AirtelSAC Los Angeles to SAC Portland re NORJAK suspect Roger Howard Masterson25 July 1978page 1 of 3
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Part 42, page 101

DB Cooper-16790Serials LA 164-497

Document date 25 July 1978

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FD-36 (Rev. 7-27-76)

FBI

TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: ☐ Teletype ☐ Immediate ☐ TOP SECRET ☐ Facsimile ☐ Priority ☐ SECRET ☒ Airtel ☐ Routine ☐ CONFIDENTIAL ☐ EFTO ☐ CLEAR Date 7/25/78 ------------------------------------------------------ TO: SAC, PORTLAND SUB 9N3 [handwritten] FROM: SAC, LOS ANGELES (164-497) (RUC) (3) SUBJECT: NORJAK (A) OO: Seattle

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On 7/20/78, [REDACTED] Corona, California, telephone number [REDACTED] advised she [REDACTED] ROGER HOWARD MASTERSON, aka Howard Roger Masterson, Howard Roger Mastenson, Howard McGill, Howard Roger Kuskie. She described MASTERSON as a White male, born 10/6/43, in Oregon, 5'9"-5'10", 145 to 155 pounds, dark brown hair, hazel eyes, medium complexion.

She said [REDACTED] [REDACTED] numerous states including Oregon where MASTERSON had many relatives. In 1970, MASTERSON was arrested in the Los Angeles, California, area on a Colorado warrant, charging him with writing bad checks.

She said MASTERSON was returned to Colorado, convicted and served about 1½ years at the State prison at Buena Vista, Colorado.

[REDACTED] said she [REDACTED] [REDACTED] She believed MASTERSON was released from prison in October 1971, at which time he moved to Portland, Oregon. She never had any contact with MASTERSON after his imprisonment in 1970 except through [REDACTED]

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2 - Portland ② - Seattle 1 - Los Angeles

MLT/dga (5)

Approved: [signature] Transmitted ________ Per ________ (Number) (Time)

GPO : 1977 O - 225-539

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[SERIALIZED] JUL 30 [guess: 1978] [REDACTED] 164-C1- 8000

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DB Cooper-16790