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FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-78) FBI

TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: ☐ Teletype ☐ Immediate ☐ TOP SECRET ☐ Facsimile ☐ Priority ☐ SECRET XX Airtel ☐ Routine ☐ CONFIDENTIAL ☐ UNCLAS E F T O ☐ UNCLAS Date 3/16/79

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TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111)

FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)

SUBJECT: NORJAK (A) (OO: Seattle)

Re ROBERT WESLEY RACKSTRAW, Sub #933

Re Sacramento airtel to the Bureau, dated 3/8/79.

For information of all recipients, on 3/15/79, AUSA [REDACTED] District of Oregon, Portland, Oregon, advised as follows:

Departmental Attorney [REDACTED] telephonically advised [REDACTED] this date that he had received a communication from one [REDACTED] Attorney, [REDACTED] Oakland, California, telephone [REDACTED] advised him that he represents a client whom he did not identify who is willing to provide information which will prove he is the UNSUB in this matter in return for immunity from federal prosecution. [REDACTED] instructed [REDACTED] to have the Portland Case Agent contact [REDACTED] by telephone in an attempt to determine the validity of this claim and to evaluate the potential for benefit to this investigation.

It is noted that during the period April, 1978 to March, 1979, investigation has been conducted to eliminate or involve one ROBERT WESLEY RACKSTRAW. RACKSTRAW is now only 35 years old, and at the time of the hijacking in this matter, would have been approximately 28 years old. UNSUB in this matter was described as late 40's or early 50's in 1971, with the median age of the description being 48 years. This

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2 - Bureau (2)- Seattle (164-81) 2 - San Francisco (164-220) 2 - Portland

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Approved: ____________ Transmitted ____________ (Number) (Time)

SEARCHED _____ INDEXLY___ SERIALIZED [REDACTED] FILED ___ MAR 20 1979 FBI—SEATTLE Per ___________

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164-81-S[illegible] DB Cooper-16037