Part 13, page 277

DB Cooper-3116Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-637

Document date 1 December 1971

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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

FROM :SA [REDACTED]

SUBJECT: UNSUB; NORTHWEST FLIGHT 305 11/24/71 CAA-HIJACKING; EXTORTION

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X - [guess: Source] On instant date, 11:40pm, [REDACTED], phone [REDACTED], telephonically advised that he and [REDACTED] just viewed the photo of the hijacker on TV and that he strongly resembled [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] then advised that [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] years but said the photo was a strong lookalike to [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] She provided the following description:

DOB [REDACTED] HEIGHT 5'10"- 5'11" WEIGHT 165 pounds Black Hair BROWN EYES OLIVE COMPLEXION THIN BUILD

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Tel. dic. to Portland

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2-Seattle WRJ/wrj (2)

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164-81-637

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[guess: RECORDED] [guess: COMPSED] m- DEC 2 1971 FBI — SEATTLE

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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan DB Cooper-3116

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Standard US Government interoffice memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK/D.B. Cooper hijacking case. A caller phoned the FBI at 11:40 PM on the instant date to report that after viewing the hijacker's photo on TV, it strongly resembled a known individual. A female associate then provided a physical description of the suspect: 5'10"-5'11", 165 lbs, black hair, brown eyes, olive complexion, thin build. Handwritten note indicating this memo was telephonically dictated to the Portland field office. Distribution and typist notation: 2 copies to Seattle, typed by agent with initials WRJ. Case sub-file number written or stamped on the document. FBI Seattle office date-received stamp showing the document was processed on December 2, 1971. Standard government form footer with savings bond promotion and Bates-style page stamp DB Cooper-3116.

Multiple redacted blocks obscure names, phone numbers, and other PII
FOIA exemption codes b6, b7C, b7D visible in right margin
Some handwritten annotations at bottom are partially legible

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