AirtelSAC Kansas City to Director re informant on Air America pilots as Cooper suspects20 June 1975page 1 of 3
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Part 119, page 19

DB Cooper-54498Serials 164-2111, KC 164-80, SE 164-81-6579

Document date 20 June 1975

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FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)

F B I Date: 6/20/75

Transmit the following in _______________ (Type in plaintext or code) Via _______________ AIRTEL AIRMAIL (Priority)

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) [redacted box] FROM: SAC, KANSAS CITY (164-80) -P-

NORJAK

OO: Seattle

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The following investigation was conducted by SA [redacted]:

AT LAWRENCE, KANSAS

On 6/16/75. [redacted] who requested his identity be kept strictly confidential and not disclosed to anyone outside the Bureau, (especially not to [redacted] mentioned below) stated as follows:

In connection with the sky-jacking of an aircraft a few years ago, he believes at Seattle, Washington, or in Oregon, where "D. B. COOPER" bailed out of the plane with $200,000.00 and has never been caught, he feels COOPER had to be an experienced "smoke jumper" or experienced in jumping out the back ramp door.

He has [redacted], who presently lives in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and [redacted] worked for Air America in [redacted]. After COOPER hijacked the plane, [redacted] was back in the United States and he and [redacted] were [redacted]

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2 - Bureau (RM) 2 - Oklahoma City (RM) 2 - Seattle (RM) 2 - Kansas City BLS:lw (8)

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164-81-6579 [handwritten, partially unclear] RECEIVED _______ INDEXED _______ SERIALIZED _______ FILED _______ JUN 23 1975 FBI - SEATTLE

DB COOPER-54498

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Approved: _______________ Sent _______ M Per _______________ Special Agent in Charge

* U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1969 O - 345-090 (1!)