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Part 13, page 398 DB Cooper-3263 Serials SE 164-81 , SE 164-81-706
Document date 4 December 1971 AI Dates: machine-written — generated by an AI model from the transcripts, and it can be wrong. The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.
Open in FBI Vault (Part 13, page 398 of the PDF) Copy citation FBI 164-81, Vault Part 13 p. 398 (DB Cooper-3263), Teletype, dated 4 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-706 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-13/pages/398
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FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)
FBI
Date: Dec 4, 1971.
Transmit the following in _______________
(Type in plaintext or code)
Via TELETYPE XHRSEMXX NITEL
(Priority)
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TO: SAC: CLEVELAND AND PITTSBURGH [REDACTED]
FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
UNSUB: NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT # 305, PORTLAND
TO SEATTLE, NOV. 24, 1971. CAA = HIJACKING: EXTORTION.
RE CHICAGO NITEL DEC. THIRD, LAST.
RE: SUSPECT - [REDACTED]
THE BUTTE DIVISION HAS DETERMINED THAT
[REDACTED] DISCONTINUE
ANY FURTHER EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH WHEREABOUT S. A & D?
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CEF: cef
(1)
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164-81-706
Approved: ______[signature]______ Sent PG— cv-5:30 PM Per ___DCA___
Special Agent in Charge DB Cooper-3263
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FBI teletype form header (FD-36) dated December 4, 1971, sent via NITEL priority teletype.
Teletype from SAC Seattle to SAC Cleveland and Pittsburgh regarding the UNSUB (D.B. Cooper) hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 on November 24, 1971. References a Chicago NITEL from December 3rd concerning a suspect investigated by the Butte Division. The Butte Division determined that further efforts to establish the suspect's whereabouts should be discontinued. Asks for advice and direction (A & D).
Typist initials (CEF) and copy count (1).
Footer containing case file number 164-81-706, approval signature of Special Agent in Charge, send time of 5:30 PM, transmission method DCA, and Bates stamp DB Cooper-3263.
FOIA exemption markings (b6 – personal privacy; b7C – law enforcement personal privacy) annotated in the right margin next to redacted portions.
Some redacted blocks obscure names and details (b6/b7C exemptions) Overall text is clearly printed and legible Scan order ← p. 397 p. 399 →