Part 72, page 257

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

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

1. Date of transcription 9/22/77

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[REDACTED], New York (NY), telephone number [REDACTED], telephonically contacted the Garden City Resident Agency (GCRA) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and advised he was calling from San Antonio, Texas. [REDACTED] stated he was in the process of writing a book concerning the skyjacking, and the individual with whom he has been in contact, regarding this, was [REDACTED] [REDACTED] San Antonio, Texas. [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] has already been interviewed by agents of the San Antonio Office of the FBI, regarding this matter.

[REDACTED] related that it was his opinion that [REDACTED] either took part, personally, in the sky- jacking. [REDACTED] He stated that [REDACTED] "D. B. COOPER", but it was [REDACTED] feeling that [REDACTED] would be capable of a crime of this nature.

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He stated [REDACTED] told him that D. B. COOPER never parachuted from the plane, but hid somewhere in the aircraft until after it landed, and then left the plane. He also said it was [REDACTED] opinion that the money was parachuted from the aircraft while it was in flight.

[REDACTED] advised he last spoke to [REDACTED] on [REDACTED] in San Antonio, Texas, and expected to speak with him further [REDACTED].

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Interviewed on 9/22/77 at Telephonically, Garden City, New York File # NY 164-627

by SA [REDACTED] Date dictated 9/22/77

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DB Cooper-31148