Part 39, page 437

DB Cooper-15653Serials BT 164-26, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-7505

Document date 5 May 1977

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 5/5/77

SAC, BUTTE (164-26) (RUC)

NORJAK OO: Seattle

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On 4/13/77, SA [REDACTED] Portland Office, advised that an article appeared in a local paper that GLOBE TRANSFER COMPANY had taken full loss in this matter. [REDACTED] (phonetic) representing GLOBE called and advised that one [REDACTED] called and claimed to know where COOPER is. [REDACTED] staying at PALACE HOTEL, Missoula, Montana.

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[REDACTED] who is very elderly, was con- tacted at the PALACE HOTEL on 4/15/77, by SA [REDACTED] [REDACTED] He stated he is staying temporarily at the PALACE HOTEL because, "they" are after him. [REDACTED] re- sides at [REDACTED] Idaho.

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With regard to information furnished to the Portland Office concerning D. B. COOPER, [REDACTED] stated that when he saw the artist conception of COOPER that was printed sometime last November, he immediately thought of [REDACTED] Idaho. He said that [REDACTED] is now [REDACTED] somewhere. [REDACTED] stated that the artist conception of D. B. COOPER that was printed in the newspaper last November is an exact like- ness of [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] then volunteered information that all of the doctors, policemen, and firemen in [REDACTED] Idaho, are all members of the syndicate and that they are currently dealing in narcotics and are part of a big narcotics ring. Although [REDACTED] appears to be alert, he rambles during his conversation and has no specific in- formation to furnish.

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No further action is being taken by Butte.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS. 164-81-7505

2 - Seattle 1 - Butte JHS/nrs (3)

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DB Cooper-15653

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Memo header identifying the sending and receiving SAC offices, case number, date, and case name NORJAK with office of origin Seattle. An SA from the Portland Office reported that a newspaper article noted GLOBE TRANSFER COMPANY took a full loss in the Cooper case. Someone representing GLOBE called to relay that an individual claimed to know Cooper's whereabouts and was staying at the Palace Hotel in Missoula, Montana. An elderly individual was contacted at the Palace Hotel on 4/15/77 by an SA. He claimed he was staying there temporarily because 'they' are after him. He resides somewhere in Idaho. The individual told the Portland Office that when he saw the artist's conception of D.B. Cooper printed in a newspaper the previous November, he immediately thought of someone in Idaho, claiming the sketch was an exact likeness of that person. The individual made broad, unsubstantiated claims that doctors, policemen, and firemen in an Idaho town are all part of a narcotics syndicate. The reporting agent noted the man appeared alert but rambled and had no specific information. Closing of the memo indicating no further action by Butte office. Standard ARMED AND DANGEROUS warning. Distribution list shows copies to Seattle and Butte. Serial number 164-81-7505. Bates stamp or tracking number at the bottom right of the page. Handwritten initials and notations, likely routing or review marks. Difficult to read with certainty.

Several redacted blocks (b6/b7C exemptions) obscure names, locations, and other PII
Handwritten initials and date in upper right and lower right corners

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