MemoSAC Los Angeles to SAC Kansas City re Sepulveda informant identifying bartender as Cooper11 July 19721 page
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Part 112, page 499

DB Cooper-51383Serials LA 164-497, SE 164-81

Document date 11 July 1972

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum

TO : SAC, KANSAS CITY FROM : SAC, LOS ANGELES (164-497) (P) SUBJECT: NORJAK

OO: Seattle

DATE: 7/11/72

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On 6/23/72, [REDACTED], Sepulveda, California, advised she had seen the article in the June 15, 1972 issue of "Life" magazine and had viewed the composite drawing of D.B. COOPER.

She explained that seven or eight years ago one LEIF HANSON was a bartender at the Norwood Bar, Nordhoff and Woodley, Sepulveda. She advised HANSON was of Danish birth, had served in the U.S. Air Force, was an instructor at Tooley Air Force Base at Greenland and was mustered out of the Air Force in 1963. She continued stating she has not seen or heard from HANSON for about six years and when last seen he had taken a job with Trans World Airlines (TWA), New York City, Overseas Personnel Department, because he was bilingual. She described HANSON as around 40 years of age, 5'10", blond hair, blue eyes, and slight build.

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LEAD

KANSAS CITY

AT KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI: Through TWA Headquarters, obtain background and photograph of HANSON and furnish to Seattle, Minneapolis and Portland for purpose of ascertaining if HANSON should be considered a logical suspect in this matter.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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2 - Kansas City (AM) 2 - Seattle (164-81) (AM) 2 - Los Angeles

crs/kah (6)

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Sub. 464 164-81-[illegible] SEARCHED____INDEXED____ SERIALIZED____FILED____ JUL 16 1972 FBI - SEATTLE

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

DB COOPER-51383