Part 56, page 111

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LA 164-497 CRS/gar 1

RE SUSPECT: [REDACTED]

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On January 5, 1972, [REDACTED] Van Nuys, California, advised he is a student at Valley State College, Van Nuys. [REDACTED] continued that a fellow student and friend has related information to him which is possibly of interest to the FBI. He stated this friend, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Sepulveda, California, is the [REDACTED] of the same address. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] is the [REDACTED] of a man named [REDACTED] [REDACTED] has learned through [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] that [REDACTED] planned a big "caper".

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[REDACTED] added that [REDACTED] is aware of the fact he planned to contact the FBI concerning the above information.

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On the same date, [REDACTED] was contacted at his employment, the Granada Hills Hospital, Granada Hills, California, and advised as follows:

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[REDACTED] who has no knowledge of this contact with the FBI, had been [REDACTED] of [REDACTED] until a few months ago. He had met [REDACTED] through [REDACTED] association with [REDACTED] and recalls that during discussions with him about four or five months ago, [REDACTED] had indicated that he planned to someday perpetrate a crime. He had mentioned such things as [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] [REDACTED] to avoid later identification. The nature of the crime planned was never indicated nor was the hijacking of an aircraft ever mentioned.

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[REDACTED] further recalls [REDACTED] mentionning of being a paratrooper in the United States Marine Corps in Michigan and on one occasion he, [REDACTED] was interested in sky-diving. He became involved in a discussion with [REDACTED] about parachutes and was impressed with [REDACTED] knowledge of parachutes and folding chutes. There was no indication by [REDACTED] that he was a pilot or had flying experience.

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164-497-273 SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED FILED DB Cooper-23501