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May 9th U.S. marshal [illegible]
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RECEIVED
MAY 19 21 AM '72
OPERATIONS DIVISION
U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE
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Mr. Richard D. Kleindienst
U.S. Attorney General
Sir:
I wrote you May 8th regarding
sky jacking of northwest 727 on the
run from Portland to Seattle the
eve of Thanksgiving last.
Today a Kansas City F.B.I. agent
called - viz out (frankly for you to have
acted) I gave the agent the mans
name, and other details, after he
identified his self. I feel I should give
you the facts too after the letter
I wrote you.
I have a crime pardner named
[REDACTED]
Whenever we registered anywhere [REDACTED]
gave the name D.B. Cooper. In 1967
he approached me with the idea of
sky jacking a 727 and him jumping
[guess: out] after the [guess: 200,000] was delivered to
me.
When this sky jacking took place with
the same name being used I was
convinced my pardner was free and
had done it. After [REDACTED] checked