Part 78, page 163

Document date 22 February 1972

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 78 p. 163 (DB Cooper-33986), Memo, dated 22 Feb 1972, serial MP 164-73-299 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-78/pages/163

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum BUREAU OF CUSTOMS

DATE: February 22, 1972

TO : FILE FILE:

FROM : [REDACTED] b6 Per BOC TASOS Staff b7C Per BOC

SUBJECT: Identification Procedure

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On February 12, 1972 at approximately 1100 hours, I was at the [REDACTED], when an employee, [REDACTED] mentioned that she had read b6 Per BOC a recent article concerning the North West Orient b7C Per BOC hijacking on November 24, 1971. [REDACTED] stated that b7E Per BOC she remembered a [REDACTED], Customs Security Officer [REDACTED] which started on [REDACTED] and ended [REDACTED].

CSO [REDACTED] and a friend, CSO [REDACTED] also from [REDACTED], were talking to her about the recent hijackings and [REDACTED] told her he was a pilot. In b6 Per BOC the conversation that followed, [REDACTED] stated to her b7C Per BOC and [REDACTED] that the way to hijack a plane and b7E Per BOC escape would be to bail out using a parachute. He also stated that he could not wait to get back to the wilds of Oregon. I asked [REDACTED] if she had mentioned this to anyone else and she stated that she had talked to a Colonel several weeks before. I told [REDACTED] not to devulge any additional information concerning the in- cident.

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After leaving the cleaners, I proceeded to our office, [REDACTED] where I looked up the two individuals mentioned. CSO [REDACTED] post of duty was Portland, Oregon and CSO b6 Per BOC [REDACTED] post of duty was New York. On Monday, b7C Per BOC [REDACTED] I mentioned the above conversation I b7E Per BOC had with [REDACTED] to my supervisor, Special Agent [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Air Security Coordinator.

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164-73-299 SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED FILED MAR 2 1972 FBI-MINNEAPOLIS

DB Cooper-33986 b6 Per FBI b7C Per FBI

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Header block of a U.S. Government Bureau of Customs internal memorandum dated February 22, 1972, from a redacted TASOS Staff member, directed to file, regarding an identification procedure. A TASOS staff member recounts a February 12, 1972 encounter at a redacted location where a female employee mentioned reading about the Northwest Orient hijacking of November 24, 1971. She recalled a Customs Security Officer (CSO) and a friend, also a CSO, who had discussed hijackings with her. One CSO claimed to be a pilot and described how to hijack a plane by bailing out with a parachute, expressing eagerness to return to the wilds of Oregon. The employee had previously mentioned this to a Colonel. The memo author instructed her not to divulge further information. The memo author returned to their office, looked up the two CSOs mentioned, finding one posted in Portland, Oregon and the other in New York. On the following Monday, the author reported the conversation to their supervisor, a Special Agent serving as Air Security Coordinator. FBI processing stamps showing the document was searched, indexed, serialized, and filed by FBI-Minneapolis on March 2, 1972. Case reference number 164-73-299 and DB Cooper-33986 identifier visible.

Multiple redaction blocks (b6 Per BOC, b7C Per BOC, b7E Per BOC) obscure names, locations, and other identifying details
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