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Part 71, page 364 DB Cooper-30659 Serials 164-2111 , SE 164-81 , SE 164-81-585
Document date 4 December 1971 AI Dates: machine-written — generated by an AI model from the transcripts, and it can be wrong. The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.
Open in FBI Vault (Part 71, page 364 of the PDF) Copy citation FBI 164-81, Vault Part 71 p. 364 (DB Cooper-30659), Memo, dated 4 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-585 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-71/pages/364
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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: 12/4/71
FROM : SA JOHN L KETCHAM (P)
SUBJECT: UNKNOWN SUBJECT;
NORTHWEST AIRLINES
FLIGHT #305,
PORTLAND TO SEATTLE,
11/24/71
CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION
OO: SEATTLE
BUFILE 164-2111
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Lab: [guess: Boeing] Ted [guess: Data]
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[REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED]
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Sub - P.
164-81- 585
SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____
SERIALIZED [guess: MM] FILED _____
DEC 0 [illegible]
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DB Cooper-30659
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jlk
(1)
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b6
b7C
b7D
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US Government memorandum from Special Agent John L Ketcham to SAC Seattle regarding the unknown subject (D.B. Cooper) hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #305, Portland to Seattle, on 11/24/71. Classified as hijacking and extortion.
Handwritten annotation referencing a lab or Boeing and a person or entity named Ted, possibly related to technical data.
Body of the memorandum is almost entirely redacted under b6, b7C, and b7D exemptions. Only the words 'advised that' are visible.
Filing and indexing stamps at the bottom of the page with sub-file designation, serial number, and a December date stamp.
FBI Vault Bates number/page identifier for the D.B. Cooper file.
Typist initials (jlk, likely John L Ketcham) and copy count (1).
FOIA exemption codes indicating redactions for personal privacy (b6), source identity (b7C), and confidential source information (b7D).
Body text is heavily redacted; only the header and a few words of the body are visible Scan order ← p. 363 p. 365 →