ReportInsert re questionable information furnished by individual in Anchorage, Alaska27 December 1971page 4 of 5
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Part 18, page 172

DB Cooper-5505Serials AN 164-59, SE 164-81

Document date 27 December 1971

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 18 p. 172 (DB Cooper-5505), Report, dated 27 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-1732 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-18/pages/172

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AN 164-59 SE 164-81 JHF-gal 4

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[REDACTED] advised that he has no relatives in Houston, Texas. He stated that the only recent contact with his father was approximately 3 weeks ago when his father was called for money. He stated that he did not make the call but that the call to his father in Tacoma, Washington was actually made by [REDACTED] who is with the Public Defenders Office in Anchorage, Alaska. He advised that he did not talk to his father at that time and that only [REDACTED] conversed with his father.

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[REDACTED] advised that he has never made any long distance telephone calls from the [REDACTED] to anyplace including Texas. He stated the records of [REDACTED] would clarify this. He recalled that the only other call to his father was in early November, 1971 when he was at [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED] at one time by the name of FNU MANKER who was a sheriff or deputy sheriff in Vancouver, Washington. MANKER died 3 to 5 years ago of a heart attack. [REDACTED] he has in Alaska

Alaska. He has no relatives in Anchorage, Alaska.

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[REDACTED] advised that at no time did he ever fabricate a story to [REDACTED] to the effect that his father had reported to him that his uncle was involved in the hijacking of the Northwest Airlines aircraft in November, 1971. He is unaware of any reason why [REDACTED] would attribute anything like that to him.

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He stated that he has only known [REDACTED] for a short time but considers him to be an intelligent person, but he described him as a "ding-a-ling." He explained that when he and [REDACTED] were free on the streets in Anchorage prior to his last incarceration that [REDACTED] manifested his foolishness by wanting to [REDACTED] in various places in Anchorage. He stated that [guess: he did] not participate.

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