Part 73, page 264

Open in FBI Vault (Part 73, page 264 of the PDF)

FBI 164-81, Vault Part 73 p. 264, Handwritten note — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-73/pages/264

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I [guess: med] have the inside track to large quantities throughout the West Coast, Canada and Mexico, But guess what. Each direction I turn some one tries to get it up. Just who is paying who? I know the vast sums of money have reached [guess: deep] into the enforcement agency's but this [guess: really] far out. Is every one on the take? I also know most that unless I can convince a few people otherwise there will be a contract on me when I go out. Mostly because of a stupid use of information in the [guess: county] the office here. There must be a few straight intelligent people around here that one can work [guess: with]. I also know where phoney money is being minted et. [guess: est]. As you know none of this information is of any value unless it is properly developed the right time. Some of this will go down [illegible line - cut off at bottom of page]

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Author claims to have inside knowledge of large-scale criminal operations spanning the West Coast, Canada, and Mexico. They express frustration that law enforcement agencies may be corrupt ('Is every one on the take?'). The writer fears a contract on their life if they cannot convince certain people otherwise, blaming careless use of information by a local office. They also claim knowledge of a counterfeiting operation and stress the time-sensitive nature of developing this information.

Handwritten cursive, mostly legible but some words are ambiguous
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Part 73, page 264

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