Part 17, page 50

Document date 15 December 1971

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 17 p. 50 (DB Cooper-4876), Memo, dated 15 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-1427 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-17/pages/50

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2. I am tol[redacted] there is no Dept. of Ag. sm[redacted]ke jumpers camp at Sand Point, but there are at least four in Montana and Idaho, all of whose personnel records are at Portland.

3. I think I recall an article on Smoke Jumpers, where it described the outlandish costumes some units adopted.

4. If the C.I.A. or its companies used a 727 for personnel drops why keep it classified information? If they have, the Chinese intelligence would certainly have known it by now. How many pilots or jumpers have returned to private life?

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DB Cooper-4876

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Continuation of a numbered memo or letter discussing smoke jumpers camps (Dept. of Agriculture) in Montana, Idaho, and Sand Point with personnel records at Portland; recalls an article about outlandish costumes worn by smoke jumper units; questions why CIA use of a 727 for personnel drops would be classified, noting Chinese intelligence would already know, and asks how many pilots or jumpers have returned to private life. End-of-document marker (###), indicating the conclusion of the memo or letter. Bates number stamp applied by the FBI for document tracking in the D.B. Cooper case file.

Small ink blot/redaction over word 'told' in item 2
Small ink blot/redaction over 'smoke' in item 2
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Bates stamp 'DB Cooper-4876' at bottom right

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