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Part 118, page 118 DB Cooper-54202 Serials 164-2111 , DN 164-98 , SE 164-81 , SE 164-81-6537
Document date 6 May 1975 AI Dates: machine-written — generated by an AI model from the transcripts, and it can be wrong. The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.
Open in FBI Vault (Part 118, page 118 of the PDF) Copy citation FBI 164-81, Vault Part 118 p. 118 (DB Cooper-54202), Airtel, dated 6 May 1975, serial SE 164-81-6537 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-118/pages/118
Transcript The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.
5/6/75
PLAIN
AIRTEL AIRMAIL
TO : SAC, DENVER (164-98)
FROM : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P)
SUBJECT: NORJAK
OO: SEATTLE
BUfile 164-2111
RE: JOHN DEAN COOPER
SUB 748
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[handwritten, cursive] Sub 748
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Subtitle formerly carried as Unsub; [REDACTED] - Source.
Re Denver airtel to Seattle, 5/1/75.
Enclosed for Denver is one copy of FD 302 reflecting interview with [REDACTED] reflecting interview immediately after captioned hijacking.
ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
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2 - Denver (Enc. 1)
2 - Seattle (164-81 SUB 748)
MNN/kjh
(4)
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DB COOPER-54202 [handwritten, illegible: possibly "Sub 7 4/8"]
164-81-6537
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FBI Airtel header block: routing information for a communication from SAC Seattle to SAC Denver regarding case NORJAK, Bureau file 164-2111, referencing John Dean Cooper, Sub 748.
Handwritten annotation reading 'Sub 748', echoing the typed 'SUB 748' reference elsewhere on the page.
Body of the airtel: notes the subtitle was formerly carried as an unidentified subject with a redacted source name, references a prior Denver airtel dated 5/1/75, states that an FD-302 report of an interview with a redacted individual (conducted immediately after the hijacking) is enclosed for Denver, and flags the subject as armed and dangerous.
Distribution list indicating two copies to Denver (with one enclosure) and two copies to Seattle, with preparer initials MNN/kjh and a total count of (4).
Archival/case file stamp identifying the document as part of the DB Cooper collection with an item number and file/serial number, plus an illegible handwritten notation.
Typed document with visible typewriter artifacts and some faded/uneven ink A portion of the body text is redacted (blacked-out/boxed) with FOIA exemption codes b6, b7C, b7D in the right margin Two small circular ink/stamp marks at the top of the page are unclear in purpose Handwritten annotations present (cursive 'Sub 748' near top, and near-illegible handwriting near bottom-right stamp) Scan order ← p. 117 p. 119 →