Part 29, page 392

DB Cooper-10488Serials NO 164-136, SA 164-211, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-1361

Document date 18 January 1973

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 29 p. 392 (DB Cooper-10488), Teletype, dated 18 Jan 1973, serial SE 164-81-1361 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-29/pages/392

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NR 007 NO PLAIN 702PM URGENT 1-18-73 PHJ TO ACTING DIRECTOR (164-211) SEATTLE (164-81) FROM NEW ORLEANS (164-136) (P) APG

NORJAK; OO - SEATTLE.

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FOR INFORMATION BUREAU AND SEATTLE, INVESTIGATION NEW ORLEANS DIVISION JAN. SEVEN, LAST, CAPTIONED [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] AFTER [REDACTED] APPROACHED WEALTH[L]Y BERWICK, LA., BUSINESSMAN [REDACTED] CLAIMING HE HAD ACCESS TO LARGE QUANTITY [REDACTED] IN OLD MEXICO, NEW MEXICO, AND ARIZONA AND REQUESTING [REDACTED] FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING [REDACTED] [REDACTED] AND TRANSPORTING SAME TO CANADA FOR SALE. [REDACTED] LEFT BERWICK, LA., JAN. ELEVEN, LAST, TO RETURN TO RANGELY, COLO., WHERE HE HAS BEEN RESIDING PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. THIS DATE [REDACTED] ADVISED HAD MET WITH [REDACTED] JAN. SEVENTEEN, LAST, AT [REDACTED] , COLO., WHERE FURTHER DISCUSSIONS TOOK PLACE REGARDING PURCHASE OF [REDACTED] [REDACTED] CLAIMS TO HAVE GAINED CONFIDENCE OF [REDACTED] AND DURING MEETING JAN. SEVENTEEN, LAST, [REDACTED] REQUESTED [REDACTED] WHO HAS CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH NUMEROUS POLITICIANS IN WASHINGTON, D. C., TO ASCERTAIN IF HE [REDACTED] WAS SUSPECT IN "HIJACKING OF AIRPLANE END PAGE ONE

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SEARCHED___ INDEXED___ SERIALIZED___FILED___ #2 JAN 18 1973 FBI-SEATTLE

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DB Cooper-10488

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b6 b7C

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164-81- 4/361

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Teletype header indicating an urgent message sent at 7:02 PM on January 18, 1973, from the New Orleans FBI field office to the Acting Director and Seattle field office regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. Body of the teletype describing an investigation in the New Orleans division. A redacted individual approached a wealthy Berwick, LA businessman claiming access to a large quantity of something in Old Mexico, New Mexico, and Arizona, requesting financial assistance to obtain and transport it to Canada for sale. The individual left Berwick on January 11 to return to Rangely, Colorado. On January 17, a meeting took place in Colorado with further discussions about a purchase. The redacted subject requested someone with political connections in Washington, D.C. to ascertain whether the individual was a suspect in a hijacking of an airplane. Handwritten notes in the bottom-left corner, largely illegible. Appears to be internal routing or annotation notes, possibly referencing St. Louis and other offices. FBI-Seattle filing stamp dated January 18, 1973, indicating the document was searched, indexed, serialized, and filed. Document tracking number from the FBI Vault D.B. Cooper file collection. FOIA exemption codes annotated in the right margin, indicating redactions were made under Privacy Act (b6) and law enforcement source (b7C) exemptions. Partial case file reference number visible near the top right margin area, likely 164-81-1361. Handwritten marginal annotation, possibly reading 'source' with an 'x' mark.

Multiple redacted (blacked-out) sections obscure names and some details
Right margin annotations b6/b7C indicate FOIA exemption codes
Handwritten notes at bottom left are partially legible
Overall typewritten text is legible where not redacted

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