Part 24, page 60
DB Cooper-7451Serials SE 164-81-2534
Document date March 1972
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 24 p. 60 (DB Cooper-7451), Memo, dated Mar 1972, serial SE 164-81-2534 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-24/pages/60
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SAC at Army briefing at 10:00 AM
Information on JP-4 supply location
Explore charges for agents eating breakfast at Lake Merwin - charges and also any charge for C ration for noon meal for agents in field with troops.
Mosaic will not be ready until 9:00 AM, 3/20/72 and will not be available for Army briefing but will be at command post on 3/21/72. set up for inspection and coordinating of search.
Copies of blown up map to be given to unit commanders.
Advise Army personnel of following: agent at gate will handle security of Lake Merwin park DO WE NEED 24 hour gate guard?
White tape will be placed on electrical wires per request of helicopter pilot.
Army personnel will have no contact with civilians - ann inquires of army personnel will be referred to Squadron Commander, [REDACTED] who will refer to agent without identifying the agent as FBI personnel.
Permission for fires in field being secured from Dept. of Natural Resources.
SA[REDACTED] will work with [REDACTED] as operations officer.
We understand that the operation is an Army adventure training mission to familiarize Army personnel with training in ground reconnaissance.
All buildings, inhabited or not, army will completely skirt and only agent personnel will search buildings. No army personnel will search any buildings.
Telephone being installed today
Making use of house as command post rather than guard shack
Army starts from Ft. Lewis 0800 3/21/72 and expect in field with some searching completed in afternoon
EXPLORE POSSIBILITY OF SOME AGENTS REMAINING WITH TROOPS IN EVENT NECESSARY TO MAKE CONTACT WITH FBI AND POSSIBILITY TROOPS MAY FIND SOME EVIDENCE.
Search will be made with 3 priorities - Cone area #1 main body of troops South of cone #2 and north of Lewis River #3 Air Rifle platoon will be inserted in vicinity of point A for specific area searches and wherever else needed - insertion by helicopter. 5 to 10 foot intervals between men absolute maximum. keep skirmish search line straight & all stop when one finds something
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MAR 23 1972 FBI-SEATTLE
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[guess: don't] [guess: copy] b6 b7C 164-81-2534
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DB Cooper-7451