Open in FBI Vault (Part 13, page 388 of the PDF) Copy citation FBI 164-81, Vault Part 13 p. 388 (DB Cooper-3251), Teletype, dated 7 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-701 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-13/pages/388
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FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)
FBI
Date: 12/7/71
Transmit the following in _______ (Type in plaintext or code)
Via TELETYPE URGENT
(Priority)
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TO : SACS, PITTSBURGH AND CHARLOTTE (164-101)
FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
UNSUB, AKA DAN COOPER: NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT #305,
PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, 11/24/71. CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION.
OO: SE.
RE BALTIMORE TELETYPE DECEMBER SIX LAST.
RE: SUSPECT - [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] HAS BEEN LOCATED AT [REDACTED]
WHERE HE [REDACTED] WAS AT WORK ON
AFTERNOON OF NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR LAST.
DISCONTINUE RE [REDACTED]
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JSD:klb
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[signature/initials]
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164-81-701
Approved: __________ Special Agent in Charge Sent 9/2 9:20 M Per [initials]
DB Cooper-3251
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Standard FBI teletype form header FD-36, dated December 7, 1971, marked URGENT priority.
Teletype from SAC Seattle to SACs Pittsburgh and Charlotte regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking case. References a Baltimore teletype from December 6. Reports that a suspect (name redacted) has been located at a redacted location where he was at work on the afternoon of November 24 (the day of the hijacking), effectively providing an alibi. Instructs to discontinue investigation regarding this suspect.
Typist and drafter initials with a handwritten signature or initials.
Footer containing the FBI file number 164-81-701, approval line with Special Agent in Charge, sent timestamp, and the Vault reference number DB Cooper-3251.
FOIA/Privacy Act exemption stamps (b6 and b7C) marking redacted personal information throughout the document.
Several redacted blocks (b6/b7C privacy exemptions) obscure suspect name, location, and other personal details Clear typewritten text on standard FBI form