LetterHandwritten citizen letter from Tacoma to the Director re skyjacking prevention10 July 1972page 1 of 3
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Part 73, page 303

DB Cooper-31660

Document date 10 July 1972

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Tacoma, Wash. [REDACTED] 10 July 1972

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Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D.C.

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[I] want you to know d strongly support you and your organization on the [guess: efing] way you do your job. [I] have always admired the FBI because of the good image it has maintained and its dedicat[ion] to bringing federal lawbreakers to justice. You ha[ve] a great task filling the void left by the late Mr. Hoover. He was one of the few individuals so endowed with great leadership qualities who made FBI what it is today.

When an occasional high ranking american makes detrimental remarks about the FBI, it amazes me. [I] feel people make these remarks mostly to gain publicity by means of the news media, and [guess: at] the

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SEARCHED [DE] [LE] SERIALIZE[D] JUL 20 1972 FBI—SE[ATTLE]

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DB Cooper-31660

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b6 b7C

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164-81[—] Sub. D