Part 16, page 194

Document date 15 December 1971

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 16 p. 194 (DB Cooper-4501), Memo, dated 15 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-1248 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-16/pages/194

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Have you thoroughly investigated [REDACTED] [REDACTED] He is a person who is capable of doing this hijacking job. He is an [REDACTED] [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] I heard him say, just a short time before the hijacking, that he had just [REDACTED] With a "four o'clock shadow" he could look swarthy and in his mid-forties, especially wearing dark clothing and dark glasses.

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If I'm wrong, [REDACTED] and you are an honest man, please forgive me. If I'm right, may God have mercy on your soul and also on mine.

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b6 b7C

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DB Cooper-4501

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The author urges investigators to look into a redacted individual whom they believe is capable of the hijacking. The author recalls the suspect making a statement shortly before the hijacking and describes his physical appearance: could look swarthy, mid-forties, with a four o'clock shadow, dark clothing, and dark glasses. The author closes the letter with a plea for forgiveness if wrong, and invokes God's mercy if their accusation is correct. FBI FOIA exemption codes indicating redactions for personal privacy (b6) and source-identifying information compiled for law enforcement (b7C). FBI Vault Bates-style page stamp identifying this as page 4501 of the D.B. Cooper file.

Several redacted (blacked-out) blocks obscure names and identifying details
Right margin contains FBI exemption codes b6 and b7C
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