Part 111, page 58

DB Cooper-2209Serials 164-2111, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-291

Document date 30 November 1971

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 111 p. 58 (DB Cooper-2209), Memo, dated 30 Nov 1971, serial SE 164-81-291 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-111/pages/58

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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) Sa Donald J. Steele FROM :

DATE: 11-30-71

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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Course Sub. 7

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Course of Flight 305

Ref: Las Vegas Teletype 11-26-71, SE 164-81- Sub F

On 11-30-71, [REDACTED] advised that Frenchman's Reservoir lies at the coordinates 39 degrees, 52 minutes north and 120 degrees, 12 minutes west, located approximately 30 miles northwest of Reno, at a point 8 or 9 miles west of the California- Nevada border, and 5 miles north of Vinton, California. The nearby town of Beckworth, California has a small airport.

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DJS. (3)

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164-81 - 291 SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED _____ FILED _____ NOV 30 1971 FBI — SEATTLE

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DB Cooper-2209

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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan

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b6 per FAA b7C per FAA

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Standard U.S. Government memorandum form header. Memo addressed to SAC Seattle from SA Donald J. Steele, dated 11-30-71, regarding the unknown subject who hijacked Northwest Airlines Flight #305 on 11/24/71, Portland to Seattle. Classified as hijacking and extortion. Handwritten routing notation reading 'Course Sub. 7' in cursive. SA Steele reports that on 11-30-71 a redacted source (b6/b7C per FAA) advised on the geographic coordinates and location of Frenchman's Reservoir: 39°52'N, 120°12'W, approximately 30 miles northwest of Reno, near the California-Nevada border, 5 miles north of Vinton, CA, with a small airport at nearby Beckworth, CA. Agent initials (Donald J. Steele) and distribution count of 3 copies. FBI Seattle filing stamp dated November 30, 1971, with serial number 164-81-291. Bates-style page identifier for the DB Cooper FBI Vault collection. Standard printed footer on U.S. Government memorandum forms promoting savings bonds. FOIA exemption codes indicating the redacted name is withheld under b6 (personal privacy) and b7C (law enforcement privacy) per FAA sourcing.

Clear typewritten memo with minor redaction block obscuring a name

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