Part 16, page 223

DB Cooper-4543

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 16 p. 223 (DB Cooper-4543), Handwritten note, serial SE 164-81-1968 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-16/pages/223

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III

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By a Winter search I mean a Small crew 2 or 4 men with snow shoes who would stay up there in the brush and look them trees over a little better. Was every tree looked at from all Sides?

[REDACTED] connected with [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Civil Defense Groups [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] the use of Topographical Maps [REDACTED] practice searches. In an actual Search [REDACTED] the Area Requested by the Sheriff.

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DB Cooper-4543

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b6 b7C

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Page numbered III, indicating this is the third page of a multi-page handwritten document. Handwritten letter (page III) from an unidentified person suggesting a winter ground search strategy for the D.B. Cooper case. The writer proposes sending a small crew of 2–4 men on snowshoes into the brush to inspect trees more thoroughly, questioning whether every tree was examined from all sides. The second half, partially redacted under b6/b7C privacy exemptions, references Civil Defense Groups, the use of Topographical Maps, practice searches, and conducting an actual search of an area requested by the Sheriff. FBI Vault pagination stamp identifying this as page 4543 in the D.B. Cooper file. FOIA exemption codes stamped in the right margin indicating redactions made under Privacy Act exemptions b6 (personal privacy) and b7C (law enforcement – personal privacy).

Handwritten cursive, mostly legible but some words difficult to parse
Multiple b6/b7C redaction bars obscure portions of text
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