TeletypeSAC Seattle to Director re publishing ransom bill serial numbers in Seattle Times13 December 1971page 1 of 2
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Part 16, page 10

Serials 164-2111, SE 164-81

Document date 13 December 1971

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

FBI

Date: 12/13/71

Transmit the following in _______________ (Type in plaintext or code) Via TELETYPE NITEL (Priority) SUB C.

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TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111)

FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)

NORJAK.

IN ORDER TO SECURE MAXIMUM DISTRIBUTION OF THE SERIAL NUMBERS OF THE MONEY PAID IN THIS CASE, [REDACTED] b6 SEATTLE TIMES, SAC CONTACT, HAS BEEN APPROACHED BY ME TO DETERMINE b7C IF THE PAPER WOULD BE WILLING TO PUBLISH THIS LIST.

[REDACTED] HAS ADVISED THAT A STUDY OF THE COST OF THIS MATTER REVEALS THAT LABOR COSTS IN COMPOSING WOULD RUN APPROXIMATELY SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS AND THE NEWS PRINT COST WOULD RUN APPROXIMATELY ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. SHOULD THEY PUBLISH THIS AT THE PUBLIC SERVICE RATE, THE COST WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY THREE THOUSAND b6 DOLLARS AND AT THE REGULAR COMMERCIAL RATE, IT WOULD RUN APPROXI- b7C MATELY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. HE HAS ADVISED THAT BY PROVIDING A PREPRINTED MAT, THE COMPOSITION COST COULD NOT BE ELIMINATED SINCE THEIR UNION CONTRACT WOULD REQUIRE THAT THE COST BE PAID NONETHELESS. [REDACTED] HAS INQUIRED IF THE BUREAU WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY THE ACTUAL COST UP TO SIXTEEN HUNDRED FOR PUBLISHING THIS LIST.

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Approved: _________ Special Agent in Charge Sent 11/[illegible] M Per ___ 164-8/- [guess: DBCooper]-4314

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