AirtelSAC Seattle to SAC Louisville re Raleigh cigarette butts and redemption centers5 January 1973page 1 of 2
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Part 115, page 261

DB Cooper-52745Serials LS 164-71, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-4279

Document date 5 January 1973

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1/5/73

AIRTEL AIRMAIL

TO: SAC, LOUISVILLE (164-71)

FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P)

SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: Seattle

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Unknown subject, aka Dan Cooper, allegedly a heavy smoker of Raleigh filter-tip cigarettes. Search of plane involved in NORJAK conducted at Reno, Nevada, revealed eight Raleigh cigarette butts found near unsub's location. Unsub was on the plane eight hours under extremely tense and nervous conditions. A normal "two pack-a-day" smoker consumes 2.5 cigarettes per hour average. Unsub, under stress condi- tions, consumed 1 cigarette per hour average.

On the possibility that unsub may save Raleigh coupons and redeem them regularly, the following lead is set forth:

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LEAD

LOUISVILLE

AT LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY will contact appropriate personnel of the Brown and Williamson Tobacco Company and obtain a list of Raleigh coupon redemption centers throughout the United States.

2. Louisville will thereafter forward this list to the Seattle Division.

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2 - Louisville (2)- Seattle RNN:bfr RWN (4)

Searched ___ Serialized ___ Indexed ___ Filed ___

164-81-4279

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[guess: Sac] [guess: G-] [guess: Sub] [illegible] Su[illegible] Co [guess: Jul-] S88

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DB COOPER-52745