Part 26, page 457

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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: 6/22/72

FROM : SA [REDACTED]

SUBJECT: NORJAK ELIMINATE

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Re Portland airtel to Seattle, dated 6/6/72, and sub. 384.

On June 16, 1972, [REDACTED] was contacted at his office [REDACTED] Tacoma, Washington. At that time, [REDACTED] advised that employment records are not maintained at the Tacoma job site, with the [REDACTED] being Portland, Oregon. [REDACTED] further advised that the company does not maintain hourly time card records, as it is possible for an employee to take time off with a supervisor's knowledge, and no record would reflect this.

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[REDACTED] further advised that [REDACTED] is a personal friend of his, and is living with him while in Tacoma, and he does not believe [REDACTED] could be the "D.B. COOPER" Hijacker. [REDACTED] further advised that as a result of FBI investigation in Oregon, gossip had travelled to Tacoma, that [REDACTED] was being investigated by the FBI under suspicion for an unknown crime.

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On June 16, 1972, [REDACTED] was contacted at his job site, [REDACTED] was advised of the iden- tity of the interviewing agent and the purpose of the interview. [REDACTED] advised that at the time of the NORJAK hijacking he was working at the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] in Portland, Oregon. [REDACTED] advised he was at work on the day before Thanksgiving. [REDACTED] stated that after leaving the [REDACTED] Prescott, Oregon, he was assigned to the [REDACTED] in Portland, Oregon before being assigned to Tacoma, Washington. Project [REDACTED] in Prescott was [REDACTED] worked in Portland for approximately 12 weeks.

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164-81-3626 SEARCHED......INDEXED...... SERIALIZED...MERGED...My JUN 0 972 FBI-SEATTLE

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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan DB Cooper-8865