TeletypeNitel Acting Director to Legat Ottawa re source claiming Cooper's identity23 February 19731 page
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Part 115, page 388

DB Cooper-52895Serials 164-2111, SE 164-81

Document date 23 February 1973

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TO LEGAT OTTAWA 2/23/73 FROM ACTING DIRECTOR FBI (164-2111) NORJAK. FOR INFO LEGAT, [REDACTED] WASHINGTON, D. C., IN [REDACTED] HAS ADVISED THAT "A SOURCE OF UNKNOWN RELIABILITY" INFORMED [REDACTED] THAT HE, THE SOURCE, KNEW IDENTITY OF D. B. COOPER AND STATED COOPER WAS A BUSINESSMAN IN CANADA. SOURCE GAVE NO OTHER DETAILS AS TO NAME BEING UTILIZED BY COOPER BUT WAS ADVISED BY [REDACTED] THAT HE WOULD BE CONTACTED AT A LATER DATE. BUREAU FURNISHED TO [REDACTED] COMPLETE BACKGROUND INFO, PHOTOS OF ARTIST'S CONCEPTION OF D. B. COOPER, AND LIST OF THE SERIAL NUMBERS OF THE 20 DOLLAR BILLS WHICH WERE PAID TO THE HIJACKER AS RANSOM BY THE AIRLINES. [REDACTED] IS FURNISHING THESE ITEMS [REDACTED] LEGAT CONTACT [REDACTED] AND MAKE CERTAIN BUREAU IS IMMEDIATELY ADVISED IN EVENT THERE IS ANY VALIDITY TO INFO FURNISHED BY THE SOURCE. [REDACTED] AIR REINTERVIEW SOURCE AT AN EARLY DATE. MAIL COPY SENT SEATTLE. (1) Seattle (164-81) (AIR MAIL)

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Sue: [guess: su] 60.9-[guess: 8] [illegible] Sub 60 [guess: warrant]; [guess: aka] Business MAN CANADA Source b6 b7C b7D

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164-81- [illegible] SEARCHED_____INDEXED_____ SERIALIZED____FILED____ FEB 26 1973 FBI -- SEATTLE

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DB COOPER-52895