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Part 14, page 372 DB Cooper-3747 Serials MP 164-73 , PD 164-41 , SE 164-81 , SE 164-81-888
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Open in FBI Vault (Part 14, page 372 of the PDF) Copy citation FBI 164-81, Vault Part 14 p. 372 (DB Cooper-3747), Teletype, dated 8 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-888 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-14/pages/372
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NR004 MP PLAIN
5:24 PM NITEL 12-8-71 MLF
TO DIRECTOR
BALTIMORE
SEATTLE (164-81)
PORTLAND (164-41)
FROM MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) 2P
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UNSUB, NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE, NOVEMBER
TWENTYFOUR, SEVENTYONE; CAA - HIJACKING. OO: SEATTLE.
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RE PORTLAND TELETYPE TO DIRECTOR, 35 -) , DECEMBER
SEVEN , LAST.
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[REDACTED] ON DECEMBER EIGHT, INSTANT, ADVISED [REDACTED]
[REDACTED - large block of text obscured]
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END PAGE ONE
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164-81-888
SEARCHED ......... INDEXED
SERIALIZED ... M ... FILED
DEC 08 1971
[box] 250
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DB Cooper-3747
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Teletype routing header from Minneapolis field office to Director, Baltimore, Seattle, and Portland offices, dated December 8, 1971, sent at 5:24 PM.
Subject line identifying the D.B. Cooper hijacking case: unknown subject (UNSUB), Northwest Airlines Flight 305, November 24, 1971, classified as a CAA hijacking with office of origin Seattle.
Reference to a prior Portland teletype to the Director dated December 7, 1971.
Body of the teletype is heavily redacted under b6/b7C privacy exemptions. The visible fragment indicates that on December 8 someone advised something, but the names and substantive content are blacked out.
End-of-page marker indicating this is page one of the teletype.
FBI filing stamps showing the document was searched, indexed, serialized, and filed on December 8, 1971, under case number 164-81-888.
FBI Vault page reference number for the D.B. Cooper file.
Multiple redacted (blacked-out) blocks obscure names and narrative content b6/b7C privacy exemption markings visible on right margin Teletype text is generally legible where not redacted Scan order ← p. 371 p. 373 →