AirtelSAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect last seen mid-1950s (LA 164-497)6 February 1973page 1 of 2
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Part 30, page 20

DB Cooper-10603Serials LA 164-497, SE 164-51, SE 164-81

Document date 6 February 1973

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FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)

FBI

Date: 2/6/73

Transmit the following in _______________ (Type in plaintext or code)

Via AIRTEL AIR MAIL (Priority)

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TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)

FROM: SAC, LOS ANGELES (164-497) (P)

RE: NORJAK

OO: Seattle

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Re Seattle teletype dated 1/19/73, and Los Angeles airtel dated 1/24/73.

RE: [REDACTED]

On 2/5/73, Chief of Police FERTIG, Huntington Park Police Department (HPPD), Huntington Park, California, who has served with that department for 32 years, advised he personally recalls [REDACTED] who was hired as [REDACTED] on [REDACTED] and [REDACTED]

Chief FERTIG added that [REDACTED] served in the [REDACTED] while he, FERTIG, was [REDACTED] in the [REDACTED] He described [REDACTED] as completely unsuitable for police work. [REDACTED] constantly talked about "making it big" and once, a few years after [REDACTED] left the HPPD, FERTIG met him in Las Vegas. At that time he recalls [REDACTED] was [REDACTED] the Las Vegas Police Department with whom he had taken a job as an [REDACTED] after leaving Huntington Park. He recalls [REDACTED] made some remarks about going to Cuba and having some connection with [REDACTED] in gambling. He could recall no specifics and did not know if [REDACTED] actually had gone to Cuba or was involved with [REDACTED]

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Approved: ______________ Sent __________ M Per _______ DB Cooper-10603 Special Agent in Charge GPO: 1970 O - 402-735

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