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

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 12/13/76

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[REDACTED] who resides at [REDACTED], Richfield, Minnesota, telephone [REDACTED], was interviewed regarding any infor- mation he has concerning a possible suspect in the highjacking of a Northwest Airline[r] which occurred in 1971, by an individual using the name D.B. COOPER.

[REDACTED] advised that he was acquainted with an individual who served with him in the U.S. Army sometime during the period [REDACTED] [REDACTED], while stationed in Vietnam. [REDACTED] advised that at that time he was attached to [REDACTED] which was located near Pleiqu, Vietnam. [REDACTED] unit was serving in support of [REDACTED] [REDACTED] advised that this individual, who he thought could possibly be D.B. COOPER, was named [REDACTED] and he was [REDACTED] with one of the units in the Pleiqu area. [REDACTED] could have possibly been assigned to the [REDACTED].

[REDACTED] recalled that [REDACTED] had left the military service but rejoined shortly before coming to Vietnam. [REDACTED], who was [REDACTED] [REDACTED] was possibly from the State of Wash- ington and was interested in parachuting, although he was not an Army paratrooper. In addition, [REDACTED] had mentioned how he had once been stopped [REDACTED] in the State of Washington and

[REDACTED] used to talk frequently about the mountains in the State of Washington and was very interested in weapons. [REDACTED] described [REDACTED] as follows:

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Interviewed on 12/3/76 at Minneapolis, Minnesota File # MP 164-73

by SA [REDACTED] Date dictated [REDACTED]

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Sub J 164-81-7282

SEARCHED SERIALIZED FBI—SEATTLE

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DB Cooper-28891