Part 25, page 154

DB Cooper-8133Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-3024

Document date 3 May 1972

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum

TO : FILE (164-81) DATE: [partially obscured, likely 5/2/72] FROM : SAC, SEATTLE SUBJECT: NORJAK

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[REDACTED] - INFORMANT

[REDACTED] of the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office, Port Orchard, Washington, called on 5/3/72 and advised that a source of his, who he delines to identify, has been talking to one [REDACTED] of Port Orchard.

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[REDACTED] has advised that he has an uncle who lives in a small ranch near Vancouver, Washington, on which he has a small air strip. He owns an airplane.

On 11/24/71 he allegedly told friends and associates that he was going to Mexico. He allegedly had tickets for the trip and did disappear but subsequently showed up in Seattle.

He allegedly fits the description of the UNSUB.

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[REDACTED] did not have the details but suggested that [REDACTED] provided additional information concerning this case that would suggest this unidentified uncle may be the subject.

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LEAD

AT PORT ORCHARD, WASH[REDACTED]

[REDACTED] should be contacted at once, interviewed in detail concerning this matter. The identity of the uncle should be established and steps taken to check him out as a suspect.

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JEM:eon (3)

[signature]

164-81-3024 SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED/AM FILED ___ MAY [illegible day] 1972 FBI - SEATTLE

Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Sa[vings Plan]

DB Cooper-8133

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Standard US Government memorandum header. Filed under case number 164-81 (NORJAK). From the Special Agent in Charge, Seattle field office. A redacted informant designation is noted. A member of the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office in Port Orchard, WA, called on 5/3/72 to report that an unnamed source has been talking to an individual in Port Orchard. Note: 'delines' appears to be a typo for 'declines' in the original. The subject's uncle lives on a small ranch near Vancouver, WA with a private airstrip and airplane. On 11/24/71 (the date of the D.B. Cooper hijacking), the uncle allegedly told people he was going to Mexico, had tickets, disappeared, but later turned up in Seattle. He allegedly matches the description of the UNSUB (unidentified subject). The source did not have full details but suggested that additional information points to the unidentified uncle as a possible suspect in the NORJAK case. A lead is assigned to Port Orchard, WA. An individual (redacted) should be contacted and interviewed immediately. The uncle's identity must be established and he should be investigated as a suspect. Dictator/typist initials JEM:eon with 3 copies noted. Handwritten case serial number 164-81-3024. FBI Seattle filing stamps dated May 1972. Page reference DB Cooper-8133.

Multiple redactions (black boxes) obscure names throughout the document
Right margin contains FOIA exemption codes (b6, b7C, b7D)
Date field in upper right partially obscured but likely 5/2/72 or 5/3/72

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