Part 117, page 276

DB Cooper-53769Serials 164-2111, 164-38, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-6422

Document date 31 July 1974

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 117 p. 276 (DB Cooper-53769), Memo, dated 31 Jul 1974, serial SE 164-81-6422 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-117/pages/276

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DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) 7/31/74

LEGAT, MEXICO CITY (164-38) (RUC)

NORJAK

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Re New York letter dated 2/28/74, captioned "[REDACTED b6/b7C/b7D], Costa Rica. INFORMATION CONCERNING."

- Re New York letter forwards a copy of a letter subject addressed to "Time," magazine in New York City, indicating that he believed he saw D. B. COOPER in San Jose, Costa Rica.

Through investigation at San Jose the writer of the letter, [REDACTED b6/b7C/b7D] was identified as a U. S. citizen employed by the Binational Canter in San Jose [REDACTED b6/b7C/b7D] in San Jose. In April 1974, he was reported to have been in Costa Rica for some 18 months.

An 4/16/74 check of the Seattle Credit Bureau concerning [REDACTED] indicated the following:

True name is [REDACTED b6/b7C/b7D] [REDACTED] single; address of [REDACTED], Washington, as of 1970; former employment - April, 1972, [REDACTED]; July 1970 - [REDACTED] [REDACTED], North Seattle; Selective Service No. [REDACTED]

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7 - Bureau (1 - Foreign Liaison Unit) (2 - [REDACTED] (2 - Seattle, 164-81) (1)- Mexico City AAC:vmm (8)

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FILE STRIPPED

164-81-[guess: 6422]

[handwritten: 164-[illegible]]

SEARCHED ____ INDEXED ____ SERIALIZED ____ FILED ____

SEARCHED ____ INDEXED ____ SERIALIZED ____ FILED ____ DEC 20 1974 FBI - SEATTLE

DB COOPER-53769

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Routing header of an FBI memo dated 7/31/74 from Legal Attache Mexico City to FBI Director regarding NORJAK (the FBI codename for the D.B. Cooper hijacking case). Memo references a 2/28/74 New York FBI letter forwarding a letter sent to Time magazine in which the writer claimed to have seen D.B. Cooper in San Jose, Costa Rica. Investigation in San Jose identified the letter writer as a U.S. citizen employed by the Binational Center in San Jose, who as of April 1974 had reportedly lived in Costa Rica for about 18 months. A 4/16/74 Seattle Credit Bureau check provided his true name, marital status, prior Washington (North Seattle) addresses, and employment history from 1970 to April 1972, plus Selective Service number — all redacted. Distribution / copy block showing 7 copies to Bureau (with sub-distribution including Foreign Liaison Unit and Seattle file 164-81), 1 copy to Mexico City. Drafter initials AAC:vmm. Administrative stamps and markings: 'FILE STRIPPED' notation, FBI Seattle file number 164-81-6422 (handwritten), standard FBI Searched/Indexed/Serialized/Filed stamps including a Seattle stamp dated December 20, 1974, and the FBI Vault release identifier DB COOPER-53769.

Typed FBI memo with redactions (b6, b7C, b7D)
Some marginal handwritten markings and stamps
Bottom edge slightly degraded

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