Interview report (FD-302)Interview of Richard Witkin, Transportation News Editor, New York TimesInterviewed 17 October 19721 page
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Part 114, page 375

DB Cooper-52376Serials NY 164-627, SE 164-81-4077

Interviewed 17 October 1972Dictated 18 October 1972Transcribed 18 October 1972

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

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 10/18/72

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RICHARD WITKIN, Transportation News Editor, New York Times, 229 West 43rd Street, New York, New York, made available a two page handprinted letter signed by [REDACTED] along with an envelope addressed to "New York Times, 229 W. 43rd , New York, N.Y.", postmarked September 19, 1972, United States Postal Service, [REDACTED]

WITKIN advised that he learned of the letter's existance when TOM WARK, Assistant National News Editor, gave him a photocopy of it. WARK informed WITKIN that the original letter was received over the weekend of September 23, 1972 and was passed from department to department and from clerk to clerk until he received the letter approximately ten days ago.

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[REDACTED] 164-81-4077 SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED CX FILED CX OCT 0 0 1972 FBI — SEATTLE

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Interviewed on 10/17/72 at New York, New York File # NY 164-627

by SA RONALD D. HODGES:mmz Date dictated 10/18/72

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.

DB COOPER-52376