Part 120, page 223

DB Cooper-55237Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-9050

Document date 6 August 1976

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 JULY 1973 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) DATE: 8/6/76

FROM : SA CLARK S. SMITH

SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: SEATTLE

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On July 30, 1976, [REDACTED] was interviewed at [REDACTED], Seattle, Washington, by SA CLARK S. SMITH on an ITSP matter.

[REDACTED] advised he is a friend of ED BYTHEWAY, an Indian from Puyallup, Washington, who has a reputation of being a "bad guy" in that he beats people up and commits crimes of a vicious nature. According to [REDACTED] BYTHEWAY is serving a life sentence at Walla Walla Penitentiary and told him a former cell mate of his was "D. B. COOPER." BYTHEWAY claimed this man was a Canadian and that a man named [REDACTED] who also served time in Walla Walla Penitentiary and [REDACTED] [REDACTED] which was docked in Oregon and also Seattle, Washington, had washed the "D. B. COOPER" loot. [REDACTED] stated that this man [REDACTED] works on a fish- ing tender in Alaska and according to ED BYTHEWAY [REDACTED] is supposed to be a white man, approximately 40 years of age.

[REDACTED] stated the only reason he was furnishing this information was that he understood there was a reward out for any information leading to the identification and apprehension of "D. B. COOPER".

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LEADS:

SEATTLE DIVISION

At Seattle, Washington

Will attempt to determine through the U. S. C[illegible, redacted]

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[illegible cursive mark/initials]

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2 - 164-81 1 - [REDACTED] CSS/tcs (3)

[handwritten, partially legible] fd Walla Walla

[stamped, partially legible] 164-81-9050

SEARCHED.............INDEXED................. SERIALIZED............FILED.................. AUG 6 1976 FBI - SEATTLE [partially legible]

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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan

DB COOPER-55237

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Standard U.S. Government memorandum letterhead identifying the recipient (SAC, Seattle, file 164-81), sender (SA Clark S. Smith), date (8/6/76), and subject (NORJAK, office of origin Seattle). An unnamed (redacted) individual interviewed by SA Clark S. Smith on July 30, 1976 in Seattle relays a claim from Ed Bytheway, an inmate at Walla Walla Penitentiary with a violent reputation, that a former Canadian cellmate of Bytheway's was D.B. Cooper. The informant further relays that another redacted man, who also served time at Walla Walla and worked on a fishing tender/vessel docked in Oregon and Seattle, allegedly laundered ('washed') the D.B. Cooper ransom money; this man reportedly works on a fishing tender in Alaska and is a white male approximately 40 years old. The informant states he provided the information because he understood there was a reward for information leading to Cooper's identification and apprehension. A 'Leads' section assigning Seattle Division a follow-up action involving the U.S. Coast Guard or similar 'U.S. C...' entity (text cut off/redacted at right edge of page). A handwritten cursive annotation or initials next to the LEADS heading, possibly an index or review mark; illegible. Routing/distribution notation ('2 - 164-81', copy count '(3)', initials 'CSS/tcs'), a handwritten note referencing Walla Walla, a partially legible case/serial number stamp, and an FBI records processing stamp showing the document was searched, indexed, serialized, and filed on August 6, 1976 at the FBI Seattle office. Standard government form footer promoting U.S. Savings Bonds, alongside the FBI Vault collection reference number for this page.

Typed memorandum text is clear and legible
Several fields are redacted (blacked-out boxes) covering names and locations, consistent with FOIA exemptions marked b6, b7C, b7D, b7F in the right margin
Some handwritten and stamped elements at bottom of page are partially obscured or faint (e.g., case number stamp, 'fd Walla Walla' notation, signature/initial mark)

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