TeletypeNITEL Seattle to Director and Portland re sensitive source and ransom money (FD-36 original)28 March 1972page 1 of 2
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Part 24, page 153

DB Cooper-7544Serials 164-2111, PD 164-41, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-9587

Document date 28 March 1972

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FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)

FBI Date: 3/28/72

Transmit the following in _______________ (Type in plaintext or code) Via NITEL CONFIDENTIAL (Priority)

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TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) & SAC, PORTLAND (164-41)

FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)

NORJAK.

RE SEATTLE NITEL TO BUREAU, MARCH TWENTY SEVEN, LAST.

MEETING WITH [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] THIS DATE DEVELOPED EXTREME SENSITIVITY OF [REDACTED] [REDACTED] CURRENTLY HAS LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY AND MUCH TIME INVESTED TO DATE. [REDACTED] ADVISED THAT ATTEMPTS ARE PRESENTLY UNDERWAY [REDACTED] [REDACTED] WHEREBY SAMPLE BILLS CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE INSTANCE WITHOUT DISTURBING [REDACTED] WILL ADVISE SEATTLE FBI IMMEDIATELY UPON [REDACTED] AND SEATTLE FBI WILL IN TURN RELAY SAME TO PORTLAND OFFICE.

IF SAMPLES OF TWENTY DOLLAR BILLS OBTAINED [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] WHILE SERIAL NUMBERS ON SAMPLE BILLS ARE BEING COMPARED TO LIST OF RANSOM BILLS. [REDACTED] UNTIL APPROPRIATE COVERAGE EFFECTED BY THE FBI. IF THIS

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RCD:set (1) Approved: [signature] Special Agent in Charge

Sent WA 7? M Per [initials] 164-81-9587 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DB-Cooper-7544