Part 31, page 136

DB Cooper-11293Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-K702

Document date 11 May 1973

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) May 11, 1973

SA [REDACTED] b6 b7C NORJAK OO: SEATTLE

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[guess: Sub] 491

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RE: BOEING ENGINEER RETRAINING NUMBER 491

Re Bureau letter to Seattle, 6/27/72.

Bureau advised in referenced communication that UNSUB in this matter possibly has executive training and might have been a former Boeing employee out of work at the time of NORJAK.

Several leads have been covered in Oregon and Washington concerning this aspect of the investigation with negative results.

It has been determined that the Boeing Aircraft Corporation Society of Professional Engineers is located at 5019 Barton Place South. In view of the fact that UNSUB might possibly have been a member of this society, the following lead is being set forth:

LEAD

SEATTLE

AT SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

Will contact the Boeing Aircraft Corporation Society of Professional Engineers to determine if UNSUB possibly has been or is a member of their organization.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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RNN:jgm (3)

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164-81- K702 [stamp] MAY 11 1973

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b6 b7C

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DB Cooper-11293

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Header block of FBI memo addressed to SAC Seattle, with case number 164-81, dated May 11, 1973. SA name is redacted under b6/b7C exemptions. Case name NORJAK, Office of Origin Seattle. Handwritten annotation, likely a sub-file or routing number. FBI memo regarding Boeing Engineer Retraining Number 491, referencing a Bureau letter dated 6/27/72. The Bureau suggested the UNSUB (D.B. Cooper) may have executive training and may have been a former Boeing employee out of work at the time of the NORJAK hijacking. Previous leads in Oregon and Washington yielded negative results. A new lead directs the Seattle office to contact the Boeing Aircraft Corporation Society of Professional Engineers at 5019 Barton Place South to check if the UNSUB was a member. Subject noted as armed and dangerous. Typist initials and number of copies notation. File number stamp and date stamp showing 164-81-K702 and date May 11, 1973. FOIA exemption codes b6 (personal privacy) and b7C (law enforcement personal privacy) indicating redacted content. FBI Vault page identifier for the D.B. Cooper file, page 11293.

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