TeletypeNitel teletype SAC Seattle to Butte, Las Vegas and Portland re $25,000 finder fee for ransom money16 October 19721 page
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Part 28, page 202

DB Cooper-9736Serials BT 164-26, LV 164-60, PD 164-41, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-3990

Document date 16 October 1972

Open in FBI Vault (Part 28, page 202 of the PDF)

FBI 164-81, Vault Part 28 p. 202 (DB Cooper-9736), Teletype, dated 16 Oct 1972, serial SE 164-81-3990 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-28/pages/202

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FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)

FBI

Date: October 16, 1972

Transmit the following in ___________ (Type in plaintext or code) Via TELETYPE NITEL (Priority)

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TO: SAC, BUTTE (164-26) T-50P (TDs) SAC, LAS VEGAS (164-60) /o[redacted] (s&r) SAC, PORTLAND (164-41)[redacted] (Adw)

FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)

NORJAK; OFFICE OF ORIGIN: SEATTLE

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ON OCTOBER THIRTEEN SEVENTYTWO, [redacted] [redacted] NORTHWEST ORIENT AIRLINES, AUTHORIZED HIS APPROVAL FOR RELEASE TO NEWS MEDIA IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AREA OF THE FOLLOWING NEWS RELEASE:

[redacted] NORTHWEST ORIENT AIRLINES, MINNEAPOLIS DASH ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, HAS AUTHOR- IZED A FINDER FEE OF TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS TOTAL RE- WARD OR FIFTEEN PERCENT OF ANY PORTION OF THE D. B. COOPER RANSOM MONEY THAT IS RETURNED."

RECEIVING OFFICES WILL ARRANGE TO MAKE THE ABOVE QUOTED INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE APPRORRIATE NEWS MEDIA. ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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164-81-3990

Approved: ______[signature]______ Sent ABOVE M Per ________ Special Agent in Charge

DB Cooper-9736 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1971-413-135

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