MemoSAC Portland to SAC Seattle re cash ticket purchase, Northwest Orient, NORJAK9 January 1973page 1 of 2
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Part 29, page 280

DB Cooper-10363Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-4304

Document date 9 January 1973

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) DATE: 1/9/73

FROM : SAC, PORTLAND b6 b7C SUBJECT: NORJAK

RE: [REDACTED]

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The following is a result of contact with Northwest Orient Airlines at Portland, 1/9/73, in connection with [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] telephonically contacted the Reservations Office of Northwest Orient at 7:45 PM, 1/8/73. He made reservation for one way ticket to Honolulu on Flight #78 departing Portland, Oregon at 7:55 AM, 1/9/73. He appeared at the ticket office on 1/9/73, paid cash for his ticket with $20 bills, totalling $103.04. Flight departed on time and ETA at this point in Honolulu is 1:40 PM, Honolulu time. There was no contact number in Portland. Reservations Agent assumed the call was made by [REDACTED] (as spelled by ASAC [REDACTED]) on 1/8/72, originating in Portland.

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[REDACTED] is described as follows:

Race: White Sex: Male Nationality: American Height: 5'11" Hair: Dark receding hair Build: Stocky Characteristics: No glasses Apparel: Dark top coat, possibly a red tie, carrying a briefcase, checked one medium size bag.

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Portland [REDACTED] Northwest Airlines, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] confirmed that [REDACTED] is on board Flight #87 at this time which departed Seattle at 9:30 AM. [REDACTED] of the aircraft is [REDACTED]

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1 6 4- 81- [guess: 4304]

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Portland is obtaining serial numbers of all $20 bills at the Northwest Airlines Office in Portland and will compare these with bills in the NORJAK case.

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SEARCHED_____ INDEXED_____ SERIALIZED___FILED___ JAN 5 1973 [initials]

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WLC:klb (3) [initials]

DB Cooper-10363

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