Part 29, page 149

DB Cooper-10219Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-431

Document date 27 December 1972

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 29 p. 149 (DB Cooper-10219), Memo, dated 27 Dec 1972, serial SE 164-81-431 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-29/pages/149

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) 12/27/72

SA [REDACTED]

NORJAK

OO: Seattle

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[illegible] C-[guess: ASH] 2 [illegible] [illegible]

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On December 21, 1972, [REDACTED] at the Pacific National Bank of Washington at Chehalis called and stated one of his tellers had taken in $800 in $20 bills from a person she knew to be a former parachutist. [REDACTED] advised he had misplaced his book of ransom money serial numbers and requested another book be forwarded to him. This was done by separate communi- cation on December 21, 1972.

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LEADS:

SEATTLE

AT CHEHALIS, WASHINGTON

Will contact [REDACTED] and ascertain from him the full circumstances surrounding the deposit of money possibly involved in this matter. Will thereafter conduct logical investigation.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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3 - Seattle RNN/bjb (3)

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Chehalis [guess: lead] [guess: Transmittal] [illegible] 164-81-[guess: 431] [REDACTED]

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DB Cooper-10219

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FBI memo header identifying the addressee as SAC Seattle, case number 164-81, dated 12/27/72, case name NORJAK, office of origin Seattle. The SA (Special Agent) name is redacted under b6/b7C. Handwritten routing or filing annotations, largely illegible. Possibly includes a sub-file reference. A bank employee at the Pacific National Bank of Washington in Chehalis reported that a teller received $800 in $20 bills from a known former parachutist. The bank employee had lost his book of ransom money serial numbers and requested a replacement, which was sent the same day. Leads section directing the Seattle field office to contact the redacted individual in Chehalis, Washington to investigate the circumstances of the money deposit and conduct follow-up investigation. Includes the standard ARMED AND DANGEROUS warning associated with the NORJAK case. Distribution and typist notation. Three copies to Seattle. Typist initials RNN/bjb. Handwritten notes at the bottom of the page, possibly a routing or filing notation referencing Chehalis and a sub-file number. A signature or name appears but is partially illegible. Bates stamp or archival page number for the DB Cooper FBI Vault collection.

Several FOIA redactions (black boxes) under b6/b7C exemptions
Handwritten annotations in upper right and bottom are partially illegible
Typewritten body text is mostly clear

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