MemoSA Donald J. Steele to SAC Seattle re course of Flight 305 and Frenchman's Reservoir30 November 19711 page
memoLegibility: high

Part 111, page 59

DB Cooper-2210Serials 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. 59 (DB Cooper-2210), Memo, dated 30 Nov 1971, serial SE 164-81-291 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-111/pages/59

People

Donald J. SteeleFBI agent

Places

Beckwourth, CaliforniaFrenchman's ReservoirLas VegasNevadaPortlandRenoSeattleVinton, California

Dates mentioned

11-26-7111-30-7111/24/711971-11-30

Transcript

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.8 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) DATE: 11-30-71

FROM : SA Donald J. Steele

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 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 Beckwourth, California has a small airport.

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DJS (3)

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164-81- 291 SEARCHED _____ INDEXED SERIALIZED /M/ F[illegible] V[illegible] NOV 30 1971 FBI — SEATTLE

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

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DB Cooper-2210

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b6 per FAA b7C per FAA