Part 76, page 179

DB Cooper-33214Serials PD 164-41

Interviewed 23 April 1972Transcribed 24 April 1972

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 76 p. 179 (DB Cooper-33214), FD-302 interview, interviewed 23 Apr 1972, serial SE 164-81-3136 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-76/pages/179

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PD 164-41 2

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[REDACTED] had telephoned [REDACTED] about 9:30 p.m. on Friday night, April 21, 1972, from Seattle, Washington, ask- ing if he could drive down immediately, planning to see [REDACTED] in about five hours. [REDACTED] had made an appointment to see him about 5:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon but the latter phone call changed the appointment to early morning on Satur- day. [REDACTED] explained that he had [REDACTED]

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About 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 22, 1972, [REDACTED] again telephoned [REDACTED] and stated that he was back in the Seattle area in order to contact additional witnesses of the hijacking incident and said that [REDACTED] needed an additional question answered. He asked [REDACTED] if he boarded the plane at Portland and how he paid for his ticket, whether [REDACTED] paid for his ticket by cash or credit card. [REDACTED] told [REDACTED] could not recall how he bought his ticket; [REDACTED] told the Agents that he did not want to give positive answers to [REDACTED] but wanted to remain evasive to [REDACTED] in order to be as much help as possible to the FBI in this investigation.

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[illegible] Photographs shown to [REDACTED] have been retained. [REDACTED]

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[heavily degraded — mostly illegible] [guess: references to additional witness contacts and investigative details] [illegible] ... [guess: told] ... [illegible] ... [guess: money] ... [illegible] [guess: Given] [REDACTED] a [illegible], [guess: negative] [guess: answer] [illegible] 2 [guess: has] [illegible] [guess: agents] [illegible] [illegible] to [illegible] identification of the [guess: acts] ... [illegible] the [illegible]

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DB Cooper-33214

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Header area showing FBI form number PD 164-41, page 2, with partially illegible stamps or seals at top. A redacted individual telephoned another redacted individual on the evening of April 21, 1972 from Seattle, Washington, asking to drive down immediately. An appointment was rescheduled from Saturday afternoon to early Saturday morning. On Saturday April 22, 1972, a redacted individual called again stating he was back in the Seattle area to contact additional witnesses of the hijacking incident. He asked whether the subject boarded the plane at Portland and how he paid for his ticket (cash or credit card). The subject said he could not recall and told FBI Agents he deliberately wanted to remain evasive to be as much help as possible to the FBI investigation. A note indicating that photographs shown to a redacted individual have been retained as part of the investigation. Lower portion of the page is heavily degraded and mostly illegible, appearing to continue the investigative narrative with references to witness identification and additional questioning. Case reference number at bottom of page.

Multiple redacted (blacked-out) blocks throughout the page
Lower half of the page is heavily degraded/low resolution, likely a poor photocopy or microfiche artifact
Margin annotations 'b6' and 'b7C' appear on the right side, indicating FOIA exemption codes

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