Part 116, page 172

DB Cooper-53173Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-6565

Document date 9 June 1975

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SAG, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) 6/9/75

SA THOMAS J. MANNING Sub 647

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NORJAK Subject #647 RE: REOGER LEE THARALDSON

Re memo of SA ROBERT H. WICK, 5/16/75

On 5/27/75 [REDACTED] Jack Murke Mazda (formerly Cascade Motors) Longview, Washington advised she would have to locate her payroll records for November, 1971 to determine if THARALDSON was at work on date of incident.

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On 5//28/75 GIL WHITE, COWLITZ County SO, Kelso, Washington furnished two photographs of THARALDSON - one his release photo from Washington Correctional Institution and the other a Cowlitz County SO photo dated 9/1/72. The description of THARALDSON in that SO file is as follows: Sex Male Race White D of B 12/2/45 at Bremerton, Washington 5'9" 140 lbs. Brown hair Blue Eyes Light complexion Slender build 3" scar on left side on forehead gun shot wound right chest area FBI # 158 423 F

Both pictures are attached for filing

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On 6/9/75 [REDACTED] (supra) advised she had located her files re THARALDSON's employment. The payroll record reflects only information that from period 11/16/71 to 11/30/71 (an 88 hour pay would have been his maximum). The payroll record reflects he only missed four hours during that period. From this record it can be presumed that a distinct possibility exists that THARALSON was at work during hijack period but his exact work dates and times cannot be verified through records.

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Sub 647

164-81- 6565 [illegible stamp/signature]

(2) TJM/ DB COOPER-53173

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Header identifying the memo as originating from SAC Seattle, case file 164-81, dated 6/9/75, prepared by SA Thomas J. Manning, Sub 647. Reference to prior memo by SA Robert H. Wick dated 5/16/75. On 5/27/75, a contact at Jack Murke Mazda (formerly Cascade Motors) in Longview, Washington advised she would need to locate payroll records from November 1971 to determine if Tharaldson was at work on the date of the hijacking incident. On 5/28/75, Gil White of the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office in Kelso, Washington provided two photographs of Tharaldson: one release photo from Washington Correctional Institution and one Cowlitz County SO photo dated 9/1/72. Physical description: white male, DOB 12/2/45 in Bremerton, WA, 5'9", 140 lbs, brown hair, blue eyes, light complexion, slender build, 3" scar on left forehead, gunshot wound right chest area, FBI # 158 423 F. On 6/9/75, the contact located employment files for Tharaldson. Payroll records for 11/16/71 to 11/30/71 show he only missed 4 hours out of a maximum 88-hour pay period. This suggests a distinct possibility Tharaldson was at work during the hijack period, though exact dates and times cannot be verified from the records. Footer with case references, file number 164-81-6565, agent initials TJM, and Bates stamp DB COOPER-53173. Contains a partially illegible stamp or signature.

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