p. 497 (DB Cooper-50931), FD-302 interview, dated 7 Nov 1966 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-111/pages/497
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FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date 11/7/66
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SE 99-1 [guess: Copies] , [guess: Sadie] [guess: 137]
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[REDACTED] New York, New York, advised he is the [REDACTED] for Lloyds of London in the Western Hemisphere. He stated that on September 15, 1966, he received a telephone call from [REDACTED] an employee of S & H Insurance Associates, 7316 East Florence Avenue, Downey, California. [REDACTED] wanted [REDACTED] to have Lloyds of London to insure the transportation of [REDACTED] refined gold.
[REDACTED] indicated his firm was contacted by two individuals, stating one represented the buyer and the other the seller of the gold. They allegedly told [REDACTED] that the gold was being dredged from a country in Central America and was 96% refined. Presently, a portion of the gold was in a bonded warehouse in Los Angeles, California.
The person acting for the seller used the name of ALVIN C. HARTLEY, Hotel Paraiso, Mexico City, Mexico, and said he represents the Central American dredging company to sell the gold. The person acting for the buyer, told [REDACTED] his name was [REDACTED] Houston Tool Company, 6334 Cochran, Santa Susana, California. [REDACTED] was allegedly acting for the Guarantee Title Trust Company, El Paso, Texas, who had the home office in Vancouver, British Columbia. [REDACTED] said he was under the impression the Guarantee Title Trust Company was buying the gold for the Bank of Montreal.
[REDACTED] stated that the S&H Insurance Associates cannot get Lloyds of London to insure anything without going through a broker in England. [REDACTED] said he determined that S&H was in contact with Ryan, Lohr and Sly, Limited, 9 St. Helena Place, London, England, which had him determine the security of the insurance.
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16.4-81-7366 437
57-5918-1A
11/2/66 New York, New York NY 67-[illegible] On _________ ol _________________________ File #
SA [REDACTED] /agm by _________________________ Date dictated _________
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency. It and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
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DB COOPER-50931