TeletypeFD-36 NITEL Seattle to Director re NORJAK ground search status13 April 19721 page
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Part 24, page 500

DB Cooper-7914Serials 164-2111, MP 164-73, PD 164-41, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-2770

Document date 13 April 1972

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

FBI

Date: 4/13/72

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Via TELETYPE NITEL (Priority)

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Sub - E.

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TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111), SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (164-73), and SAC, PORTLAND (164-41)

FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P)

NORJAK.

SEARCH COMMENCED THIS DATE AFTER A HOLD BECAUSE OF BAD WEATHER WHICH DELAYED SOME UNITS UNTIL NINE THIRTY A. M. SEARCH PERSONNEL CONSISTING OF TWO HUNDRED SIXTYTHREE TROOPS PLUS AGENT PERSONNEL SEARCHING IN THE SOUTHERN SECTION WHICH IS PRIMARILY A RE-SEARCH IN THE VICINITY OF POINT A. SNOW IN NORTH SECTION OF THE SEARCH AREA IS FROM SIX TO EIGHT INCHES DEEP AND LANDING ZONES BEING FURTHER PREPARED FOR USE. IF WEATHER PERMITS ON APRIL FOURTEEN NEXT, SEARCH IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH SECTION WILL BE STARTED. SEARCH DISCONTINUED THIS DATE APPROXIMATELY FOUR P. M.

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Approved: [signature] d uA Special Agent in Charge

164-81- 2770

uA - 9:24 Pm mP - 9:12 Pm Sent PD - 9:49 AM Per OcA

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U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971-413-135 DB Cooper-7914