Part 16, page 219

Serials PD 164-41, SE 164-81-1968

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164-41 SEARCHED ......... INDEXED ........ SERIALIZED ........ FILED ........ DEC 1 3 1971 FBI — PORTLAND

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Federal Bureau OF Investigation Portland Office [illegible]

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[guess: Dear] Sir

I would like to help you with some suggestions on how to Find DB Cooper. You probably have Thought of the same things that [guess: I'm] about to mention or they may have been suggested? But if not here they are. Why not a similar drop from a 727 with conditions the same except. Have the darkness out. Have [guess: at] least [guess: five] 5 [guess: Sky] divers leave at 30 sec intervals along the suspected departure over

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164-81- 1968 DB [guess: Cooper]-4539

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FBI Portland office filing stamp with case number 164-41, serialized and filed December 13, 1971. Handwritten addressee header directed to the FBI Portland Office. A citizen writes to the FBI Portland Office offering suggestions on how to find D.B. Cooper. The writer proposes a simulated drop from a 727 under the same conditions as Cooper's jump but in daylight, with at least five skydivers leaving at 30-second intervals along the suspected departure route. The letter continues on the next page. Case reference numbers stamped or written at the bottom of the page.

Handwritten cursive letter, generally readable but some words are ambiguous
Page has darkened/noisy edges and two hole punches at top
Some words partially obscured by aging/photocopy artifacts

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