MemoSA to SAC Los Angeles re Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corporation salesman inquiry7 March 19721 page
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Part 56, page 189

DB Cooper-23590Serials LA 164-497

Document date 7 March 1972

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum

TO : SAC, LOS ANGELES (164-497) DATE: 3/7/72

FROM : SA [REDACTED]

SUBJECT: NORJAK

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On 2/11/72, SA [REDACTED] contacted [REDACTED] Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corporation, 9401 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, telephone [REDACTED] [REDACTED] advised that only New York and Los Angeles Divisions have field offices. In other areas, the salesmen work out of their homes. There are 65 to 70 salesmen [REDACTED] These salesmen are engaged in two areas of sales: one group sells to liquor stores, coffee shops and small outlets, while the other group exclusively contacts supermarkets and volume outlets. There are two salesmen who cover the Elsinor, California area.

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[REDACTED] explained that the only place where Raleigh coupons can be redeemed is the Premium Center, Box 903, Louisville, Kentucky 40201. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] can be contacted at telephone [REDACTED] There is a toll free telephone number to the Premium Center, 800-626-5510.

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On 2/15/72, [REDACTED] advised he had been in telephonic contact with [REDACTED] had querried the nine girls who process premium requests in Louisville and handle special orders. None of these girls have received any inquiries concerning sports items such as parachutes or related gear. [REDACTED] told [REDACTED] that any name checks could be processed in approximately 15 minutes and offered his complete cooperation.

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[REDACTED] was of the opinion that the premium center operation was computerized, but could not be certain. For this reason, he suggested that [REDACTED] be contacted personally, either by phone or in person. [REDACTED] also volunteered to circulate the composite photographs of the hijacker to his salesmen on the outside chance someone had approached them concerning redeeming coupons for a parachute.

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164-497-33/ SEARCHED [checkmark] INDEXED [checkmark] SERIALIZED [checkmark] FILED [checkmark] [date] R1972

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