AirtelSAC San Francisco to SAC Seattle re source naming a relative as Cooper18 November 1981page 1 of 2
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Part 46, page 192

DB Cooper-18992Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-8600, SF 164-220

Document date 18 November 1981

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 46 p. 192 (DB Cooper-18992), Airtel, dated 18 Nov 1981, serial SE 164-81-8600 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-46/pages/192

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FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-78)

FBI

TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: ☐ Teletype ☐ Immediate ☐ TOP SECRET ☐ Facsimile ☐ Priority ☐ SECRET ☒ Airtel ☐ Routine ☐ CONFIDENTIAL ☐ UNCLAS E F T O ☐ UNCLAS Date 11/18/81

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TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) FROM: [redacted]SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (164A-220) (P) (SJRA)

RE: UNSUB; aka Dan Cooper Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING

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On 11/16/81, [redacted] (PROTECT IDENTITY) currently b6 employed at [redacted] b7C [redacted], telephone number [redacted] San Jose, California, b7D advised SA[redacted] of the San Jose Resident Agency, of the following:

[redacted] advised that his [redacted] could possibly b6 be identical to the D.B. Cooper involved in the above-captioned b7C matter. His [redacted] b7D [redacted] in Redondo Beach, California. He advised that at that time the U.S. Coast Guard and the Sheriff's Department conducted a search for the body of [redacted] but no body was ever found. He advised that the boat was anchored approxi- mately 200 yards from shore, and his [redacted] clothing and wallet were found on the boat. There were apparently no signs of foul play at that time. [redacted] advised that he subsequently found out from his ex-wife that [redacted] did not, in fact, drown, and that he was currently alive and residing in Tacoma, Washington, under an assumed name. [redacted] said that there was no insurance monies involved and as far as he could determine, there was no financial motive for his [redacted] pretending to be dead. He said that he has not observed him personally, but only has received the information through his ex-wife and kids. [redacted]

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2 - Seattle 2 - San Francisco DKB:rvs (4)

[handwritten] 164-81-8600 [handwritten] le le

Approved: __________ Transmitted __________ (Number) (Time) DB Cooper-18992

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b6 b7C b7D

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[handwritten] RLM