LetterFrom Adult Probation Office, Omaha, to SAC Baker suggesting a Cooper suspect19 February 1980page 1 of 2
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Part 43, page 245

DB Cooper-17461

Document date 19 February 1980

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Adult Probation Office State of Nebr. 4th Judicial District Room 164 Hall of Justice Omaha, Nebr. 68102 Phone 444-7166

Feb. 19, 1980

DISTRICT COURT DOUGLAS COUNTY COURT

[REDACTED] Chief Adult Probation Officer [REDACTED] Deputy Chief Probation Officer DEPUTY PROBATION OFFICERS

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SUB J, [illegible]

Mr. William Baker Special Agent in Charge Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Building Portland, Oregon 98100

RE: Unsub, D.B.Cooper Hi-Jacking, 11-Nov. 1971

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Dear Mr. Baker:

The writer, retired Sp.Agt [REDACTED] was assigned to Portland Div. 1944-47, serving as an RA at Medford & Klamath Falls in 1946-47.

The following is submitted concerning a subject of a case the writer came in contact with in Oregon in late 1945 who could have some of the physical appearance of drawings of captioned UNSUB as well as mentality and guts to pull such an act. This is submitted from past recollection-as I realize -most remote possibility.

One, [REDACTED] in 1945 [REDACTED] in which Portland was origin. At the time he was in his 20's. He had been [REDACTED] Oregon in [REDACTED] Washington, as I recall. He was

[REDACTED] at Seattle, Washington, [REDACTED] relative to [REDACTED] in that State. Investigation revealed

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During interview with [REDACTED] in late 1945 at the [REDACTED] Portland, Oregon, he [REDACTED]

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During examination of personal possessions of [REDACTED] which were recovered by the Oregon State Police, it was noted he had a pilot's log book-indicating airtime flights in Dallas, Texas area. The Bureau on review of the [REDACTED]

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On the [REDACTED] in Portland, and [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Washington, where the writer [REDACTED] in late 1945. He was then [REDACTED] [REDACTED] I was subsequently advised by someone that [REDACTED] in Washington, [REDACTED] someplace in Idaho. This is the last I had occasion to hear of him-as I transferred from the Portland Div.

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