Part 69, page 12
DB Cooper-29205Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-4736
Document date 31 May 1973
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 69 p. 12 (DB Cooper-29205), Memo, dated 31 May 1973, serial SE 164-81-4736 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-69/pages/12
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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum
TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) DATE: 5/31/73
FROM : SA THOMAS J. MANNING
SUBJECT: NORJAK
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BELOW INFORMATION FOR FILE INFORMATION AND INDEXING ONLY
On 5/30/73 COP JOHN THORPE, Kelso, Wn. PD advised that two of his officers contacted BARNEY HOFFMAN, 905 Ash Street, Kelso, Washington on 5/25/73 when he stated he had information on NORJAK matter.
On contact by [REDACTED] they found that HOFFMAN, about 62 years of age, had been drinking. He advances the theory that "COOPER" was building a house at Lake Merwin at time of hijacking. He jumped out of plane, landed in lake, his wife picked him up in a boat and took him home. The money is located in a partition at this house.
In view of age and condition of individual who furnished this information no further action being taken by the writer due to absence of concrete information.
Name BARNEY HOFFMAN to be indexed to this file in event HOFFMAN should call Seattle Division with his theory.
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SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED _____ FILED _____ JUN 21 1973 LE _____
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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan
164-81- 4736
DB Cooper-29205