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FD-36 (Rev. [illegible]-14-74)

FBI

Date: 8/13/76

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Via ___AIRTEL___________ (Precedence)

TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)

FROM: SAC, NEW ORLEANS (164-136)(P)

NORJAX AIRCRAFT HIJACKING

OO: Seattle

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Re Kansas City letter to Seattle, 11/4/75, and New Orleans airtel to Seattle, 1/29/76.

Enclosed for Seattle is one photograph of VERNUCE ALBERT HOFFKE, Louisiana State Police No. 60568.

For information of Seattle, [REDACTED] who is identical with the individual who telephonically contacted the Kansas City Division from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on 10/30/75, contacted SA EARL R. PETERSEN and Capt. [REDACTED] East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Sheriff's Office, on 8/10/76 and reiterated almost verbatim information contained in the FD-302 enclosed with Kansas City letter.

On the basis of information furnished by [REDACTED] records of the Shreveport, Louisiana, Police Department were checked, and VERNUCE ALBERT HOFFKE appears to be identical with the individual described by [REDACTED]. A photograph of HOFFKE and his record were obtained from Louisiana State Police files, Baton Rouge. This file contains descriptive and background information which appears to be identical with that furnished by [REDACTED].

[REDACTED] at interview even recalled that the individual whom he knew as "SLICK" had a small scar on his left cheek or temple. He further recalled that the name [REDACTED] or something similar as somehow associated with "SLICK."

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[handwritten, mostly illegible] ...738 164-81-1560 [guess] 11-1-81-7053 [guess] Sub-788 [guess]

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2 - Seattle (Enc. 1) 3 - New Orleans ERP:sdh (5)

Approved: [illegible signature] Sent _______ M Per _______ Special Agent in Charge

GPO : 1975 O - 590-992 DB COOPER-54762

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SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED _____ FILED _____ AUG 16 1976 FILE _____ IN _____