Part 28, page 237

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FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 10/18/72

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[REDACTED], New York Times, b6 229 West 43rd Street, New York, New York, advised that the hand- b7C written letter from [REDACTED] was received over the weekend of September 23, 1972. He stated that the letter was passed from Department to Department for about two weeks and was handled by a number of clerks and editors before he received it approximately ten days ago. He declined to estimate the number of people who handled the letter adding that it would be impossible to determine the number or identities of those people.

[REDACTED] continued that he has no present plans for publica- b6 tion of the letter. He advised that a photocopy of the letter was b7C forwarded to an independent news writer in the San Diego, California area. He named the newsman as [REDACTED] [REDACTED] California, telephone [REDACTED] explained that [REDACTED] determined from the letter's postmark that the letter had been mailed [REDACTED] [REDACTED]. He said [REDACTED] had requested the local Bureau of Vital Statistics to furnish a list of all deaths on September 12 but [REDACTED] discovered such records are not filed by date. He related that to his knowledge no one else has made any attempt to determine the letter's accuracy or authenticity.

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/64-81- 40 /2 SEARCHED......... INDEXED........... SERIALIZED...4x... FILED...4x...... OCT 2 0 1972 FBI-SEATTLE

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Interviewed on 10/17/72 at New York, New York File # NY 164-627

by [REDACTED] SA [REDACTED] mmz Date dictated 10/18/72 b6 b7C

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

DB Cooper-9773