Document date 6 January 1972AIDates: machine-written — generated by an AI model from the transcripts, and it can be wrong. The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.
The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.
Airtel
January 6, 1972
To: SAC, Seattle
From: Director, FBI
NORJAK
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Seattle teletype to Bureau 12/30/71 stated [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] Seattle,
was eliminated as a suspect as he departed Seattle at 1:15 p.m.,
11/24/71, for Honolulu on Flight 893. [REDACTED] records at
New York reflect [REDACTED] flew from Seattle to Portland at 7:00 a.m.,
11/24/71 and returned to Seattle in time for the 1:15 flight to
Honolulu. Seattle should obtain a photograph of [REDACTED] and
immediately have it shown to all Norjak witnesses. In addition,
insure no other person flew in [REDACTED] place on the date of the
hijacking and interview flight crew on the pertinent date to
obtain positive information that [REDACTED] did in fact work on that
date.
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Bureau teletype to Seattle 12/29/71 states that examina-
tion of known typewriting of [REDACTED] to Airline Pilots
Association, Washington, D. C., has the same style typewriting
as that on the "D. B. Cooper" typewritten letters sent to four
newspapers including the Seattle Times. The Laboratory stated
that certain limited characteristics were noted and future
examination may not make a positive identification. Seattle
should interview [REDACTED] concerning this letter after
he has been positively eliminated as captioned subject. Determine
typewriter utilized by [REDACTED] and obtain samples including the
same language as the "D. B. Cooper" letters and promptly submit
to the FBI Laboratory for comparison. Determine from [REDACTED]