Part 19, page 84

DB Cooper-5939Serials SE 164-81

Document date 30 December 1971

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SE 164-81

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the smoke jumpers who boarded the plane at Sandpoint, Idaho. The pilot and the man that looked like the hijacker both sat in the forward cabin and it is quite possible that the pilot discussed the operations of the 727 aircraft and the requirements for jumping from same, while seated with the two smoke jumpers.

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[REDACTED] stated that he wrote to Senator JACKSON because he felt that the hijacker would never be identified until information was obtained from the CIA. [REDACTED] stated that if the FBI were to locate and identify the pilot, then the CIA would have to identify this man as having been a pilot for the CIA and admit that they have been dropping personnel in Southeastern Asia. [REDACTED] stated that this could have serious political implications when it is learned by the Chinese and could ruin the upcoming visit by President NIXON to China. [REDACTED] stated that as a result of the hijacking we were to uncover this activity by the CIA, this could be the biggest blunder since the U2 incident. It is for this reason that [REDACTED] feels we will never get to the bottom of the hijacking and solve it until possibly after the proposed conference by President NIXON in Mainland China.

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At one point during the interview, [REDACTED] made reference to past activity in writing for Communist news- papers. [REDACTED] claimed that he at one point wrote a report which had been used by the Intelligence Division and which had been hand-delivered by the Governor of the State of Washington to then President HARRY TRUMAN. Seattle indices reflect numerous references in security investigations, for [REDACTED] It is recommended that these indices references be thoroughly reviewed before a reply is prepared as requested by Senator JACKSON.

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DB Cooper-5939

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b6 b7C

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FBI case file number for the Seattle field office D.B. Cooper investigation. Describes smoke jumpers who boarded the plane at Sandpoint, Idaho, noting the pilot and the man resembling the hijacker sat together in the forward cabin and may have discussed 727 operations and parachute jumping requirements. A redacted individual claims the hijacker will never be identified without CIA information, alleging the hijacker was a CIA pilot who dropped personnel in Southeast Asia. The source believes exposing this would cause political fallout comparable to the U-2 incident and could jeopardize President Nixon's upcoming visit to China. During the interview, the redacted individual referenced past activity writing for Communist newspapers and claimed to have authored a report used by the Intelligence Division that was hand-delivered to President Truman by the Governor of Washington. The document recommends reviewing Seattle security indices before responding to Senator Jackson's request. FBI Vault pagination stamp. Page number within the original document, indicating this is page 4 of the source report. FOIA exemption codes annotated in the right margin. b6 = personal privacy; b7C = law enforcement personal privacy.

Several redacted (blacked-out) blocks throughout the text, likely names or identifying information
Marginal annotations 'b6' and 'b7C' visible on the right side indicating FOIA exemption codes
Page is numbered '- 4 -' at bottom center
'DB Cooper-5939' stamp at bottom right

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