MemoSAC Portland to SAC Seattle re NORJAK, interview at Coast Trading Company4 December 19751 page
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Part 117, page 346

DB Cooper-53875Serials PD 164-41, SE 164-81

Document date 4 December 1975

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 12/4/75

SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)

NORJAK (OO: Seattle)

Re report of SA JOHN W. FRAZER, dated 10/23/75, at Milwaukee.

[redacted] Lake Oswego, Oregon, telephone [redacted] was interviewed at his place of employment, the Coast Trading Company, 1800 S. W. First Avenue, Suite 565, Portland, Oregon, telephone 221-1230, on 11/5/75. [redacted] advised suspect DAVID ARTHUR STAUDT, who he last saw in late May in 1970. At that time, DAVID ARTHUR STAUDT was visiting [redacted] [redacted] at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was taken into custody by local authorities. [redacted] spent approximately four days securing DAVID's release from custody. At that time, during a long conversation he had with [redacted], DAVID told [redacted] that if he, DAVID, ever were facing a prison sentence, he would "cop out to everything" he could, thinking of whether he had committed the crimes or not, in order to cause confusion for the law enforcement authorities.

[redacted] advised that he does not feel [redacted] [redacted] DAVID fits the description of UNSUB in this matter, nor does this crime seem to be the type of thing [redacted] would have done.

On 11/5/75, contact was made with [redacted], Ryder Truck Rentals, 3182 N. W. 26th, Portland, telephone 221-0580. [redacted] advised that he does not know whether records concerning the alleged rental of the truck in this matter are

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164-81-Sub-732 [illegible numbers] SEARCHED ___ INDEXED ___ SERIALIZED ___ FILED ___ DEC 6 1975 FBI - SEATTLE

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DB COOPER-53875