Open in FBI Vault (Part 14, page 19 of the PDF) Copy citation FBI 164-81, Vault Part 14 p. 19 (DB Cooper-3308), Teletype, dated 6 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-790 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-14/pages/19
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NR 016 BA PLAIN
7:54 PM NITEL 12-6[redacted]1 HJS
TO DIRECTOR
SEATTLE
FROM BALTIMORE (164-103) RUC
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UNSUB; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE
NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR LAST, CAA DASH HIJACKING DASH EXTORTION. OO: SEATTLE
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EL[guess: IM]
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RE PITTSBURGH TEL CALL OF SA JOHN CHADWICK TO BALTIMORE, DECEMBER
FOUR LAST.
[redacted] INTERVIEWED INSTANT DATE INASMUCH AS A [redacted]
SOURCE HAD ADVISED THAT THE ARTIST SKETCH OF THE UNSUB IN INSTANT CASE
RESEMBLED [redacted]
ON NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR LAST, [redacted] IN OFFICE FROM EIGHT THIRTY
AM UNTIL THREE THIRTY PM. [redacted] PRESENCE VERIFIED BY [redacted]
[redacted] AT APPROXIMATELY THREE THIR
TY
PM. ALSO VERIFYING [redacted]
[redacted] AND SA [redacted] WHO SPOKE TO [redacted] IN TH
E
[redacted] AT APPROXIMATELY TWO PM ON THE DATE
OF INSTANT CRIME.
NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION ANTICIPATED IN CONNECTION WITH [redacted]
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END
JJT
FBI SEATTLE
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DB Cooper-3308
SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____
SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED [illegible]
DEC 8 1971
FBI - SEATTLE
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164-81-790
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Teletype routing header from Baltimore field office (file 164-103) to Director and Seattle, sent at 7:54 PM NITEL on approximately December 6, 1971.
Subject line identifying the D.B. Cooper hijacking case: UNSUB on Northwest Airlines Flight 305, Portland to Seattle, November 24, hijacking-extortion. Office of Origin: Seattle.
Routing or handling stamp reading 'ELIM', likely an elimination or routing notation.
Baltimore reports on a lead from Pittsburgh SA John Chadwick. A redacted individual was interviewed because a source said the composite sketch of the UNSUB resembled someone. The suspect's alibi was verified: present in office from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM on November 24. Additional verification was obtained from an SA who spoke with a witness at approximately 2:00 PM on the date of the hijacking. No further investigation anticipated.
Teletype sign-off with operator initials JJT and routing to FBI Seattle.
FBI Seattle filing stamp dated December 8, 1971 with reference number DB Cooper-3308.
Handwritten case file number notation in right margin area.
Multiple redaction boxes obscure names, dates, and other details Right margin contains FOIA exemption codes b6, b7C, b7D Some text cut off at line breaks (e.g., 'SEATT/E', 'THIR/TY', 'TH/E') Date in header partially redacted