Part 119, page 172

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DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) (ATTENTION: FBI LABORATORY) 11/6/75

SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (164-220) (P)

NORJAK OO: SEATTLE

Reference Bureau airtel to San Francisco, dated 10/30/75 [guess: OCR shows '19/30/75'], with copies to Seattle and Las Vegas.

Enclosed under separate cover is part of an orange and white parachute.

This part of the parachute was obtained on 11/4/75, by SA ELWIN M. WEGNER, San Francisco Division, from ARTHUR L. WHEELER, [redacted], Wapa [guess: Napa], California, telephone number (707) 226-7748.

For information of the Laboratory, Mr. WHEELER, by letter to FBI Headquarters on 10/24/75, advised he was in possession of this parachute that he felt might possibly be connected with the hijacking-extortion matter which occurred in the captioned case on 11/24/71.

SA WEGNER, on 11/4/75, acknowledged receipt of Mr. WHEELER's letter to the FBI Headquarters and obtained the parachute, securing possible Bureau interest.

It is realized that very little can be determined from examining this part of a parachute, inasmuch as it, apparently, has been in the mountains for some time and has been partially eaten by various rodents in the mountainous area. However, since it was obtained by Mr. WHEELER, hidden under a log in very peculiar circumstances near Sardine Mountain, California, with an elevation of 7,575 feet, which is located out of Sierraville, California, located in a remote area between Sierraville, California, and Reno, Nevada, Mr. WHEELER noted

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3 - Bureau (1 - package) 1 - Las Vegas (Info.) (2)- Seattle (164-81) 2 - San Francisco ENW/dsp (8)

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Sub A 786 164-91-6223 SEARCHED ___ INDEXED ___ SERIALIZED ___ FILED ___ NOV 10 1975 FBI - SEATTLE

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DB COOPER-54665