TeletypeSAC Seattle to Director re Laboratory comparison of suspect typewriter samples1 February 19721 page
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Part 71, page 210

DB Cooper-30481Serials 164-2111, MP 164-73, PD 164-41, SE 164-81

Document date 1 February 1972

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FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)

FBI

Date: 2/1/72

Transmit the following in ______________________ (Type in plaintext or code) Via TELETYPE NITEL (Priority) --------------------------------------------------

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TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111), SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) & SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) FROM: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)(-P-) DAILY TELETYPE

NORJAK.

ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

RE BUREAU AIRTEL DATED JANUARY SIX, SEVENTYTWO. COM THE LABORATORY HAS ADVISED THAT AFTER COMPARING

THE SAMPLES OBTAINED FROM THE TYPEWRITER USED BY [REDACTED] b6 b7C [REDACTED] WITH THE "D.B. COOPER" LETTERS RECEIVED BY THE

VARIOUS NEWSPAPERS, INCLUDING THE SEATTLE TIMES, [THAT] IT

COULD NOT BE DETERMINED IF SPECIMENS WERE PREPARED ON THE

SAME TYPEWRITER DUE TO LACK OF SIGNIFICANT DEFECTS. THE

LABORATORY NOTED HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING OF PARTICULAR

SIGNIFICANCE WAS NOTED IN THE COMPARISON. BASED ON THIS AND

OTHER INQUIRIES, [REDACTED] HAS BEEN ELIMINATED AS b6 b7C A SUSPECT.

DAILY TELETYPE WILL BE DISCONTINUED, UACB, IN

FAVOR OF A WEEKLY SUMMARY TO BE SUBMITTED EACH FRIDAY.

IN THE EVENT OF ANY SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS

MATTER, THE BUREAU WILL BE IMMEDIATELY ADVISED.

PORTLAND SHOULD DISCONTINUE ITS DAILY TELETYPE

TO SEATTLE.

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[handwritten] Luis D. 164-81-[illegible] CEF:klb (2) Approved: ________________ Sent ________M Per ___________ Special Agent in Charge

DB Cooper-30481