Part 28, page 20

DB Cooper-9542Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-3893

Document date 13 September 1972

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) 9/13/72

SA [REDACTED]

NORJAK CO: SEATTLE

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Those serials pertaining to [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] have been removed from the NORJAK file and have been enclosed into a [REDACTED] for the following reasons:

1. To consolidate NORJAK serials and make the NORJAK file as accurate a reflection of the facts in NORJAK as possible.

2. Remove the burden of following and reporting prosecution of a case which is unrelated to NORJAK from the present case agent.

Note: This is consistent with Bureau requirements to "vigorously pursue this matter" and with the memo of ASAC [REDACTED] dated 7/14/72, in which it was noted that this investigation requires the complete investigative attention of one Agent.

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3. Will partially prevent confidential information concerning this matter being brought up during the upcoming [REDACTED] trial scheduled for 11/27/72.

Note: If it becomes necessary to prove [REDACTED] is not UNSUB in "open court", careful consider- ation should be given to how this is done so as to prevent providing the real UNSUB with information he may need to continue to avoid prosecution. In addition, the new leads received as a result of any confidential information being made public will obviously make elimination of new suspects more difficult.

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RHN:md (3) [handwritten] [guess: cc] [illegible] [guess: 164-81-] [illegible]

DB Cooper-9542 164-81-3893 [illegible]

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b6 b7C

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Memo header addressed to SAC Seattle with case number 164-81, dated 9/13/72, regarding NORJAK case. The specific Special Agent name is redacted under b6/b7C exemptions. Serials pertaining to a redacted individual have been removed from the NORJAK file and enclosed separately. Three reasons are given: (1) to consolidate the NORJAK file for accuracy, (2) to remove the burden of tracking an unrelated prosecution from the NORJAK case agent, noting Bureau requirements that the investigation receive the complete attention of one agent per an ASAC memo dated 7/14/72. Third reason for separating serials: to prevent confidential NORJAK information from surfacing during an upcoming trial scheduled for 11/27/72. A note warns that if it becomes necessary to prove a redacted individual is not the UNSUB in open court, care must be taken not to provide the real UNSUB with information that could help him avoid prosecution, and that public disclosure of confidential information would generate new leads making suspect elimination more difficult. Typist initials RHN:md with 3 copies indicated. Handwritten routing notations and a DB Cooper reference number at the bottom of the page. FOIA exemption markings b6 (personal privacy) and b7C (law enforcement personal privacy) appear repeatedly in the right margin adjacent to redacted blocks throughout the page.

Several redacted blocks (b6/b7C exemptions) obscure names and case references
Handwritten notations at bottom are partially legible

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