Part 28, page 388

DB Cooper-9953Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-4099

Document date 13 November 1972

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 28 p. 388 (DB Cooper-9953), Memo, dated 13 Nov 1972, serial SE 164-81-4099 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-28/pages/388

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) November 13, 1972

SA [REDACTED] b6 b7C NORJAK OO: SEATTLE

RE [REDACTED]

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On November 9, 1972, [REDACTED] at Tak Ishii - Aurora Chrysler-Plymouth, home b6 address [REDACTED] phone num- b7C ber [REDACTED] advised [REDACTED] an acquaintance of his, should be considered a suspect in Norjak.

[REDACTED] described [REDACTED] as: b6 b7C Race: White Sex: Male Nationality: American Age: [REDACTED] Height: 5'10" Weight: 165 pounds Hair: Sandy blond, receding Complexion: Ruddy.

[REDACTED] stated [REDACTED] was a paratrooper and just b6 crazy enough to do something like hijack a plane. In addition, b7C [REDACTED] advised [REDACTED] is related to a [REDACTED] and was in Seattle at the time of Norjak. [REDACTED] further advised that [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] [REDACTED] stated [REDACTED] is presently believed to be driving a truck out of Portland.

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LEAD

SEATTLE

AT SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

Will conduct credit and criminal checks concerning [REDACTED] and will thereafter set forth appropriate leads to have b6 [REDACTED] whereabouts verified on November 24, 1971. b7C

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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RNN:jgm (3)

/64-81- 4099

DB Cooper-9953

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FBI memo header addressed to SAC Seattle, file number 164-81, dated November 13, 1972, regarding NORJAK case. Originating office is Seattle. SA name and RE line are redacted. On November 9, 1972, an employee at Tak Ishii Aurora Chrysler-Plymouth advised that an acquaintance should be considered a NORJAK suspect. The suspect is described as a white American male, 5'10", 165 pounds, sandy blond receding hair, ruddy complexion. The informant stated the suspect was a paratrooper and 'just crazy enough to do something like hijack a plane,' was in Seattle at the time of NORJAK, and is presently believed to be driving a truck out of Portland. Lead section directs Seattle field office to conduct credit and criminal checks on the suspect and set forth leads to verify whereabouts on November 24, 1971 (the date of the NORJAK hijacking). Suspect is flagged as ARMED AND DANGEROUS. Administrative notations including author initials (RNN:jgm), number of copies (3), file sub-number 164-81-4099, and Bates-style page stamp DB Cooper-9953.

Multiple redaction blocks (b6, b7C exemptions) obscure names, addresses, phone numbers, and ages
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