Part 16, page 257
Document date 16 December 1971
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 16 p. 257 (DB Cooper-4579), Memo, dated 16 Dec 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-16/pages/257
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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum
TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81 Sub D) DATE: 12/16/71 Sub-D FROM : SA [REDACTED] b6 PARACHUTES → b7C SUBJECT: NORJACK
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On 12/16/71 at 5:50 pm SA [REDACTED] received a telephone call from [REDACTED] Seattle, telephone [REDACTED]. b6 He works for the [REDACTED] telephone [REDACTED], b7C has had some experience with chutes, although he has never had to jump.
On 12/16/71 in company of a realtor, he examined some property [REDACTED] miled east of [REDACTED] Washington on State Highway [REDACTED] (This can also be described as being about 3 miles west [REDACTED] Washington.) The property is on the south side of the road. [REDACTED] b6 in buying the property. b7C
The property is [REDACTED] employed in b6 [REDACTED] is to b7C move soon to [REDACTED] the above property to [REDACTED] were not home when he saw the property. [REDACTED] has a section map of the property, if needed.)
The property has two houses on it. The main house is white qith two dedar trees in the front. A quarter mile east of the main house is another house with a garage.
In this garage [REDACTED] saw, on 12/16/71 an orange and white b6 chute draped from the rafters over a pickup truck. The chute looked b7C new, but [REDACTED] could not see the rigging or harnass. From the way the chute was draped, it appeared whoever did it was familiar with chutes.
ASAC BIBLER was advised at 6:10 pm. He instructed to advise SA THOMAS MANNING.
6:15 pm MANNING was not home. Message left to call night clerk, who is to give MANNING the above information.
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[guess: manning] 6:47PM 12/16/71, [guess: we] D. [guess: Tick was trips] [guess: hard] [guess: Sur]
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SEARCHED ...... SERIALIZED [REDACTED] FILED [REDACTED] DEC 1 6 1971 FBI - SEATTLE [REDACTED]
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CNG (2) Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan DB Cooper-4579