AirtelSAC Philadelphia to Director re letter and envelope from stewardess, request for latent print examination3 December 1971page 1 of 2
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Part 13, page 392

DB Cooper-3257Serials 164-2111, MP 164-73, PH 164-133, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-703

Document date 3 December 1971

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FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)

FBI

Date: 12/3/71

Transmit the following in _______________ (Type in plaintext or code) Via AIRTEL _______________ (Priority)

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TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) (ATTN: FBI LAB . AND IDENT. DIVISION) FROM: SAC, PHILADELPHIA (164-133)

SUBJECT: UNSUB; Northwest Airlines Flight 305, 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING (OO: SEATTLE) SUSP - LETTERS

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Re Bureau airtel to all offices dated 11/29/71.

Enclosed for the FBI Laboratory is a letter and an envelope sent to stewardess [REDACTED] in [REDACTED], postmarked 11/26/71, Minneapolis. En- closed for the Minneapolis and Seattle Divisions is one Xerox copy each of above for assistance in covering leads.

On 12/1/71, Stewardess [REDACTED], Northwest Air- lines, was interviewed at [REDACTED], [REDACTED], and provided the enclosures indicating that she did not know whether this was important and did not bring it to the attention of the FBI before. She said she received this "crank" letter on 11/27/71 at [REDACTED]. She said the letter has been handled by her [REDACTED].

The letter is signed [REDACTED].

The Document Section of the FBI Laboratory is re- quested to retain a copy of instant letter for future com- parisons with handwriting samples developed in this case.

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2 - Bureau (164-2111) (Enc. 2) ( RM ) 2 - Minneapolis (164-73) (Enc. 2) [checkmark] Seattle (164-81) (Enc. 2) 2 - Philadelphia (164-133) JWC/lss (8)

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164-81 - 703 SEARCHED........INDEXED...... SERIALIZED.../FILED... DEC [circle] 1971 FBI - SEATTLE

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Approved: _______________ Sent _________ M Per __________ Special Agent in Charge DB Cooper-3257