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Part 20, page 39 DB Cooper-5996 Serials LA 164-497
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Open in FBI Vault (Part 20, page 39 of the PDF) Copy citation FBI 164-81, Vault Part 20 p. 39 (DB Cooper-5996), Teletype, dated 20 Jan 1972, serial SE 164-81-1969 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-20/pages/39
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PAGE THREE
LA 164-497
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CHICAGO AT HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS, CHECK INDICES,
CREDIT AND CRIMINAL AND OTHER LOGICAL SOURCES IN ATTEMPT TO
IDENTIFY [REDACTED]
PORTLAND CONDUCT SAME INVESTIGATION AS CHICAGO.
WASHINGTON FIELD THROUGH U.S. BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, ATTEMPT
TO IDENTIFY [REDACTED] POSSIBLY [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] ON WEST COAST.
REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION IN MEXICO NOT BEING
SET FORTH BY LOS ANGELES PENDING INTENSIVE INTERVIEW OF [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] IN HOUSTON.
UNSUB SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
END
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FBI SEATTLE CLR
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b7C
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DB Cooper-5996
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Page header indicating this is page three of a teletype under Los Angeles case number 164-497.
Continuation of an FBI teletype (page three) directing multiple field offices to conduct investigations to identify an unknown subject (UNSUB). Chicago office directed to check indices, credit, criminal, and other sources at Highland Park, Illinois. Portland directed to conduct same investigation. Washington Field directed to work through U.S. Bureau of Customs to attempt identification, possibly on the West Coast. Investigation in Mexico deferred pending an intensive interview in Houston. The UNSUB is noted as armed and dangerous. Message originated from FBI Seattle.
FOIA exemption codes b6 (personal privacy) and b7C (law enforcement - personal privacy) annotated next to redacted blocks, appearing three times along the right margin.
FBI Vault Bates stamp number for the D.B. Cooper file.
Several redacted blocks (black rectangles) with FOIA exemption codes b6 and b7C noted in right margin Text is clear uppercase typewriter font typical of FBI teletypes Scan order ← p. 38 p. 40 →