Part 72, page 252

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

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 8/5/77

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[REDACTED] was interviewed at his residence and supplied the following information:

He spoke to [REDACTED] told him that he worked for Universal Studios and a movie or television series was going to be made concerning the hijacking. [REDACTED] told him that he had permission from a West Coast FBI Office, FBI Headquarters in Washington, and GRIFFIN BELL. He cannot recall the exact words [REDACTED] used during the conversation. [REDACTED] was very positive and straight forward and he felt that [REDACTED] could have been on the level. He also thought that the FBI would have made an announcement had the hijacking been solved.

[REDACTED] also told him that he knew who D.B. COOPER really was but did not say who. [REDACTED] stated to him that COOPER had a long police record and had spent time in jail with JAMES EARL RAY. [REDACTED] stated COOPER's record was four pages long and single spaced and that this record was an FBI record. He feels that [REDACTED] was trying to impress him with this information on COOPER.

[REDACTED] also told him that COOPER did not jump out of the airplane where they thought he had. [REDACTED] discounts this because of the tests which were conducted using the airplane.

He cannot recall who had told him that [REDACTED] He did not give the fact of [REDACTED] [REDACTED] much importance. He had no basis or fact of making any statements that possibly [REDACTED] [REDACTED] any FBI files or information. This was pure speculation on his part.

It appeared to him that [REDACTED] had information on the hijacking, none of which was specific. He feels all the information [REDACTED] had could have been obtained through newspaper and magazine articles. He instructed [REDACTED] that he had notes on the hijacking and [REDACTED] told him that he would like to compare the information they had. [REDACTED] said that he had a file and [REDACTED] assumed he was talking about an FBI file at the time. He has thought more about the conversation with

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Interviewed on 8/1/77 at [REDACTED], Minnesota File # MP 164-73

by SA [REDACTED] Date dictated 8/4/77

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