Part 66, page 73

DB Cooper-27816Serials LV 164-60, SC 164-50, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-4165

Document date 2 December 1971

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 66 p. 73 (DB Cooper-27816), Teletype, dated 2 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-4165 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-66/pages/73

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NR 06 SC CODED 2:55 PM URGENT 12-2-71 LXL TO SEATTLE (164-81) LAS VEGAS (164-60) FROM SACRAMENTO (164-50) 2P

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UNSUB; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT NO. THREE ZERO FIVE, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, NOV. TWENTYFOUR, LAST. CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION. OO: SEATTLE.

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RE SACRAMENTO TEL, DEC. ONE, LAST.

MAP DESCRIBING ROUTE OF FLIGHT CAPTIONED AIRCRAFT OBTAINED FROM FAA, OAKLAND, CALIF., AND FURNISHED NORTHERN CALIF. RESIDENT AGENCIES FOR ASSISTANCE IN SEARCH AND DISSEMINATION TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMANT. NO INDICATION ANY INDIVIDUAL CONNECTED WITH HIJACKING HAS SOUGHT MEDICAL AID ALONG FLIGHT ROUTE.

SACRAMENTO PRESENTLY AWAITING BUREAU AUTHORITY TO EXPEND FUNDS FOR AIRCRAFT TO BE USED FOR SEARCH.

FOR INFO LAS VEGAS, RENO APPROACH CONTROL TOOK OVER DIRECTION OF AIRCRAFT AT PORTOLA, CALIF. FROM FAA, OAKLAND, AT APPROXIMATELY TEN THIRTYFIVE PM, NOV. TWENTYFOUR, LAST.

LAS VEGAS DETERMINE FROM FAA OR RENO AIRPORT OFFICIALS PRECISE END PAGE ONE

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Sub-f 164-81-4165 SEARCHED ......... INDEXED ........ SERIALIZED ... FILED ... DEC (2) 1971 FBI - SEATTLE

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DB Cooper-27816

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Teletype routing header from Sacramento FBI office to Seattle and Las Vegas offices, sent urgently on December 2, 1971 at 2:55 PM. Case subject line identifying the D.B. Cooper hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305, with Seattle as office of origin. Sacramento reports that a flight route map was obtained from FAA Oakland and shared with Northern California agencies for search efforts. No one connected with the hijacking has sought medical aid along the flight route. Sacramento is awaiting Bureau authority to spend funds on an aircraft for searching. Notes that Reno approach control took over direction of the hijacked aircraft at Portola, Calif. from FAA Oakland at approximately 10:35 PM on November 24. Requests Las Vegas office determine precise details from FAA or Reno airport officials. Text ends mid-sentence at 'END PAGE ONE'. FBI Seattle filing stamp showing the document was searched, indexed, serialized, and filed on December 2, 1971, under case sub-file 164-81-4165. Archive reference number for this page in the FBI Vault D.B. Cooper collection.

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