TeletypeNR011 Washington Field to Director and Seattle re counterfeit/engraving examination of bill2 May 1972page 1 of 2
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Part 25, page 139

DB Cooper-8117Serials 164-2111, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-3015, WF 164-169

Document date 2 May 1972

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 25 p. 139 (DB Cooper-8117), Teletype, dated 2 May 1972, serial SE 164-81-3015 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-25/pages/139

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NR 011 WF PLAIN 419PM URGENT 5-2-72 SKA TO DIRECTOR (164-2111) SEATTLE (164-81) . FROM WASHINGTON FIELD (164-169) P

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[guess: Sel] - 404 Seattle [guess: F] [guess: lag]

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NORJAK

RE SEATTLE NITEL TO BUREAU AND WFO MAY ONE LAST RE ARTICLE APPEARING IN QUOTE SEATTLE FLAG UNQUOTE NEWSPAPER.

TODAY CONTACT WITH COUNTERFEIT DIVISION, UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE, WASHINGTON, D.C. DISCLOSED TWENTY DOLLAR FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE DESCRIBED IN RE NITEL BEARS SERIAL NUMBER WHICH DOES CORRESPOND WITH QUANDRANT NUMBER, QUOTE D ONE UNQUOTE APPEARING IN UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER FACE OF BILL. AS BROUGHT OUT BY SECRET SERVICE, THE PROPER MATHEMATICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SERIAL NUMBER AND QUANDRANT NUMBER DOES NOT IN ITSELF PROVE AUTHENTICITY OF BILL.

LEAD. WASHINGTON FIELD AT WASHINGTON, D.C. UPON RECEIPT OF COPY OF ABOVE NEWSPAPER, WILL HAVE COPY OF TWENTY DOLLAR BILL IN QUESTION EXAMINED BY UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE COUNTERFIET DIVISION AND SLASH OR BUREAU OF END PAGE ONE

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164-81-3015 SEARCHED ......... INDEXED ...... SERIALIZED ... MM ... FILED ... MM MAY 20 1972 FBI - SEATTLE

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[guess: a] DB Cooper-8117