Part 120, page 365

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LA 164-497

On 1/3/77, [REDACTED], Burbank Studios of Warner Brothers - Columbia Studios, 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, advised he had never heard of DICK SUMMERS and a review of available records failed to identify anyone by this name as being an employee or tenant on the studio lot. Through inquiry by [REDACTED] he determined that the Legal Department of Warner Brothers possibly had information concerning this person.

On 1/3/77, [REDACTED], Legal Department, Warner Brothers, advised that about the middle of November 1976, Mr. DIRK SUMMERS came to Warner Brothers accompanied by his literary agent, [REDACTED], International Literary Agency, telephone 274-8779. SUMMERS stated he had obtained the rights to the D. B. COOPER story and could locate COOPER. He said the Statute of Limitations ran against COOPER in November 1976, and did not want to divulge COOPER's location until the statute had run. SUMMERS wanted to know if Warner Brothers was interested in buying his story and had requested a substantial amount of money.

[REDACTED] stated Warner Brothers was not interested in his story and declined his offer as they were aware that law enforcement agencies had thoroughly investigated the D. B. COOPER hijacking case apparently without developing a suspect, and it was seriously questioned that SUMMERS, as a writer, could locate COOPER. [REDACTED] stated he was concerned that SUMMER's claim was fraudulent.

He stated that for the above reasons, Warner's had rejected SUMMER's offer. He added that he had no further information regarding SUMMERS.

Above information being furnished to each division inasmuch as it appears the unidentified writer referred to by Attorney [REDACTED] during his prior contacts with the Los Angeles Division may well be the individual identified above as DIRK SUMMERS.

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