AirtelSAC Philadelphia to Director re UNSUB hijacking of NWA Flight 3053 December 19711 page
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Part 73, page 419

DB Cooper-31781Serials 164-2111, MP 164-73, PH 164-133, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-903

Document date 3 December 1971

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 73 p. 419 (DB Cooper-31781), Airtel, dated 3 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-903 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-73/pages/419

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FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)

FBI

Date: 12/3/71

Transmit the following in _______________ (Type in plaintext or code)

Via AIRTEL (Priority)

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TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) (ATTN: FBI LAB . AND IDENT. DIVISION)

FROM: SAC, PHILADELPHIA (164-133)

SUBJECT: UNSUB; Northwest Airlines Flight 305, 11/24/71 OAA - HIJACKING (OO: SEATTLE)

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letters

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Re Bureau airtel to all offices dated 11/29/71.

Enclosed for the FBI Laboratory is a letter and an envelope sent to stewardess [REDACTED] in [REDACTED], postmarked 11/26/71, Minneapolis. En- closed for the Minneapolis and Seattle Divisions is one Xerox copy each of above for assistance in covering leads.

On 12/1/71, Stewardess [REDACTED], Northwest Air- lines, was interviewed at [REDACTED] [REDACTED], and provided the enclosures indicating that she did not know whether this was important and did not bring it to the attention of the FBI before. She said she received this "crank" letter on 11/27/71 at [REDACTED] [REDACTED]. She said the letter has been handled by her [REDACTED].

The letter is signed [REDACTED] [REDACTED].

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The Document Section of the FBI Laboratory is re- quested to retain a copy of instant letter for future com- parisons with handwriting samples developed in this case. 2 - Bureau (164-2111) (Enc. 2) (RM) 2 - Minneapolis (164-73) (Enc. 2) 2 - Seattle (164-81) (Enc. 2) 2 - Philadelphia (164-133) JWO/lss (8)

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164-81-903 SEARCHED ..... INDEXED ..... SERIALIZED [REDACTED] DEC 06 1971 FBI - SEATTLE

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Approved: _________________ Sent _________ M. Per _____________ Special Agent in Charge

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DB Cooper-31781