Part 12, page 354

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) DATE: 12/1/71 cc - [redacted signature] FROM : SA THOMAS J. MANNING [signature]

SUBJECT: UNSUB, aka Dan Cooper; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT #305, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION OO: SE ([redacted])

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A fixed wing aircraft was utilized today, to cover Woodland in a northerly direction to Silver Lake and east to west 20 miles, making a total area of 800 square miles covered with negative results. It was found that this was extremely rough terrain and no sightings were made of any suspicious objects. Further, the Confer Road in the Kalama, Washington area was covered by air with negative results.

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MANNING advisedthat last night (12/1/71) at 1:30 AM, the Sheriff's Office called and said a hitchhiker [redacted] who gave his address in [redacted] Washington, said he had been picked up [redacted] by a white, male, driving a red colored, late model foreign car, believed to be a Porshe. The address he gave them [redacted] was non-existent.

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The Sheriff's Office deputy in a high speed chase on I-5, caught the Porshe outside of Kalama. The car was [redacted block - approximately 3-4 lines obscured by b6/b7C redaction]

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The hitchhiker claimed there was a sack of $20 bills on the floor of the car.

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SA [redacted] is going to see [redacted] today (12/1/71). At this time he is not available.

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SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED [checkmark] FILED [checkmark] DEC 20 1971 FBI—SEATTLE

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164-81- 427 [signature: illegible]

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TJM:klb (3)

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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan DB Cooper-2534 5010-108