Part 119, page 157

DB Cooper-54650Serials KC 164-80, SE 164-81

Document date 18 May 1976

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 119 p. 157 (DB Cooper-54650), Memo, dated 18 May 1976 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-119/pages/157

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 5-18-76

SAC, KANSAS CITY (164-80) RUC

NORJAK. OO: SE

[handwritten: Sub 784]

Re Kansas City letter to Seattle 4-16-76.

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On 5-3-76, [redacted] FRED SATTERTHWAITE, Sheriff of Cowley County, [redacted] Kansas, advised SA JAMES B. KELLY, that he is personally acquainted with [redacted] He pointed out that [redacted] is currently [redacted] He stated that [redacted] had on one occasion mentioned to him that [redacted] had at one time been acquainted with an individual that would have been capable of committing NORJAK, but that it had been his impression that [redacted] was merely indicating that the individual was capable; not that he had done it.

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On 5-3-76, [redacted] Kansas, stated to SA JAMES B. KELLY that he had on numerous occasions indicated to various persons that he was acquainted with at least one individual that was capable of having committed NORJAK. He stated that he is aware that there are "literally thousands of persons that would be capable and would fit a general description." The one individual of his acquaintance that he considered capable of committing such an offense would be [redacted], an individual that he has not seen or heard from in over 20 years. [redacted] and [redacted] Kansas. [redacted] was in the airborne infantry, had undergone ranger training, and possibly went on to Officer Candidate School, [redacted] enrolled at Kansas State University in the fall of [redacted] but may not have completed that semester there. He subsequently attended a college and played basketball in Missoula, Montana...

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2-Seattle 1-Kansas City JBK:maw (3)

[handwritten, cursive, uncertain: "Eliminate" or similar]

[stamp] 164-81-[illegible] SEARCHED ___ INDEXED ___ SERIALIZED ___ FILED ___ MAY 21 1976 FBI - SEATTLE

DB COOPER-54650

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Memo header/routing block identifying sender (SAC Kansas City) and recipient (SAC Seattle), file numbers, case name NORJAK, date, and reference to a prior 4-16-76 letter. Sheriff Fred Satterthwaite of Cowley County, Kansas told SA James B. Kelly he knew someone (name redacted) who mentioned knowing an individual thought capable of committing the NORJAK hijacking, though only as a general impression rather than an accusation. A second, unnamed Kansas source told SA Kelly he had repeatedly told others he knew someone he considered capable of committing the NORJAK hijacking. The redacted subject had airborne infantry and ranger training, possibly attended Officer Candidate School, enrolled at Kansas State University for a fall semester (possibly not completed), and later attended a college and played basketball in Missoula, Montana. Copy distribution notation (2-Seattle, 1-Kansas City), initials JBK:maw, a handwritten cursive annotation of uncertain content, and an FBI Seattle field office date stamp (MAY 21 1976) with a searched/indexed/serialized/filed routing stamp, plus an archival reference number DB COOPER-54650.

Typed memo text is clear and legible.
Multiple sections of text are redacted (blacked out/whited out boxes) with 'b6' and 'b7C' FOIA exemption codes noted in the right margin.
Handwritten annotations (e.g., 'Sub 784' and a cursive word resembling 'Eliminate') are less certain to transcribe precisely.

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