Part 117, page 77
DB Cooper-53520Serials AN 164-59, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-6149
Document date 4 March 1974
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 117 p. 77 (DB Cooper-53520), Memo, dated 4 Mar 1974, serial SE 164-81-6149 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-117/pages/77
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SE 164-81 AN 164-59 RVW-gal 1
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The Portland Division of the FBI had developed information that [redacted b6/b7C] had rented a 1971 Cougar on October 19, 1971 for a period of 1 month. He did not return the vehicle until February 14, 1972 and had accumulated only 732 miles on the vehicle.
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At Bethel, Alaska
On February 27, 1974, [redacted b6/b7C] furnished the following information to SA [redacted b6/b7C]
As was his habit, when the construction season ended, [redacted] flew from Alaska to Portland, Oregon in the Fall of 1971, to visit [redacted]. He recalls that he rented a Cougar automobile in Portland, Oregon and caused quite a bit of consternation on the part of the rental company because he did not return the vehicle until mid-February, 1972. [redacted] explained that he did not realize he was causing the trouble by keeping the car for an extended period of time and would not have done so had he realized this. Concerning credit cards, [redacted] stated he did not utilize them and has no recollection of utilizing a credit card at the time he rented the Cougar. After obtaining the vehicle, [redacted] made at least 5 trips between Portland and Coquille, Oregon, which is where [redacted]. He stated that the one way distance between these 2 points is [redacted] and feels that during the approximately 4 months that he had the Cougar, he must have put between [redacted] on the vehicle. After visiting Coquille, he would travel back to Portland, where [redacted block]
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[redacted] could not explain why Hertz Rent-A-Car records would show that he only had 732 miles on the vehicle, as he did not turn the speedometer back or disconnect it at any time while it was in his possession. He feels that he was charged for the use of many more miles than 732.
Concerning his source of money while visiting in Oregon on this occasion, [redacted] displayed his savings account passbook at the St. Johns Branch, Security Bank of Oregon, 7410 North Chicago Avenue, Portland, Oregon, account [redacted] [redacted] This account had been opened on February 23, 1972
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SERIALIZED [guess] INDEXED [illegible] FILED MAR [guess: 5] 1974 FBI-SEATTLE
164-81-[guess: 6149]
DB COOPER-53520