MemoSA to SAC Seattle re James D. Booth aboard SS Washington Mail on 11-24-717 December 19711 page
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Part 24, page 643

DB Cooper-3657Serials 164-2111, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-847

Document date 7 December 1971

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.8 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) DATE: 12-7-71

FROM : SA [REDACTED] [handwritten initials]

SUBJECT: UNKNOWN SUBJECT; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT #305, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION OO: SEATTLE BUFILE 164-2111

RE: Suspect No. 29 JAMES D. BOOTH.

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On 12-7-71, [REDACTED] advised that JAMES D. BOOTH signed aboard the SS WASHINGTON MAIL on 10-21-71 out of Seattle and was at sea until 11-22-71 when it returned to the Port of Seattle and he signed off at that time. [REDACTED] advised that BOOTH signed on again the same day and was at sea between 1:47 PM, 11-23-71 and 11-25-71. He advised the SS WASHINGTON MAIL was somewhere between Portland, Oregon and Tacoma, Washington during the day of 11-24-71. He further advised that because of BOOTH's position as Third Engineer, the American Mail Company would have been notified immediately had he not been aboard. [REDACTED] advised that BOOTH works directly under [REDACTED].

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In view of the above, BOOTH should be eliminated as a suspect in this matter.

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RBF:1HK (1) [REDACTED]

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164-81-847 SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED /M2 FILED /M/ DEC 9 1971 FBI—SEATTLE [REDACTED]

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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan

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DB Cooper-3657