Part 44, page 100

DB Cooper-17906Serials SE 164-51-5356, SE 164-81

Document date 23 April 1980

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)(P) 4/23/80

SA [redacted] b6 b7C NORJAK SU[illegible] E, [illegible], M OO: Seattle

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For information, on 2/20/80, [redacted] Vancouver, Washington, phone number [redacted] was contacted and she advised that [redacted] visited the Tena Bar area in Vancouver, near the location searched by the FBI for ransom money. [redacted] happened to find a corner of a $20.00 bill, and she would allow agents of the FBI to examine same.

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On 2/20/80, [redacted] supra, and [redacted] were contacted at their residence, and [redacted] displayed a corner of a $20.00 bill which he found on the Tena Bar. He stated that he found this item sticking out of the sand near the area searched by the FBI. He pro- vided the corner of the $20.00 bill to the writer to determine if in fact it is a portion of the ransom money.

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ADMINISTRATIVE

The corner of the $20.00 bill provided by [redacted] in no way resembles the sections of money found during the search on Tena Bar. It is the opinion of the writer that this item was placed there as a practical joke. The section of the $20.00 bill provided by [redacted] has been placed in a 1A envelope for the file.

MES:val (2)

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[stamp] 164-51-5356 SEARCHED [illegible] SERIALIZED [illegible] [illegible date] DB Cooper-17906

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Header block of an FBI memo addressed to SAC Seattle, case number 164-81, dated 4/23/80, regarding NORJAK (D.B. Cooper case), originating office Seattle. SA name is redacted. A handwritten notation appears to read a file or sub-file designation. On 2/20/80, a female contact in Vancouver, Washington reported that someone visited the Tena Bar area near the FBI ransom money search location and found a corner of a $20.00 bill. She offered to let FBI agents examine it. On 2/20/80, individuals were contacted at their residence and a male displayed a corner of a $20.00 bill found sticking out of the sand on Tena Bar near the FBI search area. He provided the bill corner to the writing agent for analysis to determine if it was part of the ransom money. Administrative section: The writing agent concludes that the $20 bill corner does not resemble the actual ransom money found at Tena Bar and believes it was placed there as a practical joke. The bill fragment was filed in a 1A envelope. Dictated by agent with initials MES, typed by 'val', with 2 copies. Filing stamps and serialization markings at bottom of page, including a reference number and the Bates stamp DB Cooper-17906.

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