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DB Cooper-6250Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-211

Document date 1 February 1972

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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) DATE: 2/1/72

FROM : SUPERVISOR J. ROBERT SUTTHOFF [REDACTED]

SUBJECT: NORJAK

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Re: SUSPECT - [REDACTED]

On 2/1/72, [REDACTED] called me concerning captioned matter. He advised an old informant of his has recently contacted him and pointed out that after he saw pictures of "D.B. COOPER" in the newspapers, it immediately struck him as being very similar to [REDACTED] above.

Suspect [REDACTED] was [REDACTED] in approximately 1967 where he served time [REDACTED] is also said by [REDACTED] informant to be a former paratrooper, acquainted with the area of Gresham, Oregon and is fairly well known in that area. He is 35 to 40 years of age now. [REDACTED] had no further descriptive data noting that it is possibly available at [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] pointed out that his informant is money hungry and that should anything come of the above information putting him in for any reward etc., [REDACTED] will be available in the [REDACTED] at the [REDACTED] since he is [REDACTED]

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JRS:klb (3)

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164-81 - 211 SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED FILED JAN 3 1972 FBI—SEATTLE

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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan DB Cooper-6250

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Standard U.S. Government interoffice memorandum header. Addressed to the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Seattle field office, file number 164-81. From Supervisor J. Robert Sutthoff. Subject is NORJAK (the FBI code name for the D.B. Cooper hijacking case). Dated February 1, 1972. Supervisor Sutthoff reports that on February 1, 1972, a redacted individual called regarding the NORJAK case. An old informant recognized photos of D.B. Cooper in newspapers as closely resembling a redacted suspect. The suspect reportedly served time at an unspecified location around 1967, is described as a former paratrooper, is acquainted with the Gresham, Oregon area, is fairly well known there, and is between 35 and 40 years old. No further descriptive data was available but might be obtainable. The informant is described as money-hungry and interested in any reward. Typist initials and distribution count. JRS are the initials of J. Robert Sutthoff; klb is the typist. Three copies were made. FBI Seattle field office filing stamp indicating the document was searched, indexed, serialized, and filed. The stamp date reads January 3, 1972, which precedes the memo date of February 1, 1972, suggesting the stamp date may actually read a different date or the stamp was applied in advance. Standard U.S. Government form footer promoting savings bonds, plus a Bates-style document reference number DB Cooper-6250.

Multiple redacted blocks throughout the document marked with b6, b7C, and b7D FOIA exemption codes
Redactions obscure names, locations, and identifying details of informant and suspect

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