Part 65, page 201
Document date 9 September 1976
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 65 p. 201 (DB Cooper-27492), Letter, dated 9 Sep 1976 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-65/pages/201
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[REDACTED] Federal Bureau of Investigation
September 9, 1976
Re: Hijacking Northwest Airlines 11/24/71
money. The woman allegedly knows Cooper's friends and could help to trace him.
Attorney [REDACTED] told me that the Federal Bureau of Investigation was informed of those details about 2½ years ago, but apparently the information did not warrant the Bureau's attention. The attorney suggested a meeting in his office between the woman and a representative of our company.
For the time being this tip was laid to rest.
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3. Following [REDACTED] of Oakland, California, dated 8/10/76, copy attached, [REDACTED] I called [REDACTED] on September 1, 1976. He told me that he knows somebody who knows Cooper. Cooper is allegedly in the sheet metal business operations. [REDACTED] was told to get in touch with us if he has anything concrete to report. He wanted to know how much we were willing to pay for this information. I indicated to him that we would consider sharing the redeemable money on a reasonable basis. We were not told who [REDACTED] informer was. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] was referring to this individual as his [REDACTED]. We are not attaching too much hope to [REDACTED] submitted "clue".
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4. As I told you I had called [REDACTED] Napa, California. Please refer to the attached copy of his 8/15/76 letter to Northwest Airlines, Inc. Please confirm your statement that the parts of a parachute allegedly found by [REDACTED] did not match the material of the parachute used by D. B. Cooper. We will obviously abandon this lead based on the information supplied by you.
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Hopefully something more concrete will eventually develop, which
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DB Cooper-27492
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