MemoTo SAC Seattle re Lewis County Clerk's Office sighting resembling Cooper composite2 March 1978page 1 of 2
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Part 41, page 289

DB Cooper-16328Serials SE 164-81

Document date 2 March 1978

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT memorandu​m DATE: 3/2/78 REPLY TO ATTN OF: SA [REDACTED] SUBJECT: NORJACK TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) RE: [REDACTED]

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Re Seattle memo of SA THOMAS J. MANNING dated 1/31/78.

On February 7, 1978, Sheriff WILLIAM WIESTER, Lewis County Sheriff's Office, Chehalis, Washington, advised that the person furnishing him the information as mentioned in referenced memo was [REDACTED] Lewis County Clerk's Office. He added that [REDACTED] had told him that [REDACTED] Washington, had appeared [REDACTED] at her office at which time she recognized him as appearing similar to someone she had seen before. She later realized that he appeared similar to the composite drawing of D. B. COOPER which had been displayed in the local newspapers. Sheriff WIESTER said he showed her a color photograph of the composite drawing and she maintained that [REDACTED] appeared very similar to the drawing. She also advised him that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Wisconsin, and that she had given [REDACTED] [REDACTED]

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Sheriff WIESTER stated he had no arrest record concerning [REDACTED] and he had no other background information concerning him.

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Also on February 7, 1978, [REDACTED] Lewis County Clerk's Office, furnished substantially the same information as furnished in referenced memorandum, adding the following description for [REDACTED] [REDACTED]

Race: White Sex: Male

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SEARCHED ......INDEXED ...... SERIALIZED ......FILED ...... MAR 2 1978 FBI—SEATTLE

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(2) - Seattle PTS:skh (2)

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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan DB Cooper-16328 OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 (REV. 7-76) GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 5010-112