Part 42, page 209

DB Cooper-16935Serials 164-2111, PD 164-41, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-8052

Document date 25 April 1979

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) DATE: 4/25/79

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

SUBJECT: NORJAK (A) (OO: Seattle) BuFile 164-2111

Re [REDACTED] b6 b7C Re Seattle letter to Portland dated 3/6/79.

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[REDACTED] Washington, telephone [REDACTED] was interviewed at his place of employment, [REDACTED] Portland, Oregon, telephone [REDACTED] on 4/23/79, at which time he furnished the following information:

For several years during the late 60's and early 70's, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] of Southwest Washington. He [REDACTED] [REDACTED] He worked [REDACTED] and accumulated a little money. Everything he owns, he has worked very hard for. He has all of his bank records, his employment records, and his tax records which will show his financial structure.

On the afternoon of November 24, 1971, the day of the hijacking in this matter, he was contacted by telephone at approximately 3:00 p.m., by a young man, whose father-in-law is one (FNU) [REDACTED] who lives near Kelso, Washington. The son-in-law advised that his father-in-law had gone fishing on Lake Merwin, and had not returned as he had said he would. The young man said he had notified local authorities that he considered his father-in-law to be in trouble, but they would do nothing until the father-in-law had been missing for a longer time. The young man stated to [REDACTED] that it was not like his father-in-law to be gone without letting his daughter know, and so they knew something had happened to him.

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[circled 2] - Seattle 2 - Portland

RPH;pjn (4)

[handwritten routing initials/signature]

64-81 -8052 [stamp] MAY 0 2 1979

Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan

DB Cooper-16935

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Standard FBI inter-office memorandum header from SAC Portland to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case, referencing a redacted communication and a Seattle letter to Portland dated 3/6/79. An interview conducted on 4/23/79 at the subject's place of employment in Portland, Oregon. The interviewee describes his background in Southwest Washington during the late 1960s and early 1970s, stating he accumulated modest wealth through hard work and has financial records to prove it. He recounts that on the afternoon of November 24, 1971 (the day of the hijacking), he received a phone call around 3:00 p.m. from a young man whose father-in-law (first name unknown, last name redacted), who lives near Kelso, Washington, had gone fishing on Lake Merwin and had not returned. The son-in-law reported the matter to local authorities but was told they would not act until the man had been missing longer. Distribution line showing copies to Seattle and Portland offices, dictator/typist initials RPH;pjn with 4 copies, a handwritten signature or routing mark, a file number 64-81-8052, a received stamp dated May 2, 1979, and the Bates number DB Cooper-16935.

Several redacted (blacked-out) sections obscure names and personal details marked b6/b7C
Handwritten routing initials and stamp at bottom are partially legible

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