AirtelSAC Salt Lake City to SAC Seattle re Westmoreland claim, with description comparison17 January 1986page 1 of 2
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Part 48, page 18

DB Cooper-19809Serials 164-2111, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-8840, SU 164-259

Document date 17 January 1986

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 48 p. 18 (DB Cooper-19809), Airtel, dated 17 Jan 1986, serial SE 164-81-8840 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-48/pages/18

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XX Airtel

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1/17/86

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TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111)

FROM: SAC, SALT LAKE CITY (164A-259) (RUC)

UNSUB, aka D.B. COOPER; NORJAK (OO:SE)

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Enclosed for Director and Seattle are 2 copies each (originals to Seattle) of an FD-302 detailing the interview on 12/19/85 of [REDACTED] an inmate at the Utah State Prison, Draper, Utah, regarding his involvement in the captioned skyjacking; and an FD-302 detailing a 1/6/76 interview of WESTMORELAND on KUTV Channel 2 Television News by Reporter BOB LOY.

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On 12/10/85, [REDACTED] (Protect Identity) telephonically advised the Salt Lake City Office that he had received information from a confidential source that the individual who may be responsible for the captioned skyjacking is [REDACTED] is currently incarcerated at the Utah State Prison on a [REDACTED] said that [REDACTED] was out of prison at the time of the skyjacking. [REDACTED] denied any involvement in the incident.

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On 12/19/85, [REDACTED] was interviewed at the Utah State Prison, Draper, Utah, regarding his possible involvement in the skyjacking. A physical observation of [REDACTED] revealed that he did not resemble the description of COOPER given by the victims of the crime.

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Comparative descriptions of [REDACTED] and COOPER are as follows:

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2 - Bureau (Enc. 2) 2 - Seattle (164A-81) (Enc. 2) 1 - Salt Lake City RBO:kh (5)

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164A-81 -8840 [illegible initials/signature]

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[illegible stamp] ROS

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DB Cooper-19809