MemoTo SAC Seattle re FAA employee's letter about Red Rooster Tavern conversation11 June 1973page 1 of 2
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Part 31, page 290

DB Cooper-11546Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-4786

Document date 11 June 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) (P) DATE: 6/11/73

FROM : SA [REDACTED b6, b7C]

SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: SEATTLE

RE: [REDACTED b6, b7C]

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On 8/5/72, [REDACTED b6, b7C] [REDACTED], Puyallup, Washington, Phone [REDACTED b6, b7C] advised by letter that he is [REDACTED] with the FAA. [REDACTED] stated he works in Auburn, Washington. After getting off work at 11:00 PM on the evening of 8/3/72 [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] stopped at the Red Rooster Tavern, 3244 Auburn Way South. [REDACTED] advised that while at the Red Rooster Tavern he talked with [REDACTED] he thought he knew who D.B. COOPER was. [REDACTED] advised he knows an individual whose initials are D.B. and that he was living [REDACTED] for a long time. [REDACTED] advised he introduced D.B. [REDACTED] advised D.B. was just crazy enough to do something like hijack an airplane. D.B., according to [REDACTED] has done "some flying" and was a paratrooper in the armed services for a period of three years. [REDACTED] advised [REDACTED] that D. B. fits the description of D.B. COOPER and [REDACTED] who was with him at the Red Rooster Tavern agreed [REDACTED] Finally, [REDACTED] advised [REDACTED] that he had not seen D.B. for some time and thought he was living in Alaska.

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On 9/11/72, the records of the Seattle Police Department were checked and the following information was obtained: concerning [REDACTED b6, b7C]

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(3) Seattle JRNN/rse [handwritten: illegible] (3) [handwritten: 1-2]

[handwritten approval/routing marks]

SERIALIZED [REDACTED] JUN 11 1973 [REDACTED]

16 4- 81- 4786

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