Interview report (FD-302)Interview of Northwest Orient Airlines employee re anonymous hijacking-information callInterviewed 13 December 1974page 1 of 2
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Part 61, page 141

DB Cooper-25308Serials LA 164-497

Interviewed 13 December 1974Dictated 17 December 1974Transcribed 20 December 1974

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 61 p. 141 (DB Cooper-25308), FD-302 interview, interviewed 13 Dec 1974 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-61/pages/141

Places

Alhambra, CaliforniaHawthorne, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California

Dates mentioned

1971-11-241974-12-131974-12-171974-12-20

Transcript

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FD-302 (Rev. 11-27-70)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 12/20/74

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[REDACTED], Alhambra, Cali- fornia, telephone number [REDACTED] advised he is the [REDACTED] for Northwest Orient Airlines, 3400 West 6th Street, Room 302, Los Angeles, California.

[REDACTED] advised that at approximately 11:35 a.m., December 13, 1974, he was told by [REDACTED] she had received a call at 11:30 a.m. over their published telephone number for the Hawthorne, California, area, [REDACTED]. The call was from an individual who purportedly had information concerning the 1971 hijacking of a Northwest Orient aircraft. The caller declined to identify himself and inquired whether there was a reward for information concerning the hijacker or the money. [REDACTED] stated he requested [REDACTED] dictate the content of the call to him, which he recorded on a note as follows:

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11:35

Caller: You had a hijack on November 24, 1971.

[REDACTED] Yes.

Caller: The FBI has not been able to apprehend the man.

[REDACTED] Yes?

Caller: Is there a reward?

[REDACTED] One moment please.

Caller: No. No. No. You're not going to put me on hold so you can trace the call.

[REDACTED] That's ridiculous. I'm not tracing the call. Why would I want to trace the call?

Caller: Find out the information about the reward and I will call you back at precisely 1 o'clock.

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Interviewed on 12/13/74 at Los Angeles, California File # Los Angeles 164-497-[REDACTED]

SA's [REDACTED] and by [REDACTED]/jah Date dictated 12/17/74

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