Part 25, page 297
DB Cooper-8366Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-3872
Document date 31 May 1972
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 25 p. 297 (DB Cooper-8366), Memo, dated 31 May 1972, serial SE 164-81-3872 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-25/pages/297
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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum
TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) DATE: 5/31/72
FROM : ASAC PAUL R. BIBLER
SUBJECT: NORJAK
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[guess: Sub. 419]
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RE: PARACHUTE FOUND IN SKAMANIA COUNTY
[REDACTED] called from the Bureau. b6 He said that Asst. Director BATES and [REDACTED] b7C were extremely interested in our teletype about the para- chute and wanted us to consider a further search in the area; consider sending material to the Laboratory and also to show the material we found to the person we got the chutes from.
I told [REDACTED] that we would certainly do whatever b6 is necessary to either establish or eliminate this as the b7C one used in the crime, as soon as possible.
I called [REDACTED] He said that 41 miles east b6 of Woodland on the Lewis River Road and 7 miles north of the b7C Lewis River Ranger Station, on an unapproved highway, is an informal camp ground used by many hikers, hunters and fishermen and this is where the straps were found. They were found on 5/28/72 by a camper. The two pieces in [REDACTED] possession are each about 20" long, 1 3/4" wide, greyish-green in color, made of webbing with some kind of plastic material on the back. Each piece had been burnéd on each end. One of the pieces has the number 12345 on the back. They were found in the remains of an old fire, partially concealed through the natural accumulation of dirt, pine needles, etc. They were actually found by a woman scrapping around in the ground trying to find a place for a sleeping bag.
The third piece which [REDACTED] does not yet b6 have, but which he will get this morning, allegedly has a b7C name on the back -- EISNER Company, 1/52, and number 5010857.
I requested [REDACTED] to get that piece as soon b6 as possible; to bring them all to Seattle; take them out b7C and show them to COSEY, the man who owned the parachute. He said he should be here in Seattle [REDACTED] early this afternoon.
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MAY 31 1972 FBI — SEATTLE
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164-81-3872 DB Cooper-8366