Part 50, page 149

DB Cooper-20754

Document date 24 July 1972

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 50 p. 149 (DB Cooper-20754), Letter, dated 24 Jul 1972 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-50/pages/149

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b6 b7C

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[REDACTED - return address block] [REDACTED - sender name block]

[stamp/postmark area, mostly illegible]

[guess: Para] [guess: La/County] [illegible]

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24 de Julio 1972

Senor [REDACTED]

Hawthorne, California. U.S.A.

Dear [REDACTED]

The following information has been received from [illegible] a [guess: private] and attorney.

"You will be happy to know that [illegible] have received a [guess: rt] that you have been disqualified by the [guess: L.P.] [illegible] a [guess: member] in the hijacking case. They came to the [guess: conclusion] [illegible] [guess: state] [illegible] were to [guess: dir-] nied old to jump off anything, including bridges, [illegible]du."

"They [guess: in] [illegible]. [guess: Our] [guess: county] [illegible] [guess: is] [guess: sure] that [guess: that] [guess: was] you can do is roll over and [guess: si] th."

"Thus [guess: ends the] career [illegible] as an [guess: airline] [illegible] [guess: very] [illegible] [guess: to] [guess: jet] that [guess: all] [guess: is] [guess: O.K.] [illegible], don't know how far [guess: ahead] [guess: Bu-] [guess: reau?] [guess: is] [guess: at] o[illegible] with this thing and who they [guess: plan] call on. [illegible]. Have fun and be careful.-----

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[REDACTED signature block]

Write [guess: so] I will know that you received this [guess: letter], also send [guess: me] your zip code number.

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DBCooper-20754

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[REDACTED block - large rectangular redaction]

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FOIA exemption stamps (b6 - personal privacy, b7C - law enforcement privacy) appear in the right margin throughout the page. Top of what appears to be a letter envelope or header area with heavily redacted sender information and a postmark area. A faint reference on the right side reads something like 'County' or institutional routing. A personal letter dated 24 July 1972, written in a mix of Spanish date format and English. The letter is addressed to a redacted person in Hawthorne, California. The writer relays information received from a private attorney about the recipient being disqualified in connection with a hijacking case. The tone is informal and somewhat humorous, referencing jumping off bridges and an airline career ending. Likely a tip or personal correspondence forwarded to the FBI related to the D.B. Cooper hijacking investigation. Closing of the letter with a redacted signature and a postscript asking the recipient to confirm receipt and provide their zip code. FBI Vault document identification stamp with Bates number. Two large redacted blocks in the lower portion of the page, likely containing additional correspondence, annotations, or FBI routing information, all withheld under b6/b7C exemptions.

Heavy redactions (b6/b7C exemptions) obscure sender, recipient, and return address
Photocopy artifacts and dark margins reduce clarity
Several words partially illegible due to poor scan quality

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