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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 40 p. 196 (DB Cooper-15891), Teletype, dated 27 Jul 1977, serial SE 164-81-7628 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-40/pages/196
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[REDACTED] A HIGHLY RESPECTED ATLANTA ATTORNEY,
HAS HAD A LONG ASSOCIATION WITH [REDACTED]
[REDACTED]
[REDACTED] IN HIS PHONE CALL IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS
[REDACTED] AND ADVISED [REDACTED] THAT HE
WANTED [REDACTED] TO BE HIS LAWYER. [REDACTED] STATED THAT HE WAS
DEALING WITH ONE [REDACTED] IN FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS,
IN REGARD TO SELLING A STORY CONCERNING INSTANT MATTER.
[REDACTED] ADVISED [REDACTED] THAT HE, [REDACTED], HAS NOT BEEN
RETAINED BY [REDACTED] AND HAS NOT SEEN [REDACTED] BUT
INASMUCH AS HE KNEW [REDACTED] AND "ON THE BASIS
THAT I WILL HELP YOU IN ANY LEGAL MATTERS IN WHICH I AM
QUALIFIED, YOU MAY ADVISE [REDACTED] THAT I AM YOUR
ATTORNEY." APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO HE RECEIVED A PHONE
CALL FROM [REDACTED] WHOM HE DESCRIBED AS [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS,
AND RELATED TO [REDACTED] THAT HE HAD UNDERTAKEN TO ADVISE
[REDACTED] IN CERTAIN LEGAL MATTERS.
[REDACTED] FELT THAT NEITHER [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] HAD CONTACTED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES