AirtelSAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle re traced anonymous caller demanding $20,000 for Cooper's identity, with interview and leads23 December 1974page 1 of 6
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Part 61, page 117

DB Cooper-25283Serials LA 164-497, SE 164-81

Document date 23 December 1974

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FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)

FBI

Date: 12/23/74

Transmit the following in _______________ (Type in plaintext or code)

Via AIRTEL AIR MAIL (Priority)

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TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)

FROM: SAC, LOS ANGELES (164-497)(P)

RE: NORJAK OO: Seattle

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On 12/19/74, in cooperation with officials of the Pacific Telephone Company, Los Angeles, one of a series of telephone calls received by Northwest Airlines, Los Angeles, from an anonymous male requesting $20,000 in exchange for information regarding the identity of "D. B. COOPER," was traced to a telephone booth in Hawthorne, California. Bureau agents dispatched to the location of the booth, detained [REDACTED] leaving the booth. [REDACTED] a white male, born [REDACTED] and currently residing at [REDACTED] Inglewood, California, telephone number [REDACTED] voluntarily accompanied Bureau Agents to the Los Angeles Office and advised as follows:

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He made a series of anonymous telephone calls to Northwest Airlines, Los Angeles, requesting $20,000 in exchange for information concerning the identity of the hijacker of Northwest Airlines plane in Seattle, Washington in 1971. [REDACTED] admitted he was interested in a reward and [REDACTED] in Oregon and Washington.

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He stated he has no first hand knowledge concerning the identity of the hijacker in this matter; however, related a series of circumstances which he believes indicated the

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2 - Seattle 2 - Portland (2)- Los Angeles

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Approved: [signature] Special Agent in Charge

[STAMP] OFFICE OF [illegible]

164-497-79[illegible] SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED /[illegible] FILED

DB Cooper-25283

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* U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1969 O - 345-090 (11)