MemoSAC Seattle to Director (Latent Fingerprint Section) re papers found behind aircraft seat29 November 19711 page
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Part 66, page 310

DB Cooper-28172Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-895

Document date 29 November 1971

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 66 p. 310 (DB Cooper-28172), Memo, dated 29 Nov 1971, serial SE 164-81-895 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-66/pages/310

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DIRECTOR, FBI ATTN: IDENTIFICATION DIVISION LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)

UNSUB: NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 305 PORTLAND TO SEATTLE 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION OO: SEATTLE

[REDACTED], Northwest Airlines based at headquarters in Minneapolis, who was in Seattle, has advised that when he examined the plane on 11/25/71 at Seattle-Tacoma Airport, he found the enclosed papers in the plane. They were pushed down behind a seat.

There is no apparent connection between these papers and the hijacker; however, so they may be properly examined the Bureau is requested to process these papers for any latent fingerprints and return them for future use if needed.

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3 - Bureau (Encl.-1) 1 - Seattle JEM:eon (4)

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Palm Prints of Value Developed See Lab Letter of 12-7-71.

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Papers picked up by SA [REDACTED]

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[stamp: FILE] [illegible date stamp]

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Searched_____ Serialized Indexed [illegible]

DB Cooper 28172

[illegible initials] 164-81-895