Part 120, page 369
DB Cooper-55400Serials SE 164-81
Document date 29 December 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: 12/29/76
FROM : ASAC JOHN D. PRINGLE
SUBJECT: NORJAK
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On 12/28/76, ASAC SEAN MC QUEENY, Portland Division, telephonically advised that the Bureau had authorized cooperation with the Allen Lansburg Productions in order that the firm could produce a 30 minute film based on captioned matter. MC QUEENY stated that the authorization included an interview of SA HIMMELSBACH who is the case agent in Portland, by the research crew as well as photograph him during the interview. MC QUEENY stated that they desired to get photographs of HIMMELSBACH at the Lake Merwin site and were proceeding to that area for these photographs and MC QUEENY was advising this office since the area is in the Seattle Division territory.
MC QUEENY advised that they would next be coming to Seattle to obtain additional information and one of the items they desired to see was the transcript made of the tapes between the control tower and the pilot at the time of the hijacking. MC QUEENY stated that the AUSA in Portland had refused to grant them permission to hear the actual tapes, but felt that they could be shown the transcripts of these tapes.
On 12/29/76, I was contacted by [REDACTED] Allen Lansburg Productions regarding this matter at which time he was advised that I had not received any approval from FBIHQ to furnish him with any information and [REDACTED] stated he would call back.
I then telephonically contacted FRANK ILLIG, External Affairs Division who advised that cooperation had been authorized to the extent that it would not interfere with the investigation or jeopardize any prosecution.
On 12/29/76, [REDACTED] appeared in the office at which time he advised he desired to review the transcripts of the tape of the conversation between the control tower and the pilot [REDACTED] and that he intended to use portions of these tapes in the
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