Part 37, page 387

DB Cooper-14571Serials 164-2111, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-69632

Document date 27 May 1976

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 37 p. 387 (DB Cooper-14571), Memo, dated 27 May 1976, serial SE 164-81-69632 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-37/pages/387

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 JULY 1973 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-1 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) DATE: 5/27/76

FROM : SA [REDACTED]

SUBJECT: NORJAK OO: SEATTLE

(BUfile 164-2111)

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Sub II FF

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SUB FF REWARD

On 5/17/76, [REDACTED] (phonetic), [REDACTED] Royal Globe Insurance Company of New York, telephonically contacted the writer to inquire about [REDACTED] stated her company paid Northwest Orient Airlines approximately $215,000 as a result of an insurance claim by Northwest necessitated by captioned crime.

[REDACTED] was desirous of information concerning [REDACTED] as to his reliability as it pertains to [REDACTED] anticipated underwater search of Lake Merwin. [REDACTED] was advised by the writer that the FBI could not endorse [REDACTED] nor in any way guarantee that [REDACTED] was not attempting an insurance fraud.

[REDACTED] was also advised that the FBI had no specific information as to the probability of there being any ransom money at the bottom of Lake Merwin. [REDACTED] indicated she would have a representative of Royal Globe contact [REDACTED] and evaluate [REDACTED] stated that if [REDACTED] met all the qualifications imposed by Royal Globe then there was a possibility her company would enter into a negotiation with [REDACTED] to pay him a reward if he discovered information and/or ransom money as a result of [REDACTED] in the Lake Merwin area.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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164-81 - 69632 SEARCHED......INDEXED...... SERIALIZED....FILED.... MAY 2 7 FBI-SEATTLE

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(3) - 164-81 RNN/bjt (3)

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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan

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DB Cooper-14571

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Standard US Government interoffice memo header. From a Special Agent (name redacted) to SAC Seattle, dated 5/27/76, regarding NORJAK case. Bureau file 164-2111, Seattle file 164-81. Handwritten annotations indicating 'Sub II' and 'FF', likely internal routing or classification marks. A female representative of Royal Globe Insurance Company of New York contacted the FBI on 5/17/76 regarding the NORJAK case. Royal Globe had paid Northwest Orient Airlines approximately $215,000 on an insurance claim resulting from the D.B. Cooper hijacking. She inquired about a person's reliability in connection with an anticipated underwater search of Lake Merwin. The FBI declined to endorse the individual or guarantee he was not committing insurance fraud. The FBI stated it had no specific information about ransom money being at the bottom of Lake Merwin. Royal Globe indicated it might negotiate a reward if the individual met their qualifications and discovered ransom money or information in the Lake Merwin area. FBI Seattle filing stamp with serial number 164-81-69632, dated May 27, indicating the document was searched, indexed, serialized, and filed. Distribution and dictation notation. RNN are the initials of the dictating agent, bjt the typist. Three copies routed to 164-81 file. Standard US Government form footer promoting savings bonds. FBI Vault page identifier for the D.B. Cooper file, page 14571.

Multiple redacted (blacked-out) fields throughout the body text, marked b6 and b7C
Handwritten annotations in upper right and lower right are legible

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