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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 JULY 1973 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO : SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) DATE: 7/29/76

FROM : SA [REDACTED]

SUBJECT: NORJAK

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On 7/28/76, [REDACTED], WCCO Television, Minneapolis, MN, advised that his station was interested in doing a spot on their news cast regarding the hijacking of the Northwest Orient Airlines by an individual known as D. B. COOPER. [REDACTED] advised that this telecast would be on the news under the heading of "Unsolved Crime". The reason WCCO Television is interested in this particular case is the fact that Northwest Orient Airlines aircraft was involved in the hijacking and that a great deal of the investigation was done in the Minneapolis area. It would also be of interest inasmuch as Northwest Orient Airlines has their headquarters in Minneapolis, MN, and there are several thousand employees of Northwest Orient Airlines residing in Minnesota and the surrounding area.

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[REDACTED] was advised that he would be contacted at such a time as SA [REDACTED] had determined if this type of information could be released by the FBI and made into a telecast which would be televised in the Minneapolis area.

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On 7/28/76, [REDACTED], Supervisor, Desk [REDACTED], Seattle Division, was telephonically contacted by SA [REDACTED] proposal for a telecast regarding the hijacking of the Northwest Orient Airlines was related to [REDACTED] who was directly supervisor of the case captioned "NORJAK", [REDACTED] advised that he would present the proposal to the SAC of the Seattle Division and would contact the MP Division and advise if this type of telecast would be desirable and could be of assistance in the investigation of captioned case.

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[illegible] 93- 545 SEARCHED SERIALIZED JUL [guess: 2] 3 1976 FBI—MINNEAPOLIS

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