Interview report (FD-302)Interview of Chester Savory re anonymous letter claiming knowledge of D.B. CooperInterviewed 25 August 19761 page
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Part 120, page 147

DB Cooper-55151Serials NY 164-627, SE 164-81-7091

Interviewed 25 August 1976Dictated 30 August 1976Transcribed 30 August 1976

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FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 8/30/76

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On August 25, 1976, Mr. CHESTER SAVORY of Royal Globe Insurance Company, 150 William Street, New York City, was contacted at his place of employment. He furnished an anonymous letter which was received by Royal Globe Insurance on August 20, 1976, wherein the writer alleges to know the identity of D. B. COOPER, hijacker of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on November 24, 1971. Attached to the letter was a newspaper clipping from the January 26, 1975 edition of the Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon.

SAVORY stated that Royal Globe was the insuring agent for Northwest Airlines and paid out $180,000 in this matter.

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[guess: Ext 832] 164-81-7091

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Interviewed on 8/25/76 at New York, New York [struck through] File # NY 164-627

by SA [redacted] Date dictated 8/30/76

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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DB COOPER-55151