Part 24, page 105

DB Cooper-7496Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-9550

Document date 29 March 1972

Open in FBI Vault (Part 24, page 105 of the PDF)

FBI 164-81, Vault Part 24 p. 105 (DB Cooper-7496), Teletype, dated 29 Mar 1972, serial SE 164-81-9550 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-24/pages/105

Transcript

The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.

Rev. 5-22-64

FBI Date: 3/29/72

Transmit the following in ___PLAINTEXT___ (Type in plaintext or code) Via ___TELETYPE___ ___NITEL___ (Priority)

---

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI — 11:45PM BUTTE — 12:13 AM MINNEAPOLIS — 12:05 AM PORTLAND — 11:57 PM SACRAMENTO — 12:21 AM SAN FRANCISCO — 12:27 AM

FROM: SEATTLE (164-81)

---

[illegible handwritten initials/signature]

---

NORJAK

SEARCH BY BUREAU AGENTS AND APPROXIMATELY TWO HUNDRED FOUR ARMY TROOPS CONTINUED TODAY WITHOUT DEVELOPING INFORMATION RE HIJACKER. [REDACTED] U.S. ARMY, ADVISED THAT DUE TO NEAR EXHAUSTION OF ARMY TROOPS, WHO HAVE ENDURED RAIN, SNOW, AND OTHER INCLIMATE WEATHER WHILE TRAVERSING TREACHEROUS, STEEP, HILLY, VINE, TREE, AND BRUSH COVERED AREAS, HE FEELS FOR TROOPS WELFARE AND SAFETY THEY SHOULD BE GIVEN REST, SO WILL TEMPORARILY DISCONTINUE SEARCH TWELVE NOON, THIRTIETH INSTANT, RETURNING SEARCHING TROOPS TO FORT LEWIS FOR REST AND EASTER HOLIDAY. ARMY EQUIPMENT WILL BE RETAINED AT MERWIN PARK WITH STANDBY CREW FOR SCHEDULE RETURN A.M. APRIL THIRD OR FOURTH TO CONTINUE SEARCH. BUREAU AGENTS ASSIGNED SAME TASK HAVE SERVED ADMIRABLY BUT ARE LIKEWISE PHYSICALLY TIRED. UACB, TEN AGENTS ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT FROM OTHER DIVISIONS WILL RE- TURN TO OFFICES OF ASSIGNMENT PM OF THIRTIETH INSTANT AND SEATTLE JEM/dca 164-81-9550

---

Approved: [signature] Gm/dca Sent (AbouE) M Per OcA Special Agent in Charge U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971-413-135 DB Cooper-7496

---

b6 b7C

AI notes

Commentary by the AI model that transcribed this page. It may bring in context the page itself does not state. The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.

Standard FBI teletype transmission header form, dated March 29, 1972, sent via NITEL priority teletype in plaintext. Distribution list showing the teletype was sent from the Seattle field office (file 164-81) to the FBI Director and five other field offices, with transmission times noted. Handwritten routing stamp or initials, appears to read something like 'Sub F' or similar with a circled character below. NORJAK case update: Search by FBI agents and approximately 204 Army troops continued without developing information on the hijacker. A U.S. Army official (name redacted) advised that troops are near exhaustion from rain, snow, and difficult terrain, and recommends discontinuing the search at noon on March 30 for rest and Easter holiday, returning troops to Fort Lewis. Army equipment will remain at Merwin Park with a standby crew, with search scheduled to resume April 3 or 4. Ten FBI agents on special assignment will return to their offices on the afternoon of March 30. Approval line signed by the Special Agent in Charge, with government printing office reference and DB Cooper file reference number 7496. FOIA exemption codes b6 (personal privacy) and b7C (law enforcement - personal information) marked in the right margin, indicating the basis for the redaction in the body text.

Clear typed teletype with minor redaction block in body text
Handwritten signature and initials visible in upper right and approval line

Part 24, page 105

People

Places

Dates mentioned

Transcript