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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 40 p. 388 (DB Cooper-16016), Airtel, dated 5 May 1978, serial SE 164-81-933 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-40/pages/388
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SC 164-50
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On 5/4/78, this matter was discussed with
AUSA [REDACTED] Sacramento, California,
and he advised that the court order should be obtained
by the Seattle Office through the U. S. Attorney at
Seattle.
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On 5/4/78,
Stockton Police Department, advised he has heard that
[REDACTED] is a lawyer in Oakland [REDACTED]
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[REDACTED] He wondered if this would indicate that
RACKSTRAW's suspected involvement in the 1975 theft of
the explosives at the Felton Quarry, Santa Cruz, California,
some of which were later recovered from the NWLF by the
FBI at Richmond, California, in early 1976, might mean
that RACKSTRAW intentionally obtained the explosives
for the radicals. He stated that [REDACTED] reportedly
was formerly in partnership with [REDACTED]
another reported [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] reportedly [REDACTED] by the
San Francisco Police Department, is [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] and has [REDACTED]
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Seattle Division will discuss this matter of
palm prints with the U. S. Attorney to determine if a
court order will issue or whether it has to be handled
as a subpoena to the Federal Grand Jury in Seattle.
It is noted that RACKSTRAW is presently feigning a back
injury which requires him to be transported in a wheel
chair, and custodial personnel feel he is doing this
in an attempt to effect a possible escape attempt. If
U. S. Marshals are to transport him they should be
warned that RACKSTRAW is a former U. S. Army Green Beret
and Vietnam veteran and is highly skilled in the use
of his hands and feet as weapons.
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San Francisco Division will advise if the
involvement of [REDACTED] on the defense team possibly indicates
some interest by the NWLF in protecting their source of
explosives. RACKSTRAW is known to have purchased a
great deal explosive between the time he murdered his